May 2008 moths (1 Viewer)

[Angus T]

Here's my list for past couple nights. 79 species in all
65 species last night.
4 traps, 3 x 15w actinic and 1 x 125w MV

an engrailed moth (Ectropis sp.) 1
0228 Monopis weaverella 1
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 2
0544 Coleophora albicosta 1
0597 Elachista atricomella 3
0608 Elachista rufocinerea 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 3
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 2
0937 Agapeta hamana 1
0964 Cochylis dubitana 3
0966 Cochylis atricapitana 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 3
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 5
1076 Celypha lacunana 8
1111 Bactra lancealana 6
1126 Ancylis badiana 3
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1
1395 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 1
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) 2
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 2
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata) 2
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 9
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 1
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 4
1750 Water Carpet (Lampropteryx suffumata) 5
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 31
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 5
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 6
1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) 11
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 5
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 1
1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 4
1779 Ruddy Highflyer (Hydriomena ruberata) 14
1819 Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata) 1
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 4
1835 White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) 1
1851 Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata) 1
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 2
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1867 Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata) 1
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 3
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1902 Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 9
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 5
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 5
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 3
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 2
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 5
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 5
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 4
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 2
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 2
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 4
2028 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 21
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 4
2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 3
2069 Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae) 4
2078 Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis) 3
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2091 Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 2
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 21
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 10
2158 Pale-shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 1
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3
2281 Alder Moth (Acronicta alni) 1
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 1
2306 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) 1
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) 5
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1
2469 Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) 3

 

[SveinB]

A fantastic list Angus! Last night here was just a bit warmer, about 3 degrees at the coldest, and gave a total catch of two species....
Odontosia carmelita- Scarce prominent 1
Orthosia gothica- Hebrew character 2

Svein B

 

[martinf]

Last couple of nights have seen a few moths and a few new species for me
first ever hawkmoth (Lime)
2 very different Common Marbled Carpets
Grey Dagger
Garden Pebble (hadn't realised it was a micro)
Small Waved Umber
and this which I'm not sure about

 

[luke]

Could someone confirm my conclusions of the pics in post 79. I've yet to write them in my notebook until i am sure what they are.

 

[Basher]

Could someone cast an eye over these moths from the past few evenings and comment as to whether I'm on the right track?

Many thanks, B

Moth 1: Broken-barred Carpet
Moth 2: Common Carpet
Moth 3: Erm..
Moth 4: Erm..
Moth 5: Mottled Beauty

 

[davidg]

The two 'erms' are Epiblema cynosbatella and Udea olivalis and I think your Mottled Beauty is actually a Square Spot. It's not a Common Carpet, White-banded perhaps?

David

 

[davidg]

and this which I'm not sure about

Martin,

Difficult to tell from such a dark photo but if this was quite a small moth then I'd guess it's one of the Marbled Minor group (Marbled Minor/Tawny MM/Rufous M) which are often impossible to separate without dissection.

David

 

[Basher]

Many thanks for your quick reply and assistance. I don't think Moth 2 is white-banded carpet though - I'm quite familiar with that species.

 

[Nerine]

Could someone confirm my conclusions of the pics in post 79. I've yet to write them in my notebook until i am sure what they are.

Hi Luke, the second one certainly looks like Common Marbled Carpet. I've not ever seen a Clouded bordered Brindle so I'll leave that to someone else. Sometimes it's worth putting moths for id into the ID section above. There're some pretty good experts around who'll know the answers.

Cheers, Nerine

 

[Reader]

Not so long back I added a photo of a moth (attached below) in my own thread and invited BF members to come up with ID's. I also sent it amongst others to Jon Clifton. Jon came up with an ID of Pseudococcyx posticana which Mike Wall agreed with.

When I posted this as an ID on the Warwickshire Moths Yahoo group site it immediately got a reaction as one had never been seen in Warwickshire before. In fact it is a very rare moth in the Midlands.

This moth together with some others was collected Friday night for Genitalia inspection and this is the reply I have just received.

Hi John,

I have checked the genitalia and your Tortrix was a male 1208
Pseudococcyx posticana.

A first for Warwickshire, and a scarce moth in the whole Midlands
region. Congratulations.

Regards,

Nigel Stone.

That is great. The first time I have had a first for the County ever and many thanks to both Jon Clifton with the original ID and Mike Wall for agreeing, plus thanks to all those that tried to ID as well.

John

 

[Mary]

Not so long back I added a photo of a moth (attached below) in my own thread and invited BF members to come up with ID's. I also sent it amongst others to Jon Clifton. Jon came up with an ID of Pseudococcyx posticana which Mike Wall agreed with.

