Still Stalling......06-06

...............and not looking like getting going in the next few days at least. Last year's records tell me just how bad it is this year. 

Last year on this day- 215 species, 132 Macro and 83 Micro

This year (06-06-12)- 131 species, 89 Macro and 42 Micro

So I've tried to include a few highlights, although the Brown Rustic was battered and the Sallow Kitten had been eaten by a Spider- not very photogenic!

Small Dusty Wave

Found inside the house, NFY 31st May

 Yellow Shell

NFY, 5th June.

 1421 Large Tabby Aglossa pinguinalis

Found inside the house, NFY 5th June.

 1392 Udea olivalis

 1133 Epinotia bilunana

 Purple Bar

Upper Caldecote Garden, 06-06-12- 2x Actinic/BLB Skinners- 44 of 25 species-

0017	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	3
1133	Epinotia bilunana		1	NFY
1176	Epiblema trimaculana		1	NFY
1392	Udea olivalis		1	NFY
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1752	Cosmorhoe ocellata	Purple Bar	1	NFY
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1
1819	Eupithecia exiguata	Mottled Pug	5
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
1997	Furcula furcula	Sallow Kitten	1	NFY
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	2
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	5
2157	Lacanobia w-latinum	Light Brocade	1
2302	Rusina ferruginea	Brown Rustic	1	NFY
2333	Apamea anceps	Large Nutmeg	1
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	3
2337	x Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2
2339	Oligia latruncula	Tawny Marbled Minor	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	2
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

New Micro for VC30!...........19/07

7 more to the good with a fantastic humid night. Temperatures didn't drop any lower than 17°C so it was always going to be good. I only did a partial count as there was so many! I've posted some highlights and all of the newbies, including a new addition to the VC30 micro moth list.......

Lesser-spotted Pinion

The 1st time I've ever seen this one. I had White-spotted last year.......

Dingy Footman

After checking through loads of Commons and Scarce. I've finally got something different at last!

Lesser Yellow Underwing

A 1st of the year.

Mere Wainscot

This time it was 2 of the paler form, my 4th and 5th of the year.

Vapourer

2nd for the year.

Oak Hook-tip

Another 1st for the garden.

Duponchelia fovealis (1403a)

According to the literature, this moth was found in Britain for the 1st time in 1996 as a suspected stowaway.

It has now been confirmed as the 1st Ever for VC30(Bedfordshire) by David Manning. It is an immigrant species originating from Southern Europe and feeds on a variety of cultivated vegetables. These include Beets and Spinach, so would be right at home.....well, here!

Carcina quercana (658)

2nd record for this pretty micro.

Large Tabby (1421)

1st for the garden.

Some of the others caught were-

• Smoky Wainscot- 4- My highest count
• V-Pug- 3- My highest count
• Iron Prominent
• Chinese Character
• Peppered Moth