11-12 June....

.....and after almost four years of regular trapping, I finally managed to trap a Scalloped Hazel. This moth has proved to be very elusive over the years, despite it regularly appearing on moth lists all over VC30.

The 11th proved to be a quite warm and slightly humid evening, though the lists are nowhere near the seasonal norm.

Scalloped Hazel

Although a bit worse for wear, a long awaited tick. New for the garden on 11th June.

Varied Coronet

NFY

Upper Caldecote Garden, 11/06/13- 3 traps- 60 of 33 species-

0227  Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella)  1 NFY
0648  White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)  2
0893  Mompha epilobiella  1 NFY
0925  Phtheochroa rugosana  1
0985  Carnation Tortrix (Cacoecimorpha pronubana)  1
1279  Dichrorampha acuminatana  1 NFY
1301  Crambus lathoniellus  2
1376  Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)  1 NFY
1428  Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)  3
1728  Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)  1
1764  Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)  1
1819  Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata)  1
1825  Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)  1
1830  Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)  1 NFY
1834  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  3
1837  Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)  1
1920  Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)  1 NFG
1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  1 NFY
2000  Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)  1
2028  Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)  1
2087  Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)  4
2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  4
2092  Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)  4
2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  2
2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  1
2147  Shears (Hada plebeja)  2
2157  Light Brocade (Lacanobia w-latinum)  1
2170  Varied Coronet (Hadena compta)  1 NFY
2333  Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps)  4
2334  Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)  3
2380  Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)  5
2384  Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)  2
2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  1


A much windier night on 12th meant the catch was diminished. But a few goodies all the same.

Green Silver-lines

NFY

 Elephant Hawk-moth

NFY

 Flame

NFY

 Shark

Quite scarce in the garden; only the 3rd record- NFY

Upper Caldecote Garden, 12/06/13- 2 traps- 51 of 26 species-

0017  Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)  1

0648  White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)  2

0697  Agonopterix arenella  1

1174  Epiblema cynosbatella  1

1428  Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)  1

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  1

1819  Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata)  1

1834  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  4

1991  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  1 NFY

2028  Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)  1

2060  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  1

2087  Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)  1

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  8

2092  Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)  5

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  2 NFY

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  6

2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  1

2147  Shears (Hada plebeja)  1

2216  Shark (Cucullia umbratica)  1 NFY

2284x  Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)  1

2333  Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps)  3

2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  1 NFY

2380  Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)  1

2389  Pale Mottled Willow (Paradrina clavipalpis)  1

2422  Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana)  1 NFY

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  3