October Moths 2022 (1 Viewer)

[earthdragon64]

Quite cool last night, 5.4C was the low, so only 2 moths. However, one was a rather smart Red Sword-grass, the first in the garden since 2016, and the other was an Angle Shades. Aviemore, VC95.

 

[KenM]

Only ever having seen Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Red Valarian, it came as a shock surprise to find this in the garden yesterday on such a date and nectaring on Ivy blossom.😮

 

[aeshna5]

Only ever having seen Hummingbird Hawkmoth on Red Valarian, it came as a shock surprise to find this in the garden yesterday on such a date and nectaring on Ivy blossom.😮

Had one in my garden 3 days ago just before dusk buzzing around some Buddleja flowers. Ivy is very popular with moths & lot of mothers go "dusking" around it with nets.

 

[KenM]

Had one in my garden 3 days ago just before dusk buzzing around some Buddleja flowers. Ivy is very popular with moths & lot of mothers go "dusking" around it with nets.

Couldn’t find any reference regarding HHM nectaring on Ivy Blossom A, hence the surprise.👍

 

[aeshna5]

Couldn’t find any reference regarding HHM nectaring on Ivy Blossom A, hence the surprise.👍

I've not seen one on it, but it does seem very popular with so many insects including moths that it doesn't seem too surprising. Nice treat for you.

 

[KenM]

An impromptu running of the halogen(security light) last night attracted Barred Sallow and Red-green carpet beneath it on the wall.
Thus I decided to run the UV over “the pot” which yielded nowt this am, save a lone Silver Y obligingly perched on the parasol above, a species I’ve not seen much of this year.

 

[aeshna5]

A modest 8 species from a west London woodland reserve last night with:

Copper Underwing agg
Chestnut 2
Satellite 4
Brick 2
Green Brindled Crescent 2 melanic
Large Yellow Underwing 2
Red-green Carpet
Lunar Underwing

 

[earthdragon64]

The temperature dropped to 0.3C overnight, so just a single moth wasn't really surprising. It was a new for year Juniper Carpet though.

 

[earthdragon64]

Surprised and delighted to get a Hummingbird Hawk-moth in the garden yesterday, nectaring on Honeysuckle, only the 2nd one in the garden and a first for the year. Quite a mild night with a low of 7.8C so 4 moths of 4 species in the trap. Red-green Carpet and Streak were new for the year, the other 2 were Angle Shades and November Moth agg. Aviemore, VC95.

 

[chipperatl]

We have had some southern winds blowing for the last 4-5 days. It blew up this first iNat record of Melonworm Moth for Michigan, right into my yard.

Corn Earworm Moth is new for me also

As is this Hemina Pinion

 

[dwallace]

Not a great deal turns up in my actinic trap in South Hampshire - until Tuesday night, that is. Had Pseudozarba bipartita, a first for Britain. I had no idea what it was but thank goodness for experts. An African moth, apparently. More about it on Twitter, I'm told.

Dave W

 

[aeshna5]

Not a great deal turns up in my actinic trap in South Hampshire - until Tuesday night, that is. Had Pseudozarba bipartita, a first for Britain. I had no idea what it was but thank goodness for experts. An African moth, apparently. More about it on Twitter, I'm told.

Dave W

Not a great deal turns up in my actinic trap in South Hampshire - until Tuesday night, that is. Had Pseudozarba bipartita, a first for Britain. I had no idea what it was but thank goodness for experts. An African moth, apparently. More about it on Twitter, I'm told.

Dave W

Congrats-not many get a first for Britain. Saw the images of this in various places this morning- a very handsome noctuid for sure. You must be over the moon!

 

[dwallace]

Thanks, Aeshna 5.

Yes, it was quite an experience. I've been trapping for some years now but was getting nowhere trying to identify it. We're lucky enough to have a macro and a micro expert locally in Fareham and the macro man knew what it was. It was in pristine condition and surprisingly small - about the size of Kent Black Arches.

Thanks for your interest

Dave

 

[honeym]

Congrats-not many get a first for Britain. Saw the images of this in various places this morning- a very handsome noctuid for sure. You must be over the moon!

It's a common species in the Mediterranean, etc. incl. the Balearic Islands, where I see it regularly. A great find.

 

[Farnboro John]

Quite a few Crimson Speckled reports on the RBA pager today - and I bet a load of unreported ones - trap out tonight for certain!

Recent news, Green-brindled Crescent a full tick in the back garden trap, super looking moth!

John

 

[KenM]

Quite a few Crimson Speckled reports on the RBA pager today - and I bet a load of unreported ones - trap out tonight for certain!

Recent news, Green-brindled Crescent a full tick in the back garden trap, super looking moth!

John

Had one on Oct 6th 2011 (believe it was a 2nd for London), with the 1st being in Epping (just oop the road in the ‘60’s?) and I was running my MV 130W lamp at the time.
You can imagine my glee, when I first laid eyes on it….just a bit special.👍

 

[tonyfenn]

8 at one site in Suffolk and 12 in Kent, must be record year crimson speckled

 

[honeym]

Had one on Oct 6th 2011 (believe it was a 2nd for London), with the 1st being in Epping (just oop the road in the ‘60’s?) and I was running my MV 130W lamp at the time.
You can imagine my glee, when I first laid eyes on it….just a bit special.👍

At least 15 London records pre-date your specimen (Plant 1993).

 

[KenM]

At least 15 London records pre-date your specimen (Plant 1993).

Can’t recall where I got my data from at the time, however, thanks for the correction.👍

 

[aeshna5]

It's a common species in the Mediterranean, etc. incl. the Balearic Islands, where I see it regularly. A great find.

And like buses, a second has been trapped & photographed in North Essex.