Moths of June 2010 (1 Viewer)

[Surreybirder]

Just realised that Sunday's small seraphim was a first for me . I don't get so many new macros now after nearly six years' trapping in the garden.

 

[Dmacaskill]

Had a great catch last night 74 moths 31 species. Afew from last night.
1-small angle shades.
2-clouded-bordered brindle.
3-broom moth.
4-light knotgrass
5-elephant hawk.

 

[SveinB]

Had a great catch last night 74 moths 31 species. Afew from last night.
1-small angle shades.
2-clouded-bordered brindle.
3-broom moth.
4-light knotgrass
5-elephant hawk.

Really nice, and exept from #2 all of these are species I have never seen, but still are hoping for :t:

Svein B

 

[Brian Stone]

Trapped every night last week on the Ross Of Mull using a 125W Skinner. A summary of the results below. 51 species are listed. The numbers are the number of nights recorded (out of a max of 6), total individuals and max individuals.

Thanks to those who helped with ID over the week.

Monopis weaverella 1 1 1
White-shouldered House-moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1 1 1
Agonopterix ocellana 1 1 1
Bryotropha terrella 1 1 1
Ancylis geminana 1 1 1
Crambus lathoniellus 1 1 1
Opsibotys fuscalis 2 2 1
Fox Moth (Macroglossum rubi) 4 6 2
Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 1 1 1
Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 2 3 2
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata) 1 1 1
Striped Twin-spot Carpet (Nebula salicata) 3 4 2
Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1 1 1
Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1 2 2
Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 1 5 5
Ruddy Highflyer (Hydriomena ruberata) 2 3 2
Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 3 6 3
Satyr Pug (Eupithecia satyrata) 1 1 1
Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1 1 1
Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata) 1 1 1
Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 2 2 1
Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) 6 243 67
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2 2 1
Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2 2 1
Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 6 16 5
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1 1 1
Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 4 4 1
Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 2 2 1
Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala) 2 7 5
Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) 1 1 1
Pebble Prominent (Eligmodonta ziczac) 5 9 2
Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1 1 1
Clouded Buff (Diacrisia sannio) 1 1 1
White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 5 10 3
Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 2 4 3
The Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae) 1 1 1
Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 3 5 2
True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 1 1 1
The Shears (Hada plebeja) 6 22 9
Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) 1 1 1
Pale-shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina) 6 13 4
Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 1 1 1
Glaucous Shears (Papestra biren) 1 2 2
Broom Moth (Melanchra pisi) 3 6 3
Marbled Coronet (Hadena confusa) 1 1 1
Light Knot Grass (Acronicta menyanthidis scotica) 2 3 2
Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 2 2 1
Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 4 7 2
Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli) 5 23 8
Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1 1 1
The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1 1 1

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

I didn't get much at all last night but did get my first Peach Blossom.....and this afternoon's walk produced 10+ Common Heath and 15+ Small Argent & Sable - Both NFM's!

 

[Surreybirder]

Excellent list, Brian. I imagine some country recorder will love you as I don't suppose a lot of trapping is done in that part of the world.
Ken

 

[Brian Stone]

Some pictures from Mull last week. The Foxglove Pugs here are really poorly marked compared to the ones I get at home. I mistakenly put the first I saw down as Marbled Pug (which I don't think occurs here) before I realised.

 

[Brian Stone]

Last set. The Shears came in a number of different forms. The rest were all new to me.

 

[Adam M]

I have figured out I can trap twice a week if I run the trap from 10 til 12, maybe 1. It actually figures out an hour less than what I usually do (10-5). Just wondering, if you had to take a rough guess at how much it costs to run a trap for a night, how much would you say?

Anyway, so tonight I ran it 10-12. Plenty about and looks like a good haul for just two hours worth. Just went to turn it off when I saw I had caught a Poplar Hawk Moth, which made me swear pretty loud :king: Will update tomorrow with a full list (and probably photos for ID)

Must say I am loving mothing, you really don't know what you are going to get and it really does give it the feeling of excitement when going to open up or check a trap.

Adam

 

[Adam M]

When he got there, the moth trap was bare

Just checked my trap and found I have had a massive number escape over night :-C I watched the trap for about 30 mins last night on and off, and roughly counted 20 or so moths in there. Below is the list of what was in there this morning.

Brimstone 2
Common Swift 1
Common Marbled Carpet 1
Scalloped Hazel 2
Silver Y 1
Flame Shoulder 1
Poplar Hawk Moth 1

I know I had 5 Brimstone and a Small Fan Foot in there last night, plus several (about 5) others I hand caught and put in. Looks like I need a new way of closing up the trap, think to keep it the thread on subject I'll post that question in the moth set-up thread.

Adam

 

[antshrike69]

Different species are gradually appearing here night by night. The first LYUWs have been around this week but only singles so far.

