May 2009 Moths (1 Viewer)

[martinf]

# 3 looks like Vines Rustic to me, what colour was the underwing?
Nick

grey/cream underwing

 

[Nick Tanner]

Vine's Rustic shoukd show an obviously white underwing, so I'm guessing your moth is a Common Quaker, but for another opinion post an image on Back Garden Moths, sorry I don't know how to post a link here but if you Google it you'll find it, they are very good on ids

Nick

 

[aflickering]

2 endrosis sarcitrella/white shouldered house moths (nfy)
1 waved umber (new)
1 yellow-barred brindle (new)
2 rustic shoulder-knot (new)
3 treble lines
1 currently unidentified pug

nasty looking cockchafer in there too, and a big red waspy thing

 

[Brian Stone]

The big red waspy thing will probably be an ichneumon, e.g. Netelia sp., that parasitise moth larvae. There are those who record such things if you want to send off specimens.

I'd record Martin's 3 as Turnip Moth, Marbled Minor agg. and Vine's Rustic.

 

[luke]

Had a great night at RSPB Nagshead last night. Plenty of good species plus a few to my sugaring solution which was the first time i'd ever tried it. heres the Macro list from the night

Barred Hook-tip
Peach Blossom
Satin Lutestring
Clay Triple-lines
Flame Carpet
Red Twin-spot Carpet
Silver-ground Carpet
Garden Carpet
Water Carpet
Devon Carpet
Small Phoenix
Red Green Carpet
Common Marbled Carpet
Grey Pine Carpet
Spruce Carpet
May Highflyer
Current Pug
Brindled Pug
Oak tree Pug
Dwarf Pug
V Pug
Tawny-barred Angle
Brown Silver-line
Scorched Wing
Brimstone Moth
Scalloped Hazel
Peppered Moth
Willow Beauty
Mottled Beauty
Brindled White-spot
Poplar Hawk-moth
Alder Kitten
Lobster Moth
Great Prominent
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Swallow Prominent
Coxcomb Prominent
Pale Prominent
Marbled Brown
Pale Tussock
Orange Footman
White Ermine
Least Black Arches
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Flame Shoulder
Red Chesnut
Hebrew Character
Alder Moth
Knot Grass
Angle Shades
Marbled White Spot
Nut-tree Tussock
Silver Y
Herald

Havn't totalled up numbers yet but we probably had well over 200 moths.

Heres a few photos of the highlights

 

[Surreybirder]

Well, I had two that eluded Luke!

 

[Steve Lister]

I had my first double-figure catch of the year last night. Only 14 but new for the year were
Herald
Pale Tussock
Poplar Hawk
Bright-line Brown-eye

Steve

 

[aflickering]

brian: i think you're right. i might look into that, cheers!

last night's catch:
2 common swift (new)
1 heart & dart (nfy)
1 rustic shoulder-knot
1 treble lines

 

[SveinB]

The highlight from last night was definitely a fresh specimen of the rare species Hadula colletti. Only 13 specimen recorded in Norway, and only recorded from Norway and Russia. What a surprise!

Svein B

 

[antshrike69]

Some nice moths last night including two new for the year - Common Swift and Scorched Wing. The latter is up there with Buff-tip for looks IMHO. Unfortunately, no matter how hard I try it appears out of focus on the shots. The wing markings seem to bleed into the white of the background colour.

By the way - that's some list Luke!

 

[Surreybirder]

That's a lovely fresh specimen of the scorched wing, Jonathan. You can see where the name comes from!
I had an oak hook-tip (nfy) among a poor catch last night. Orange footman was the only other notable one (for me).
Well done with the Hadula colletti, Svein! I wonder how many trappers there are in Norway?
Ken

 

[SveinB]

Well done with the Hadula colletti, Svein! I wonder how many trappers there are in Norway?
Ken

Together with the Hadula coletti, there was only 10 moths in my trap, so not the great amount here either, at the moment.

I do not have any numbers of moth trappers in Norway, not from the past- or these days either. But there has been a reasonable increasment in numbers the past years, as many birders also have found joy in moth trapping and entomology (like myself), and I guess that maybe 40-50 moth trappers are active (more or less) now. But that is just a guess- I do not have any sources where I can find this information. The Norwegian Entomological Society has about 400 members now. From earlier years it seems to have been a few hard working recorders and collectors that have done the main work, but mainly in the southern and coastal parts of Norway. So there are still lots of holes in the map, and knowledge to gather. And great fun too during the "work", of course.

Svein B

 

[luke]

Actually caught some moths in my garden last night, tried out my new trap design. It needs to changes which i'll go over the next few days. Anyway, last night got me

Rustic shoulder knot 2 NFY
Clouded bordered Brindle 1 NFY
Garden Carpet 1
V Pug 1 NFY

 

[antshrike69]

Last night's catch in the garden:

17 Common Swift 1
385 Nettle-tap 1
697 Agonopterix arenella 1
998 Light Brown Apple Moth 4
1076 Celypha lacunana 1 NFY
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 3
1288 Twenty Plume Moth 1
1361 Pyrausta aurata 1
1654 Figure of Eighty 1 NFY
1728 Garden Carpet 5
1764 Common Marbled Carpet 14
1768 Grey Pine Carpet 1
1776 Green Carpet 4
1819 Mottled Pug 3
1860 Green Pug 1 NFY
1906 Brimstone 8
1936 Waved Umber 1
1958 Clouded Silver 3
1981 Poplar Hawk-Moth 2
1994 Buff-tip 2
2063 Muslin 2m
2087 Turnip Moth 1
2089 Heart and Dart 4
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart 13m1f
2102 Flame Shoulder 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character 1 NFY
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2284 Grey Dagger 1
2302 Brown Rustic 1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-Knot 4
2450 Spectacle 1
Minor sp 2
?Pammene germmana 1

Hoping for some new species tonight again - the year (and garden) list is now on 110 since mid April.

 

[Surreybirder]

Impressive list, Jonathan!
I had a few NFY last night:
scorched wing
common white wave
common marbled carpet
sharp-angled carpet
common pug (ignore caption)
pale oak beauty.

 

[aflickering]

last night:
1 White Shouldered House Moth
1 Treble Lines
1 Rustic Shoulder-Knot
1 Garden Carpet
1 Spectacle (new)
1 Marbled Minor agg. (nfy)
1 Shears (new)
1 Common Swift
1 Common Pug
1 Cabbage Moth (nfy)

 

[antshrike69]

Last night was good for numbers with 93 moths of about 35 species (and 24 Common Marbled Carpets flapping about and disturbing everything else!) but only 1 new macro for the list

Blue-bordered Carpet 1

Also
Brown House Moth 1 NFY!

Once again, I'm glad I started mothing a month or so ago rather than now - at least I'm getting to grips with species as they appear, in theory anyway.

 

[Surreybirder]

• treble lines
• small magpie
• common wave
• Scoparia ambigualis

were my only NFY last night - conditions were not too good with no clouds.
Straw dot in the garden this a.m.
My figure of eight larva is growing!
Ken

 

[Reader]

I have done no mothing this year due to some medication that I am taking that is really knocking me about. To be honest I am always tired out each night and just haven't got the energy to do any mothing.

Last night I found this moth on the Kitchen window and was wondering if it is a Scalloped Hazel. I have never seen one before so it would be a first for me.

John

 

[aflickering]

two nfy this morning: white ermine and brimstone

make that three: epiblema cynosbatella