Latest Sightings

Like Les, a footman rich catch last night, with 43 Four-spotted Footman, 76 Dingy Footman and 25+ for Common and Rosy and smaller numbers of Buff and Scarce. Quite a lot made off before I was able to ID them properly. There were good numbers of some species among the remaining 300 moths including 4 Large Emerald, 22 Common Rustic agg., 11 Ruby Tiger and 10 Willow Beauty. Migrants were represented by a 2 Rush Veneer, a single Vestal and 2 Dark Sword-grass. Others of note were 2 Antler Moth, 2 Slender Brindle, single Beautiful Snout and a Chevron, a new species to the garden.

Best here a Webb's Wainscot plus Bordered Beauty and Vapourer. Ricky Lambert had another Antler Moth. Yesterday's one still in my fridge, photo to follow. PS here it is:

Around 350 moths including 4 Dinker (1 female), 18 Ruby Tiger, 5 Marbled Green, 17 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U/W, Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Pale Prominent, Pebble Prominent, Scorched Carpet .  FFY 2 Black Arches, Rosy Rustic, Lime-speck Pug, 2 Least Yellow, 1 Broad-bordered Yellow U/W, Pyrausta aurata.

First time I've run a 125MV light here: what a difference in terms of both total numbers and species diversity.  A few still to sort out, but 267 individuals of 74 species in total so far.  Highlights include: Gracillaria syringella, Diamond-backed Moth , Carcina quercana, Water Veneer, Rusty-dot Pearl, Drinker, Lesser Cream Wave, July Highflier, Foxglove Pug, Brussels Lace, Engrailed, Rivulet, Ruby Tiger, Jersey Tiger, Kent Black Arches, Dun-bar.

43 macro species including Nut-tree Tussock, Ruby Tiger, Sallow Kitten, Pebble Hook-tip, Marbled Green, July High-flyer(3), Double Lobed, Pine Hawkmoth, Oak Hook-tip, Bordered Beauty, plus 6 micro species

Overwhelmed with 'footman' species in the garden trap, conservative est. at least 50 each of Common/Scarce/Buff/Dingy Footman, 100+ Rosy Footman & 40+ four-spotted Footman.

Over 128 species (not all 'footman') in the Butterfly Conservation trap too!

I need a lie down... Zzzz

Disgusting weather to empty traps - driving drizzle!  A warmish and cloudy night produced some very good moths.  About 100 species with some still to ID.  FFY 1 Oak Eggar, 1 Rosy Rustic, and lots of Dusky Sallow.  Pale Prominent and Shuttle-shaped Dart are back.  1 Diamond-back, 10 male Four-spotted Footman, 2 Dark Sword-grass and 10 Silver Y.  NFG 3 Water Veneer and 1 Barred Hook-tip.  Also of interest: 1 Festoon, 1 Round-winged Muslin and an "Ear" (probably Ear Moth subject to Les's dissection).

Southern Wainscot, Black Arches, Dusky Sallow and Double Lobed the most notable here.

Message from Ricky Lambert who had Antler Moth and Webb's Wainscot.

Standing in the rain, looking at what appeared to be about 500+ moths, with an abundance of wasps in attendance, made me feel (to borrow an expression from lepidopterist Richard Dickson) “like a man who has just swallowed a mouse”.  But most agreed to be identified and almost 90 species were logged, including: Argyresthia goedartella, A. bonnetella, Twenty -plume, Ash Bud, 4 Diamond-back, Mompha propinquella, 10 V-Pug, 3 Black Arches, 17 Silver Y, Yellow-tail, 10 Chinese Character, Spectacle, Dusky Sallow, a dispersing Narrow-winged Pug, Light Arches, Peach Blossom, Fern and Drinker.

A warm, overcast night.  But too much rain and too many wasps when emptying the traps - got stung!  73 species. 1 Diamond-back, 9 male Four-spotted Footman (I've had more of these moths this year than ever before), 1 Pale Mottled Willow and 11 Silver Y.  1 Black Arches NFY and a very fresh Bordered Beauty.

A total of 289 moths and 67 species, including: Acrobasis advenella, Spilonota ocellana, Endotricha flammealis, Agriphila inquinatella, Rush Veneer, Water Veneer, Thistle Ermine, Dark Sword-grass, 12 Silver Y, Black Arches, July Highflyer, Small Phoenix, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Lesser Broad-bordered and Least Yellow Underwing.

57 Silver Y, Buff Footman, Dark Spectacle the best on offer.

25th July - Christchurch - an Udea fulvalis found on an inside wall of the property where a visiting moth'er was staying in Christchurch (S Goddard).



27th July - in the Goldcroft area of Weymouth, a Jersey Tiger (S Broughton)
28th July - a Hummingbird Hawk-moth by day at Durlston NNR (S Breeze).

Best night of the year so far with 122 individuals of 42 species identified to date.  Highlights included several new species for the garden (all singles) - Lozotaeniodes formosana, Phoenix, Crescent Dart and Light Arches.  Other notables: V-pug (2), Buff Footman (1), Jersey Tiger (1), Dark Swordgrass (1), Silver Y (4).

Another pretty good night after the rain cleared through, producing 320 of 67 species.  A few immigrants including: Rush Veneer, Diamond-back, and 17 Silver Y incl. 2 f. gammina, also Gypsonoma dealbana, Water Veneer, 5 V-Pug, 16 Mother of Pearl, Herald, Marbled White Spot, Phoenix, Nut-tree Tussock, Angle Shades and the 2nd generation Coxcomb Prominent now appearing.

A bumper footman show, with 85 Common Footman, 34 Rosy Footman, 32 Dingy Footman and 10 Four-spotted footman.  Notables among the 90 species caught included a single Lappet, 2 Slender Brindle, a species new to the garden, Maple Pug and Digitivalva pulicariae. Amazingly, despite the very slow start, I have now recorded more species as of the end of July in the garden than I did in the whole of last year! Just shows what a few weeks of nice sunshine can do.

66 Species including 9 Ruby Tiger, Cabbage Moth, Knot Grass, Poplar Grey, Pebble Prominent, Drinker, Small Angle-shades, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U/W, Ringed China Mark, Anania Coronata, 4 Dingy Footman (1 pale).  FFY July Highflyer

Just thought this would be useful to see. The one on the left is the typical colour form of 'ear' moths over here at Hengistbury, the only real variable being the stigma colour. The one on the right always turns out to be Saltern Ear. Will check these by gen det. I think this shows that it is important to get to know the particular forms of moths that are prevalent in your area and look for specimens that appear different.

