Garden Moths 2012

Half-cocked · 30-09-2012 8:59pm

Just put 2 traps out, already getting bitten by mosquitos. Don't they know its the end of September;)

V_Moth · 01-10-2012 11:36am

In the garden last night:

-Large Yellow Underwing (1)
-Light Brown Apple Moth (1)
-Feathered Ranunculus (1)
-Barred Chestnut (1)

The last two are new for the year. Also, one each of Dark Sword-Grass and Common Marbled Carpet last week.

Half-cocked · 01-10-2012 11:46am

Last night:

2 x Large Yellow Underwing
2 x Square Spot Rustic
13 x Feathered Ranunculus (a record number for me)
2 x Common Marbled Carpet
1 x Garden Carpet
3 x Light Brown Apple Moth
1 x White Shouldered House Moth

Lot's of mosquitos and flies.

Half-cocked · 06-10-2012 12:00pm

GMS night, 4.2 deg C.

2 x Large Yellow Underwing
1 x Garden Carpet
2 x Feathered Ranunculus
1 x Silver Y
1 x White Shouldered House Moth

thebishop · 08-10-2012 1:57pm

Only five moths on Friday night,didnt trap the previous Friday.
Small Square-spot x 1
Angle Shades x 2
Common Carpet x 1
Eudonia Angustea x 1

Half-cocked · 11-10-2012 9:59am

Caught my first Blairs Shoulder-knot of the season last night. Also 2 Black Rustics. 1 Square Spot Rustic and 1 Large Yellow Underwing. Temp was a very mild 13.2 deg C.

Half-cocked · 13-10-2012 5:36pm

Can't get away from these moths - spotted this one while filling up at a petrol station.

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littlebug · 13-10-2012 5:38pm

my moths must have all travelled East.
Empty trap the last few weeks. Time to hang the trap up for the Winter I think

thebishop · 15-10-2012 11:44pm

They havent moved south where ever they have gone

One Light Brown Apple Moth all on its own here on Friday night.

Half-cocked · 16-10-2012 10:19am

I'm still getting a few moths each night I trap, but usually less than 10.

Half-cocked · 19-10-2012 10:48pm

Need a little help with this one, I think it is a Brown Plume but the FS is wrong...

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Mothman · 20-10-2012 8:54am

Half-cocked wrote: »

Need a little help with this one, I think it is a Brown Plume but the FS is wrong...

English names for the plumes are new and I've no idea which is Brown Plume

. Thankfully I have Sterling and Parsons so can look it up.

I think this is Emmelina monodactyla.
See series of photos on Lepiforum They can be this brown colour.
And many of the diagnostic dots can be seen in your photo.
Another feature of monodactyla are the pairs of spines on the hind legs are of uneven length.

Mothman · 20-10-2012 10:21am

A reasonable catch this morning from 2 traps, an MV in usual GMS site and actinic elsewhere in garden. The actinic got 16 moths of 13 species, but 5 of those were not in the MV
Quick Summary for 5 Valid Fields [Site, Date, Recorder, Reference, Comment]...

Streak is not annual with me. No Broom nearby. Seems to have a very local distribution but this may be due to lack of recording during flight season.

0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 11
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 1
1041 Acleris sparsana 1
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1
1767 Pine Carpet (Thera firmata) 1
1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) 3
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 3
1795x November Moth agg. (Epirrita dilutata agg.) 3
1864 Streak (Chesias legatella) 1
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 2
1923 Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) 1
1935 Mottled Umber (Erannis defoliaria) 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 12
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 1
2232 Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra) 4
2245 Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae) 2
2247 Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina) 3
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 1
2264 Yellow-line Quaker (Agrochola macilenta) 2
2270 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) 7
2273 Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) 2
2306 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 3
2484 Pinion-streaked Snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis) 1

Half-cocked · 20-10-2012 11:29am

Temp stayed up at 10 deg C last night so I wa expecting a decent catch. Only got 9 moths total.

