....and still they come 05-07

........Another warm, still night and another bumper crop. The latest new macro for the garden turned up in the form of this diminutive species- full list at the bottom of this post.

Dingy Shell

NFG- this tiny moth is very recognisable due to its 'wings closed' resting position.

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

2nd ever garden record.

 Clay

3rd of the year.

 Clouded Brindle

Very worn- but welcome anyway.

 Barred Straw

 Barred Yellow

 765 Teleiodes vulgella

 1261 Codling Moth Cydia pomonella

 1392 Udea olivalis

Upper Caldecote garden- 3 traps- 189 of 60 species-

0765  Teleiodes vulgella  1 NFY
0874  Blastobasis lacticolella  1
1076  Celypha lacunana  2
1159  Holly Tortrix (Rhopobota naevana)  1 NFY
1261  Codling Moth (Cydia pomonella)  1
1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  6
1294  Crambus pascuella  12
1302  Crambus perlella  2
1334  Scoparia ambigualis  1
1344  Eudonia mercurella  1
1392  Udea olivalis  2
1428  Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)  3
1513  White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla)  1
1524  Emmelina monodactyla  2
1669  Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)  1
1708  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  1
1711  Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata)  3
1713  Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)  4
1728  Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)  1
1742  Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)  1
1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  1
1765  Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata)  2
1830  Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)  1
1834  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  4
1837  Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)  4
1860  Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)  2
1874  Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata)  1 NFG
1887  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  1
1906  Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)  2
1931  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  2
1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  1
1958  Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)  2
1994  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  2
2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  1
2061  Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)  5
2088  Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)  8
2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  17
2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  11
2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  1
2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  4
2154  Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)  1
2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  2
2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  1
2205  Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)  1 NFY
2278  Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)  1
2279  Sycamore (Acronicta aceris)  1
2280  Miller (Acronicta leporina)  1
2284x  Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)  2
2302  Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea)  4
2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  19
2322  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  4
2327  Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion)  1 NFY
2331  Small Clouded Brindle (Apamea unanimis)  1
2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  6
2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  1
2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  9
2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  1
2384  Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)  1
2387  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  2
2389  Pale Mottled Willow (Paradrina clavipalpis)  1

Mothing Marathon..........Home/Garden

As most moth-ers know; this year has been particularly pants. But it is incredible how species counts and sheer numbers increase, even with just a couple of nights of warm and humid weather. The 26th was a fairly good night, especially for micros where six were new for the year. But perfect conditions ensued on 27th and to capitalise on this, I dusted of 3 traps, 2x Twin 15w Actinic/UV's and the trusty twin 25w FUL Actinic . The latter is slightly more powerful and has to be placed so not to shine in neighbour's windows!

 I also put an 80w MV Skinner into Home Wood which Trent collected in the morning. A list of the macros is included further down this post.

1345 Brown China-mark Elophila nymphaeata

NFY, 26th June. Only the second record for the garden.

Upper Caldecote Garden- 27-06-2012- 177 of  66 species- from 3 traps-

0640	Batia lunaris		1	NFY
0647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	3
0648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House-moth	1
0905	Blastodacna hellerella		1	NFY
0925	Phtheochroa rugosana		1
0937	Agapeta hamana		1	NFY
1076	Celypha lacunana		1
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	2
1133	Epinotia bilunana		2
1176	Epiblema trimaculana		1
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
1294	Crambus pascuella		3
1304	Agriphila straminella		2
1331	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		1	NFY
1344	Eudonia mercurella		2
1348	Parapoynx stratiotata	Ringed China-mark	1	NFY
1392	Udea olivalis		3
1413	Hypsopygia costalis	Gold Triangle	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		1	NFY
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1758	Eulithis pyraliata	Barred Straw	1	NFY
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1837	Eupithecia subfuscata	Grey Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1	NFY
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	3
2011	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1	NFY
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	3
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	12
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	19
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	22
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	3
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	1	NFY
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	1	NFY
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
2205	Mythimna comma	Shoulder-striped Wainscot	1	NFG
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1
2284	Acronicta psi	Grey Dagger	1	agg.
2302	Rusina ferruginea	Brown Rustic	2
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	17
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	3
2327	Apamea epomidion	Clouded Brindle	1	NFY
2333	Apamea anceps	Large Nutmeg	6
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	5
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	10
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1	NFY

 925 Hethethethpethetheth rugosana

1348 Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata 

 Clouded Brindle

 Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Garden 1st- a long awaited tick.

