Saturday, September 29, 2012

List for 28-09..........

Pretty uninspiring really.


Upper Caldecote Garden- Twin 15w Actinic/UV Skinner- 12 of 8 species-

1048    Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
1937    Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
2107    Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 2
2109    Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2231    Aporophyla lutulenta Deep-brown Dart 1
2270    Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 3
2353    Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 1
2381    Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 1

Friday, September 28, 2012

Mallow..............................

............one under my outside light when I looked this morning.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Just into Autumn ....... it's already over!.......

...................and very little time for mothing of late as my extension (promised to the Mrs for years!!) is finally under way. So I've been coping with lack of time and even space at times, especially when building materials have encroached onto my prime mothing locations. We do now have power at the bottom of the garden again, so I have been putting the trap on at weekends.
However, I need not worry; for Trent, in the style of Paddy Power has paid out early! Although he flogged his guts out to squeeze every last species out of his small town garden, he has fallen short by a considerable margin. Ironically, if the competition had been 'all in' as last year he would at this stage be 12 species in front- due to his superior micro moth list..................
Anyway, here is a few highlights from the last month- starting with the winnings!

The Wine
..............and for the most species of Macro Moths in 2012 with a total of? Well, I don't know yet. But probably not as good as last year's 253. Already dispatched- very nice indeed and Trent drank half of it anyway!

1332 Scoparia subfusca
 
A garden 1st, 24th August.

 Orange Sallow
First seen since 2009, found in the house- 9th September.

 Frosted Orange

 Large Thorn
A 2nd for the year, caught under a 15w BLB bulb, 16th September.

A 'real' Brown-spot Pinion
Quite rare in my garden- only the 2nd record, unlike Lunar Underwings- eh Trent? 22nd September.

 Deep-brown Dart
1st of the year, 22nd September.

Sunday, September 9, 2012

September.............Large!

............................has been pretty boring so far, with limited chances for mothing. That is until this turned up on 4th September. It's another 1st, macro number 309 for the garden list.
Thanks for putting me right Bill, indeed this was a very big Thorn! 
This represents the 63rd VC30 record, not seen since 2009.................................
  
September Thorn
Large Thorn!