1 x Feathered Ranunculas
1 x Garden Carpet
1 x Light Brown Apple Moth
2 x Common Marbled Carpet
3 x Grey Pine Carpet
1 x Red-green Carpet

A bit unsure with the last 2 ID's, here's photos:

picture.php?albumid=695&pictureid=14095

Half-cocked · 20-10-2012 11:35am

Mothman wrote: »

English names for the plumes are new and I've no idea which is Brown Plume . Thankfully I have Sterling and Parsons so can look it up.

I think this is Emmelina monodactyla.
See series of photos on Lepiforum They can be this brown colour.
And many of the diagnostic dots can be seen in your photo.
Another feature of monodactyla are the pairs of spines on the hind legs are of uneven length.

It was the splits in the wings that threw me, not shown on Emmelina monodactyla (common plume) in the book. The brown plume (Stenoptilia pterodactyla - cool name, sounds like a dinosaur!) seemed more like it. But the link you posted sends me back to thinking common plume. Thanks MM.

Mothman · 22-10-2012 11:27pm

Half-cocked wrote: »

3 x Grey Pine Carpet
1 x Red-green Carpet

A bit unsure with the last 2 ID's, here's photos:

Both correct

Mothman · 22-10-2012 11:27pm

Very mild out, 2 traps on....

thebishop · 22-10-2012 11:47pm

This one I cant find ID.for.Only got the one pic.Would be a little larger than Straw Dot.Thanks.

Mothman · 22-10-2012 11:50pm

thebishop wrote: »

This one I cant find ID.for.Only got the one pic.Would be a little larger than Straw Dot.Thanks.

Been along time since I've seen one of those,
A Gem!

Half-cocked · 23-10-2012 6:52pm

13.2 deg C last night!

6 x Light Brown Apple Moth
8 x Common Marbled Carpet
1 x Feathered Ranunculus
1 x Grey Pine Carpet
2 x Square Spot Rustic (? very faded)
1 x Black Rustic
1 x Dark Chestnut
2 x Red-green Carpet

Plus this, I think a very pale Red-green Carpet?

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Mothman · 23-10-2012 9:27pm

Half-cocked wrote: »

Plus this, I think a very pale Red-green Carpet?

Agree .Green is usually a colour that fades quickly which can result in white Green Carpets, but Red-green carpets seem to keep their green relatively well. I've never seen one this white.

thebishop · 24-10-2012 5:20pm

Friday night was an improvement on the previous week.
Light Brown Apple Moth x 6
Gem x 1
Green-brindled Crescent x 1
Angle Shades x 1
Setaceus Hebrew Character x 1
Square-spot Rustic x 2
Common Marbled Carpet x 2

Half-cocked · 27-10-2012 10:34am

2.8 deg C last night and only 1 moth - but it's my first ever Dark Sword-grass so I'm happy:D

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thebishop · 27-10-2012 1:33pm

One Moth here too. Light Brown Apple Moth.My first time getting more moths than M.M.:D

Mothman · 27-10-2012 2:32pm

thebishop wrote: »

One Moth here too. Light Brown Apple Moth.My first time getting more moths than M.M.:D

Yes empty trap here. Had sleet and hail during night and a bitter northerly which the trap site is not sheltered from

Half-cocked · 03-11-2012 12:48pm

Empty trap last night, 1.6 deg C. Thats the Summer GMS over.

PS Does the Winter GMS start next Friday?

thebishop · 03-11-2012 3:41pm

Checking nos compared to last year. Last year had 821 G.M.S Moths. this year nos down to 558. Heart and Dart saw the largest drop from 125 last year to 16 this year.The wet weather dont suit them:D.Hope we get some sunshine next year if we survive the Winter:D.

V_Moth · 07-11-2012 3:01pm

One Angle Shades in the garden last night, as well as 5 Caddisflies. Hopefully tonight will be as mild as it was last night.

V_Moth · 08-11-2012 5:07pm

One Yellow-line Quaker in the trap this morning - the first garden record. There don't appear to be too many other records for County Dublin (http://www.mothsireland.com/species/2264.htm), but I guess that is due to lack of recording at this time of year.

Mothman · 09-11-2012 9:55pm

Traps on tonight for Winter GMS, but for those going into hibernation, here is a taster of next Spring...except that i took the photo today!

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A Common Quaker

Garden Moths 2012

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