113 macro & 57 micros last night including new for the year - Garden Tiger, Chocolate-tip, Dun-bar - 3, Southern Wainscot, Black Arches, White-line Dart, Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet - 2, 1470 Euzophera pinguis, 1405 Mother of Pearl, 1048 Garden Rose Tortrix. Also singles of Rush veneer and Silver Y

A Humming-bird Hawkmoth in the garden.

Fewer moths. Highlights: Ethmia dodecea, Dark Spectacle (3), Small Angle Shades and Peach Blossom.

Temperature down a few degrees. Lower number of moths, 173 of 49 species including: Rivulet, 4 Silver Y incl. f. gammina, Brown-tail, Pale Mottled Willow, Small Phoenix, Purple Thorn, Small Blood-vein, Campion, Beautiful Golden Y and notable Least Yellow Underwing.

A chillier night.  60 species.  10 Silver Y and 2 male Four-spotted Footman.

Only new moth for year was Ruby Tiger. Notable for number of Common Footman (85) in trap. Also Four-spotted Footman,female , Rush Veneer and Synaphe punctalis (4 ).

Highlight here the rarely seen pyrale Aglossa pinguinalis or Large Tabby. Best of the rest: Saltern Ear, Currant Pug, Dark Spectacle, Black Arches, Scarce Footman, Blackneck, Drinker and 6 Rush Veneer.

A big increase in numbers again.  From 470+ moths of 92 identifiable species, and ignoring the tribes of footmen, the notables included: Diamond-back Moth, Carcina quercana, Acleris laterana, Stenoptilia pterodactyla, Drinker, Large Emerald, Red Twin-spot Carpet, July Highflyer, a new for the site and best of the night's catch Bordered Pug, Scorched Carpet, a late Scorched Wing, Lilac Beauty, Dusky Thorn, Early Thorn and Purple Thorn, Mottled Beauty, Yellow-tail, 2 Dark Sword-grass, Poplar Grey, Knot Grass, Small Mottled Willow, Marbled White Spot, and 7 Silver Y.

400+ of around 75 species including 4 Nut Tree Tussock, 2 Ruby Tiger, 9 Silver Y, 1 Plain, 1 Beautiful Golden Y, Grey Arches, Sharp-angled Carpet, Magpie, 2 Anania Coronata, Hypsopygia Glaucinalis, Udea Olivalis, Small Blood-vein.  FFY Oak Hook-tip, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U/W, Smoky Wainscot.  Several micros still to ID.

By day at Broadcroft Quarry, several Silver Y, Oncocera semirubella, Crescent Plume, Helcystogramma rufescens, and Endothenia gentianaeana sp.

Just under 300 moths of 72 species. New for garden was a Gothic. Also Four-spotted Footman, Dark Sword-grass, 5 Diamond-back Moth, 5 Silver Y, and Rush Veneer.

Best here was the second garden record for Round-winged Muslin; others worth a mention a Jersey Tiger and 4 Kent Black Arches.

Good numbers of footman (footmen?) moths with 61 Common Footman, 32 Rosy Footman and 11 Four-spotted footman.  Migrants were represented by a single Vestal and 3 Diamond back.  NFY included a single Acleris kochiella, Pammene aurita, Agriphila tristella and Scorched carpet.

Less moths but still a reasonable selection. Highlights: Vapourer, Double Square-spot, Crescent Dart, Scarce Footman, Four-spotted Footman (4), Double Lobed and Wax Moth.

Mostly routine here as well; just 2 migrants, a Rush Veneer (the first this year) and a Silver Y. An Engrailed was a new species for the garden and singletons of both Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing were FFY.

Rain then mist and the temperature staying at 16C.  Mostly routine stuff again including: Argyresthia goedartella, Caloptria falsella, Ypsolopha scabrella, 5 V-Pug, Dusky Thorn, just 4 Silver Y, Plain Golden Y, Marbled White Spot, and Small Blood-vein.  Common and Dingy Footman comprised 36% of the total.

Best a Pine Hawk, by far the rarest of the regular Hawk-moths I catch. My third recent White Satin also of note. Rest included: Currant Pug, Green Arches, Brown-tail, Small Purple-barred, Gothic, Dark Spectacle and 20+ Dark Sword-grass.

A total of 400 moths of 84 species. A varied selection, but mostly of routine fare.  Included were: Ethmia dodecea, Twenty-plume Moth, Agriphila straminella, Acrobasis advenella, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Phoenix, Small Phoenix, Fern, Rivulet, Small Rivulet, Scorched Carpet, Yellow-tail, 8 Silver Y and Plain Golden Y.

Again good numbers and a good variety of moths. Notable were Rosy Footman (7), Beautiful Hook-tip, Poplar Hawkmoth (2), Dark Spectacle, Fern, Scalloped Oak,Garden Tiger, Early Thorn, Kent Black Arches (2), female Four-spotted Footman and Bordered Sallow. New for garden were Scallop Shell,Green Silver-lines and July Highflyer Among the micros were Crescent Plume and Synaphe punctalis.

Sadly suffered an electrical failure during the thunder, but the nights either side still produced some new for garden macros: Slender Brindle, Small Purple-barred (is the heathland heaving with these or are they coming from further afield?) and a lovely White Satin. Been humming Moody Blues all day.

Traps full of moths again. Best of them all were a Small Purple-barred (new for garden) and the rare pyrale Platytes alpinella, the latter presumably an immigrant. A few other interesting pyrales included 2 Pempelia formosa, 2 Dioryctria abietella, Ringed China-mark and Calamotropha paludella.

A balmy muggy night produced over 400 moths and 105 species. Good numbers of Rosy Footman (29) and Common Footman (34), with Dingy Footman (7) not really getting started yet. Notables included 8 Diamond Back and singles of Donacaula forficella, Brown-tail and Beautiful Snout.  FFY included Orthopygia glaucinalis, Cochylis roseana, Oak Eggar and Dusky Sallow.

Thunderstorms and some rain. 132 species. 4 Diamond-back, 3 Silver Y, a female Four-spotted Footman and 1 Gem. Also of interest: 1 Brown-tail, 1 Round-winged Muslin, 1 Kent Back Arches, 1 Gothic, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 1 Dark Spectacle and 1 Pinion-streaked Snout.

70 spp included Small Emerald (new for garden), the first Jersey Tiger of the year, and singles of Kent Black Arches, Dark Sword-grass and Silver Y.

From 263 of 67 species were: Agriphila straminella, Catoptria pinella, Catoptria falsella, 3 Silver Y, singles of Diamond-back and Rusty-dot Pearl, Brown China-mark, Engrailed, Brown-tail, Lychnis, Sycamore, Knot Grass, Turnip, Dusky Thorn, Early Thorn and Pale Mottled Willow.

