Moths of June 2010 (1 Viewer)

[Brian Stone]

Cheers David

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

A decent night last night with 42 moths of 25 species, and I managed a new for the year Sycamore (such a contrast to thier larval appearance!), and a Buff Ermine was new for the garden would you believe. Also a rather smart Coronet.

Good Mothing.

 

[dantheman]

Was going to put the trap on this evening - unfortunately it's so long since I last put it on that I can't for the life of me remember where I put it!!!

Oh well, Angle Shades and several Straw Dots plus other unidentifieds whilst mowing today.

 

[antshrike69]

Was going to put the trap on this evening - unfortunately it's so long since I last put it on that I can't for the life of me remember where I put it!!!

:-O:-O:-O

300+ moths of 65 or so species here last night with 100+ Heart and Darts alone. No NFGs yet (still working on a few micros) but some unusual counts for here include:

Peppered Moth 4
Clouded Silver 10+ - most on the outside of the trap which probably explains why usually I only get one or two. The dog woke me up at 4 am which meant I got to see them all for a change
Green Pug 5
Vines Rustic 11

NFY: Snout, Mottled Rustic, Red-barred Tortrix, Ingrailed Clay

An enormous Light Emerald (1.5x the typical wingspan I see here) got me very excited from across the garden but refused to turn into anything more interesting. Very pretty though and extremely fresh.
Oh, and Cork Moth NFG - finally identified from photos after 4 days!

 

[SveinB]

Not many moths in the trap here now, as the nights are clear and cold. The best one this morning was a Toadflax Brocade (nfy).

Svein B

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Fantastic Toadflax Svein!

Another okay catch last night that included my first Setaceous Hebrew Character of the year, as well as my first Pale Oak Beauty for the garden. Also a Minor which has yet to be ID'd, but maybe Middle-barred, which is also new to the garden.

Good mothing.

 

[martinf]

300+ moths of 65 or so species here last night with 100+ Heart and Darts alone. No NFGs yet (still working on a few micros) but some unusual counts for here include:

Peppered Moth 4
Clouded Silver 10+ - most on the outside of the trap which probably explains why usually I only get one or two. The dog woke me up at 4 am which meant I got to see them all for a change
Green Pug 5
Vines Rustic 11

NFY: Snout, Mottled Rustic, Red-barred Tortrix, Ingrailed Clay

An enormous Light Emerald (1.5x the typical wingspan I see here) got me very excited from across the garden but refused to turn into anything more interesting. Very pretty though and extremely fresh.
Oh, and Cork Moth NFG - finally identified from photos after 4 days!

B*****d. I had one moth last night! ||
At least it was a Privet Hawkmoth

 

[RegTelescope]

Put the trap out again last night after a week of inactivity. Highlights were a Lime Hawkmoth and some 37 Heart and Darts!

Catch as follows:

Flame Carpet x 2
Heart and Dart x 37 (picture 1)
Buff Ermine x 5
Flame Shoulder
Beautiful Golden Y [NFY] (picture 2)
Peppered Moth (picture 3)
White Ermine
Large Nutmeg [NFY] (following confirmation)
Flame x 2
Common Marbled Carpet
Turnip Moth [NFY]
Small Square-spot x 2
Marbled Minor [NFY] (following confirmation)
Lime Hakwmoth [NFY] (picture 4)

 

[Dmacaskill]

Managed to catch 60 moths last night despite the cold temperature here,
23 species and some pugs in the id section.
grey pine carpet,
brown rustic,
silver ground carpet,
dark tussock,(pic)
dark brocade,
white ermine,
drinker,
true lovers knot,(pic)
small phoenix,
pale shouldered brocade,
small elephant hawk,
clouded border,
spectacle,
brimstone,
pebble prominent,
flame shoulder,
small angle shades,
silver-y,
poplar hawk,
flame carpet,
water carpet,
scalloped hazel,
rustic shoulder knot.(pic..correct me if i`m wrong)

 

[Andy1979]

Not bad last night. 83 Moths of 17 species:

Common Carpet - 1
Common Swift - 5
Treble Lines - 15
Heart and Dart - 47!
Poplar Hawkmoth - 1
Flame Shoulder - 1
Rufous Minor - 1
Treble Brown-spot - 1
Clouded Silver - 1
Common Marbled Carpet - 1
Common Wainscot - 1
SSD - 1
Beautiful Brocade - 1
Light Brocade - 2
Small Square Spot - 1
Tawny Marbled Minor - 1
Vine's Rustic - 1

Also a few micros but most not ID'd yet.

Sorry no photos today. My wife had the camera...

