08/08..................

Still no Macros to add as the year marches on. A couple of interesting Micros though..........

1113 Eudemis profundana

A smart looking moth and a Garden 1st- confirmed by D. Manning.

 1452 Phycita roborella

After looking at all the internet has to offer, I and more importantly the recorder are stumped over this one. There seems to be no other explanation other than it being a rare aberrant form of the species. Unless, that is anyone else has seen a moth like this? Just for the record its 14mm long and the image has been brightened slightly to show a few more field marks..........After a gen. det. by D. Manning it turned out to be a female of this species...........

Another woeful night as far as species/numbers are concerned.

Result for 08-08- Twin 15w Actinic/UV Skinner- 117 of 30 species-

• 1113 Eudemis profundana 1 Garden 1st
• 1294 Crambus pascuella 1 
•  1304 Agriphila straminella 4 
•  1305 Agriphila tristella 1 
•  1452 Phycita roborella 1 Aberrant form. 
•  1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1 
•  1742 Camptogramma bilineata Yellow Shell 1 
•  1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2 
•  1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1 
•  1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1 
•  2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 15 
•  2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 41
•  2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2 
•  2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1 
•  2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 
•  2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2 
•  2145 Discestra trifolii Nutmeg 2
•  2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1 
•  2192 Mythimna conigera Brown-line Bright Eye 1 
•  2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 8 
•  2303 Thalpophila matura Straw Underwing 10 
•  2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 2 
•  2341 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 1 
•  2343x  Mesapamea secalis agg. Common Rustic agg. 1 
•  2352 Eremobia ochroleuca Dusky Sallow 1 
•  2353 Luperina testacea Flounced Rustic 3 
•  2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 3 
•  2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 6 
•  2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1 
•  2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1

14-15-16/06

Well, for a start the less said about the 16th the better as it was terrible. The cold and blustery conditions kept the traps contents down to 26 of 11 species, in mid June! Luckily the 2 nights previous were pretty good......

871a Oegoconia caradjai?

Without a gen. det. its difficult to tell the 3 similar species apart. But 871a seems to be the most likely candidate. Caught 15th June.

 1452 Phycita roborella

1st of the Year 15th June

 Vapourer

1st of the year, 15th June.

 Small Fan-foot

Surprisingly, a Garden 1st on 15th June. Swept from the hedge during the day.

 Dun-bar

The only new addition for 14th June.

 V-pug

1st of the year, 15th June.

 Least Carpet

Bit of an odd pose, but a very well marked specimen. 15th June.

Triple-spotted Clay ??

After already finding loads of Double Square-spot, this looked slightly different. Although a bit battered, it still has the narrow, sleeker look of Triple-spotted Clay. It has been retained for inspection by VC30 recorders, so fingers crossed.

List for 15-06- 126 of 52 species-

• 0450 Scythropia crataegella Hawthorn Moth 2 
• 0765 Teleiodes vulgella 2 
• 0787 Bryotropha terrella 1 
• 0871a Oegoconia carajai? 1 NFY 
• 0893 Mompha epilobiella 1 
• 0905 Blastodacna hellerella 1 
• 0983 Choristoneura hebenstreitella 1 
• 0994 Clepsis consimilana 1 
• 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1 
• 1063 Celypha striana 2 
• 1083 Hedya nubiferana Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1 
• 1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1 
• 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella 4 
• 1294 Crambus pascuella 1 
• 1302 Crambus perlella 2 NFY 
• 1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2 
• 1361 Pyrausta aurata 2 
• 1413 Hypsopygia costalis Gold Triangle 3 NFY 
• 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 3 
• 1452 Phycita roborella 1 NFY 
• 1474 Ephestia parasitella unicolorella 1 
• 1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla White Plume Moth 1 
• 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1 
• 1699 Idaea rusticata Least Carpet 1 NFY 
• 1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 1 
• 1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1 
• 1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 2 
• 1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 1 
• 1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 3 
• 1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 1 NFY 
• 1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2 
• 1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1 
• 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1 
• 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3 
• 1976 Sphinx ligustri Privet Hawk-moth 3 
• 2026 Orgyia antiqua Vapourer 1 NFY 
• 2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 2 
• 2069 Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar 2 
• 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 3 
• 2088 Agrotis clavis Heart and Club 15 
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 17 
• 2098 Axylia putris Flame 6 
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1 
• 2127 Xestia ditrapezium Triple-spotted Clay? 1 Retained for confirmation…….. 
• 2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 2 
• 2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 6 
• 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1 
• 2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 8 
• 2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 2 
• 2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1 
• 2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1 NFY 
• 2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 1 Garden 1st