........20/09

......Another 1 to add and some notable totals including a record 8 Black Rustics.

Beaded Chestnut

 Common Marbled Carpet

The result- 20-09-2011- Twin 15w Actinic/UV Skinner- 59 of 19 species-

• 0015 Hepialus sylvina Orange Swift 1 
• 1413 Hypsopygia costalis Gold Triangle 1 
• 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1 
• 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 2 
• 1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1 
• 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1 
• 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1 
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 12 
• 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 6 
• 2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2 
• 2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 2 
• 2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 8 
• 2267 Agrochola lychnidis Beaded Chestnut 1 NFY 
• 2270 Omphaloscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 10 
• 2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 2 
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 5 
• 2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

Better.....17/05

Feeling that Trent was starting to get the better of me again. I quickly dusted off the 2x 25w FUL Skinner and put it in a favourable position down the bottom of the garden. It faces west and is approximately 100ft away from my usual east facing trap near the house. Five new for the year is a great improvement.

229 Monopis obviella

This was a 1st for the year, 16th May.

 Mottled Rustic

Almost overlooked as a Pale Mottled Willow!

 Buff Ermine

 Common Marbled Carpet

 Clouded Silver

4th record this year.

 Maiden's Blush

2nd record this year.

 Middle-barred Minor

 1301 Crambus lathoniellus

Many more to come I would say......

The results- 91 of 30 species-

• 1301 Crambus lathoniellus 1 1st of the year
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 18
• 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 4
• 0808 Platyedra subcinerea 1
• 0017 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 2
• 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1 1st of the year
• 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1 1st of the year
• 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
• 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
• 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 20
• 1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush 1
• 2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 4
• 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 3
• 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 12
• 0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House-moth 1
• 0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House-moth 1
• 2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
• 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
• 1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 4
• 2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
• 2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
• 1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
• 2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1 1st of the year
• 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
• 2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
• 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
• 2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1 1st of the year

The Autumn Almanac........27/09

Yes, yes, yes It's my Autumn Almanac! A great night and a sign that the season has well and truly started. Temperatures stayed no lower than 13°C and there was heavy cloud cover and the lightest of breezes. I've taken a few snaps but missed out on a pristine Red-green Carpet, only the 2nd record for the garden. There is a full count at the bottom of this post.

Barred Sallow

Very fresh, 1st of the year.

Frosted Orange

2nd for the year.

Red Underwing

2nd record this year.

Common Marbled Carpet

2 trapped on the night.

Grey Pine Carpet

1st for some time.

Dark Arches

The 2nd gens. are now in flight.

The full count-

1. Lunar Underwing- 14
2. Willow Beauty- 10
3. Large Yellow Underwing- 6
4. Pale Mottled Willow- 5
5. Black Rustic- 4
6. Light Brown Apple Moth- 4
7. Mallow- 3
8. Turnip Moth- 3
9. Setaceous Hebrew Character- 3
10. Light Emerald- 2
11. Vine's Rustic- 2
12. Garden Carpet- 2
13. Common Marbled Carpet- 2
14. Lesser Yellow Underwing- 2
15. Blair's Shoulder-knot- 2
16. Common Wainscot- 2
17. Red Underwing
18. Red-green Carpet
19. Large Ranunculus
20. Garden Rose Tortrix
21. Frosted Orange
22. Brimstone Moth
23. Grey Pine Carpet
24. Shuttle-shaped Dart
25. Dark Arches
26. Gold Triangle
27. Beaded Chestnut
28. White-shouldered House Moth
29. Rush Veneer
30. Barred Sallow- Year Tick

Common Marbled Carpet- 23/09/2009

Pictured are 2 of the distinct forms. These are regular visitors to the trap and are often found resting on top rather than in it. I have now recorded 6 Carpet species in and around the trap. Other moths included-

• Beaded Chestnut- new for the garden, but gone before photo!!
• Blair's Shoulder-knot
• Black Rustic
• Flounced Rustic
• Square spot Rustic
• Lunar Underwing
• Pale Mottled Willow
• Willow Beauty