Moths of May 2010 (1 Viewer)

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Numbers are rapidly bwindling in my garden now with the temp going fairly low but last night, I did find perhaps my best moth to date......PUSS MOTH!!

Hairy Highlander, I was jealous - then I went and checked my trap...PUSS MOTH!!! Stunner!!!B B

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

Hairy Highlander, I was jealous - then I went and checked my trap...PUSS MOTH!!! Stunner!!!B B

:eek!:......:-O.......:t:........B ........:clap:

 

[Davebutterflyman]

From two nights ago and easily the best haul of the year so far.

Epiphyas Postvittana 27
Codling Moth 15
Brimstone 17
Common Pug 7
Foxglove Pug 2
Brown House Moth 2
Waved Umber 5
White-shouldered House-Moth 2
Bee Moth 3
Small Magpie 3
Mottled Pug 4
Flame Shoulder 2
Common Carpet 2
Garden Carpet 3
Tinia Trinotella 9
Pale Tussock
Bright-line Brown-eye 7
Double-striped Pug 5
Grey/Dark Dagger sp 2
Scalloped Hazel 4
Iron Prominent 2
Twenty-plume Moth 4
Epinotia Immundana 5
Figure Of Eighty
Broom moth
V-Pug 3
Chinese Character
Broken-barred Carpet
Clouded Silver
Pebble Hook-tip 2
Argyresthia Trifasciata 13
Flame Carpet
Small Angle Shades 2
Lime Hawk-moth


153 moths in 34 species.

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

A photo of the Puss Moth on Kent Moths Gallery Lots of photos added recently. If there are any Kent moth-ers on this thread please PM me if you have photos you would like published on the blog.

 

[SHowarth]

I have never seen an Eyed H-M .. one day....:t:

Don't give up hope. After 6 and a bit years of trapping I had my first Eyed H-M on Monday night. Having moved house last autumn I'm getting quite a few new moths lately, four new macros in one night on Monday, the others being Chocolate Tip, Barred Umber and Dwarf Pug.

 

[Nerine]

Don't give up hope. After 6 and a bit years of trapping I had my first Eyed H-M on Monday night. Having moved house last autumn I'm getting quite a few new moths lately, four new macros in one night on Monday, the others being Chocolate Tip, Barred Umber and Dwarf Pug.

Thanks, Steven. This is my 4th year of trapping and surprises keep coming. You've had some nice species there.

Nerine

 

[Oleander]

I was very surprised to not find a single moth in my trap this morning. It was quite cold (7 deg), but no moths at all was not what I expected. I didn't even see any Pugs, which I usually don't record.

Hopefully I'll get some moths tonight. Forecast says 9 deg and cloudy.

EDIT
My female Fox Moth mated two hours ago and I found a Garden Tiger larva crawling in my neighbours lawn 15 minutes ago. Feels like summer is here too stay!

 

[Adam M]

Just two in the trap last night. Are they a cabbage and turnip??

Also popped one on the ID forum from yesterday that I saw while in a mature oak woodland.

Adam

 

[Andy1979]

Not a huge amount last night (rained towards the end of the night though), but a few New For Years (NFY):

Brimstone - 4
Blood Vein - 1 (NFY)
White Ermine - 2 (NFY)
Scalloped Hazel - 1 (NFM)
Treble Lines - 2 (NFY)
Shuttle-shaped Dart - 1 (NFY)
Hear and Dart - 2 (NFY)
Poplar Hawkmoth - 2
Garden Carpet - 1 (NFY)

 

[Andy1979]

Just two in the trap last night. Are they a cabbage and turnip??

Also popped one on the ID forum from yesterday that I saw while in a mature oak woodland.

Adam

2 looks more like Heart and Dart to me.

 

[Adam M]

2 looks more like Heart and Dart to me.

That was my second choice :-O

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Last night produced;

Chocolate-tip 1 (photo below)
Scalloped Hazel 2
Cinnabar 3
Heart and Dart 1
Turnip Moth 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
Silver Y 1
Shears 1
Rustic Shoulder-knot 4
Maiden's Blush 1
966 Cochylis atricapitana 1

Unbeleivably the rain didn't smash my bulb - note to self, Get a rain guard.

 

[Rob1991S-O-T]

dungeness RSPB 1 trap not both yet
1 cinnabar
4 silver Y
11 light feathered rustic
2 yellow belle
1 knot grass
1 mullein wave

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

After a fairly disastrous catch two nights ago (10 moths), the cloudy skies last night produced the goods, with three brand new species for me. The rain towards the end of the night maybe hindering a slightly larger catch, but I'm not complaing too much.

The three were Yellow-barred Brindle, a dark Shears, and a fantastic Light Brocade (catching you up Billy!).

Good mothing.

 

[Nerine]

Just a small handful of moths last night. Two new for the year:

The Fern
Currant Pug

Nerine

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Just checked round where the trap was last night and there it was - a Poplar Hawkmoth, Finally!

 

[Oleander]

After a fairly disastrous catch two nights ago (10 moths)

I got ONE moth last night in shape of a Muslin.

 

[Jamie Dunning]

arghh reading all your recordings is getting me really exited.
I ordered a new 125MTB skinners trap which will be done early next week. hope i dont miss the good weather. had afew i've been stalking with the torch the past few nights
seems to be quite afew Epiphyas postvittana knocking about here.

 

[socksitis]

Have had a few good nights with some interesting moths
Brimstone
Barred Umber 5
Flame Shoulder 10
Brown Silver Line 6
Small Rivulet
Hebrew Character 5
Scalloped Hazel 4
Green Carpet 3 (NFY)
White Ermine
Peppered Moth
Fox Moth
Engrailed
Lunar Thorn (NFY)
Red Sword Grass (NFY)

What a moth the Red Sword Grass is - thought I had picked up a moth then doubted myself and thought it was a piece of stick, she tucked her legs in under and would roll like a stick in the pot.

 

[antshrike69]

My first Poplar Hawk of the year last night makes it 3 hawk species so far in 2010.
Also two micros to be IDed but both nfy lol.