Welcome Wetland WandererAnother warm and muggy night on Sunday night (A bit behind with reports!) and yet another opportunity to trap...when will these warm and sultry evenings end? Possibly tomorrow with clearing skies forecast but with such high daytime temperatures still on the cards the forecasters are still suggesting minimums of 14 degrees all week.Easily the best moth of the night was a pristine Silky Wainscot, a bit of a shock really. Is it a primary migrant or a wanderer, I think I will go with the latter.Another good moth for the garden was a beautiful Bordered Pug.I also managed to get the magnifying glass out and pot up a tiny micro moth that turned out to be a first for me Bucculatrix ulmella.Conobathra repandana was also nice to see, as I missed out on one last year having previously seen one on the 17th August 2012Rhyacionia buoliana and Eucosma obumbratana also boosting the garden list.Catch Report - 20/07/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Silky Wainscot [NFG]1x Bordered Pug [NFG]1x Least Yellow Underwing [NFG]1x Dusky Sallow [NFY]1x Oak Hook-tip [NFY]2x Ruby Tiger [NFY]2x Black Arches3x Bright-line Brown-eye1x Brimstone Moth2x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing1x Buff Arches3x Cabbage Moth1x Clay2x Clouded Silver1x Common Emerald 2x Common Footman8x Common Rustic4x Dark Arches35x Dot Moth1x Double Square-spot4x Dun-bar1x Early Thorn1x Flame Shoulder2x Garden Carpet 1x Green Pug1x Heart & Club3x Heart & Dart2x July Highflyer1x Large Yellow Underwing4x Least Carpet2x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing2x Lesser Yellow Underwing1x Maple Prominent3x Maple Pug1x Marbled Beauty1x Mottled Beauty2x Nut-tree Tussock1x Pale Mottled Willow1x Pebble Prominent1x Peppered Moth2x Privet Hawk-moth1x Red Twin-spot Carpet20x Riband Wave1x Rustic4x Scalloped Oak1x Shuttle-shaped Dart1x Silver-Y1x Slender Brindle1x Small Emerald1x Small Fan-footed Wave2x Smoky Wainscot1x Spectacle1x Straw Dot3x Uncertain3x Willow Beauty3x Yellow-tailMicro Moths 1x Bucculatrix ulmella [NEW!]1x Eucosma obumbratana [NFG]1x Rhyacionia buoliana [NFG]1x Conobathra repandana [NFY]1x Phyllonorycter harrisella [NFY]1x Pammene fasciana [NFY]1x Bryotropha affinis1x Bryotropha terrella1x Eurrhypara hortulata2x Argyrotaenia ljungiana1x Celypha striana1x Coleophora sp2x Aphomia sociella1x Emmelina monodactyla1x Argyesthia goedartella1x Acleris schalleriana2x Yponomeuta evonymella1x Agriphila straminella1x Cameraria ohridella1x Batia unitella1x Acleris forsskaleana10x Plutella xylostella3x Oegoconia sp4x Pleuroptya ruralis1x Tischeria ekebladella1x Evergestis forficalis1x Orthopygia glaucinalis1x Aphelia paleana1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella20x Endotricha flammealis1x Clepsis consimilana3x Spilonota ocellana1x Phycita roborella2x Udea prunalis1x Pandemis corylana1x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla1x Trachycera suavella1x Aphelia paleana5x Eudonia mercurella1x Ditula angustiorana10x Chrysoteuchia culmella5x Dipleurina lacustrata1x Carcina quercana
Welcome Wetland WandererAnother warm and muggy night on Sunday night (A bit behind with reports!) and yet another opportunity to trap...when will these warm and sultry evenings end? Possibly tomorrow with clearing skies forecast but with such high daytime temperatures still on the cards the forecasters are still suggesting minimums of 14 degrees all week.Easily the best moth of the night was a pristine Silky Wainscot, a bit of a shock really. Is it a primary migrant or a wanderer, I think I will go with the latter.Another good moth for the garden was a beautiful Bordered Pug.I also managed to get the magnifying glass out and pot up a tiny micro moth that turned out to be a first for me Bucculatrix ulmella.Conobathra