At Rodwell new for garden were 2 Beautiful Hook-tips. Other notables and immigrants were 2 Dark Spectacle, 3 Diamond-back Moths, Dark Sword-grass, Crescent Dart, Silver Y, Four-spotted Footman, Haworth's Pug, and a Jersey Tiger.

In my garden trap in Blandford,2 Marbled Green,a Muslin Footman and the plume Marasmarcha lunaedactyla

Around 360 / 75 species including Peach Blossom, Garden Tiger, Lychnis, Lunar-spotted Pinion, Anania Coronata, Scalloped Oak, White Plume (+ 3 to ID), 4 Small Rivulet, 4 Drinker, Dot Moth, Green Pug, 3 Ruby Tiger.  FFY Tawny-barred Angle, Small Blood-vein

A light and a trap were ran last night on the saltmarshes at Hengistbury Head. Thank you to the chap who bought over a cup of tea for us. Rosy Wave and White Line Dart and Bactra robustana were the highlights. The Moon was huge Clear skies and the wind was strong. Amazing we got anything at all. Thanks to Mike Jeffes and Brian Heppenstall

Went out to Hurn Forest and ran 12 actinic Traps. 462 moths 102 Species. But what species. Goat moth, Dentated pug, Brussels Lace, 12 Grass Waves, Cream Spot Tiger, Beautiful Brocade, 6 Rosy Marbled. But they were put to one side as three Mustoma nitidlis were found less than 2km from the original site where the first M. nitidalis was seen 11th August 2009. Is it Breeding?

From 330+ moths of 86 species the highlights included: Argyresthia goedartella, Epermenia chaerophyllella, Ethmia dodecea, Epagoge grotiana, Apotomis betuletana, Scoparia pyralella, Ringed China-mark, Small Dusty Wave, Barred Straw, July Highflyer, Small Rivulet, Sandy Carpet, August Thorn, Engrailed, Ruby Tiger, Dark Sword-grass, Purple Clay, Miller and Silver Y, and a Wren who had to be evicted from one of the traps just after dawn for causing a great deal of disquiet.

About 60 species here, the pick being the first Drinker of the year, singles of Haworth's Pug, Lilac Beauty, Pine Hawkmoth, (garden first) and, the only migrant, a Silver Y.

Around 350 of 75 species including Bee Moth, 4 Muslin Footman, 2 Silver Y, Ghost, Dingy Footman, Blue-bordered Carpet, Scalloped Oak, Cabbage Moth.  FFY Honeysuckle, Crescent Plume, Lunar-spotted pinion, 3 Ruby Tiger

Micros included Evergestis limbata 1356a and Pempelia formosa 1445

Great night here with evidence of heathland dispersal. 3 new macros: Dark Tussock, Dark Umber and Cloaked Carpet and 6 new micros included Pempelia palumbella.

Total 343 of 85 species including: a fifth Sclerocona acutellus, Ghost, Barred Straw, Lilac Beauty, Early Thorn, Willow Beauty and Mottled Beauty, Ruby Tiger, Lesser Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing, Dingy Shears, Silver Y, Blackneck and Herald.

An excellent night with several new species for the garden. 120+ species with several Pugs and micros still to ID.  The easterly winds have brought some NFG heathland species to me: Purple-bordered Gold and Dark Tussock (subject to Les's confirmation) - photos will go up on Facebook. Also NFG: a very smart Epiblema fonella, 2 Muslin Footman and 1 Oak Nycteoline.  14 Silver Y, a Diamond-back and a Dark Sword-grass. Other moths of interest: 1 Festoon, 1 Leopard, 1 Four-spotted Footman, 3 Kent Black Arches and 1 Cream-bordered Green Pea.

New species for garden just keep coming: Muslin Footman and Bordered Pug. Hadn't realised quite how transparent the wings of Muslin Footman are.

One Old Lady in my outhouse this evening.

Around 70 species including 5 Lackey, 3 Drinker, 3 Yellow-tail, 4 Mother of Pearl, Sm Angle Shades, Chinese Character, Herald, Blue-bordered Carpet, Iron Pominent.  FFY Leopard Moth, Blackneck, Garden Tiger, Marbled Green, Pyrausta Purpuralis, Agapeta Hamana, Anania Coronata, Hypsopygia Glaucinalis

First Jersey Tiger and Four-spotted Footman of the year. Corn-borer and Rush Veneer also worth a mention.

59 macro species including 1 Garden Tiger, 2 Scarlet Tiger, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Small Blood-vein, 1 Engrailed, 1 Spruce Carpet, 1 Dark Umber, 4 Haworth's Pug, 1 Green Pug, 2 V-pugs, plus 7 micro species including Aethes francillana and Phalonidia manniana

115 species.  Not many micros, but a lovely Carcina quercana.  1 Silver Y and 1 Dark Sword-grass.  New for the garden: Brown-tail (at last!).  Other moths of interest: 1 Chinese Character, 1 Leopard, 1 Four-dotted Footman, 2 Dingy Shears (only my second record) and 3 Kent Black Arches.

Among 85 macro species, highlights were Red-necked Footman, Swallowtail (5), Common Emerald (6),Small Emerald, Small Mottled Willow, Rosy Footman, Muslin Footman(4), Sharp-angled Carpet, Small Angle Shades, Kent Black Arches, Common Lutestring and Tawny Shears. Also Dark Sword Grass (2) and Silver Y (3). Among the many micros was a single Oncocera semirubella.

53 macro species including 5 Swallow-tailed, 2 Peach Blossom, 1 Short-cloaked moth, 1 Marbled Green, 1 Lunar-spotted Pinion, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 3 Small Rivulet plus 6 micros, including 1 Apomyelois bistriatella

47 macro species including 3 Coronet, 2 Drinker, 1 Lesser Swallow Prominent, 1 Chinese Character and 7 micro species

361 moths of 103 species, with new for garden being Muslin Footman, Short-cloaked Moth, True Lover's Knot and Marbled White Spot. New for year include Jersey Tiger, Haworth's Pug, July Highflyer, Burnished Brass, Light Arches, Buff Footman, Marbled Green and Zeiraphera isertana.

A glamorous night in Stickland, with plenty of emeralds, diamonds, ermine and pearls on display.  Highlights from well over 300 were: Diamond-back, Silver Y, Poplar Grey, Sycamore, Scalloped Oak, Common Lutestring, Lilac Beauty, Shark, Dark Spectacle, Drinker, Lackey, Sandy Carpet, Small Rivulet, Marbled White Spot, Clouded Silver, Yarrow Plume, Bird Cherry Ermine, Foxglove Pug and Haworth’s Pug among the guests.

130 species last night, the highlights were 100+ Craniophora ligustri Coronet; 50+ Biston betularia Peppered Moth and 20+ Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches - all low-end estimates.

