Moths of April 2010 (1 Viewer)

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Although poor in numbers last night (23 moths), I did get a new for the year Purple Thorn, a brand new species in the form of Powdered Quaker, and a Pug which I was thinking is Brindled, but looking at Benny's Common, I am not sure now! I'll try and get some photos later.

Good mothing.

 

[billsbirding]

Hi all. I was wonding if any moth-ers in Surrey would like to contribute to a blog on the moths of Surrey (which I am going to make soon on Blogspot). You would just need to write a post now and then on your recent trapping catches etc. The aim would for it to be a bit like the Kent Moths blog (kentmoths.blogspot.com). Drop me a PM me if your interested.

 

[Nick Tanner]

Thanks Ben

Nick

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Although poor in numbers last night (23 moths), I did get a new for the year Purple Thorn, a brand new species in the form of Powdered Quaker, and a Pug which I was thinking is Brindled, but looking at Benny's Common, I am not sure now! I'll try and get some photos later.

Good mothing.

Here they are. I am even more sure about the Pug being a Common now.

Also, I have added a shot of a Green Tiger Beetle I got at Frensham Common recently.

 

[Bennyboymothman]

Hi Sean

Your Pug is Brindled

 

[Andy1979]

Last night, a little cold, and only 12 moths:

Early Thorn - 1 (NFY)
Hebrew Character - 6
Common quaker - 2
Brindled Pug - 3 (NFY)

Andy.

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Hi Sean

Your Pug is Brindled

Thanks Ben. I was thrown by the white dots at the corner of each wing, that were much more obvious in the flesh than the photo shows. Your Common seemed to have the same pattern.

Good mothing.

 

[Oleander]

Not much mothing the last days due to very windy and cold weather.

I checked my Fox Moth larvae today and some of them have now begun to spin their cocoons.

 

[trekker]

At last some Micros are appearing, here are a few from today
1, Ypsolopha mucronella.
2, Acleris cristana.
3, Eriocrania subpurpurella.
4, Bucculatrix ulmella.
Steve

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

2 hours last night produced 32 moths of 5 species, and 1 large red ichneumen Wasp (think thats how you spell it??):

11x Hebrew Character
8x Clouded Drab
7x Common Quaker
5x Twin-spot Quaker
1x Water Carpet

 

[dantheman]

Trapped again last night - moved the trap to a different location in the fields - wished I hadn't when I got home and looked at the forecast, with fresh-ish eaterlies.

2.3C on the battery, checked at 7.30am

9 Hebrew Character
1 Water Carpet

!!

 

[trekker]

Not much in the trap this morning but i did chance upon this Heliozela sericella, which is a first for me.
Steve

 

[THE WANDERER]

very cold last night 4 degrees at 9.30pm and only 2 moths in the trap this am, a male Muslin Moth and a Hebrew Character

 

[Dmacaskill]

caterpillar ID please

Can anyone tell me what this caterpillar is? there seems to be loads of them in my garden just now.

 

[Bennyboymothman]

That is a Drinker Moth caterpillar.

 

[Dmacaskill]

That is a Drinker Moth caterpillar.

Thanks for that ,i look forward to seeing the adults in summer.

 

[honeym]

Too cool for moths here in London.

Just two moths in the trap this morning at Barnes WWT - one Hebrew Character and one Caloptilia species (yet to be looked at/identified).

Martin

 

[Oleander]

I got only one Hebrew Character last night. Very windy and cold here now.

 

[billsbirding]

Got the trap out at the moment, with a possible Pale Mottled Willow and Common Pug inside. I usually take photos of the moths in the trap, but I have heard somewhere on here that if you store them in the fridge it will keep them calm. Won't it kill a small pug, and is 3C an ok temperature or is that too cold? ... Also, if I put them in those urine sample size containers will they have enough oxygen to survive the night? ... I don't like killing moths

 

[Oleander]

They will survive Billy. It can get much colder outside during the night and that doesn't kill them all! And the oxygen is not a problem.