Deep-brown Dart.......18/09

After another 5 day drought and some terrible weather, this turns up. Last night was the best in a while, though still fairly windy. Hopefully next week's weather will be slightly more moth friendly!

Deep-brown Dart

1st of the year.

 Lesser Yellow Underwing

 Lunar Underwing

1 of many........

The full count was as follows-

1. Large Yellow Underwing- 8
2. Pale Mottled Willow- 7- High Count
3. Lunar Underwing- 7
4. Turnip Moth- 5
5. Square-spot Rustic- 3
6. Common Wainscot- 3
7. Setaceous Hebrew Character- 2
8. Vine's Rustic- 2
9. Deep-brown Dart- 1 Year Tick
10. Lesser Yellow Underwing
11. Light Brown Apple Moth
12. Ringed China-mark
13. Flounced Rustic

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

23/10..........

2 Lesser Yellow Underwings were the 1st seen since 10th October. Other than that, a very slow night considering it was overcast and extremely mild (11-12°C);

1. Lesser Yellow Underwing -2
2. Blair's Shoulder-knot
3. Mallow