Another great moth-filled night. Thirteen species NFY including: Cydia splendana, Perinephela lancealis, Beautiful China-mark, Muslin Footman and Round-winged Muslin. Two new additions to the garden list were Miller (another species that had been missing in action) and rather suprisingly Plain Pug - a species that I had not expected to see.  These in a total of 300 moths of 97 species.

284 moths of 85 species, with Teleiodes vulgella, Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lackey and Feathered Ranunculus being new for year. Also a Grapholita lobarzewskii.

By day at Chesil Beach, large numbers of Cnephasia lognana, Lobesia littoralis, suspected Scrobipalpa suaedella, and smaller numbers of Crescent Plume, Silver Y, Platytes cerussella, Six-spot Burnet, and Dwarf Cream Waves, and singles of Dolichartria punctalis and Yellow Belle.

Moth filled traps again today, highlights my second ever Cloaked Carpet and another White Satin. Back up cast: Small Rivulet, Small Dotted Buff, True Lover's Knot (3), Gothic, Dark Spectacle, Cypress Carpet, Double Lobed, Small Emerald (2), Blackneck, Oak Nycteoline (3).

Around 300 moths of 68 species including Sandy Carpet, 2 Rosy Footman, 4 Early Thorn, Clouded Border, Barred Yellow, Barred Straw, Shaded Broad-bar, Mother of Pearl, Pebble Prominent, Small Rivulet, 2 Plain Golden Y, Lobster, Double Square-spot.  FFY Blue-bordered Carpet, Magpie, Four-dotted Footman

Highlights from 228 of 55 species included: Ethmia dodecea (2), Mother of Pearl, July Highflyer, Treble Brown Spot, Mottled Beauty ab. conversaria, Purple Clay, Poplar Grey, Silver Y (2), Beautiful Carpet, and Short-cloaked Moth.

Two searches for Coscinia cribraria Speckled Footman this week in two known locations have drawn a blank. Hopefully a third location may be visited and there may be the possibility of further searches before the end of July.

Sunday 14/7/13: Lunar Hornet Moth found by Dave Chown. Photo and video clip sent to me for confirmation.

280 moths of 88 species, with new for garden being Small Seraphim, Brussels Lace and Grey Arches. Other notables were Phoenix, Broad-barred White, Square-spot Rustic (quite early!), Carcina quercana, Bordered Sallow and Pammene regiana.

Tide must have been in a long way last night with two Lobster and a Shark, not to mention various Waves, and (up the beach maybe) a Small Rivulet. Here is a photo of the tineid Morophaga choragella from yesterday: 2nd year I've had this, and I guess it may be under-recorded.

The good run continues, elated to find a Ruddy Carpet in one of the traps, new for garden and the first I've seen since netting this species at Cheyne 13 years ago. Best of rest: Green Silver-lines, Beautiful Hook-tip, Lilac Beauty (2), Haworth's Pug, Bordered Sallow, Peach Blossom, Green Arches, Pinion-streaked Snout (2), Sandy Carpet and the first Mottled Beauty for some years.

563 moths of 88 species in 2 traps, the actinic trap having far less but attracting different moths. First for garden were Fern, Small Angle Shades, Ghost Moth and Broad-barred White. Other notables were Mullein Wave, Yellow Shell, Herald, Peach Blossom, Pine Hawk=moth and FFY Garden Tiger.  Also high numbers of Coronet (15), Beautiful Hook-tip (7) and Buff Arches (12). Only 2 Silver Y. Not so many micros but possibly Synaphe punctalis-will check with photo later.

Another reasonable haul with 237 logged and 67 species.  Among the hordes of tigers and hawks were the likes of: Spruce Carpet, Barred Yellow, Beautiful Hook-tip, Plain Golden Y, Grey Arches, Gothic, Brussels Lace, Silver Y, Small Angle Shades, Bordered Straw, another (4th) Sclerocona acutellus in pristine condition, and Sandy Carpet. Nothing outstanding among the micros.

Misty morning here but moth numbers down to only 43 macro species, including Coronet, Angle Shades, Dot Moth, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Small Blood-vein, Fern, Green Pug, plus only 4 micro species

A lovely misty morning.  About 100 species. 4 Silver Y and a very fresh Dark Sword-grass. NFY 1 Magpie. Of interest were: 1 Cypress Carpet, another Obscure Wainscot (subject to confirmation by Les) and 1 Cream-bordered Green Pea.  Lots of Emeralds, Scarlet Tigers, Garden Tigers, Hawkmoths and Heralds for added colour!

A Nephopterix angustella amongst the micros.

Over 400 moths of at least 80 species including Figure of Eighty, Rivulet, 5 Peach Blossom, 3 Cypress Carpet, 3 Mother of Pearl, Ghost, Angle Shades, White Plume, Lg Yellow Underwing, Drinker.  FFY Large Emerald, Clay, Sm Blood Vein, Early Thorn, 2 Yellow-tail.  Still some micros and macros to ID

More new goodies amongst another two fridge-fulls (note to self:must look for double-door fridge soon) included NFG Beautiful Snout (sadly failed to pot it), Silky Wainscot on 13th, two Ethmia dodecea (possible migrant or Common Gromwell feeder, pic below), Aleimma loeflingiana & the smart Epiblema foenella (lower pic) on 14th. Morophaga choragella, a big tineid feeding on bracket fungi in ancient woodland, was a second record on 14th.

I ran two traps in the garden, 125Mv and 22w green actinic. The grand total was 580 moths of 136 species and that isn't counting the hoardes that seemed to disappear as I lifted the egg boxes out!  Six new species to the garden: Ethmia dodecea, Lozotaeniodes formosanus (2), Epiblema foenella, Sycamore (at last!), Blackneck and Cream-bordered Green Pea (3).  What was also notable was the high numbers of some species, with the following recording the highest garden totals to date (just for the MV125): Udea olivalis (14), Buff Arches (22), Common Emerald (9), Swallowtailed Moth (10), True Lover's Knot (14), Smoky Wainscot (10) and Coronet (16). I think I will take a break tonight / tmr morning!

Overwhelmed by moths last night (well for North Dorset!). It's taken sometime to recover from the sheer numbers. Over 60 macro species, including Rosy Footman, Small Scallop, V Pug, Swallow-tailed(4), Ghost Moth, Short-cloaked Moth, Chinese Character(2), Herald, Drinker, Scarlet Tiger, Clay, plus over 10 micros including the fabulous Anana coronata.

