At last............

..........some warmer weather and some new moths. After a week of not bothering due to cold nights and blustery winds, the lights went back on on 8th March. Six new species in three nights, the best of which was last night. Thirteen species on 10th was very unseasonal indeed.........at least for my garden. Could be another good one tonight.

Clouded Drab

 Common Pug

My earliest record- 8th March 2012

 Small Quaker

Three recorded so far. NFY, 9th March 2012.

Early Grey

NFY, 10th March 2012.

 Early Thorn

NFY, 10th March 2012.

 1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

NFY, 10th March 2012.

Upper Caldecote Garden- 10-03-2012- 31 of 13 species-

0688	Agonopterix heracliana		4
0998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		1	NFY
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		5
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	2
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1	NFY
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	6
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	3	NFY
2259	Conistra ligula	Dark Chestnut	1

Ranunculuses.....18/19th

The catches are really beginning to tail off now. However there are still species that I have yet to see  in three Autumnal seasons. Brown-spot Pinion is one such species that springs to mind, as I have yet to see one anywhere so far........

On the micro front things have gone pretty well, poised on 199 for the year, I am just waiting for that last one. I'm just hoping I get it before I run out of year.

Large Ranunculus

New for year- 18th September.

 Lunar Underwing

 A common moth in these parts- 28 recorded up to 19th September.

440 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella

Garden 1st- 18th September

 1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

New for year- 19th September

The result- 18-09-2011- Twin 15w Actinic/UV Skinner 51 of 18 species-

• 0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 5 
• 0440 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella 1 Garden 1st 
• 0998 Epiphyas postvittana Ligth Brown Apple Moth 2 
• 1309 Agriphila geniculea 1 
• 1342 Eudonia angustea 1 
• 1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 7 
• 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1 
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 10 
• 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1 
• 2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 4 
• 2252 Polymixis flavicincta Large Ranunculus 2 NFY 
• 2269 Atethmia centrago Centre-barred Sallow 1 
• 2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 3 
• 2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 1 
• 2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 1 
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 6 
• 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 3

Micro catch up..............

These are a few images of micros from the last week. It's a constant challenge keeping up with them, many thanks to VC30 micro recorder David Manning for his help with identification..........

Blastobasis adustella (873) 

1st caught on 24th.

 Grapholita janthinana (1245)

1st caught on 24th.

 Oegoconia deauratella (871)

Another debutant on 24th.

 Apotomis lineana (1091)

Quite a rarity, not found in VC30 since 2005, caught on 26th.

 Bryotropha terrella (787)

Caught on 26th.

Eucosma obumbratana (1202) 

New for the garden on 26th.

Acleris laterana (1038) 

1st caught on 28th.

Bucculatrix bechsteinella (275) 

Swept from Purging Buckthorn on 28th.

 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (1497)

2nd record, caught on 29th.

..........23/04

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

As far as numbers go, it's still poor. Though new one's are contantly cropping up. #1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla is a year tick for the garden, having seen many last year.......

1. Hebrew Character- 2
2. Common Quaker
3. Emmelina monodactyla
4. Amblyptilia acanthadactlyla- Year tick