Moths of May 2010 (1 Viewer)

Nerine · May 20, 2010

A huge improvement here too. Milder, around 11 degrees, no wind and FOG. (Seems fog attracts moths!)

Around 80 moths in the trap, some very lively, a few escaped. 23 Shuttle-shaped Darts. A decent number of "new for year" which were:

Udea ferrugalis (Rusty dot pearl)
Evergestis extimalis
Evergestis forficaclis (Garden Pebble)
Buff Ermine (2)
White Ermine
Poplar Hawkmoth (2)
Bright-line Brown-eye (2)
Vine's Rustic
Heart & Dart (2)
Mullein Wave
Orange Footman |=)|
Common Wave
Tawny Shears
Grey Pine Carpet (2)
Common Wainscot
Cabbage Moth
Purple Bar
Oak-tree Pug (I'm pretty sure).

some pugs to sort and a handful of micros to try and work out.

Only one cockchafer:eek!:

Nerine

Ronayne88 · May 20, 2010

Had my best night so far lastnight with 13 species comrpising of 25 individuals. Trapping in some really nice woodland with lots of beech, oak, ash, sycamore, scots pine etc. Here are the totals for lastnight (I may have to edit this later because I was using my Waring and Townsend for the first time as opposed to posting pictures straight up [ I think I should have them all right])

Brimstone 1
Least Black Arches 2
Treble Lines 1
Small Phoenix 7
Buff Ermine 1
Flame Carpet 1
Water Carpet 3
Red-Green Carpet 1
Broken-Barred Carpet 2
Lunar Marbled Brown 1
Nut-Tree Tussock 3
Agonopterix arenella 1

1 more left to id on here though

All the best,

Seán

edenwatcher · May 20, 2010

Had the trap out last night thinking that after 2 warm days and a forecast warm night that I would do OK... Wrong! 1 common quaker was all I caught.
Even warmer today so will try again ...

Rob

Andy1979 · May 20, 2010

Finally, a good night in Hayes (Bromley):

Pebble Hook Tip - 1
Oak Hook Tip - 2
Light Brocade - 1
Cinnabar - 1
Brimstone - 4
Broken-barred Carpet - 1
Scalloped Hook Tip - 1
Muslin - 1
White-spotted Pug - 1
Common Pug - 2
Pale mottled Willow - 1

Two yet to ID, hoping to photo them as I'm completly stuck...

walshey · May 20, 2010

Better night here in Leeds, new for the year were

Campion 1
Common White Wave 1
Common Carpet 1
May Highflyer 1
Tinea trinotella 1

John

Andy1979 · May 20, 2010

Just ID'd the two from earlier - 1st was a Garden Pebble (micro) and the second was a Grey Pine Carpet.

My garden Macro list is now on 143.

Surreybirder · May 20, 2010

A distinct improvement here, too. The sky was clear but it was quite mild.

brimstone moth (nfy) 2
flame shoulder (nfy) 2
poplar hawk (nfy) 2
Hebrew character 2
small phoenix (nfy)
early grey
muslin moth
monodactyla
orange footman (nfy)
puss moth (nfy)
water carpet (nfy)
garden pebble (nfy)
white ermine (nfy)
swallow prominent (nfy)
lesser swallow prominent (nfy) 2
pale prominent (nfy)
coxcomb prominent (nfy)
white-spotted pug (nfy)
oak hook-tip (nfy)
scalloped hook-tip (nfy)
Oak nycteoline (nfy)
Epiblema cynosbatella (nfy)
Pale tussock (nfy)

I've still got about 6 pugs to ID.
Ken

The Hairy Highlander · May 20, 2010

I had a Petty good night, only trapped for 2.5hrs and got 47 moths, 17 species, 5 of which were new ticks....

1x Spectacle (nfm)
1x Knot Grass (nfm)
1x Coxcomb Prominent (nfm)
5x Silver Cloud (nfm)
4x Common Carpet (nfm)
2x Brimstone (nfy)
1x Nut Tree Tussock
1x Pale Shouldered Brocade
1x Flame Carpet
2x Early Thorn
3x Scalloped Hazel
15x Water Carpet
5x Brown Silver Line
1x Engrailed
1x Common Quaker
1x V-Pug
1x Unidentified Tortrix sp.

Also many other Pugs around the trap which I never bothered about, they're just too difficult (for now

)!!

P.S. Check out the hair-doon the Spectacle, AWESOME!! :-O

Marcus Lawson · May 20, 2010

Here in Paddock Wood, West Kent I had the following last night:

Brimstone Moth 1
Light Brown Apple Moth 2
Water Carpet 1 (flew off before I got a photo :-C )
Red Twin-spot Carpet 1
Treble-bar 4
Lesser Treble-bar 1
Pale Tussock 1 melanic
Garden Carpet 1

A pug and quaker are in the id section for confirmation. I'm sure loads of stuff escaped last night as well as whenever I went out last night during the adverts there were moths around. Need to try and modify the trap somehow.

