..........5/5

Things have suddenly started to hot up; after a couple of cold windy nights the moths have upped their game and a whole load of new species have sprung into action.

Vine's Rustic

Totally expected.

 Scorched Carpet

Totally unexpected, rare in my garden and only the second record after a second flight last year.

 Eyed Hawk-moth

What a beauty!

 Setaceous Hebrew Character

As expected slowly replacing the now waning Hebrew Character.

 Large Nutmeg

Will probably reach plague proportions in a few weeks.

 Shears

A good one to get in the garden. Second record.

The results for the day also include some garden sweeping during the late afternoon and evening with the kids on above post- 50 of 26 Species-

• 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 10
• 0227 Monopis laevigella Skin Moth 4
• 0391 Glyphipterix simpliciella Cocksfoot Moth 3 Garden 1st
• 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
• 0174 Epiblema cynosbatella 2 Garden 1st
• 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 3
• 2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 2
• 1361 Pyrausta aurata 2
• 0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House-moth 2
• 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1 FFY
• 1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 1 FFY
• 0904 Spuleria flavicaput 1 FFY
• 0315 Phyllonorycter harrisella 1 Garden 1st
• 0301-8 Parornix sp. 1 Garden 1st
• 0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
• 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
• 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
• 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
• 1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 1 NFY
• 2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1 NFY
• 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
• 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 1 NFY
• 0974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana 1
• 0247 Tinea trinotella 3  NFY

Better than expected........06/08

I put 2 traps out last night, mainly to test a new one to make sure the electrics were working properly. As it rained a lot of the night, I had both twin 15w Actinics side by side under a shed canopy. I took a few photos and did a full count of both traps and surrounding walls.........

Orange Swift

Probably the 1st of many......

Blood-vein

Extremely well marked example.

Maidens Blush

Only my 2nd ever record.

Silver Y

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Svensson's Copper Underwing

Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana (1205)

New for the garden.

Bucculatrix thoracella (273)

Another garden newby.

Cochylis atricapitana (966)

2nd record.

Lathronympha strigana (1219)

Another Garden 1st.

The full count is as follows-

1. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 41- High Count
2. Straw Underwing- 16- High Count
3. Agriphila tristella- 14
4. Turnip Moth- 13- High Count
5. Common Rustic agg.- 5
6. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing- 5
7. Nutmeg- 5
8. Chrysoteuchia culmella- 4
9. Pyrausta aurata- 3
10. Common Wainscot- 3
11. Setaceous Hebrew Character- 3
12. Uncertain- 3
13. Flame Shoulder- 2
14. Trachycera advenella- 2
15. Riband Wave- 2
16. Buff Ermine- 2
17. Cabbage Moth- 2
18. Sallow Kitten
19. Knot-grass
20. Sitochroa verticalis
21. Mother of Pearl
22. Lime-speck Pug
23. Large Yellow Underwing
24. Emmelina monodactyla
25. Silver Y
26. Agriphila straminella
27. Vine's Rustic
28. Garden Pebble
29. Blastobasis adustella
30. Willow Beauty
31. Dun-bar
32. Argyrotaenia ljungiana
33. Euzophera pinguis
34. Dark Arches
35. Maiden's Blush
36. Mouse Moth
37. Yponomeuta cagnagella
38. Crambus pascuella
39. Flounced Rustic
40. Clouded Border
41. Marbled Beauty
42. Svensson's Copper Underwing
43. Eudonia mercurella
44. Orange Swift- Year tick
45. Ypsolopha scabrella
46. Ruby Tiger
47. Bucculatrix thoracella- 1st Ever
48. Garden Rose Tortrix
49. Cochylis atricapitana
50. Ringed China-mark
51. Straw Dot
52. Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner
53. Lathronympha strigana- 1st ever
54. Bud Moth Spilonota ocellana- 1st ever