Also
Hawthorn Moth
Eulia ministrana
Maiden's Blush
Pebble Prominent
Dark Arches
Buff Ermine
Pale Mottled Willow
Mottled Rustic etc

Approx 40 species in the trap last night.

 

[Surreybirder]

Just checked my trap and found I have had a massive number escape over night :-C


I know I had 5 Brimstone and a Small Fan Foot in there last night, plus several (about 5) others I hand caught and put in. Looks like I need a new way of closing up the trap, think to keep it the thread on subject I'll post that question in the moth set-up thread.

Adam

It sounds as if you are switching the trap off and then leaving it till the morning? What I do is to take it into my shed and empty it straight away if I'm not leaving it on all night (which is obviously the most efficient approach). Alternatively you can do what Harry suggested and shove a towel into the gap so that the moths cannot escape till morning. But they will become active once the light is off so you may find a lot of worn moths in the morning.
Ken

 

[Brian Stone]

You're still doing consistently better than me in my garden up the road. Things have improved since I ditched my homemade trap in favour of my old Skinner. 29 species last night including Eye Hawk and Tinea semifulvella. The attached Elachista is maculicerusella I think but is rather poorly marked. A species I've recorded before but would appreciate confirmation.

Different species are gradually appearing here night by night. The first LYUWs have been around this week but only singles so far.

Also
Hawthorn Moth
Eulia ministrana
Maiden's Blush
Pebble Prominent
Dark Arches
Buff Ermine
Pale Mottled Willow
Mottled Rustic etc

Approx 40 species in the trap last night.

 

[Charlie Sargent]

My first nights trapping

One or two of you will know I have been gathering information in the "your moth trap set up' thread about different traps and their manufacture. Well I made a skinner last week and got a 125w MV light set from ALS which arrived yesterday. I set it all up last night and felt quite excited this morning to see what I had trapped.

I did trap a few but not as many as I had hoped. At the moment it is hard for me to say why this is. I have found one hole which I have taped up. If this continues I will consult the thread for advice. Anyway I have identified 5 species out of the 9 different ones in the trap so if you can help me with I/D of the pictures I have attached it would be appreciated. There are 2 species 2 pictures of each species in this thread and the thread that followers I have again attached a further 4 picture showing 2 pictures of each species. For identification purposes I am using Waring, Townsend and Lewington (Revised edition) book. There were a few more than the 9 but I managed to let a couple escape so I took the box into the garage to check the rest - one lesson learnt here already.

This is fun isn't it!!!!

I identified

1. Peppered Moth
2. Heart and Dart, 3 moths
3. Buff ermine
4. Common Swift
5. Flame Shoulder, 2 moths

 

[Charlie Sargent]

My first night Trapping

Atached the pictures of the other two species.

Thought moth one on the first thread was maybe a Carpet and moth 2 on this thread was perhaps a Fan-foot but I was unable to get an exact match in the book for either.

Thanks everyone for their help.

Charlie

 

[Surreybirder]

Well done, Charlie!
Your first is a micro - small magpie (see introduction of Waring and T)
Second looks like bright-line brown-eye. A dorsal view would be more helpful.
Clouded-bordered brindle and brown silver-lines would be my suggestions for the second pair.
Ken

 

[Adam M]

Called in at Coombes Valley today as another volunteer was finishing off going through the moths. Didn't get the totally counts off her, but present were

Beautiful Golden Y
Pepper Moth
Flame Shoulder
Elephant Hawk Moth
Clouded Bordered Brindle
Spectacle

A few others that weren't ID'd before I left. Looked like they had a good catch though.

Glad you have started trapping Charlie, it really is great fun.

Adam

 

[Charlie Sargent]

Well done, Charlie!
Your first is a micro - small magpie (see introduction of Waring and T)
Second looks like bright-line brown-eye. A dorsal view would be more helpful.
Clouded-bordered brindle and brown silver-lines would be my suggestions for the second pair.
Ken

Hi Ken

Now you have pointed the I/D out they seem obvious. The wing markings on the bright-line brown eye and the clouded-border brindle are more clearly defined in the books than my actual moths. When I put the moth to the light next to the book picture it then becomes apparent they are the same moth.

Thanks for your help.

Charlie

 

[antshrike69]

This is fun isn't it!!!!

Sums it up in one sentence
As each new species appears, the old ones will become familiar friends (with the odd step back, I find...)

 

[davidg]

You're still doing consistently better than me in my garden up the road. Things have improved since I ditched my homemade trap in favour of my old Skinner. 29 species last night including Eye Hawk and Tinea semifulvella. The attached Elachista is maculicerusella I think but is rather poorly marked. A species I've recorded before but would appreciate confirmation.

Doing much better than me as well although things have improved a bit over the past week. I'd say your moth is E.maculicerusella - I've been getting a few here over the past couple of weeks and they are mostly poorly marked individuals like this one.

David