antshrike69
Well-known member
After a few disappointing nights, numbers in the trap were back up to the mid 30s. Mostly the usual suspects but Diurnea fagella was NFG - a male of the dark morph.
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Moths of April 2010 (1 Viewer)
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Oleander
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It was the first warm spring day yesterday with temperatures reaching 12 degrees. I went out and saw the first butterflies of the year. I thought I would see maybe one Brimstone, but I saw 7 Brimstones and 6 Small Tortoiseshells! That made my day (or month)!
Last night was the best so far this year with moths too. 23 moths of 7 species. No new for the year, but nice moths anyway. I trapped until 23.00 and the temp went down to 5 degrees. I had my both traps running but my old one with an 160W MBT bulb only attracted one moth.
10 Yellow Horned
4 March Moth
3 Pale Brindled Beauty
2 Chestnut
2 Clouded Drab (please see the attached and correct me if I am wrong)
1 Dotted Chestnut
1 Spring Usher
Last night was the best so far this year with moths too. 23 moths of 7 species. No new for the year, but nice moths anyway. I trapped until 23.00 and the temp went down to 5 degrees. I had my both traps running but my old one with an 160W MBT bulb only attracted one moth.
10 Yellow Horned
4 March Moth
3 Pale Brindled Beauty
2 Chestnut
2 Clouded Drab (please see the attached and correct me if I am wrong)
1 Dotted Chestnut
1 Spring Usher
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antshrike69
Well-known member
The first 3-figure night of the year here last night with 103 moths. Common Quaker is still by far the commonest with 70 or so, but the first Lead-coloured Drab for the year was nice, along with Twin-spot Quaker and a pale Diurnea fagella.
Marcus Lawson
I've had to have a few of these!
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
Rob1991S-O-T
Well-known member
6 hebrew character
1 small quaker
2 common quaker
1 clouded drab
last night at dungeness
1 small quaker
2 common quaker
1 clouded drab
last night at dungeness
antshrike69
Well-known member
A worn Dotted Border last night was new for me. Otherwise more of the same. The nights look to be cold for the next few days - here's hoping for some Spring weather!
Tri-Counties Birder
AKA The Portland Naturalist
I had a fantastic haul last night despite cold-ish conditions. 59 moths:
31 Small Quaker
10 Common Quaker
7 Chestnut
7 Hebrew Character
2 Clouded Drab
1 Twin-spotted Quaker
Despite the numbers, only one new species of Early Grey was found, and my camera is out of action so no photo unfortunately.
31 Small Quaker
10 Common Quaker
7 Chestnut
7 Hebrew Character
2 Clouded Drab
1 Twin-spotted Quaker
Despite the numbers, only one new species of Early Grey was found, and my camera is out of action so no photo unfortunately.
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
THE WANDERER
Well-known member
Nice to get Powdered quaker. Similar haul to my actinic here last night with 54 moths:
Early Grey (7)
Common Quaker (4)
Small Quaker (16)
Hebrew Character (14)
Twin-spotted Quaker (4)
Clouded Drab (5)
Chestnut (2)
Pale Pinion (1 nfy)
Micro to be checked (1)
Early Grey (7)
Common Quaker (4)
Small Quaker (16)
Hebrew Character (14)
Twin-spotted Quaker (4)
Clouded Drab (5)
Chestnut (2)
Pale Pinion (1 nfy)
Micro to be checked (1)
robhope
Well-known member
I like the brick/tile...
Surreybirder
Ken Noble
First time I've ever been complimented on a roof-tile!
I usually use leaves but I'm a bit bored with ivy and there's not much else available in our garden right now!
Ken
I usually use leaves but I'm a bit bored with ivy and there's not much else available in our garden right now!
Ken
Birdspotter
Well-known member
Looks to be an old one due to the pitted surface so probablly started life as sanded rather than smooth, might be a Redland or perhaps a Marley............oh right sorry its the moth Iv'e to look at
Bennyboymothman
Well-known member
3 Moths found on Sallow last night including a new for year Early Thorn.
The trap in the evening produced 100 Moths exactly of 11 species
Highlights being a new for year Red Chestnut and 2 Diurnea fagella
Macro Moths
1x Early Thorn [NFY]
1x Red Chestnut [NFY]
17x Clouded Drab
25x Small Quaker
29x Common Quaker
16x Hebrew Character
5x Early Grey
1x Satellite
Micro Moths
2x Diurnea fagella [NFY]
2x Emmelina monodactyla
1x Agonopterix heracliana
The trap in the evening produced 100 Moths exactly of 11 species
Highlights being a new for year Red Chestnut and 2 Diurnea fagella
Macro Moths
1x Early Thorn [NFY]
1x Red Chestnut [NFY]
17x Clouded Drab
25x Small Quaker
29x Common Quaker
16x Hebrew Character
5x Early Grey
1x Satellite
Micro Moths
2x Diurnea fagella [NFY]
2x Emmelina monodactyla
1x Agonopterix heracliana
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Surreybirder
Ken Noble
Last evening was productive with three new for year:
early thorn
brindled pug
dotted chestnut.
The last, if confirmed, will be a new one for my garden list. I'll post photos when it brightens up a bit. (The slate is back by popular request for the supposed dotted chestnut.)
Early tooth-striped and oak beauty completed the non-Orthosia list. Plus a peacock butterfly roosting in my shed.
Interesting to compare my female early thorn with Benny's male!
Ken
early thorn
brindled pug
dotted chestnut.
The last, if confirmed, will be a new one for my garden list. I'll post photos when it brightens up a bit. (The slate is back by popular request for the supposed dotted chestnut.)
Early tooth-striped and oak beauty completed the non-Orthosia list. Plus a peacock butterfly roosting in my shed.
Interesting to compare my female early thorn with Benny's male!
Ken
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