When I posted this as an ID on the Warwickshire Moths Yahoo group site it immediately got a reaction as one had never been seen in Warwickshire before. In fact it is a very rare moth in the Midlands.

This moth together with some others was collected Friday night for Genitalia inspection and this is the reply I have just received.

Hi John,

I have checked the genitalia and your Tortrix was a male 1208
Pseudococcyx posticana.

A first for Warwickshire, and a scarce moth in the whole Midlands
region. Congratulations.

Regards,

Nigel Stone.

That is great. The first time I have had a first for the County ever and many thanks to both Jon Clifton with the original ID and Mike Wall for agreeing, plus thanks to all those that tried to ID as well.

John

Excellent! :clap::clap::clap:

 

[Nerine]

Good stuff, well done John.

New for the year on Sunday night were two White Ermine.

Nerine
(I'm off to Brittany for the rest of the week:t

 

[MikeWall]

Hi John,

I have checked the genitalia and your Tortrix was a male 1208
Pseudococcyx posticana.

A first for Warwickshire, and a scarce moth in the whole Midlands
region. Congratulations.

Regards,

Nigel Stone.

That is great. The first time I have had a first for the County ever and many thanks to both Jon Clifton with the original ID and Mike Wall for agreeing, plus thanks to all those that tried to ID as well.

John

And congratulations for retaining the moth so the id could be confirmed. So many times we get the response, 'Oh, I let it go...' when the moth looks like it could be something interesting.

Could I be real cheeky and request the pic for use on Hantsmoths as it's a species I do not have illustrated?

Mike

 

[MikeWall]

Could someone confirm my conclusions of the pics in post 79. I've yet to write them in my notebook until i am sure what they are.

Clouded-bordered Brindle and Common marbled carpet

Mike

 

[MikeWall]

Many thanks for your quick reply and assistance. I don't think Moth 2 is white-banded carpet though - I'm quite familiar with that species.

The geometer is The Rivulet

Mike

 

[Reader]

And congratulations for retaining the moth so the id could be confirmed. So many times we get the response, 'Oh, I let it go...' when the moth looks like it could be something interesting.

Thanks Mike

I learnt my lesson last year when I let a potential warks first go. I won't do it again. :-O

Could I be real cheeky and request the pic for use on Hantsmoths as it's a species I do not have illustrated?

Mike

With pleasure.

I have returned your PM & have e-mailed you with the attachment.

John

 

[Basher]

Thanks for the Rivulet i.d Mike - I had come to that conclusion myself!

It's been micro-madness for me over the past few days. Not had much of a chance to put my trap out due to the weather and have found that the only thing flying are Square-spots and a variety of micros.

I'm just warming up with the micros - but have found Anania funebris (the national moth night target - it didn't hang around for a photo) and the rather lovely Olethreutes arcuella (see pics below) alongside commoner longhorns and crambids.

I found one species today that had a distinctive 4 white bars - I thought it would be an easy i.d but I've been through every micro on UKmoths and have drawn a blank. I've managed to get picture of the little fella - and he's certainly one of the more micro micros!

Can anyone help me with an identification so I can sleep tonight?

thanks in advance, B

 

[Reader]

I think your 4 barred moth is 1241 Grapholita compositella.

I haven't had time to check your other two.

John

Thanks for the Rivulet i.d Mike - I had come to that conclusion myself!

It's been micro-madness for me over the past few days. Not had much of a chance to put my trap out due to the weather and have found that the only thing flying are Square-spots and a variety of micros.

I'm just warming up with the micros - but have found Anania funebris (the national moth night target - it didn't hang around for a photo) and the rather lovely Olethreutes arcuella (see pics below) alongside commoner longhorns and crambids.

I found one species today that had a distinctive 4 white bars - I thought it would be an easy i.d but I've been through every micro on UKmoths and have drawn a blank. I've managed to get picture of the little fella - and he's certainly one of the more micro micros!

Can anyone help me with an identification so I can sleep tonight?

thanks in advance, B

 

[Basher]

Thanks John, I'll check it out!

The other two photos are of Olethreutes arcuella - even I didn't find the bright orange and silver one too difficult to i.d. I've put the pictures up because it is an impressive looking micro - even better looking than Alabonia geoffrella!

 

[luke]

Trapped last night after a few nights off due to the rain. Got 1 Garden Carpet, 1 flame carpet, 1 powdered Quaker, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Rustic Shoulder knot, and 1 Clouded bordered brindle.