repandana was also nice to see, as I missed out on one last year having previously seen one on the 17th August 2012Rhyacionia buoliana and Eucosma obumbratana also boosting the garden list.Catch Report - 20/07/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Silky Wainscot [NFG]1x Bordered Pug [NFG]1x Least Yellow Underwing [NFG]1x Dusky Sallow [NFY]1x Oak Hook-tip [NFY]2x Ruby Tiger [NFY]2x Black Arches3x Bright-line Brown-eye1x Brimstone Moth2x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing1x Buff Arches3x Cabbage Moth1x Clay2x Clouded Silver1x Common Emerald 2x Common Footman8x Common Rustic4x Dark Arches35x Dot Moth1x Double Square-spot4x Dun-bar1x Early Thorn1x Flame Shoulder2x Garden Carpet 1x Green Pug1x Heart & Club3x Heart & Dart2x July Highflyer1x Large Yellow Underwing4x Least Carpet2x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing2x Lesser Yellow Underwing1x Maple Prominent3x Maple Pug1x Marbled Beauty1x Mottled Beauty2x Nut-tree Tussock1x Pale Mottled Willow1x Pebble Prominent1x Peppered Moth2x Privet Hawk-moth1x Red Twin-spot Carpet20x Riband Wave1x Rustic4x Scalloped Oak1x Shuttle-shaped Dart1x Silver-Y1x Slender Brindle1x Small Emerald1x Small Fan-footed Wave2x Smoky Wainscot1x Spectacle1x Straw Dot3x Uncertain3x Willow Beauty3x Yellow-tailMicro Moths 1x Bucculatrix ulmella [NEW!]1x Eucosma obumbratana [NFG]1x Rhyacionia buoliana [NFG]1x Conobathra repandana [NFY]1x Phyllonorycter harrisella [NFY]1x Pammene fasciana [NFY]1x Bryotropha affinis1x Bryotropha terrella1x Eurrhypara hortulata2x Argyrotaenia ljungiana1x Celypha striana1x Coleophora sp2x Aphomia sociella1x Emmelina monodactyla1x Argyesthia goedartella1x Acleris schalleriana2x Yponomeuta evonymella1x Agriphila straminella1x Cameraria ohridella1x Batia unitella1x Acleris forsskaleana10x Plutella xylostella3x Oegoconia sp4x Pleuroptya ruralis1x Tischeria ekebladella1x Evergestis forficalis1x Orthopygia glaucinalis1x Aphelia paleana1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella20x Endotricha flammealis1x Clepsis consimilana3x Spilonota ocellana1x Phycita roborella2x Udea prunalis1x Pandemis corylana1x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla1x Trachycera suavella1x Aphelia paleana5x Eudonia mercurella1x Ditula angustiorana10x Chrysoteuchia culmella5x Dipleurina lacustrata1x Carcina quercana
Welcome Wetland Wanderer Another warm and muggy night on Sunday night (A bit behind with reports!) and yet another opportunity to trap...when will these warm and sultry evenings end? Possibly tomorrow with clearing skies forecast but with such high daytime temperatures still on the cards the forecasters are still suggesting minimums of 14 degrees all week. Easily the best moth of the night was a pristine Silky Wainscot, a bit of a shock really. Is it a primary migrant or a wanderer, I think I will go with the latter. Another good moth for the garden was a beautiful Bordered Pug. I also managed to get the magnifying glass out and pot up a tiny micro moth that turned out to be a first for me Bucculatrix ulmella. Conobathra repandana was also nice to see, as I missed out on one last year having previously seen one on the 17th August 2012 Rhyacionia buoliana and Eucosma obumbratana also boosting the garden list. Catch Report - 20/07/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Silky Wainscot [NFG] 1x Bordered Pug [NFG] 1x Least Yellow Underwing [NFG] 1x Dusky Sallow [NFY] 1x Oak Hook-tip [NFY] 2x Ruby Tiger [NFY] 2x Black Arches 3x Bright-line Brown-eye 1x Brimstone Moth 2x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1x Buff Arches 3x Cabbage Moth 1x Clay 2x Clouded Silver 1x Common Emerald 2x Common Footman 8x Common Rustic 4x Dark Arches 35x Dot Moth 1x Double Square-spot 4x Dun-bar 1x Early Thorn 