....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

Micros 07-07

Five of the six new species for the year were micros on 7th July. The two images are of moths swept from the garden hedge by the kids. These species feed on Birch and Alder, both of which are present in the garden.

411 Argyresthia goedartella

 410 Argyresthia brockeella

Clay

Upper Caldecote Garden- 07-07-2012- 1 trap- 63 of 32 species-

0410	Argyresthia brockeella		1	NFY
0411	Argyresthia goedartella		1	NFY
0642	Batia unitella		1	NFY
0647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	2
0970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	2
0994	Clepsis consimilana		1
1020	Cnephasia sp.		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1	NFY
1063	Celypha striana		1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Gress-veneer	2
1294	Crambus pascuella		6
1302	Crambus perlella		1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		1	NFY
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1513	Pterophorus pentadactyla	White Plume Moth	1
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	4
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	14
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2069	Tyria jacobaeae	Cinnabar	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	4
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1	NFY
2284	Acronicta psi	Grey Dagger	1	agg.
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	5
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1

Recent Macro Highlights.......

I didn't do too much blogging in a 3 week period in Late June and early July. So here is a few highlights from that time.........

Single-dotted Wave

1st caught 25th June. 2 so far this year.

 Large Twin-spot carpet

Garden debut 25th June.

 Lesser-spotted Pinion

Only the 2nd ever record, 26th June.

 Clay

NFY on 27th June. 2 caught this year.

 Bird's Wing

Again only the 2nd record. NFY 27th June.

 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

NFY, 4th July.

 Ghost Moth

NFY, 8th July. The 1st male I've ever seen.

 Purple Thorn

Only the 2nd record after 1 was caught in 2009. 8th July.

 Small Ranunculus

2nd record for this steadily increasing moth. Found on the house, nowhere near the trap.

Recent Macros............

I just haven't been able to keep up with regular nightly posts on the blog with my usual species lists. However last night dipped to just 8°C so the count was well down. I potted a few new micros and had just 1 new Macro- a Ghost Moth!

There is also a couple of queries further down the page...........

Barred Yellow

Bird's Wing

Brown-line Bright-eye

Clay

Dot Moth

Double Square-spot

Ghost Moth- female

Leopard Moth

Maple Prominent

Lime-speck Pug

Small Blood-vein

Wormwood Pug