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Garden Moths 2012

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    #62
    Mothman
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    Half-cocked wrote: »
    That should all change soon, nights are getting milder.
    Don't speak too soon, from the weekend on it'll be cool again :(

    I ran trap last night. 10C min
    19 moths of 12 species.

    We are truly in the May doldrums.
    We are over the Spring flush and we are waiting for summer and May can be really bad for moths, but in many recent years we've had Summer weather in April/May and the numbers in May have been relatively good.


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    #63
    Mothman
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    Even worse last night :(
    Min temp of 6C and a really poor total. May can be a very disappointing month for moths.

    125w MV
    0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
    0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 1
    1852 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
    2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4
    2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1


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    #64
    littlebug
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    I do find it really odd... last year I didn't have an empty trap until maybe september/ october despite some really cold nights (and snow!) at the start of the season.
    Are the numbers extraordinarily low MM, even for May?


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    #65
    Mothman
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    littlebug wrote: »
    Are the numbers extraordinarily low MM, even for May?
    I think so, but it is down to weather and once we get a few days of fine weather, I expect activity to pick up quite a bit.

    There are relatively few species that have their peak season in May. So for this month we are looking at stragglers for the spring season or earlies from the summer season.
    What has happened thus far, is that Spring pretty well got done and dusted in late March with stragglers through April. Summer seems far away. At moment we are in between.


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    #66
    thebishop
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭thebishop


    4 Moths here last night.
    Angle shades x 1
    Twenty plume moth x 1
    Garden Carpet x 1
    Clouded-bordered Brindle x 1


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    #67
    Half-cocked
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    1 x Common Quaker
    1 x Hebrew Character
    1 x Light Brown Apple Moth


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    #68
    thebishop
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    Twenty -plume Moth.

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    #69
    littlebug
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    thebishop wrote: »
    Twenty -plume Moth.

    Nice :) I have the actinic out tonight. Lovely day here today.. don't know if the night will follow suit.


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    #70
    littlebug
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    Trap out tonight as I'll be away tomorrow.

    Tomorrow.. heading to Aran island. Undecided yet whether to take a moth light and if so, which one?
    The island climate is often much milder than the mainland so may have more luck than here but... as MM mentioned we are in the May doldrums. Still the islands can bring surprises :)


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    #71
    Half-cocked
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    Found an Angle Shades in my garden shed yesterday evening.


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    #72
    Mothman
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    littlebug wrote: »
    Trap out tonight as I'll be away tomorrow.

    Tomorrow.. heading to Aran island. Undecided yet whether to take a moth light and if so, which one?
    The island climate is often much milder than the mainland so may have more luck than here but... as MM mentioned we are in the May doldrums. Still the islands can bring surprises :)

    Hope you did bring the trap :)

    I think someone mentioned to me recently that it couldn't get worse.....well they were wrong!

    3 moths! :(

    1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 1
    2186 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis) 1
    2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 1

    It has been a miserable weeks weather. Wet and cold. Another frost last night


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    #73
    littlebug
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    Mothman wrote: »
    Hope you did bring the trap :)

    :) I brought the light.

    Bit of a design failure with my makeshift trap which probably kept them out rather than in. :rolleyes:
    But I had 1 common quaker and 2 x Shears, a couple of unidentified micros and 2 beetles.
    Not a lot but more than I've had at home for weeks! There are probably more in the vegetation.
    I might try the other side of the house tonight but that will mean having to get up "really" early to get to them before the birds do.

    Clear blue skies here but still quite cold.

    Oh and I found my moth book out here!


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    #74
    Half-cocked
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    1 x Common Quaker
    1 x White Shouldered House Moth


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    #75
    thebishop
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    -1 Here last night.Nothing in the trap not even a fly.


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    #76
    littlebug
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    I've been browsing through the Depressariinae to try to fnd this one. I had decided on Agonopterix Heracliana but then they all started to look the same..:o and looking at the distribution map it doesn't look all that likely.

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    #77
    littlebug
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    I don't put the trap out and the moths come :) Found by my son on the trampoline... Clouded Bordered Brindle.

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    #78
    thebishop
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    Rain all day yesterday and all night last night.No Moths ventured out. I suppose they must hatch sometime so they should be better nights ahead:rolleyes:


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    #79
    Half-cocked
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    Zero for me last night.


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    #80
    littlebug
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    Finally some moths in the trap this morning :)
    1x Clouded Bordered Brindle
    1x Hebrew character
    1x Clouded Drab
    1x White Shouldered House Moth


    plus 6 Cockchafers and a couple of caddisflies.


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    #81
    Half-cocked
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    littlebug wrote: »
    Finally some moths in the trap this morning :)
    1x Clouded Bordered Brindle
    1x Hebrew character
    1x Clouded Drab
    1x White Shouldered House Moth


    plus 6 Cockchafers and a couple of caddisflies.