Out and about doing a bird survey today I saw a Nettle-tap (385) as well as a Brimstone butterfly which I don't see to often in these parts.

RegTelescope · May 21, 2010

I re-jigged the trap last night in an attempt to prevent too many escapees. Certainly had a better haul, though a Brimstone that was in there when I went to bed had gone by morning.

Catch as follows:

3 Freyer's Pug
1 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 Brown Silver-line
2 Powdered Quaker
1 Oak Hook-tip [NFY]
2 Flame Carpet [NFY]
1 Garden Carpet [NFY]
1 Scalloped Hazel [NFY]
1 Waved Umber [NFY]

One other unidentified Pug is in the ID forum.

antshrike69 · May 21, 2010

The Hairy Highlander said:
P.S. Check out the hair-doon the Spectacle, AWESOME!! :-O

I love Spectacles - they are wacky moths.

Here was a great night last night. The trap was heaving, with a dozen or so micros still to identify.

NFY were:

Ephestia parasitella
Tinea trinotella 8
Caloptilia syringella
Argyr trifasciata
Seraphim
Dark Twin-spot Carpet
Clouded Silver
Green Carpet
Waved Umber 4!
Bright-line Brown-eye
Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
Flame Shoulder 2
Small Fanfoot

Other goodies included 8 Brimstone and another Lime Hawk Moth.

But top of the bill was a splendid Marbled Coronet - new for the garden and a rare moth in Hunts - the website shows 3 records in the last 10 years.

SveinB · May 21, 2010

Things starting to happen here in the Norwegian highlands too, quite a few NFY-species last night.

Nut-tree Tussock
Scarce Dagger
Silver-Y
May Highflyer
Chocolate-tip
Small Chocolate-tip
Zophodia grossulariella

Svein B

antshrike69 · May 21, 2010

Last night:

1/2 Marbled Coronet
3 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet
4 The Seraphim

Dmacaskill · May 21, 2010

My trap was hooching with moths this morning.
poplar hawk-1
garden carpet-2
water carpet-9
flame carpet-6
red-green carpet-7
small phoenix-3
lesser swallow prom-1
pebble prominrnt-1
scalloped hazel-2
peppered moth-1
fox moth-1
white ermine-2
bordered white-3
brown silver line-4
nut tree tussock-5
pine beauty-4
common quaker-1
hebrew character-12
plus a few yet to ID and loads of pugs that flew off.B

joshjenkinsshaw · May 21, 2010

A pretty good night last night - seems like its getting better for everyone?!

Brimstone 1
Shuttle-shaped dart 1
Flame Shoulder 1
H Character - 2
Chinese Character 1
Orange Footman 1
Red Twin-spot Carpet 2
Scorched Carpet 1
Nut-tree tussock 1
Shears 1
Red-green carpet 1

Plus a couple of pugs, a micro and a macro which will be in the ID section shortly...

Good mothing
Josh

Rob1991S-O-T · May 21, 2010

Dungeness
1 common swfit
13 light feathered rustic
2 yellow belle
1 tawny shears

Brian Stone · May 21, 2010

antshrike69 said:
But top of the bill was a splendid Marbled Coronet - new for the garden and a rare moth in Hunts - the website shows 3 records in the last 10 years.

Another 'northern' speciality for the VC. Two of those are from my garden up the road from you in 2004. Haven't been through last night's catch yet. I wonder if there is one in there?

THE WANDERER · May 21, 2010

SveinB said:
Things starting to happen here in the Norwegian highlands too, quite a few NFY-species last night.

Nut-tree Tussock
Scarce Dagger
Silver-Y
May Highflyer
Chocolate-tip
Small Chocolate-tip
Zophodia grossulariella

Svein B

Lovely pic of the 2 Chocolate-tips Svein. A bit clear and quiet here apart from 16 Cockchafers although Swallow Prominent, Buff Ermine and Poplar Hawk new for the year. Also:
White ermine
Common Pug
Red Twin-spot Carpet
Brimstone
Nut-tree tussock

Dave

walshey · May 21, 2010

5x Silver Cloud (nfm)

Any pictures of that one?

antshrike69 · May 21, 2010

Brian Stone said:
Another 'northern' speciality for the VC. Two of those are from my garden up the road from you in 2004. Haven't been through last night's catch yet. I wonder if there is one in there?

I did wonder if that red spot on the county map was you Brian

The only other records since 2000 have been in St Neots and near Woodwalton from what I can see. Certainly a real looker, and the last but one moth out of the trap so a lovely surprise. I'll submit the photos to the website, as the species isn't illustrated yet.

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