1x Flame Shoulder 2x Garden Carpet 1x Green Pug 1x Heart & Club 3x Heart & Dart 2x July Highflyer 1x Large Yellow Underwing 4x Least Carpet 2x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2x Lesser Yellow Underwing 1x Maple Prominent 3x Maple Pug 1x Marbled Beauty 1x Mottled Beauty 2x Nut-tree Tussock 1x Pale Mottled Willow 1x Pebble Prominent 1x Peppered Moth 2x Privet Hawk-moth 1x Red Twin-spot Carpet 20x Riband Wave 1x Rustic 4x Scalloped Oak 1x Shuttle-shaped Dart 1x Silver-Y 1x Slender Brindle 1x Small Emerald 1x Small Fan-footed Wave 2x Smoky Wainscot 1x Spectacle 1x Straw Dot 3x Uncertain 3x Willow Beauty 3x Yellow-tail Micro Moths 1x Bucculatrix ulmella [NEW!] 1x Eucosma obumbratana [NFG] 1x Rhyacionia buoliana [NFG] 1x Conobathra repandana [NFY] 1x Phyllonorycter harrisella [NFY] 1x Pammene fasciana [NFY] 1x Bryotropha affinis 1x Bryotropha terrella 1x Eurrhypara hortulata 2x Argyrotaenia ljungiana 1x Celypha striana 1x Coleophora sp 2x Aphomia sociella 1x Emmelina monodactyla 1x Argyesthia goedartella 1x Acleris schalleriana 2x Yponomeuta evonymella 1x Agriphila straminella 1x Cameraria ohridella 1x Batia unitella 1x Acleris forsskaleana 10x Plutella xylostella 3x Oegoconia sp 4x Pleuroptya ruralis 1x Tischeria ekebladella 1x Evergestis forficalis 1x Orthopygia glaucinalis 1x Aphelia paleana 1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella 20x Endotricha flammealis 1x Clepsis consimilana 3x Spilonota ocellana 1x Phycita roborella 2x Udea prunalis 1x Pandemis corylana 1x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1x Trachycera suavella 1x Aphelia paleana 5x Eudonia mercurella 1x Ditula angustiorana 10x Chrysoteuchia culmella 5x Dipleurina lacustrata 1x Carcina quercana
Summary[edit] Description: This file has no description, and may be lacking other information. Please provide a meaningful description of this file. Date: 18 August 2015, 17:30. Source: [0274] Bucculatrix ulmella. Author: Ben Sale from UK.
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4 days of mothing and a change of weather I've been pretty lazy lately updating my blog and so here is a combined list of moths including all of the new for year species since the 22nd of July until the 30th. In the time I trapped 4 times and each time the catch has got slightly lower each time. This slow down I usually expect to see at the end of August, but with species such as Square-spot Rustic, Rosy Rustic and Straw Underwing it kind of feels like that time of year already. Some great new moths for the year last week including the rarely seen Nutmeg (with just 3 records now for the garden and last seen in 2014). Nutmeg is a strange one for me. It seems to have poor years for about 5 or 6 consecutive years then an explosion happens like in 2012 where I trapped no less than 220 over two traps on the farm at Braughing Friars. Also Ypsolopha scabrella, which was a garden first in 2013 returned after a four year absence and not just one but 4 over the week and all different specimens as they were potted up. Udea ferrugalis was recorded as well, a migrant that has turned up for the last 5 years running and my earliest garden record by 29 days, I actually caught two of them on different nights which was pleasing. Last week saw a spurt of migrants with a year first Nomophila noctuella also recorded and no less than 35 Silver-Y's over the week. Unbelievably I missed out on Copper Underwing last year, a common moth and which was a year first on the 28th of July. But saving the best until last was a new Macro Moth for the garden and a truly un-welcome visitor if you work for DEFRA, the Oak Processionary Moth. Really pleased to trap this presumed wanderer from its stronghold population in the Thames Valley and in many districts of London. Unfortunately, it