As mentioned earlier, I dropped a trap off at Home Wood, the results are for the macro moths only- the micros are still being processed.

Home Wood- 27-06-2012 Macros only- 50 of 26 species-

0017	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	2
1667	Comibaena bajularia	Blotched Emerald	5	NFS
1682	Timandra comae	Blood-vein	2
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1	NFS
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
1766	Plemyria rubiginata	Blue-bordered Carpet	1	NFS
1784	Melanthia procellata	Pretty Chalk Carpet	1
1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	2
1904	Plagodis dolabraria	Scorched Wing	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	5
1947	Ectropis bistortata	Engrailed	2
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1979	Mimas tiliae	Lime Hawk-moth	1	NFS
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	3
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2011	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2302	Rusina ferruginea	Brown Rustic	7
2345	Photedes minima	Small Dotted Buff	2	NFS
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1	NFS
2443	Autographa jota	Plain Golden Y	1	NFS
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1

Blotched Emerald

 Blue-bordered Carpet

 Small Dotted Buff

 Plain Golden Y

 Pretty Chalk Carpet

5 new for 13-06

A good night last night; the list including some sweep netting by the kids during the afternoon. Looks like tonight could be even better. The total combined list includes both Actinic traps at either end of the garden.

Barred Yellow

A good one to get, with only one record last year.

 Cloaked Minor

1st of many.

 Clouded Brindle

2nd record this year.

 417 Argyresthia spinosella

A garden 1st after catching it in Home Wood last month.

 1481 Homoeosoma sinuella

Garden 1st.

1338 Dipleurina lacustrata

1st of the year.

The list- 83 of 49 species-

• 0417 Argyresthia spinosella 1 Garden 1st 
• 0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 1 
• 0450 Scythropia crataegella Hawthorn Moth 1 
• 0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House-moth 1 
• 0994 Clepsis consimilana 1 
• 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1 
• 1020-24 Cnephasia sp. 1    
• 1176 Epiblema trimaculana 1 
• 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 1 
• 1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1 
• 1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1 NFY 
• 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 2 
• 1474 Ephestia parasitella unicolorella 1 
• 1481 Homoeosoma sinuella 1 Garden 1st 
• 1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth 2 
• 1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1 
• 1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 2 
• 1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 2 
• 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1 
• 1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 1 
• 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1 
• 1765 Cidaria fulvata Barred Yellow 1 NFY 
• 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1 
• 1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 1 
• 1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1 
• 1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1 
• 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 4 
• 1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1 
• 1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1 
• 2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1 
• 2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1 
• 2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 2 
• 2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 2 
• 2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 4 
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 10 
• 2098 Axylia putris Flame 5 
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1 
• 2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 2 
• 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1 
• 2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 1 
• 2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 3 
• 2327 Apamea epomidion Clouded Brindle 1 
• 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1 
• 2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 1 NFY 
• 2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 6 
• 2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1 
• 2473 Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip 1 
• 0000 Phyllonorycter sp.?  1 

While the cat's away.....04/06

This morning I had to get away early to do some Beds Bird Atlas work in the North of the county. So in my haste, I left the kids in charge of recording numbers and retaining interesting species............And despite the kids being the tender ages of 7 and 6, they coped quite well. Even adding 2 more Macro species to the garden list! By the time I got back the fridge was full of over 20 pots of unidentified moths- a really good effort.

Clouded Brindle

Garden 1st.

 Barred Straw

Garden 1st.

The List, as compiled by Keely & Louie for 04/06- 133 of 29 species-

• 2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 28- Previous best 5! 
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 54- This beats my best record by 23! 
• 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 9 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2 
• 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1 
• 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2 
• 1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1 
• 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 4 
• 1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 1 
• 2098 Axylia putris Flame 4 
• 1301 Grass Moth 1 ?
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1
• 2107 Noctua vulpes vulpes 'Fox' Underwing 3- Louie calls the reddish ones by this name!
• 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1 
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2 
• 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1 
• 1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1 Garden 1st 
• 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1 
• 1063 Celypha striana 3 
• 2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 2 
• 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1 
• 2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 3 
• 2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2 
• 2381x Hoplodrina alsines/blanda Uncertain/Rustic 2 
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1 
• 2327 Apamea epomidion Clouded Brindle 1 Garden 1st