Not as exciting as the previous night but still fun - probably about 120 species when all the micros are IDed, but numbers were down. 4 Silver Y. New for the garden: 1 Fern and 1 Slender Brindle. A promising looking Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, but it finally failed the Langmaid tests. Other moths of interest: 1 Festoon, 2 Lackey, 3 Drinker, 8 Scarlet Tiger, 1 Lilac Beauty, 1 Scarce Footman, 2 Cream-bordered Green Pea and 1 Dark Spectacle.

Another very productive night, best garden rarities were Grey Arches and Marbled White Spot. Best of rest: Scarce Silver-lines, Pine Carpet, Common Lutestring, Vapourer, Small Rivulet, Small Dotted Buff, Scarlet Tiger, Clay Triple-lines, Scarce Footman, Lilac Beauty, Haworth's Pug, Oak Nycteoline, Cream-bordered Green Pea (8).

Another warm night, with the temperature staying around 15C until dawn, but fewer moths put in an appearance - 214 and 54 species.  Among the mostly routine fare were: Ghost, Barred Straw, Lobster, Pine Carpet, Blackneck, Scalloped Oak, Grey Arches and Lesser Yellow Underwing.

Among the many moths of 77 species were Dark Sword-grass and Silver Y (3). FFY were True Lovers Knot, Dot Moth, V- Pug, Pine Hawkmoth and Swallowtail.

On a Beautiful Snout search; a species that I get a few of each year in the garden, but not sure from where they orginate. There are several areas of Bilberry in Pallington woods, so I set up a 22w green actinic in a likely area. Over 300 moths of 75 species recorded. In terms of numbers True Lover's Knot (59) dominated followed by Dark Arches (21), Peppered Moth (18), Lobster Moth (17), Buff-tip (16) and Grey Arches (10). Notables included Large Emerald (6), Small Seraphim (3), Blue-bordered Carpet, Chevron, Broom Moth, Suspected (2), Cream-bordered Green Pea and Pinion-streaked Snout. Oh, and the trip was a success with a single Beautiful Snout. I will have a search for the larvae later in the year.

325 moths of 100 species. Eucosma campoliliana, Argyresthia goedartella, Sharp-angled Peacock and Common White Wave were 4 of 6 new for garden. 16 new for year species, including L-album Wainscot, 2 Bordered Sallow (3rd garden record), and a Pinion-streaked Snout (2nd garden record)

48 macro species including Peppered Moth, Drinker, Lilac Beauty(2), Early Thorn, Small Scallop, Small Fan-footed Wave, Coronet, Small Seraphim, and Scarlet Tiger(not in trap) plus 8 micro species, a very busy morning, followed by a successful trip to Bentley Wood to see the Purple Emperor.

39 macro species including Eyed Hawkmoth, Muslin Footman, Dot Moth, Peach Blossom, Poplar Grey, Green Pug, Brown Scallop, plus 6 micro species

Best night here also with around 250 moths including Drinker, Iron Prominent, Plain Golden Y, White, Tansy and Common Plume, Thistle and Bird Cherry Ermine, Sycamore, Peach Blossom.  FFY 4 Rosy Footman, Mother of Pearl, Small Emerald, Grey Arches.  Numerous additional micros - will try to ID a few more.

91 species, 191quantity. Green Pug 1, Cloaked Minor 1, Garden Tiger 2, Large Emerald 1, Common Emerald 2, Small Emerald 1, Light Emerald 1, Dot moth(melanic) 1, Miller 1.  15degC.

The final tally is 136 species including 1 Silky Wainscot which is new for the garden.  Of interest amongst the micros were: 3 Calamotropha paludella, 1 Assara terebrella and 1 Catoptria falsella - all new for the garden.

An extraordinary night.  The temperature stayed at 14C from 10pm until dawn, and the final tally reached 375.  A few of the highlights from 89 species included: Pammene regiana, Argyresthia bonnetella, a 3rd (and individually recognisable) Sclerocona acutellus, Ethmia dodecea, Blackneck, Beautiful Carpet, Treble Brown-spot, Barred Straw, Foxglove Pug, Ghost, Lilac Beauty, Beautiful Hook-tip, Brown Plume, Yellow Wave, and Sharp-angled Peacock.

Best night of the year so far for sure. Highlight, a new-for-garden Broom Moth. Best of rest: White Satin, Barred Red, Ghost, Sandy Carpet, Buff Footman, Scallop Shell, Rosy Footman, Maiden's Blush, Small Angle Shades, Blackneck, Dwarf Cream Wave, Haworth's Pug (3), Cypress Carpet (3), Lilac Beauty (4), Common Lutestring (5), Cream-bordered Green Pea (10), Ethmia dodecea.

4 traps out and very large numbers of moths (took me 4 hours to unload the traps). 119 species, with one or two macros (and several Pugs of course) and lots of micros still to ID. 5 Silver Y and 1 Diamond-back. Of particular interest were: 2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Obscure Wainscot and 1 Kent Black Arches. Also: 1 Festoon, 1 Lackey, 3 Drinker, 6 Scarlet Tiger, 1 Lilac Beauty, 1 Shark, 1 Green Silver-lines and 1 Cream-bordered Green Pea

A good night here, with 154 moths of 58 spp to 15W actinic, of which the best were 2 Eudonia lineola and a Blue-bordered Carpet (both FFY), a Small Seraphim, a Dark Sword-grass and 3 Beautiful Hook-tip.

A stunning night here at Wyke Regis, Weymouth. 4 gdn ticks - beautiful hook-tip, muslin ftmn, ruddy cpt and cmn lutestring. Also cream-bordered green pea, short cloaked moth, small elephant hawk-moth, 5 coronet, 3 blue-bordered carpet and3 cypress carpet. On the micro side lozotaeniodes formosana, aethes beatricella, aethes francillana, delplanqueia dilutella, cataclysta lemnata and cochylis hybridella all being noteworthy for me.

Around 200 moths and 53 species including second FY (new) Cypress Carpet, 2 Muslin Footman, Ringed China Mark, Single Dotted Wave, Tansy Plume.  FFY Lilac Beauty, Shaded Broad-bar

Best here were: Slender Pug, Small Dotted Buff, Lilac Beauty and Beautiful Hook-tip.

Netting in the Charmouth area for about an hour produced 15 species, with the highlight being 11 Morris's Wainscot. Other highlights were Annulet, Oncocera semirubella and 3 Crescent Plume.

From just over 200 of 64 species the varied selection included: a second, and pristine, Sclerocona acutellus (presumably also from recent local thatching operations), Lilac Beauty, Early Thorn, Brussel's Lace, Short-cloaked Moth, Purple Clay, Mottled Rustic, Plain Golden Y, and the only immigrant on display was a single Silver Y.

