June Moths (1 Viewer)

[KenM]

Only 1 Hearts and darts in the trap this am! using the UV...will try the MV tonight, and hopefully improve the haul

 

[jforgham]

At last, some moths. Over 30 in the trap for the last 2 days including 3 NFM's
middle barred minor
May highflier (Herts rarity)
light brocade.
This takes my year total for the garden to 71 and grand total since June 2011 to 263.
regards,
Jono

 

[DMW]

Not a bad night last night, with 75 macros of 45 species trapped in a MV trap in my garden. A Puss Moth resting on foliage next to the trap was probably the highlight - apparently a local scarcity.

 

[Nerine]

I was surprised to find this in the trap this morning - a very late Early Grey.

Thirsty Shark - it seemed pleased to be released into the honeysuckle.

33 Heart and Darts in the trap. :eek!:

Nerine

 

[Andy1979]

I had a good night last night:

Light Emerald - 3
Triple-spotted Pug - 2
Common Marbled Carpet - 1
Heart and Club - 1
Heart and Dart - 8
Vine's Rustic - 3
Straw Dot - 1 (NFY)
Common Pug - 1
Brimstone - 1
Garden Carpet - 1
Lime Speck Pug - 1
Common Swift - 3
Spectacle - 1
Uncertain - 1

And best of all:

Sycamore - 1 (NFM) pic
Small Ranunculus - 1 (NFG) pic

 

[Andy1979]

Another decent night for me, until the rain came down. I went for a dusk/dark walk at Blean Woods nr Canterbury with a net. I was really looking for Woodcock and Nightjar (only got the Woodcocks though). Whilst dusking I found:

Peacock
Brown Silver Line
Little Emerald

Then overnight in the garden trap I finally got a Privet Hawkmoth (see pic), and also:
Buff Ermine, Snout, Spectacle, Flame Shoulder and the usual fayre.

 

[dwallace]

Well done, Andy, I wouldn't mind Privet Hawkmoth in my trap.

I did manage to see Adela croesella, a pretty little longhorn micro, at Titchfield Haven yesterday.

Dave W

 

[robhope]

Very slow here with only Heart & Dart in any numbers.

One new species in the trap for me though, 247 Tinea trinotella. It is nice to get one like this with diagnostic markings.

robhope

Egrets, I've had a few

 

[robhope]

Now another new one for me on a walk around the heather of Lavington Common...

1970 Grass Wave Perconia strigillaria

robhope

Egrets, I've had a few

 

[KenM]

A late post for the 21st June!...My first decent quality haul of the year!

an assortment of Pugs...8 H&D..plus Scorched wing, Poplar hawk moth, Light emerald and only my consecutive 3rd and 4th over 6 years of trapping...for my money one of the best!

cheers

 

[Andy1979]

From last night:
Poplar Hawkmoth, Buff Ermine, Freyer's Pug, Mottled Rustic, Lots of Heart and Dart, a couple of Heart and Club, 5 Bright-line Brown-eye, Vine's Rustic, Green Pug, plenty of Common Swift and Ditula angustiorana (Red-barred Tortrix).

Andy M.

 

[KenM]

Ran the MV last night...13 H&D, 2 Buff ermine, Setaceous Hebrew, Brimstone and Shoulder-striped Wainscot, was hoping for more variety, but cloud dispersal stopped play, hoping cloud cover might just 'hang-on-in' tonight.

 

[Jonny721]

June highlights so far from the garden: (all new for me)
Scorched Wing
Figure of Eighty
Green-silved Lines
Freyer's Pug
Sallow Kitten
Nettle-tap
plus several micro's

Also yesterday got my first Grass Wave and Chimney Sweepers at Warton Crag, the latter being my 300th British moth species o

 

[tittletattler]

Hi all,

Just started to run a moth trap in Dartford. Be grateful if you can confirm the IDs of a couple of these please.

1 Rustic?
2 Double-striped Pug?
3 Small Ranunculus
4 Light Emerald (crappiest ever?)
5 Privet Hawkmoth

Cheers,

Andy.

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Hi all,

Just started to run a moth trap in Dartford. Be grateful if you can confirm the IDs of a couple of these please.

1 Rustic?
2 Double-striped Pug?
3 Small Ranunculus
4 Light Emerald (crappiest ever?)
5 Privet Hawkmoth

Cheers,

Andy.

1. Dark form of Coronet
Others correct I think (except the last, which is a little girl )

 

[Andy1979]

Nice haul Andy. My kids love the Hawkmoths too! I find that a child's arm or head make much better backgrounds than a leaf or twig...! From two nights ago I had less quality than of recent efforts:
Coronet, Heart and Dart, Freyer's Pug, Snout, Green Pug, Vine's Rustic, Large Yellow Underwing and Minor agg.

 

[dave123]

over 80 moths of 25 species. the best being these lovely hawk moths.

 

[tittletattler]

1. Dark form of Coronet
Others correct I think (except the last, which is a little girl )

Thanks chaps. My daughter wants to keep each and every White Ermine as a pet

The pug looks really obvious but I couldn't find a match for it in the book.

Cheers, Andy.

 

[James Hunter]

yep - Double Striped Pug - haven't had one in my garden since 24 May 13

Last night Dartford: Varied Coronet, Lime Hawk Moth, White Point, Broken Bar Carpet

 

[Andy1979]

It seems to me that Moth-ing is in a position that birding was in 80's. The dawn of social media etc hasn't had the same impact on moth-ing as on birding. We don't have moth pagers or mothguides etc so the grapevine seems to be all we have! I would certainly be interested in decent moths around Kent and keen to get out beyond the garden! I am looking to buy a kit from ALS which means I can take my Skinner trap mobile, so if there's any interest from other Kent moth-ers, let me know and we could try a few specialist habitats or something once in a while. I know the Kent branch of the Butterfly Conservation do the odd field trip, but they haven't advertised any moth events yet for this year.

Cheers,

Andy M.