SP9326: 23/07/15 - A little better

Tmin: 11.6°C; W: WSW 0-5 mph; P: 0 mm;

2nd  garden record of Pine Leaf-mining Moth Clavigesta purdeyi.

3rd garden record of Dingy Footman Eilema griseola.

Earliest garden records of:
Pine Leaf-mining Moth Clavigesta purdeyi
Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata.

873 Blastobasis adustella

1207 Clavigesta purdeyi

1817 Foxglove Pug

Date: 23/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

35

species

/

83

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
642	Batia unitella	Golden-brown Tubic	1
779	Bryotropha affinis	Dark Groundling	2
873	Blastobasis adustella	(=lignea) Dingy Dowd	2
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	2
1207	Clavigesta purdeyi	Pine Leaf-mining Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	23
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	2
1305	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	1
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	6
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	4
1390	Udea prunalis	Dusky Pearl	1
1413	Hypsopygia costalis	Gold Triangle (=Gold Fringe)	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
1452	Phycita roborella	Dotted Oak Knot-horn	1
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	2
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	2
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
1732	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	2
1803	Perizoma alchemillata	Small Rivulet	1
1817	Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	1
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	3
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	2
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	3
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 22/07/15 - Mundane

Tmin: 9.2°C; W: SW 0-4 mph; P: 0 mm;

Another cool night. An opportunity to post an image of Large Yellow Underwing !

2107 Large Yellow Underwing

Date: 22/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

25

species

/

42

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
994	Clepsis consimilana	Privet Tortrix	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	5
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	2
1331	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	2
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	3
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	2
2279	Acronicta aceris	Sycamore	1
2284x	Acronicta psi-tridens	Dark-Grey Dagger agg	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	3
2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 21/07/15 - Improving

Tmin: 14.4°C; W: SW 2-9 mph; P: 0 mm;

Warm, but still windy. Three NFY and some variety, however, nothing to write to the recorders about !

464 Plutella xylostella

1205 Spilonota ocellana

Date: 21/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

44

species

/

91

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
161	Zeuzera pyrina	Leopard Moth	1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
658	Carcina quercana	Long-horned Flat-body	1
779	Bryotropha affinis	Dark Groundling	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1036	Acleris forsskaleana	Maple Button	1
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	2
1205	Spilonota ocellana	Bud Moth	1
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	26
1294	Crambus pascuella	Grass-veneer	1
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	2
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	1
1331	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	1
1483	Phycitodes binaevella	Ermine Knot-horn	1
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	2
1705	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1732	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	2
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	4
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	2
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	5
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	7
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg	2
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden

SP9326: 20/07/15 - Slow

Tmin: 12.0°C; W: SW 5-15 mph; P: 0 mm;

Mild, though breezy again.

Earliest garden records of:
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca

- we get about one of each of these per year.

Date: 20/07/15 Site: Leighton Buzzard: Garden Trap: Skinner

Total:

26

species

/

84

moths

B/F	Taxon	Vernacular	Qty
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
787	Bryotropha terrella	Cinereous Groundling	1
1063	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	44
1304	Agriphila straminella	Pearl Veneer	4
1306	Agriphila inquinatella	Barred Grass-veneer	1
1331	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	3
1344	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	1
1634	Malacosoma neustria	Lackey	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1732	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	3
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2192	Mythimna conigera	Brown-line Bright-eye	2
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
2284x	Acronicta psi-tridens	Dark-Grey Dagger agg	1
2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines-blanda	Uncertain-Rustic agg	2

	First - for - year
	First - for - garden