was in a pretty dire state but it still counts and I believe only the second record for Hertfordshire. The year list now sits on 414 species with the year totals so far being 2016 - [372] 2015 - [401] 2014 - [423] 2013 - [385] So I need 9 species to level with the best year in 2014, that should be easily attainable with about 20 common species 'expected' to turn up before the year ends. That is all for now... back to trapping for me. Catch Report - 22/07/17 to 30/07/17 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Oak Processionary [NEW!] 3x Copper Underwing [NFY] 1x Least Yellow Underwing [NFY] 1x Nutmeg [NFY] 1x Straw Underwing [NFY] 1x White-spotted Pug [NFY] 1x Blood-vein 1x Bright-line Brown-eye 4x Brimstone Moth 2x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 76x Common Rustic 2x Common Wainscot 2x Dark Arches 1x Dingy Footman 1x Dot Moth 5x Double-striped Pug 3x Dun-bar 1x July Highflyer 1x Knot Grass 5x Large Yellow Underwing 5x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1x Lesser Yellow Underwing 1x Lychnis 1x Maiden's Blush 5x Maple Pug 5x Mottled Beauty 8x Nut-tree Tussock 1x Pale Mottled Willow 1x Pale Prominent 1x Peppered Moth 1x Poplar Hawk-moth 1x Red Twin-spot Carpet 10x Riband Wave 2x Ruby Tiger 5x Rustic 1x Scalloped Oak 5x Shuttle-shaped Dart 35x Silver-Y 1x Small Waved Umber 1x Smoky Wainscot 4x Straw Dot 1x Tree-lichen Beauty 3x Turnip Moth 3x Uncertain 2x Willow Beauty 1x Yellow-tail Micro Moths 1x Catoptria pinella [NFY] 1x Epinotia tenerana [ NFY] 1x Hypatima rhomboidella [NFY] 1x Nomophila noctuella [NFY] 1x Phyllonorycter geniculella [NFY] 1x Phyllonorycter messaniella [NFY] 2x Udea ferrugalis [NFY] 4x Ypsolopha scabrella [NFY] 1x Acleris forsskaleana 2x Acrobasis advenella 5x Acrobasis suavella 3x Agriphila tristella 45x Agriphila straminella 1x Aleimma loeflingiana 2x Amblyptilia acanthdactyla 4x Argyresthia albistria 45x Blastobasis adustella 1x Bucculatrix ulmella 10x Chrysoteuchia culmella 1x Cnephasia sp 1x Coleophora sp 2x Cydia fagiglandana 2x Cydia pomonella 2x Cydia splendana 1x Endrosis sarcitrella 4x Emmelina monodactyla 5x Endotricha flammealis 1x Epiphyas postvittana 35x Eudonia lacustrata 30x Eudonia mercurella 2x Evergestis forficalis 1x Lyonetia clerkella 4x Pammene aurita 1x Pammene fasciana 1x Pandemis corylana 1x Phyllonorycter harrisella 45x Pleuroptya ruralis 15x Spilonota ocellana 4x Yponomeuta evonymella 1x Ypsolopha sequella
Welcome Wetland Wanderer Another warm and muggy night on Sunday night (A bit behind with reports!) and yet another opportunity to trap...when will these warm and sultry evenings end? Possibly tomorrow with clearing skies forecast but with such high daytime temperatures still on the cards the forecasters are still suggesting minimums of 14 degrees all week. Easily the best moth of the night was a pristine Silky Wainscot, a bit of a shock really. Is it a primary migrant or a wanderer, I think I will go with the latter. Another good moth for the garden was a beautiful Bordered Pug. I also managed to get the magnifying glass out and pot up a tiny micro moth that turned out to be a first for me Bucculatrix ulmella. Conobathra repandana was also nice to see, as I missed out on one last year having previously seen one on the 17th August 2012 Rhyacionia buoliana and Eucosma obumbratana also boosting the garden list. Catch Report - 20/07/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths 1x Silky Wainscot [NFG] 1x Bordered Pug [NFG] 1x Least Yellow Underwing [NFG] 1x Dusky Sallow [NFY] 1x Oak Hook-tip [NFY] 2x Ruby Tiger [NFY] 2x Black Arches 3x Bright-line Brown-eye 1x Brimstone Moth 2x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1x Buff Arches 3x Cabbage Moth 1x Clay 2x Clouded Silver 1x Common Emerald 2x Common