Approx 140 moths of 46 species including 2 Small Yellow Wave, 3 Plain Golden Y, Sandy Carpet, Sycamore, Muslin Footman, Small Rivulet, Drinker.  FFY Peach Blossom, Green Arches, Dusky Brocade

Singles of Malacosoma neustria Lackey and Cybosia mesomella Four-dotted Footman, the best from an even smaller catch last night.

A good turn out of people for this trap despite the cooler overnight temperatures. Approx 45 macros: the best were Ghost Moth (female), Grass Emerald, Green Silver-lines, Obscure Wainscot (a pale, straw coloured form), Poplar Grey and Tawny-barred Angle.

Numbers down a little on a slightly cooler night, and from 43 species the modest highlights were: the microscopic but beautiful Argyresthia bonnetella, plus Brindled Plume, Fern, Lychnis, Poplar Grey, Silver Y, and Beautiful Golden Y.

numbers down to 31 macro species, including 1 Blotched Emerald, 2 Common Emeralds, 5 Small Emeralds, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Muslin Footman, 1 Dot Moth

42 macro species including 3 Swallow-tailed Moths, and singles of Small Dusty Wave, Clouded Silver, Cypress Carpet, Haworth's Pug and Small Blood-vein. 6 micro moth species, including Udea prunalis.

Rodwell. Late news from 8/7/13: New for garden were the nationally scarce micros Grapholita lobarzewskii and Argyresthia dilectella (both confirmed by P. Sterling)

Had a night out on the Rushmore Estate running 10 Actinic traps and 2 Mv units. The result surprised my friend Mike Jeffes and I to say the least. At the close of play we were well satisfied. At this time the count stands at 835 moths of 113 species. The Highlights being the Ruddy carpet and 9 Haworth's Pug and wealth of other species. I would like to put up a list but that might not be right for the website. If you want to see the list just facebook me on the Dorset site.

The temperature dropped to 9C before dawn, but of 61 species there was certainly plenty of colour.  Among the 208 night's visitors were: Lozotaenia forsterana, Yarrow Plume, and some very pristine specimens of Common Emerald and Barred Yellow, some slightly worn Grey Pine Carpet and Spruce Carpet, but Pretty Chalk Carpet, V-pug, Swallow-tailed Moth, Light Emerald, Barred Red, White-point, Green Silver-lines, Beautiful Golden Y, Spectacle, and Beautiful Hook-tip were all very fresh.

At Portland Bill by day: Cynaeda dentalis, and Crescent Plume.

3 Evergestis limbata the best of a smaller catch last night.

Got chillier towards and morning and numbers down.  2 Silver Y.  Ruby Tiger and Barred Yellow added some colour.

Some nice mothing nights in the garden, which is certainly making up for the slow start to the year. Over 90 species last night (9th July) with Pempelia palumbella a new garden record along with Aethes cnicana.  Nice to see Lilac Beauty again (2nd garden record) along with two Beautiful Snout, two Common Lutestring, two Pine Hawk and a Garden Tiger.  The most numerous species, suprisingly, was Buff Arches (19), by far the highest total recorded in one night. Other notables from this period include: Morophaga choragella, Diamond Back, European Corn-borer, Pempelia formosa, Dwarf Cream Wave, Red-necked Footman and Green Silver-lines (2).  Looking forward to the next couple of weeks!

Epic mothing like everyone else, with approx 65 spp per night, new for site including Ash Bud Moth, Common Lutestring, Udea prunalis, Pempella palumbella, probable Acleris hastiana, The Miller, Small Rufous, Grey Tortrix sp., and Blue-bordered Carpet. European Corn-borer appeared for the third summer running: there must be a local population. Also Phaulernis fulviguttella, a dayflying micro on Hogweed flowers, and rollercoaster flights by Scarlet Tiger most evenings. Record numbers of Privet Hawk. Not sure how to get to 100 spp per night without REALLY upsetting my neighbours!

9/7/13: New for garden at Rodwell were Scarlet Tiger and Aethes tesserana. Also, second garden record of Ghost Moth (last recorded here in 2011)

35 macro species, including Beautiful Hook-tip, Common Emerald, Small Elephant Hawkmoth, Lackey, Small Dotted Wave, Sandy Carpet, Four-dotted Footman, Double Square-spot and Phoenix.

Approx 150 moths of 42 species including Lackey, Plain Golden Y, Silver Y, Brussels Lace, Bright-line Brown-eye, Lychnis, D/G Dagger.  FFY 4 Drinker, Cypress Carpet, Dingy Footman, Dot Moth and several micro Ermines to ID

Total 169 of 56 species.  Nothing unusual but the tally included the likes of: Cnephasia asseclana, Hedya pruniana, Epiblema trimaculana, Anania fuscalis, Single-dotted Wave, Mottled Beauty, Privet, Eyed, Poplar, Elephant and Small Elephant Hawk-moth, and Small Fan-foot.

Best here: Slender Pug, Lilac Beauty (2), Cream-bordered Green Pea (3), Blue-bordered Carpet.

Another 100+ species: Plutella xylostella, Evergestis limbata, Deileptenia ribeata Satin Beauty and Callimorpha dominula Scarlet Tiger the best of the bunch.

Best night of the year so far: c120 individuals of 40+ species.  Highlights included FFY: Lackey, Peppered Moth, Red-necked Footman, Dot Moth, Plain Golden Y.

Another good night with a wonderful range of species.  74 macros, with a few Pugs and lots of micros still to ID. 1 Silver Y, I Diamond-back, 1 Red-necked Footman and 2 Cream-bordered Green Pea.  Lots of colour with Cinnabar, Swallow-tailed Moth, Clouded Buff, Purple Clay and Beautiful Golden Y.

Another numerous moth night - 312 moths of 62 species. New for garden, Scorched Carpet and Red -necked Footman (3). Elephant Hawkmoth (15) and Small Elephant Hawkmoth (21) trapped in record numbers.


Six-spot Burnet moths just emerging at Durlston


Red-necked Footman

Rodwell 8/7: 231 moths of 106 species, with new for garden Small Yellow Wave. Also, Lesser Wax Moth and Maiden's Blush, both second garden records, and a Bloxworth Snout. Also, Lime, Elephant and Poplar Hawks.

150+ moths of 49 species including Barred Yellow, Lychnis, Beautiful Hook-tip, Plain Golden Y, Privet/Elephant/Small Elephant H/Ms, Buff Arches, Sycamore, Fan Foot, Cabbage Moth, Poplar Grey, Flame Carpet, Swallowtailed, Udea Olivalis. FFY Common Footman, Clay, Mottled Beauty, Lackey, Common Wainscot.

Best were: Meal Moth, Corn-borer, Common Lutestring, Lilac Beauty, Spruce Carpet, Blue-bordered Carpet, Cream-bordered Green Pea (2), Blackneck, Beautiful Hook-tip and Peach Blossom. Also Dioryctria Sp (poss simplicella) tbc.

