Last chance to see?

Another warm front came through during the night with a thick bank of cloud cover . Perfect conditions for a good haul, including a couple that I thought I'd be waiting for until well into next year. I will have to find out what the latest VC30 dates are for Blood-vein and Vine's Rustic. If they're not the latest, they must be close! The Blood-vein is the equal latest record..........

It was also good to record a 2nd Rusty Dot Pearl, if migrants are still around it might not be too late to get a Dark Sword-grass.

Blood-vein

Vine's Rustic

 Green-brindled Crescent

A record 4 caught.

1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty Dot Pearl

The result- 28-10-11- Twin 15w Actinic/UV, twin 25w FUL Actinic Skinners- 21 of 14 species-

• 0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1 
• 1395 Udea ferrugalis Rusty Dot Pearl 1 
• 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1 
• 1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1 
• 1795x Epirrita dilutata agg. November Moth agg. 4 
• 1923 Colotois pennaria Feathered Thorn 1 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1 
• 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2 
• 2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 1
• 2245 Allophyes oxyacanthae Green-brindled Crescent 4 
• 2259 Conistra ligula Dark Chestnut 1 
• 2375 Rhizedra lutosa Large Wainscot 1 
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1 
• 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1

Gazeboo!

After yesterday's big build up nothing really happened in the gazebo- the best being two Shears and the 3rd Maiden's Blush of the year. But then again, compared to the haul on 19th it was generally not as good a night anyway. Only two new species in the form of a tatty Blood-vein and a garden 1st Plum Tortrix. The gazebo is probably best suited to hot summer nights. But now it's up, it won't hurt to try it again.

Blood-vein

 Shears

A good year for these with 8 so far.

 Iron Prominent

 1082 Plum Tortrix Hedya pruniana

Garden 1st.

The results- 40 of 21 species-

• 2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
• 1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush 1
• 1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1 1st of the year
• 2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
• 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
• 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 9
• 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 3
• 2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
• 1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 7
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
• 1474 Ephestia parasitella unicolorella 1
• 0017 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
• 648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House-moth 1
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
• 2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
• 2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
• 2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
• 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
• 1082 Hedya pruniana Hedya pruniana 1 Garden 1st
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1

Better than expected........06/08

I put 2 traps out last night, mainly to test a new one to make sure the electrics were working properly. As it rained a lot of the night, I had both twin 15w Actinics side by side under a shed canopy. I took a few photos and did a full count of both traps and surrounding walls.........

Orange Swift

Probably the 1st of many......

Blood-vein

Extremely well marked example.

Maidens Blush

Only my 2nd ever record.

Silver Y

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Svensson's Copper Underwing

Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana (1205)

New for the garden.

Bucculatrix thoracella (273)

Another garden newby.

Cochylis atricapitana (966)

2nd record.

Lathronympha strigana (1219)

Another Garden 1st.

The full count is as follows-

1. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 41- High Count
2. Straw Underwing- 16- High Count
3. Agriphila tristella- 14
4. Turnip Moth- 13- High Count
5. Common Rustic agg.- 5
6. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing- 5
7. Nutmeg- 5
8. Chrysoteuchia culmella- 4
9. Pyrausta aurata- 3
10. Common Wainscot- 3
11. Setaceous Hebrew Character- 3
12. Uncertain- 3
13. Flame Shoulder- 2
14. Trachycera advenella- 2
15. Riband Wave- 2
16. Buff Ermine- 2
17. Cabbage Moth- 2
18. Sallow Kitten
19. Knot-grass
20. Sitochroa verticalis
21. Mother of Pearl
22. Lime-speck Pug
23. Large Yellow Underwing
24. Emmelina monodactyla
25. Silver Y
26. Agriphila straminella
27. Vine's Rustic
28. Garden Pebble
29. Blastobasis adustella
30. Willow Beauty
31. Dun-bar
32. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
33. Euzophera pinguis
34. Dark Arches
35. Maiden's Blush
36. Mouse Moth
37. Yponomeuta cagnagella
38. Crambus pascuella
39. Flounced Rustic
40. Clouded Border
41. Marbled Beauty
42. Svensson's Copper Underwing
43. Eudonia mercurella
44. Orange Swift- Year tick
45. Ypsolopha scabrella
46. Ruby Tiger
47. Bucculatrix thoracella- 1st Ever
48. Garden Rose Tortrix
49. Cochylis atricapitana
50. Ringed China-mark
51. Straw Dot
52. Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner
53. Lathronympha strigana- 1st ever
54. Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana- 1st ever

Slim Pickings........

Not a great deal around at the moment as temperatures drop to just 10°C. It was also quite windy last night and the trap this morning reflected this. I've posted a couple of recent highlights.........

Pebble Hook-tip

Caught on 1st August.

 Rhyacionia pinicolana (1211)

A worn example caught for the 1st time, 2nd August.

Blood-vein

Caught 4th August.

Meal Moth (1417)

1st of the year, caught 4th August.

A few recent highlights.......

Work commitments and a weekend break have kept blogging to a minimum, though the recording of moths has continued up to 27/05. I have included a few of the recent highlights and have now also brought all lists up-to-date. So far this year I have recorded 116 species in the garden, 91 of which are macros.....

ShearsRecorded for the 1st time on 27/05.

Vine's RusticA year tick on 25/05.

Blood-veinA year tick on 25/05.

Light BrocadeA real stunner, trapped for the 1st time ever on 24/05.

Iron ProminentA year tick on 24/05.

CinnabarA year tick on 24/05- 1st in the trap.

Lime HawkmothA 1st ever on 23/05.

Maidens BlushA 1st ever on 23/05.

November rain.....13/10

This November Moth sp. was a garden 1st, found whilst emptying the trap on a drizzly morning. Plenty of cloud cover and little wind made for another fairly warm night.
As well as this, a second generation Blood-vein (bottom), much smaller than the ones found in June and July. Also-

• Willow Beauty
• La. Y Underwing
• Red-line Quaker
• Pale Mottled Willow

End of the line

This is a very tatty looking Blood-vein. Most of the crimson to the rear edges of the wings has been worn away.