September 2009 Moths. (1 Viewer)

[antshrike69]

One new species last night in the form of Bucculatrix nigricomella - tiny but distinctive pale eyes on the macro photo I took!
Overall, numbers last night were low again but a few nice second generation species were amongst the others.

 

[jimbob]

Dotted Clay is also quite a rare beastie in parts, have you a picture?

Ill check the camera, but that may be missing I fear.....
Jim.

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

I did not put the trap out last night, but I had a look at the wall in my garden this morning and on it was my first ever Large Ranunculus! A wonderfully intricate moth close-up.

Good mothing

Sean

 

[Surreybirder]

Did anyone watch 'the lost land of the volcano', mothing in Papua New Guinea? Wow!!
Ken

 

[Bennyboymothman]

Watching it now!

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Did anyone watch 'the lost land of the volcano', mothing in Papua New Guinea? Wow!!
Ken

Unbelievable!!!

 

[antshrike69]

That episode wasn't typical for a night's mothing for you three then? :-O
Incredible numbers and diversity - I loved the scene where his face and glasses were covered with half a dozen or more species alone.

Last night produced a garden first in the shape of Bulrush Wainscot sat on the wire fence of the chicken run and the first Vapourer for months.

 

[Surreybirder]

sallow and red-green carpet NFY last night. Not absolutely sure about the carpet but I have put it down as grey pine.
(Sadly, not as many moths as in PNG - or perhaps, on second thoughts, it was just as well.)
Fourth hornet of the year...
Ken

 

[antshrike69]

Also had a pristine Swallow-tailed Moth last night which was a bit of a surprise.

 

[Tri-Counties Birder]

Nice warm last night, and got a decent catch. Among them my second Large Ranunculus in a row, and my first Pink-barred Sallow (a beauty!).

Good mothing.

Sean

 

[socksitis]

Did anyone watch 'the lost land of the volcano', mothing in Papua New Guinea? Wow!!
Ken

Missed it! Believe it is on again Saturday 8.00 'ish? Will record it

Have had a couple of decent nights, numbers wise, Sallow and Pink Barred Sallow as well as Green Carpets all looking lovely

 

[luke]

Just run the trap in my new garden in Weymouth. only run it for a couple of hours as i dont want to upset the neighbours with the MV!

anyway i got
Brimstone 14
Square spot rustic 5
Shuttle Shaped dart 1
Setacous H C 3
Barred Sallow 1
Large YU 1
Lesser YU 4
Broad bordered YU 1
Copper Underwing 1
Dark Marbled Carpet 2
Red Green Carpet 1
Garden Carpet 3
Willow Beauty 2 (second generation)
Double striped Pug
Light Emerald
Straw dot

Only migrant was an Angle Shades

 

[Oleander]

Had the trap out from 20.00 to 23.30 this night and not a single moth was there when I checked it. Not even a micro.

 

[socksitis]

I didn't realise Angle Shades were migrants - somenights have several of these and other nights none? Wonder if they migrate back - anyone know?

 

[Brian Stone]

I'd struggle to work out if any of the ones I get are migrants or not as they are a common resident but it might be easier to detect this at the coast.

 

[luke]

i think i was desperate for a migrant so angle shades got the prize. but i think theres a fair chance that some here in weymouth would be migrants.

 

[socksitis]

Please tell me how you can tell if a moth is a migrant or a resident? As in these angle shades

 

[Surreybirder]

I get angle shades larvae in the garden so I guess most of mine are resident. You can only tell if they are migrants by circumstantial evidence, e.g. if they arrive at the same time as a vestal or some other obvious immigrant - unless they have been ringed of course
Ken

 

[antshrike69]

3 species of Sallow here last night - Sallow, Orange Sallow and Barred Sallow.

 

[Nerine]

3 species of Sallow here last night - Sallow, Orange Sallow and Barred Sallow.

Very nice - I've yet to find Sallows in my garden.

New for the garden from last night:

Blair's Mocha (I think!)
Lunar Underwing - nfy.

Nerine