Sweeping at Broom ect............24-25/07

Not too many highlights from the garden of late, apart from the expected arrival of the Underwings in larger numbers. Weather has been generally good, with highish temperatures and fairly overcast, still conditions. I did a full count for the garden on 24th and visited Broom Gps with the sweep net during the day on 25th. A few shots from both sites below.........

Sallow Kitten

2nd record for the garden.

Mouse Moth

1 of 2, 1st of the year on 24th.

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1st of many, me thinks?

Maple Pug??

Very worn, though it looks good for a Maple, size and shape fit- Upper Caldecote 25th.

Maple Pug??

Caught in a copse at Broom GPs on 25th. This also looks good for a Maple- just wish I could find a fresher one!

Aethes rubigana (946)

Found on Nettle at Broom Gps- 25th.

I've been recording just the highlights recently- but did a full count on Saturday 24th-

1. Epiblema foenella
2. Dingy Shears
3. Pleuroptya ruralis
4. Endotricha flammealis- 4
5. Parapoynx stratiotata
6. Phlyctaenia coronata
7. Riband Wave- 2
8. Turnip Moth- 2
9. Catoptria pinella
10. Mere Wainscot - 6th Record
11. Dark Arches- 4
12. Cloaked Minor- 3
13. Brown House-moth
14. Early Thorn
15. Mouse Moth- 2- Year tick
16. Dusky Sallow- 2
17. Least Carpet- 3
18. Pyrausta aurata- 4
19. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 13
20. Cnephasia sp.- 2
21. Chrysoteuchia culmella- 4
22. Nut-tree Tussock
23. Double Square-spot
24. Celypha striana- 2
25. Common Rustic agg.- 6
26. Uncertain- 3
27. Ruby Tiger
28. Eurrhypara hortulata
29. Oegoconia deauratella- 1st Ever
30. Blastobasis adustella- 1st Ever
31. Lozotaeniodes formosanus
32. Agriphila tristella
33. Silver Y- 8
34. Willow Beauty
35. Mottled Beauty
36. Small Waved Umber
37. Buff Ermine- 3
38. Pale Prominent
39. Chinese Character
40. Large Yellow Underwing
41. Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner
42. Lesser Yellow Underwing- 3
43. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
44. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
45. Flame Shoulder
46. Lime-speck Pug
47. Yponomeuta evonymella
48. Dwarf Cream Wave
49. Batia unitella
50. Eudonia mercurella
51. Yponomeuta cagnagella
52. Udea olivalis
53. Trachycera advenella
54. Crambus pascuella
55. Small Blood-vein
56. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
57. Garden Carpet
58. Agriphila straminella- 3