    Me too!

    1 x Clouded-bordered Brindle
    2 x Common Marbled Carpet
    2 x Light Brown Apple Moth

    and 6 Cockchafers here to. They must come in 6 packs!

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    #82
    Mothman
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    littlebug wrote: »
    :)

    Oh and I found my moth book out here!
    Brilliant! :)
    littlebug wrote: »
    I've been browsing through the Depressariinae to try to fnd this one. I had decided on Agonopterix Heracliana but then they all started to look the same..:o and looking at the distribution map it doesn't look all that likely.
    Distribution map reflects recorder effort rather than actual distribution. It is likely to be heracliana, but it is worn, hence the shininess which is a result of lost scales.
    Half-cocked wrote: »
    Zero for me last night.
    Quite a few empty traps at Phoenix Park for BioBlitz, but managed 9 species last night at home last night and a half pack of cockchafers with 3 :).
    1126 Ancylis badiana 2
    1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata) 2
    1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 2
    1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) 1
    1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1
    1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1
    1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 1
    2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
    2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 1

    With the warmer weather coming up, we will all see an improvement during the next week with many new species for the year. Its been a long time coming!


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    #83
    littlebug
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    This moth at the kitchen light tonight. I decided to take a photo before catching it to let it out. a second after I took the photo it took off and landed on the floor where it met with a very unfortunate end.
    Oh the guilt :(

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    #84
    thebishop
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    Put the trap out last night as I hadnt caught a Moth in weeks.10c and misty.Had 15 moths of 11species. Nothing new.Had this Buff-arches which is a bit early if you go by the book.
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    #85
    Cardinal Richelieu
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    I think this is Cinnabar. Sorry about the pic size.

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    #86
    littlebug
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    :) I was like a child at Christmas last night knowing there'd be good stuff in the trap this morning. Couldn't keep myself away.. up at 5.30am to check the trap.
    Though the numbers were lower (20) than I thought the number of species at 13 was higher than any night last year (most was 8 species in one night).

    so this morning I had 20 moths of 13 species, of which 6 are new to my garden and one (if I have it right) first county record.

    1142 Epinotia Tedella (I think)
    1722 Flame Carpet
    1728 Garden Carpet
    1769 Spruce Carpet
    1902 Brown Silver Line
    2028 Pale Tussock
    2060 White Ermine x2
    2063 Muslin Moth x3
    2120 Ingrailed Clay
    2188 Clouded Drab x2
    2326 Clouded Bordered Brindle x4
    2410 Marbled White Spot
    2439 Gold Spot

    Though the weather this week :) is obviously the main factor I think having changed to mv bulb has helped too.
    eta- just a half pack of cockchafers this week.


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    Half-cocked
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    Lots here too! 12.8 deg C but quite windy.

    1 x Angle Shades
    3 x Least Black Arches
    2 x Common Swift (male & female)
    5 x Double-striped Pug
    4 x Light Brown Apple Moth
    1 x Hebrew Character
    1 x Bee Moth (male)
    1 x Clouded-bordered Brindle
    2 x Marbled Minor agg
    1 x Rustic Shoulder-knot
    1 x White Shouldered House Moth

    I think I have forgotten how to ID many the Summer species since last year, much pawing through the guide to sort out that lot:D


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    #88
    thebishop
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    Id please.Only got the one pic before it decided it would rather be somewhere else.Thinking White -pinion spotted?Its a bit worn.


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    #89
    Half-cocked
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    I see there is a new field guide to micro moths coming out. I've already advance ordered mine.

    http://www.nhbs.com/field_guide_to_the_micro_moths_of_great_tefno_184355.html

    Probably mad taking on micros when I'm still struggling with macros....


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    #90
    thebishop
    Registered Users Posts: 320 ✭✭thebishop


    http://www.bookdepository.co.uk/Field-Guide-Micro-Moths-Great-Britain-Ireland-Phil-Sterling/9780956490216
    Free delivery here.


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    #91
    Mothman
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    My night was last night. Calm and clear, min of 8C after a sunny warm day.

    A vast improvement on recent weeks though compared to other years, still some catching up to do.

    Robinson MV
    0597 Elachista atricomella 1
    0610 Elachista argentella 3
    0649 Esperia sulphurella 1
    0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
    1076 Celypha lacunana 1
    1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata) 1
    1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata) 4
    1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 2
    1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1
    1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
    1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
    1778 May Highflyer (Hydriomena impluviata) 1
    1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
    1851 Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata) 2
    1904 Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria) 1
    1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 4
    1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 3
    1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 3
    1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 1
    1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
    2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 6
    2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 2
    2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1
    2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 1
    2069 Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae) 1
    2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
    2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 1
    2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2
    2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) 2
    2423 Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana) 1
    4 Cockchafers


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