New for the garden were Red-barred Tortrix and European Corn-borer; NFY were, Ebulea crocealis, Bee moth, Wormwood Pug, Sharp-angled Peacock, Brussels Lace, Short-cloaked Moth, Dark/Grey Dagger agg., Cream-bordered Green Pea and Small Fan-foot.

With the temperature staying at 14C the total reached 254 of 68 species. Highlights included: Ethmia dodecea, Lozotaenia forsterana, Yarrow Plume, Clay Triple-lines, Brussels Lace, 2 Eyed, 8 Elephant and 5 Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Garden Tiger, Poplar Grey, Pale Mottled Willow, Silver Y and Beautiful Hook-tip.

71 macro species with two Pugs and lots of micros left to ID.  Highlights were 1 Scarlet Tiger, 1 Blackneck and Pine and Lime Hawkmoths.

Apoda limacodes Festoon (6), Parachronistis albiceps (2nd Det.: M. Jeffes), Jodis lactearia Little Emerald, Euchoeca nebulata Dingy Shell and Lygephila pastinum Blackneck the highlights from 100+ species last night.

Atolmis rubricollis Red-necked Footman every night now for past 10 days or so.

Lobster 1, Ghost 1, Brussells Lace 1, Shoulder-striped Wainscot 2, Elephant Hawk 3, Small Elephant Hawk 1, Black Rustic 1, Cataptria falsella 1, Anania coronata 1.  65 species, 204 moths, 11 degrees.

Around 150 moths of approx 70 species including Small Angle Shades, Sycamore, Coronet, Alder, Sandy Carpet,Beautiful Hook-tip 3, Plain Golden Y 3, Silver Y, Pebble Prominent, Brown China-mark, Barred Yellow FFY Blotched Emerald 2, Common Wainscot, Ghost (f).  Numerous micros.

Fortyfive species, including one new for garden, Blastodacna hellenella and Aethes beatricella, Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix, Thistle Ermine, Mullein Wave, Small Blood-vein, Barred Straw, Haworth's Pug, Coronet, Pale Mottled Willow and Beautiful Hook-tip, all new for year.

Acrobasis consociella new for garden (tbc). Silky Wainscot a real rarity here also. Best of rest were Lobster, Cream-bordered green Pea (2), Dog's Tooth a and Dark Sword-grass.

7/7/13 Rodwell: 245 moths of 65 species. New for garden were 3 Ancylis achatana and Gypsonoma dealbana. Also, new for year were 6 Red-barred Tortrix, Lozotaenia forsterana, 2 Pammene regiana, Poplar Grey. Also, 5 Elephant Hawk-moths and 2 Sycamore.

5th July 125W Robinson & 125W Skinner. We ran these two traps overnight on 2nd Ridge South for Cyril Diver Project List below of additional species to Les Hill's list Poplar Hawk Four Dotted Footman Buff-Tip Bright-line Brown-Eeye Pinion Streaked Snout Green Oak Tortrix Common Wainscot Birds Wing Peppered Moth Rosy Wave Silver Hook Flame Shoulder Crambus pascuella Celypha rivulana Chilo phragmitella Anasaria spartiella

Putative photo record of Adscita geryon Cistus Forester by David Dennis, Chairman, Butterfly Conservation. Foodplant present.

Over 175 moths in total of 64 species.  A typical summer assortment including: Hedya pruniana, Brown China-mark, Drinker, Peach Blossom, Barred Yellow, Scorched Carpet, Willow Beauty, Poplar Hawk-moth, Double Square-spot, Shark, Poplar Grey, Miller, Coronet, Angle Shades, Pale Mottled Willow, Fan-foot and Small Fan-foot.

Apoda limacodes Festoon, again the only highlight from 94 species last night.

59 species with 10 or so micros still to ID.  Highlights were 1 Cream-bordered Green Pea, some very fresh Green Arches and 2 Beautiful Golden Y. Also 1 Nascia cilialis/Sclerocona acutellus (probably the latter).

Morden Bog 6/7/13: Around 550 moths of 88 species. Highlights were Leopard Moth, Batrachedra pinicolella, Cydia coniferana, 4 Donacaula mucronellus, Small Grass Emerald, Purple-bordered Gold, Dotted Border Wave, Horse Chestnut, Lilac Beauty, Pine, Privet, Poplar, Elephant and Small Elephant Hawk-moths, Lobster Moth, Red-necked Footman, Striped Wainscot, Cream-bordered Green Pea and Pinion-streaked Snout.

Donacaula mucronellus

Beautiful Yellow Underwing (adult and larva)

Small Grass Emerald

Striped Wainscot

More moths tonight in one trap than in two yesterday - 244 moths of 57 species. Only new moths Brussels Lace, Reddish Light Arches and Barred Straw. Also singles of White-point and Silver Y.

Apoda limacodes Festoon the only highlight from 75 species last night.

Almost 150 of 46 species on another very mild night, including: Epiblema trimaculana, Epiblema rosaecolana, Eucosma cana, Small Emerald, Treble Brown Spot, Purple Bar, Light Emerald, Dark Arches and Pale Mottled Willow.

59 species but not large numbers of moths. 2 White-point.  Very fresh and beautiful Phoenix, Lilac Beauty, Dot Moth and True Lover's Knot.

Still precious little migrant activity, with just three Diamond Back, and seven Silver Y (per PBO)

Numbers down a bit on last week.  FFY included Sharp-angled Peacock, Lobster Moth, Brussels Lace and Garden Tiger.

Highlights: Gothic, Blackneck, Swallowtail, Beautiful Hook-tip, Marbled Beauty, Brussels Lace, Green Silver-lines, Barred Yellow (2), Small Elephant Hawk (3).

The highlight from last night was a first garden record of Puss moth - a species that has taken its time to fly up to the ridge here from the Frome valley. This was amongst 17 species new for the year among 197 moths of 74 species in total. Two other new garden species were singles of Strophedra weirana and Teleoides luculella. Other notables included singles of Diamond back, and Rush Veneer 4 Brussels Lace, 1 Pebble Hook-tip, 4 Lobster Moth, 11 Buff Ermine and a Pinion-streaked Snout.

Not quite as many as expected - possible late temperature drop. Just 124 moths of 36 species. FFY L-album Wainscot and Pine Carpet and notable Small Elephant Hawkmoth (11) and Elephant Hawkmoth (6). Also 3 Silver Y

137 Moths of 48 species including Middle-barred Minor, Chinese Character, Treble Brown Spot, Single-dotted Wave, Fan Foot, Silver-ground Carpet, Brussels Lace, Lychnis, two each of Eyed, Poplar, Elephant H/M, Bright-line Brown-eye.  FFY Sycamore, Sandy Carpet, Small Yellow Wave, Small Waved Umber.  Several micros still to ID. Overnight temperature 13.3 deg c.  Daytime 2 Six-spot Burnet on Dame's Violet.

