September Moths (1 Viewer)

Paul Chapman

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• Sep 19, 2015

• #21

A second patch Convolvulus in his garden was reward for a friend planting nicotiana. Other low level immigration has included another Pearly Underwing and Scarce Bordered Straw with the spindle-feeding Nephopterix angustella probably the best resident recently on the patch.

A friend ran eleven lights last night at Berrow, Somerset for about 30 species with the best probably Archer's Dart, a few Dark Sword-grass and a noctuella.

All the best

Paul

 

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smokenack

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• Sep 21, 2015

• #22

69 moths of 18 species last night, not bad for the time of year. Lunar Underwing is the predominant species at the moment with 17 individuals counted last night.

 

Paul Chapman

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• Sep 27, 2015

• #23

Variety is proving very challenging currently - Large and Lesser Yellow Underwings, Lunar Underwings, the odd Dusky Thorn and Square-spot Rustic, etc....

All the best

 

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smokenack

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• Sep 27, 2015

• #24

Paul Chapman said:

Variety is proving very challenging currently - Large and Lesser Yellow Underwings, Lunar Underwings, the odd Dusky Thorn and Square-spot Rustic, etc....

All the best

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Same here, mainly Lunar Underwings and Feathered Ranunculus, but my first Brindled Green last night was nice.

 

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smokenack

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• Oct 1, 2015

• #25

September totals 16 nights, 817 moths of 62 species. Year to date, 104 nights, 5816 moths of 271 species. Might get to 6000 for the year yet.

 

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dwallace

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• Oct 1, 2015

• #26

4 L-Album Wainscot and a Silver-Y is about the best I can manage this week with numbers decreasing quite rapidly.

Dave W

 

KenM

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• Oct 5, 2015

• #27

Had my best night for several weeks last night 11 species!....a lifer (Oak nycteoline), plus an unresolved?

Cheers

 

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Paul Chapman

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• Oct 5, 2015

• #28

The second is either Pale Mottled Willow or Clancy's Rustic. The latter's spread seems to have halted before it got to me so I've only seen one or two and therefore, I've never really got my eye in. Without reference to books, I would go Pale Mottled Willow:-

http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/caradrina-clavipalpis/

http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/caradrina-kadenii/

All the best

 

KenM

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• Oct 5, 2015

• #29

Paul Chapman said:

The second is either Pale Mottled Willow or Clancy's Rustic. The latter's spread seems to have halted before it got to me so I've only seen one or two and therefore, I've never really got my eye in. Without reference to books, I would go Pale Mottled Willow:-

http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/caradrina-clavipalpis/

http://ukmoths.org.uk/species/caradrina-kadenii/

All the best

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Yes thanks Paul, neither of which are in Lewingtons. :t:

 

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aeshna5

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• Oct 6, 2015

• #30

KenM said:

Yes thanks Paul, neither of which are in Lewingtons. :t:

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You better double check that Ken! They are both shown in my copy. The former is common so would be expected to be. My first thought was Pale Mottled Willow.

Clancy isn't illustrated in the first edition but is in the concise + 2nd edition.

 

honeym

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• Oct 6, 2015

• #31

#2 is a Pale Mottled Willow.
Martin