 

[robhope]

Chappett's Copse

Not much in trap last night apart from a possible Tawny-barred Angle. A walk round Chappett's Copse looking at the orchids gave several dancing Nemophora degeerella - one of which eventually posed for me.

robhope

Egret's, I've had a few

 

[billsbirding]

A poor catch last night, although I was comforted slightly by the appearance of a Treble Brown Spot, which is new for me.

1 Treble Brown Spot
5 Small Dusty Wave
7 Silver Y
1 Dark Arches
10 Willow Beauty
Poss. Haworth's Pug- Flew before I could make a positive ID

 

[Adam M]

Not too many in the trap last night, 38 individuals from 13 species ID'd and 3 more in the ID forum.

Brimstone 1
Spectacle 1
Heart and Dart 14 (reports suggest numbers of these are up all over the country)
Clouded Bordered Brindle 8
Bright-line Brown-eye 3
Flame Shoulder 3
Scalloped Hazel 1
Buff Ermine 1 (NFM)
Pepper Moth 1
Lime Hawk Moth 1
Pale Shouldered Brocade 2
Seataceous Hebrew 1 (NFM)
Brown Silver Line 1

Adam

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Despite cloudy conditions last night, its a fairly poor catch with 31 moths of 17 species, but quality remains good. New for year were Cabbage, Marbled White Spot, and a worn Brown Rustic. Also another probable Middle-barred Minor.

Good mothing.

 

[RegTelescope]

Decent catch again last night, though ID for some species proved very tricky.

Following some help in the ID section, here's the details:

Poplar Hawkmoth [NFY]
Peppered Moth
Heart and Dart x lots
Flame Shoulder x 2
Pale Tussock x 2
Brimstone x 2
Buff Ermine x 4
Flame x 2
Broom Moth
Mottled Rustic [NFY]
Silver-ground Carpet [NFY]
Large Yellow Underwing x 4 [NFY]
Gold Spot
Middle-barred Minor
Common Rustic [NFY]
Turnip Moth
Ingrailed Clay x 4 [NFY]
White Ermine

A few casualties this morning unfortunately - a Robin seems to have gotten wise to my early morning mothing antics. May have to adopt a new approach to releasing my catch.

 

[Oleander]

I haven't trapped much the last week, it's been very windy and a lot of rain. It didn't rain last night, but it was windy. Few moths but two new:

3 Common Swift
1 Fox Moth
1 Clouded-bordered Brindle
1 Broom Moth [nfy]
1 Saxon [nfy]

 

[SveinB]

I haven't trapped much the last week, it's been very windy and a lot of rain. It didn't rain last night, but it was windy. Few moths but two new:

3 Common Swift
1 Fox Moth
1 Clouded-bordered Brindle
1 Broom Moth [nfy]
1 Saxon [nfy]

Nice Kalle, the Saxon is such a pretty moth- and Broom Moth is one I have never seen, but hoping that changes soon :t:

Svein B

 

[Oleander]

Nice Kalle, the Saxon is such a pretty moth- and Broom Moth is one I have never seen, but hoping that changes soon :t:

Svein B

Yes, the Saxon was an amazing sight. A really stunning moth! Having both traps out right now and so far no rain and the wind has dropped. Feels like the day before Christmas

 

[dantheman]

Well, I found the trap, eventually. It was ready and waiting in a corner of the field with a tub over it to keep the rain off, but the docks had grown up so much I didn't come across it for a few days. Couldn't find the battery, so had to charge an old one up that was in the garage...

Trap now running ...

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

Had quite a good weekends trapping..25 species, 7 NFM and a couple NFY...

10th* & 11th

2x Elephant Hawk Moth (NFM)* B Get In!!!
1x LY Underwing (NFY)*
1x Poplar Hawk Moth
1x Peppered Moth
1x Buff Tip
1x Silver Y (NFY)
10x Heart & Dart
2x Small Angle Shades
2x Rustic Shoulder Knot
2x Dusky Brocade
2x Bright-line Brown-eye
1x Clouded Bordered Brindle
1x Pale Shouldered Brocade

12th

1x Elephant Hawk Moth
1x Angle Shades (NFM)
1x Ingrailed Clay (NFM)
2x Clouded Border (NFM)
3x Common White Wave (NFM)
3x Rivulet (NFM)
1x Iron Prominent
15+ Silver Ground Carpet
2x Common Carpet
2x Brimstone
1x Peppered Moth
1x Rustic Shoulder Knot
1x Clouded Bordered Brindle
1x Flame Shoulder
1x Unidentified Micro (NFM - photo in ID forum) Now ID'd as Scoparia ambigualis or E. truncicolella

Also had a large unidentified orange and white moth come to the light last night just as I was packing up for the night, It looked like Oak Beauty but that would be out of season and a first for fife so I doubt it was that.....I'll never know what it was....GUTTED!!!