Footman 8x Common Rustic 4x Dark Arches 35x Dot Moth 1x Double Square-spot 4x Dun-bar 1x Early Thorn 1x Flame Shoulder 2x Garden Carpet 1x Green Pug 1x Heart & Club 3x Heart & Dart 2x July Highflyer 1x Large Yellow Underwing 4x Least Carpet 2x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2x Lesser Yellow Underwing 1x Maple Prominent 3x Maple Pug 1x Marbled Beauty 1x Mottled Beauty 2x Nut-tree Tussock 1x Pale Mottled Willow 1x Pebble Prominent 1x Peppered Moth 2x Privet Hawk-moth 1x Red Twin-spot Carpet 20x Riband Wave 1x Rustic 4x Scalloped Oak 1x Shuttle-shaped Dart 1x Silver-Y 1x Slender Brindle 1x Small Emerald 1x Small Fan-footed Wave 2x Smoky Wainscot 1x Spectacle 1x Straw Dot 3x Uncertain 3x Willow Beauty 3x Yellow-tail Micro Moths 1x Bucculatrix ulmella [NEW!] 1x Eucosma obumbratana [NFG] 1x Rhyacionia buoliana [NFG] 1x Conobathra repandana [NFY] 1x Phyllonorycter harrisella [NFY] 1x Pammene fasciana [NFY] 1x Bryotropha affinis 1x Bryotropha terrella 1x Eurrhypara hortulata 2x Argyrotaenia ljungiana 1x Celypha striana 1x Coleophora sp 2x Aphomia sociella 1x Emmelina monodactyla 1x Argyesthia goedartella 1x Acleris schalleriana 2x Yponomeuta evonymella 1x Agriphila straminella 1x Cameraria ohridella 1x Batia unitella 1x Acleris forsskaleana 10x Plutella xylostella 3x Oegoconia sp 4x Pleuroptya ruralis 1x Tischeria ekebladella 1x Evergestis forficalis 1x Orthopygia glaucinalis 1x Aphelia paleana 1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella 20x Endotricha flammealis 1x Clepsis consimilana 3x Spilonota ocellana 1x Phycita roborella 2x Udea prunalis 1x Pandemis corylana 1x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1x Trachycera suavella 1x Aphelia paleana 5x Eudonia mercurella 1x Ditula angustiorana 10x Chrysoteuchia culmella 5x Dipleurina lacustrata 1x Carcina quercana
Summary[edit] Description: On my return.. I had just arrived back from Turkey on the 22nd of August..it was quite warm and the evening looked good enough for a spot of British mothing so the light went out with high expectations. I came back to the peak flight time of Orange Swift it appeared with 8 individuals to the trap and probably the most i've recorded at one time in the garden. 14 Brimstones was also a population explosion for my garden! Most of the new species for the year were Micros with 5 in total. I thought that the micro Emmetia marginea was new for the year but it wasn't as I had found a mine earlier on in the year but it was nice to record an adult albeit a bit tatty. On the migrant front I got Silver-Y, Plutella xylostella and Udea ferrugalis. Catch Report - 22/08/16 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap Macro Moths Orange Swift 8 [NFY] Brimstone Moth 14 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 Common Wainscot 5 Double-striped Pug 2 Flame Shoulder 1 Large Yellow Underwing 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing 2 Maiden's Blush 1 Maple Pug 1 Marbled Beauty 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character 3 Small Square-spot 1 Spectacle 1 Silver-Y 1 Straw Underwing 1 Square-spot Rustic 8 Willow Beauty 9 Micro Moths Agriphila geniculea 1 [NFY] Bucculatrix ulmella 1 [NFY] Grapholita janthinana 1 [NFY] Stenolechia gemmella 1 [NFY] Udea ferrugalis 1 [NFY] Acleris forsskaleana 2 Agriphila straminella 1 Agriphila tristella 1 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 5 Anthophila fabriciana 1 Cameraria ohridella 1 Caloptilia alchimiella 2 Dichrorampha sp 1 Emmelina monodactyla 1 Emmetia marginea 1 Epiphyas postvittana 6 Eudonia lacustrata 1 Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2 pandemis corylana 1 Pleuroptya ruralis 2 Plutella xylostella 1. Date: 29 August 2016, 08:37. Source: [0274] Bucculatrix ulmella. Author: Ben Sale from UK.