Moths of April 2010 (1 Viewer)

[antshrike69]

Lunar Marbled Brown from the other night - new for garden.

 

[Marcus Lawson]

A few more bits from Monday morning:

Yellow-barred Brindle 1
Double-striped Pug 2
Eriocrania subpurpurella 1

I would be grateful if anyone could confirm the Pugs and Eriocrania subpurpurella id for me please.

 

[Davebutterflyman]

Best night of the year so far to my 60w actinic

Common Quaker 5
The Chestnut 2
Double-striped Pug 2
Early Grey 5
Waved Umber
Early Thorn
Emmelina Monodactyla 3
Ruby Tiger
Pine Beauty
Spectacle
Amblyptilia Acanthadactyla 2
Brindled Pug 3
Small Quaker

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

tawny shears first of year at dungness
and local moths around the area
chocolate tip
lesser swallow prominant

 

[antshrike69]

I would be grateful if anyone could confirm the Pugs and Eriocrania subpurpurella id for me please.

Looks good to me Marcus - DSP always has a protruding head, dark 'shoulders' and the dark cross lines are generally blackest at the outer edge.

 

[Oleander]

I got two new species last night, one of them Scarce Prominent. The other is in the ID forum along with a pug.

 

[socksitis]

Whoopy do - just collected an Emporer moth from the trap - I am one happy person!
Picture to follow!

 

[antshrike69]

How uncanny - I've just nipped out to check the trap and found a stunning female Emperor Moth in the trap - not even annual in the county and obviously NFG.
Lots of micros tonight - several NFY.

 

[Surreybirder]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/earth/hi/earth_news/newsid_8647000/8647558.stm
topical news on a new moth species - the link is interesting, too.
Ken

 

[antshrike69]

Here's my female Emperor from last night.

 

[THE WANDERER]

That's fantastic Jonathan...I'm now very envious as I've never seen one!
Highlights from my trap last night were 7 Nut-tree Tussocks (NFY), a Powdered Quaker, Red Twin-spot Carpet (NFY), a White Ermine(NFY), a Muslin and as a by-catch my first ever Cockchafer Beetle (a bit of a monster).
Dave

 

[socksitis]

Just to rub salt into the wound

 

[antshrike69]

Cheers Dave- its a lifer for me too.
Just goes to show though - I've recorded almost 500 species in the last year in the garden but never White Ermine despite Buff Ermine being abundant here. WE is the commonest Hunts species I'm missing.

 

[SveinB]

Wow, that female Emperor moths are just fantastic! Congratulations!

Svein B

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

In the trap last night...
Common Quaker - 4
Hebrew Character - 4
Chestnut - 1
Streamer - 1
Brindled Pug - 2
Clouded Drab - 2

plus several other pugs that all flew off this afternoon before I could grab some shots...

 

[antshrike69]

Some new species are appearing in the trap.
NFY have included:

Incurvaria masculella
Tinea trinotella
Diamond-back Moth 3 in the trap this morning
Red Twin-spot Carpet smart single individual
Garden Carpet
Pebble Hooktip
Yellow-barred Brindle
Common Pug
Brimstone
Least Black Arches 1
Muslin 3 males
Shuttle-shaped Dart 5

Lets hope for some mild nights over the bank holiday weekend. Weds night here was fantastic but last night was much quieter.

 

[socksitis]

Some new species are appearing in the trap.
NFY have included:

Incurvaria masculella
Tinea trinotella
Diamond-back Moth 3 in the trap this morning
Red Twin-spot Carpet smart single individual
Garden Carpet
Pebble Hooktip
Yellow-barred Brindle
Common Pug
Brimstone
Least Black Arches 1
Muslin 3 males
Shuttle-shaped Dart 5

Lets hope for some mild nights over the bank holiday weekend. Weds night here was fantastic but last night was much quieter.

A good mixture there that would certainly please me - agree last night not so good, Wednesday brilliant.

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

A brand new species for me last night, a Great Prominent. Also:

15 Hebrew Character
8 Brindled Pug
6 Clouded Drab (interesting variation)
3 Common Quaker
2 Double-striped Pug
1 Powdered Quaker
1 Early Grey

Good mothing.

 

[Andy1979]

A poor night for me last night:

Brindled Pug -6
Double-striped Pug - 1
Clouded Drab - 1
Brimstone - 1

 

[Oleander]

Poor night for me too. Very windy again and only 16 moths, no new species.