Clear at first but with fog before dawn and 11C.  Among the colourful collection of 116 individuals of 37 species were: Epiblema trimaculana, Eucosma cana, Eudonia lacustrata, Buff Arches, Blood-vein, Eyed, Elephant and Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Light Emerald, Garden Tiger, Plain Golden Y, Burnished Brass and Spectacle.

Ran a lamp & sheet plus a Skinner trap contributing to National Trust's Cyril Diver Project. Clear conditions with rising dampness and a drop in temperature did it's level best to limit both species and numbers so a full species list for each light as below:

Lamp & sheet

• Scoparia ambigualis
  
• Elophila nymphaeata Brown China-mark
  
• Pempelia palumbella
  
• Geometra papilionaria Large Emerald
  
• Idaea aversata Riband Wave
  
• Idaea straminata Plain Wave
  
• Rheumaptera undulata Scallop Shell
  
• Eupithecia nanata Narrow-winged Pug
  
• Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug
  
• Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border
  
• Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent
  
• Lycophotia porphyrea True Lover's Knot
  
• Mythimna litoralis Shore Wainscot
  
• Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches
  

Skinner

• Elophila nymphaeata Brown China-mark
  
• Pempelia palumbella
  
• Idaea straminata Plain Wave
  
• Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border
  
• Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine
  
• Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot
  

Other recorders attending may post their lists separately.

Best here were: 4/7/13: Blue-bordered Carpet and an 'insularia' Peppered Moth.

5/7/13: True Lovers Knot, Peach Blossom and Green Silver-lines.

118 moths of 40 species including Herald, Figure of Eighty, Barred Yellow, Barred Straw, Udea Olivalis, 3 Plain Golden Y, Privet & Elephant H/M, Sharp-angled Peacock.  FFY singles of White Plume, Shark, Light Arches, Buff Arches

The pick of another mixed catch here were: Barred Yellow, Grey Pine Carpet, Brindled White-spot, Gothic and Coronet including one of the melanic form ab. coronula

Over 110 moths of 51 species with 11 NFY. These included single Catoptria falsella, Lozotaenia forsterana, Pandemis cinnomomeana, Barred Red, Short Cloaked Moth and Burnished Brass. Also notable were 3 Privet Hawk (my highest single nights record of this species) a species that others seem to be getting good numbers of and reasonable numbers of Willow Beauty (8), Snout (10) and Straw Dot (7).  The conditions look good for the next week, so hopefully the slow start to the year will be banished.

Ran moth trap last night , of note 5 Buff Tips , Small Elephant , 2 Elephant , Lobster , Swallow Prominent and Peppered Moth .

47 species but only new for year were Small Yellow Wave, Sycamore, Shark, Bee Moth, Diamond -back Moth, and .Garden Pebble.  Privet Hawkmoth (2) , Small Elephant Hawkmoth (3) Shears (7) and singles of Elephant Hawkmoth and Silver Y among the rest.

3/7/13: European Corn-borer and another 7 Privet Hawks.

2/7/13: Small Waved Umber the best.

98 Moths of 40 species including Eyed H/M, Grey/Dk Dagger, Fan Foot, 4 Elephant H/M, Angle Shades, Green & Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Light Emerald.  FFY Beautiful Hook-tip, Swallow-tailed, Common Emerald, True Lover's Knot

Mild again at 14C and 111 of 36 species including: a putative Sclerocona acutellus (adventive although probably on imported water reed here), plus Hedya nubiferana, Phycitodes binaevella, Scorched Wing, Peppered Moth, Clouded Bordered-brindle and Brussels Lace among the rest.

much better night, 24 macro species, including 4 Blood-vein, singles of Fern, Sharp-angled Peacock, Burnished Brass f. juncta, Buff Arches and 3 micro species, including 3 Udea Olivalis.

very poor night, only 8 macro species and 2 micros

Ostrinia nubilalis European Corn-borer the only highlight from last night. Two putative Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain and a Acronicta tridens/psi Dark/Grey Dagger to be critically checked.

A migrant White-speck overnight at the Bill.

Scrobipalpa costella, a new garden record, was the only species of note.

After the rain finally eased the night's visitors were more colourful than noteworthy.  Buff Arches, Green Carpet, Clouded Silver, Light Emerald, Elephant Hawk, White Ermine, Burnished Brass and Gold Spot were some of the 80+ cast of regulars of just 30 species. Nothing of note among the relatively few micros either.

Mon.1st. July,using a small actinic trap 22 species were caught which included...Scorched Wing,Brussels Lace,Beautiful Golden Y,Green Pug,Mottled Beauty,Pale Tussock,Great Oak Beauty,Buff Tip,and Brown Rustic.

27 Species including Spectacle, Flame, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Figure of Eighty, Lychnis, Flame Carpet, Privet & Elephant H/M, Udea Olivalis.  FFY Pine Carpet, Oblique Carpet, Single dotted Wave, Dusky Brocade, 4 Large Yellow Underwing.

1/7/13 Rodwell: A good night for this year, with 200 moths of 51 species, with new for garden being Coleophora trifolii and Cyclamen Tortrix. Other highlights were Chinese Character, Dwarf Cream Wave, Lime Hawk-moth, 2 Buff-tip, Sycamore, and Straw Dot.

A cooler night with the total down to 78 moths of 29 species.  Among the micros were: Diamond-back, Lozotaenia forsterana, and Chrysoteuchia culmella, plus highlights of Grey Arches, Poplar Grey, Pale Mottled Willow, and Silver Y among the routine fare.

22 macro species, including singles of Lime Hawkmoth, Elephant Hawkmoth and Bright-line Brown-eye. Only two micro species

Among 144 moths of 44 species were first for year ,Scorched Wing and Sharp -angled Carpet.

Among a mixed bag of 100+ of 50 species were: Nematopogon swammerdamella, Cylepha striana, Hedya nubiferana, Ancylis achatana, Eudonia lacustrata, Anania coronata, Rush Veneer, Blood-vein, Clouded Silver and Clouded Brindle and Snout.

21 macro species, including singles of Light Emerald, Clouded Silver, Brussels Lace, Sandy Carpet and Blood-vein. 4 micros, including a Lozotaenia forsterana.

Goat Moth took centre stage this morning, my first British specimen.


Cossus cossus Goat Moth

Bordered Sallow the best, although 8 Privet Hawk were of note for here.