Mallow..........22/09

Looking back at some of last years posts, it's apparent that there's been a lack of Autumnal activity so far. But I suppose there is still plenty of time for a bit of a catch up in the coming last week of the month.

Mallow

I would assume the 1st of many........

The full Count-

1. Vine's Rustic- 5
2. Pale Mottled Willow- 4
3. Turnip Moth- 2
4. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 2
5. Lunar Underwing
6. Light Brown Apple Moth
7. Mallow- Year tick
8. Setaceous Hebrew Character
9. Common Wainscot
10. Lesser Yellow Underwing
11. Large Yellow Underwing
12. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
13. White-shouldered House Moth
14. Emmelina monodactyla
15. Black Rustic
16. Carnation Tortrix

Ruby Tiger

The only highlight caught on 21st......

Queries? 13/07............

Another batch of recent catches and a couple of queries.......I have now stowed the Gazebo away and I didn't trap on 14th and probably won't now until the weekend.

Ruby Tiger

Believe it or not, only the 2nd caught this year!

Bordered White

Only the 2nd ever record.

Foxglove or Toadflax?

I have caught a lot of Foxglove Pugs this year. But this one was very small and much more heavily marked. If pushed I would still say Foxglove.

Cloaked Minor!

This faded moth could be anything as far as I'm concerned. Similar in size to Marble Minor agg.

One of the many guises of Cloaked Minor. Thanks Ian W for the expert overview!

Epinotia nisella (1138)

Others recent highlights-

1. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing- female
2. Nut-tree Tussock
3. Smoky Wainscot
4. Mere Wainscot- a 3rd record!
5. Spruce Carpet
6. Coxcomb Prominent- 2nd record

Anyone fancy a Ruby?...15/05

Ruby Tiger Spruce Carpet Bright-line Brown-eye

National moth night tonight so I spent 3/4 enjoyable hours in Chicksands Wood with the VC30 Moth Group. On my return I found that there was activity around the traps. Spruce Carpet was my 4th pine species to date and the B-l B-e was a 2nd record this year. But even though they're common, my favourite garden moth of the night has to be the Ruby Tiger!-

1. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 9
2. Double-striped Pug- 2
3. Brimstone Moth
4. Bright-line Brown-eye- 2nd this year
5. Common Pug
6. Ruby Tiger- Year tick
7. Spruce Carpet- Year tick
8. Hebrew Character
9. Chinese Character- 2nd this year
10. Flame Shoulder

Brown Silver-line

Earlier, at The Lodge, a morning walk produced a few Brown Silver-lines around the bracken. We did manage to trap 1 in a specimen pot but the photo was fairly poor through the plastic.......