More Recent Highlights........

As Summer starts to wind down the catch is becoming far more predictable with large numbers of grass moth species, Flounced Rustics and Underwings. There has been a few highlights, though I missed a couple of moth emptying sessions as I was helping the Heligoland Heroes in Buckton on Flamborough Head, East Yorkshire. See some of the progress on Mark Thomas' Blog. While I was away the Kids did the recording and as usual kept any 'specials' for me in the fridge. They did save a Six-striped Rustic,(19th August) but the photos didn't make the cut- click HERE for last year's effort.

Square-spot Rustic

NFY, 17th August with many more since.

461 Ypsolopha ustella

This is a difficult one as it has hardly any noticeable field marks. However a small white tuft of scales on top of the thorax and a general long winged appearance seems to lean towards this species. If confirmed it will be a Garden 1st, 18th August. Confirmed..........D. Manning

 Purple Bar

A real stunner and only my 2nd record. NFY 21st August.

 Rosy Rustic

I don't get many of these, so nice to record it early. Last year my 1st and last one was 31st October!

 Treble-bar

Only my 2nd Record, 23rd August.

 Old Lady

1st record since 2009- NFY 23rd August.

Results for 23-08-11- Twin 15w Actinic/UV Skinner- 158 of 29 species-

• 0015 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 7 
• 0658 Carcina quercana 1 
• 1063 Celypha striana 1 
• 1305 Agriphila tristella 4 
• 1309 Agriphila geniculea 33 
• 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1 
• 1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1 
• 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 3 
• 1825 Eupithecia centaureata Lime-speck Pug 1 
• 1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 4 
• 1867 Aplocera plagiata Treble-bar 1 NFY 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1 
• 1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1 
• 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 8 
• 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1 
• 2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1 
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 9 
• 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1 
• 2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 4 
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7 
• 2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 3 
• 2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 1 
• 2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 7 
• 2297 Amphipyra pyramidea Copper Underwing 2 
• 2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1 
• 2300 Mormo maura Old Lady 1 NFY 
• 2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 8 
• 2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 20 
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 20 
• 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 5