Saturday, October 8, 2011

Early October.........

............and the good weather continued with another good batch of seasonal moths. In fact, I ticked off most of the expected October moths in just 2 nights! But it was never going to last, so after recording over 30 species on 2nd and having a decent night on 3rd. The gravy train suddenly ground to a halt and list totals crashed down to just 11 species on 4th. Good while it lasted though................

Merveille du Jour
Not seen since 2009 and then 2 turn up on 1st October
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Red-line Quaker

465 Plutella porrectella
This is a close relative of the Diamond-back Moth, in fact it's the next number along! Garden 1st, 1st October.
343 Phyllonorycter esperella
This was found on a Hornbeam shrub and is a Garden 1st. Confirmed by D. Manning.

The result 01-10-11- Twin 15w Actinic/UV, Twin 25w FUL Actinic Skinner- 59 of 24 species-
  • 0075 Stigmella floslactella 1 Leaf Mine on Hornbeam  
  • 0343 Phyllonorycter esperella1 Leaf Mine on Hornbeam Garden 1st 
  • 0362 Phyllonorycter acerifoliella 1 Leaf Mine- Field Maple Garden 1st 
  • 0464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1 
  • 0465 Plutella porrectella 1 Garden 1st 
  • 0658 Carcina quercana 1 
  • 0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1 
  • 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1 
  • 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3 
  • 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1 
  • 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 8 
  • 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 6 
  • 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2 
  • 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2 
  • 2231 Aporophyla lutulenta Deep-brown Dart 1 
  •  2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 2 
  •  2240 Lithophane leautieri Blair's Shoulder-knot 1 
  •  2247 Dichonia aprilina Merveille du Jour 2 NFY 
  •  2263 Agrochola lota Red-line Quaker 1 NFY 
  •  2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 10 
  •  2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 5 
  •  2273 Xanthia togata Pink-barred Sallow 1 
  •  2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1 
  •  2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 5


 Red-green Carpet
Good to see- I recorded it twice last year.

 Yellow-line Quaker

 Feathered Thorn

The result- 02-10-11- Twin 15w Actinic/UV, Twin 25w FUL Actinic Skinner- 82 of 32 species-
  • 0227 Monopis laevigella Skin moth 1 
  • 0229 Monopis obviella 2 
  • 0658 Carcina quercana 1 
  • 0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1 
  • 1048 Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1 
  • 1342 Eudonia angustea 1 
  • 1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis 1 
  • 1425 Galleria mellonella Wax Moth 1 
  • 1745 Larentia clavaria Mallow 1 
  • 1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet 1 NFY 
  • 1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 1 
  • 1923 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn 1 NFY 
  • 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2 
  • 2026 Orgyia antiqua Vapourer 1 Flying during day. 
  • 2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa Ruby Tiger 1 
  • 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1 
  • 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 17 
  • 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2 
  • 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 7 
  • 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2 
  • 2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 2 
  • 2240 Lithophane leautieri Blair's Shoulder-knot 2 
  • 2248 Dryobotodes eremita Brindled Green 1 
  • 2263 Agrochola lota Red-line Quaker 2 
  • 2264 Agrochola macilenta Yellow-line Quaker 1 NFY 
  • 2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 13 
  • 2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 7 
  • 2274 Xanthia icteritia Sallow 1 
  • 2297x Amphipyra pyramidea agg. Copper Underwings 1 
  • 2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1 
  • 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 2 
  • 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 3

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