Moths of May 2010 (1 Viewer)

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Got the trap out at the moment, its looking good with Waved Umber, Pale Prominent and 2 Brimstone so far. Plus a Cockchafer that came hurtling towards me which breifly made me think 'Hawkmoth!'

Look forward to checking my egg boxes in the mornin'!

 

[aflickering]

tonight's lovely haul:
11 garden chafers
0 moths

this year has been worryingly awful so far

 

[RegTelescope]

Big fat zero here in Wythall this morning. Odd, as I assisted one individual into the trap at about 10.00pm last night.

This suggests some of my catch are escaping.

Very disappointing.

 

[Ronayne88]

Lastnight's haul amounted to 1 cockchafer and 0 moths!

 

[Angus T]

Lastnight's haul amounted to 1 cockchafer and 0 moths!

What's the habitat?

I didn't trap last night but anytime I went out there were moths on the wing.
I do find it bitterly disappointing when I make the effort to put out traps and its empty in morning

 

[Angus T]

Big fat zero here in Wythall this morning. Odd, as I assisted one individual into the trap at about 10.00pm last night.

This suggests some of my catch are escaping.

Very disappointing.

There are always escapees, some species more prone than others.

One time I put 16 Brimstones moths in a Robinson to find I think only 4 in it in morning

 

[Nerine]

Last night was an improvement although I had hoped for more! 10 degrees, no wind to speak of and cloud cover - 15 moths and 11 species.

Twenty Plume Moth (nfy)
Cochylis atricapitana (I think) (nfy)
E.angustea
E. postvittana (2)
Swallow Prominent
Peppered Moth (nfy)
Pale Mottled Willow
Shuttle-shaped Dart (4)
Hebrew Character
Muslin Moth
Marbled Coronet


Also had Least Black Arches (nfy) the previous night from a miserable catch of 5 moths only.

Nerine

 

[antshrike69]

Last night was a bit more promising here too. The weather men reckon things should improve further over the next few days so here's hoping.

Limespeck Pug NFY
Lime Hawk Moth 2nd for year
Epiblema cynosbatella NFY
Pale Tussock

 

[Surreybirder]

18/5

A flame carpet (nfy) to house light last night.

 

[Brian Stone]

Grant total of five moths last night: 2 Rustic Shoulder-knots, a Turnip Moth, a Muslin Moth and a potted pug I shall look at later.

Although the day was warm the temperature dropped fairly rapidly under clear skies. Even so, with no wind, I would have expected much better at this time of the year.

 

[Ronayne88]

What's the habitat?

I didn't trap last night but anytime I went out there were moths on the wing.
I do find it bitterly disappointing when I make the effort to put out traps and its empty in morning

I put it out in my garden. All the plants out there are foreign imports that look wrong. I live across from a small woods however it is about 50m away behind a stone wall. Couldn't get out to my usual spot at Cuskinny. However, today Im going to a spot out there with Jim to get permission to trap within a private estate. Should have a better report tomorrow with any luck.

 

[The Hairy Highlander]

Got a couple of new ticks last night - Nut Tree Tussock and Least Black Arches...

 

[joshjenkinsshaw]

Totals from last night here in my west Kent garden were;
Pale Prominent
Waved Umber
Buff-tip
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Hebrew Character
Grey Pine Carpet
Early Grey
Brimstone - 2

Buff-tip was one of my most wanted moths so I was rather pleased with that!

 

[Oleander]

I had my both traps out last night, but didn't have time to go through my catch in the morning. What I didn't know was that it was going to be the warmest day so far this year with sun and almost 20 degrees in the shadow. I left my both traps in the conservatory.

The moths was pretty well fried when I got home, and the ones that didn't die of the heat was trampled down by 13 cockchafers that was storming around in the traps.

Anyway, 4 new species o

 

[walshey]

Leeds moths

First summery type moth of the year here last night, Peppered Moth
also
2 Herald
1 Hebrew Character
1 Early Grey
2 Flame Carpet
1 Small Phoenix
1 Oak-tree Pug
2 Brindled Pug
1 Common Pug
1 Twenty plume

Virtually everything still in the rear garden trap in the wood. The front garden trap which is more exposed had one moth

Cheers
John

 

[RegTelescope]

More success last night, though my first Chinese Character that I noted in the trap at about 10.00pm had found its way out by morning.

Had the following in there this morning:

Brown Silver-line
Early Thorn
Swallow Prominent

Only three moths, but the first two were new for me.

I've re-jigged the trap and hope to avoid too many escapees tonight.

 

[Oleander]

More success last night, though my first Chinese Character that I noted in the trap at about 10.00pm had found its way out by morning.

Had the following in there this morning:

Brown Silver-line
Early Thorn
Swallow Prominent

Only three moths, but the first two were new for me.

I've re-jigged the trap and hope to avoid too many escapees tonight.

Your second picture is a Herald and not Early Thorn.

 

[RegTelescope]

My bad. Thank you.

 

[antshrike69]

A much better night here last night - lots of moths including more geometers at last.

Highlights:

Roeslerstammia erxlebella NFY
Esperia sulphurella NFY
Garden Pebble NFY
Common White Wave NFY
Poplar Kitten NFG
Chinese Character NFG
Nutmeg NFY

 

[Angus T]

Ran 3 MV traps 78 species in all, about 50 species per trap which is double to what I got on NMN
Calm, 10C, some fog.
Quantity was as expected.
About an average of 20 Cockchafers per trap.
Plenty new for year denoted by *

*0227 Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella) 2
0468 Rhigognostis incarnatella 1
*0610 Elachista argentella 2
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
0701 Agonopterix ocellana 1
0883 Mompha raschkiella 1
0893 Mompha epilobiella 2
*0968 Cochylis nana 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 2
*1007 Capua vulgana 2
1053 Acleris hastiana 4
1111 Bactra lancealana 37
1126 Ancylis badiana 16
1136 Epinotia immundana 1
*1142 Epinotia tedella 1
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 2
*1693 Cream Wave (Scopula floslactata) 1
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 2
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata) 5
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 1
1746 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata) 2
1747 Streamer (Anticlea derivata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 71
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 2
1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) 4
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 2
*1773 Broken-barred Carpet (Electrophaes corylata) 1
1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 1
1779 Ruddy Highflyer (Hydriomena ruberata) 7
*1819 Mottled Pug (Eupithecia exiguata) 2
1851 Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata) 1
1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 36
1853 Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata) 6
*1857 Dwarf Pug (Eupithecia tantillaria) 2
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 3
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 4
1881 Early Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx carpinata) 1
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 2
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 2
1902 Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) 4
*1904 Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria) 2
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 10
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 2
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1
1947x Engrailed/Small Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata/crepuscularia) 4
1951 Grey Birch (Aethalura punctulata) 1
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 11
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 2
*1957 White-pinion Spotted (Lomographa bimaculata) 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 18
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 5
2000 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius) 2
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 6
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2015 Lunar Marbled Brown (Drymonia ruficornis) 1
2028 Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda) 23
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1
*2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 2
2069 Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae) 5
2078 Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis) 43
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 61
*2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 1
2182 Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda) 1
2186 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) 15
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 17
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 12
2236 Pale Pinion (Lithophane hepatica) 2
*2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1
*2281 Alder Moth (Acronicta alni) 2
*2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) 2
*2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1
*2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga) 1
*2439 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1
2469 Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) 2