September Moths (1 Viewer)

[KenM]

All arrived after midnight and were processed this am- Copper Underwing, 2 Dusty Waves,
3 LYU, Light Emerald, Brimstone and Straw Underwing + requisite Hornet and 3 attendant Wasps, without the “stingers” nine of six.

 

[earthdragon64]

It was quite cool last night, 5.8C, so just 8 moths of 4 species with 2 Canary-shouldered Thorn the highlights. Also 2 rather worn Plain Clay, a single Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and 3 Large Yellow Underwing.

 

[KenM]

It was quite cool last night, 5.8C, so just 8 moths of 4 species with 2 Canary-shouldered Thorn the highlights. Also 2 rather worn Plain Clay, a single Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and 3 Large Yellow Underwing.

Similar for me, 2 Lesser BBYU, 3 LYU, Small Dusty Wave, MOP, Straw Underwing and an Old Lady.

 

[Steve Lister]

Quite a good night weather-wise here but just a modest catch, 54 of 20.
Significant for me were three NFY: my latest ever Argyresthia goedartella, my first Burnished Brass for four years (also my latest record) and a Centre-barred Sallow.
Only Large YU in double figures, 14.

 

[dwallace]

A reasonable haul for the Fareham Mothing Group at Browndown on the Hampshire coast last night.
Highlights:

5 Portland Ribbon Wave
2 Yellow Belle
Jersey Tiger
Delicate
2 Old Lady.

Dave W

 

[Richard D]

My second attempt with the new trap on Friday night/Sat morning:

A couple of Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Brimstones, 2 Straw Underwings, 1 Dusty Wave, 2 Double Stiped Pugs, 1 exceptionally large female Orange Swift, a couple of Vine's Rustics, a couple of Square Spot Rustic, 1 Pale Mottled Wilow, 1 morning Glory Plume, several Grass Veneers (common and elbow), several escapees. New for me was a Ruddy Streak, a Grey Knot Horn, a Lesser Broad-Boarded Yellow Underwing, a small ermine (can't tell which) and what I think were Nut Leaf Blister Moths. Non moth wise an annoyed Forest Bug.

 

[Farnboro John]

My second attempt with the new trap on Friday night/Sat morning:

A couple of Large Yellow Underwings, 3 Brimstones, 2 Straw Underwings, 1 Dusty Wave, 2 Double Stiped Pugs, 1 exceptionally large female Orange Swift, a couple of Vine's Rustics, a couple of Square Spot Rustic, 1 Pale Mottled Wilow, 1 morning Glory Plume, several Grass Veneers (common and elbow), several escapees. New for me was a Ruddy Streak, a Grey Knot Horn, a Lesser Broad-Boarded Yellow Underwing, a small ermine (can't tell which) and what I think were Nut Leaf Blister Moths. Non moth wise an annoyed Forest Bug.

How exceptionally large? Have you considered Ghost Moth?

Anyway, 30/15 spp in my trap last night including couple of micros to ID later. Square-spot Rustic hit the front with 9, nothing else got past 2.

John

 

[Richard D]

How exceptionally large? Have you considered Ghost Moth?

Anyway, 30/15 spp in my trap last night including couple of micros to ID later. Square-spot Rustic hit the front with 9, nothing else got past 2.

John

Definitely Orange Swift - just at the top end of the female size range. I think it was the comparison with last week's more average sized males that caught me by surprise.

 

[aeshna5]

How exceptionally large? Have you considered Ghost Moth?

Anyway, 30/15 spp in my trap last night including couple of micros to ID later. Square-spot Rustic hit the front with 9, nothing else got past 2.

John

Ghost Moths should be well & truly over with a flight period of June/July, but these days so many anomalies with wildlife.

 

[KenM]

Best night to date for me 20 of 47 to include 20 Light Emeralds!….with this Vestal being only my 2nd occurrence.

 

[Richard D]

Really good night Friday night with a few new to me (only third night trapping though ):

Clancy's Rustic, Feathered Gothic, Willow Beauty, Shuttle-Shaped Dart, Light Brown Apple Moth and Garden Carpet were new for me and also had Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Several Flounced Rustics, Vine's Rustics, Brimstones, Square Spot Rustic, Dusty Waves, Pale Mottled Willow Moth, Hebrew Character, Small Dusty Waves and a number of micros.

 

[Steve Lister]

A new one for my garden today, the migrant micro Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferruginalis). Also a Silver Y, and yesterday I had my third Vestal of the year. So a few migrants making it to deepest Leicestershire.

 

[KenM]

21 of 12 last night to include my 1st Rusty-dot pearl.

 

[earthdragon64]

Really warm on Friday night, the low was 15.4c, so 32 moths of 16 species was quite good for the time of year. New for the year, a pristine Black Rustic, Chevron, Brown-spot Pinion, Mouse Moth, Angle-striped Sallow and Diamond-back Moth.

 

[KenM]

My best night so far this year with 18 of 58 to include- c23 Light Emeralds, Dark Sword Grass, SilverY and an odd looking Maiden’s Blush.

 

[loiner]

A wet night up in God's Own County so I had the trap in the greenhouse entrance. Just nine of seven species but Black Rustic was NFY and Ypsolopha sylvella a new species for me, so worth getting damp.

 

[aeshna5]

A week with friends (mainly birders) in Lesvos yielded several Hummingbird Hawkmoths (all in garden locations) but 2 found by day at our hotel were 2 that would be very welcome here were a Handmaid/Fammula & a Geometrician.

Back to reality with a session at dawn today at a local nature reserve with 17 species with highlights being Centre-barred Sallow, 4 Gold Triangle, Red-green Carpet & Acleris literana.

 

[dwallace]

Here on the Hampshire coast Titchfield Haven NNR trapped musotima nitidalis last night, a first for the local area, although it seems to be spreading. It's a recent adventive from New Zealand.

Dave W

 

[Farnboro John]

Here on the Hampshire coast Titchfield Haven NNR trapped musotima nitidalis last night, a first for the local area, although it seems to be spreading. It's a recent adventive from New Zealand.

Dave W

Adventive is a desperate attempt to avoid saying invasive alien?

John

 

[Richard D]

Decent catch from Friday night. A dozen Square Spot Rustics and several Pale Mottled Willows and Willow Beauties. Vines Rustic, Hebrew Character, Snout, light and dark form Box Trees, Yellow shell, shuttle shaped darts, beautiful plume, small dusty wave, several micros and two heavily worn large yellow Underwings.

Personal highlights: Feathered Ranunculus, Autumnal Rustic and Clancy's Rustic