Post Trap Punditry

 I don't post many moth lists on here these days but on this occasion a notable catch deserves some post trap analysis.. 

The night of the 11th July was overcast and very warm, no cooler than 18 degrees at 5am. Experience tells me there would be quite a few moths, but I had not expected such a diversity of species. When I looked into the trap it was a sea of micro moths and geometers rather than the expected Large Yellow Underwings.

I have highlighted some notable garden records. This lot is all in a single 125w MV Robinson Trap on our drive. To do before work!

Total finally at 518 moths of 112 species. Not my biggest catch but up there for species.

Taxa

  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  1

  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  3

03.003  Map-winged Swift (Korscheltellus fusconebulosa)  4

03.005  Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli)  1

16.001  Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)  3

16.020  a moth (Paraswammerdamia nebulella)  1

28.010  Brown House-moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)  1

34.004  a moth (Limnaecia phragmitella)  4 usually only singles occur.

35.159  a moth (Exoteleia dodecella)  1 a totally new species for me.

38.039  a moth (Elachista maculicerusella)  1 new for the garden but a bit battered after I struggled to get it out of the egg tray.

39.001  a moth (Blastodacna hellerella)  1

40.002  a moth (Mompha ochraceella)  1

41.002  a moth (Blastobasis adustella)  3

45.008  Yarrow Plume (Gillmeria pallidactyla)  1

49.025  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  3

49.038  a moth (Clepsis consimilana)  2

49.050  Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia stephensiana)  1

49.051  Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)  1

49.109  a moth (Agapeta hamana)  26 a record count here the previous highest being 20. Only 6 times out of 191 occurrences have numbers been in double figures.

49.127  a moth (Aethes cnicana)  2

49.128  a moth (Aethes rubigana)  1

49.166  a moth (Celypha lacunana)  4

49.183  a moth (Lobesia abscisana)  1

49.193  a moth (Endothenia quadrimaculana)  1 the 5th garden record

49.194  a moth (Bactra lancealana)  1

49.252  a moth (Epinotia tedella)  1 the 3rd garden record

49.265  a moth (Eucosma cana)  6

49.266  a moth (Eucosma hohenwartiana)  1

49.298  a moth (Notocelia trimaculana)  1

49.367  a moth (Pammene fasciana)  1

49.375  a moth (Pammene regiana)  2

62.001  Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)  2

63.025  Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)  3

63.037  a moth (Udea olivalis)  2

63.038  Mother of Pearl (Patania ruralis)  8

63.057  Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis)  2

63.064  a moth (Scoparia ambigualis)  3

63.066  a moth (Scoparia pyralella)  1

63.067  a moth (Eudonia lacustrata)  9

63.071  a moth (Eudonia lineola)  1 a scarce species getting more regular. the 9th since the first in 2018.

63.080  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  101

63.089  a moth (Agriphila tristella)  2

63.093  a moth (Agriphila straminella)  6

63.102  a moth (Catoptria falsella)  3

65.009  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  5

66.010  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  1

69.003  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  2

69.016  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  3

70.011  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  7

70.013  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  9

70.016  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  6

70.029  Blood-Vein (Timandra comae)  1

70.045  Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)  3

70.049  Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)  2

70.055  Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata)  2

70.061  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  1

70.069  Dark Spinach (Pelurga comitata)  1

70.074  July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)  2

70.089  Phoenix (Eulithis prunata)  1

70.093  Barred Straw (Gandaritis pyraliata)  16

70.100  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  1

70.132  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  3

70.133  Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)  7

70.138  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  18 a good number.

70.144  Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)  1

70.169  Ash Pug (Eupithecia innotata f. fraxinata)  1

70.173  Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)  1

70.207  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  1

70.218  Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)  2

70.226  Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)  1

70.237  Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)  4

70.243  Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)  2

70.252  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  1

70.258  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  3

70.265  Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)  4

70.278  Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)  1

70.283  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)  3

70.297  Grass Emerald (Pseudoterpna pruinata atropunctaria)  3 a record number, usually singles.

71.025  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  1

72.002  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  17

72.003  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  12

72.026  Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)  2

72.045  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  7

72.053  Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis)  3

72.061  Pinion-streaked Snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis)  4 a record count never more than 2 previously.

73.001  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  3

73.012  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  4

73.015  Silver Y (Autographa gamma)  2

73.016  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  1

73.017  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  1

73.084  Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica)  6

73.092  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  1

73.096  Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)  2

73.113  Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)  1

73.147  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  2

73.154  Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa)  1

73.162  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  3

73.254  Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)  1

73.267  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  5

73.291  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  8

73.293  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  17

73.298  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  1

73.317  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  11

73.328  Flame (Axylia putris)  11

73.332  Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea)  1

73.334  Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)  5

73.338  True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)  3

73.342  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  23

73.345  Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)  1

73.353  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  3

73.359  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  6

73.361  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  16

49.128  Aethes rubigana

49.193  Endothenia quadrimaculana

49.252  Epinotia tedella

63.071  Eudonia lineola

35.159  Exoteleia dodecella

49.367  Pammene fasciana

70.297  Grass Emerald Pseudoterpna pruinata atropunctaria

72.061  Pinion-streaked Snout Schrankia costaestrigalis