Year Review 2022

In 2022, I recorded 551 garden species, beating last year's record-breaking total by five, something I didn't think would be achievable. There were 292 Macros (the same as 2021) and 259 Micros, the most I've ever recorded! As always, a big thanks to Andy and Melissa Banthorpe for their continued hard work with VC30 moths, especially for all the Gen dets.

Recording days/Trap nights: 226 (+4 on 2021)

Records: 5795 (-608 on 2021)

The year ended with an all time garden total of 876 species. (411 Macro, 465 Micro)

The table below shows the most productive month for species caught was July. By far the least was January. There were just six blank nights recorded, two in January and February and one in November and December. The most trap nights/recording days were in July and October. 

Month   Species  Trap days

Jan            4            5
Feb          13          10
Mar          34          21
Apr          63          21
May       158          24
Jun         222          16
Jul          321          30
Aug        161          24
Sep           98          21
Oct           84          30
Nov          33          17
Dec            7            7

Although I started in 2009, the first full year was 2010. 

Year    Macro  Micro

2021      292      254
2020      267      256
2019      265      216
2018      281      241
2017      274      207
2016      276      230
2015      256      199
2014      289      213
2013      304      218
2012      241      161
2011      253      207
2010      240      135

Abundant League- Top 10

63.115 Acentria ephemerella Water Veneer 5219
73.325 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1311
16.000 Yponomeuta padella/malinellus/cagnagella sp. Small Ermine Sp. 714
73.291 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 550
73.319 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 489
73.342 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 430
63.080 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 413
16.001 Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine 387
73.099 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 381
73.357 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 344

Micros

The use of pheromone lures in tree hanging traps has added to the species list. This, coupled with a better understanding of leaf mine identification has certainly helped. The planting of a small section of mixed hedge has given the garden a few more tree species; Elm, Cherry, Blackthorn and Viburnum will add diversity to the garden. 

49.362 Pammene giganteana 1- 28/03/22 To MOL Pheromone trap
49.364 Pammene suspectana 2- 30/04/22 To MOL Pheromone trap

15.054 Phyllonorycter viminiella 1- 21/05/22 Gen det. AMB

12.017 Nemapogon koenigi 1- 22/05/22 Gen det AMB

37.069 Coleophora caespititiella 1- 22/05/22 Gen det AMB

37.048 Coleophora mayrella 1- 17/06/22

37.090 Coleophora artemisicolella 1- 08/07/22 Gen det AMB

45.043 Adaina microdactyla Hemp Agrimony Plume 1- 10/07/22

12.026 Tineola bisselliella Common Clothes Moth 1- 12/07/22

15.027 Parornix carpinella 1- 12/07/22 Leaf Mine in Hornbeam

62.022 Pempelia genistella 1- 17/07/22 New to VC30

17.006 Ypsolopha horridella 1- 18/07/22

38.037 Elachista canapennella 1- 21/07/22 Gen det AMB

15.074 Phyllonorycter schreberella 1- 14/08/22 Leaf mine in Elm

04.002 Stigmella lapponica 1- 14/10/22 Leaf mine in Birch

 63.011 Uresiphita gilvata 1- 27/10/22 New to VC30

Pammene giganteana

Pammene suspectana

Coleophora mayrella

Coleophora artemisicolella

Adaina microdactyla Hemp Agrimony Plume

Tineola bisselliella Common Clothes Moth