Garden Moth Recording 2011

Gardener3

Downright depressing here in usually mild SW cork - clear, cold night giving 10 moths of 8 species!

Anyone got a spare stamp album.......?

thebishop

Not so bad here in West Cork by the sea.Temp 9c at 11oc by 3am had risen to 13c.
flame shoulder x7
Flame x 2
Brimstone x 2
Puss -moth x 1
Elephant Hawkmoth x 1
Popular hawkmoth x i
White Ermine x 5
Buff Ermine x 1
Uncertain x 5
Rustic x 2
Heart and Dart x 9
Burnished Brass x 1
Silver y x 3
Common Carpet x 1
Fanfoot x 1
Buff arches x 1
Grey Arches x 7
Dot Moth x 7
Bright line Brown-eye
Common White wave x 1
Iron Prominent x 1
Large Fruit tree tortrix x 1
Cant seem to find id for this little fella.

Mothman

thebishop wrote: »

Cant seem to find id for this little fella.

Spectacle

littlebug

Lots of species new to me last night. Still trying to identify them all.
This one in particular I don't seem to be able to get anything close.

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

Lots of species new to me last night. Still trying to identify them all.
This one in particular I don't seem to be able to get anything close.

Burnished Brass

littlebug

Some of last nights catch that I'm more confident about.

Buff Ermine x 12
White Ermine x 6
Lackey x 4
Grey Tortrix x 4 (not 100% sure)
Dark Arches x 3
Fox Moth x 2

and singles of...
Peach Blossom
Beautiful Golden y
Common Emerald
Clay
Barred Yellow

this one below I had pegged as Lychnis but doesn't seem too common so maybe not?


I have 11 more I haven't identified yet

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

this one below I had pegged as Lychnis but doesn't seem too common so maybe not?

You're not in a common area, so expect the uncommon
As for this, while Lychnis is a logical call, this is a Pod Lover
http://www.habitas.org.uk/moths/species.asp?item=6259
http://www.skylark.ie/donegalmoths/content/sp.asp?id=2167
http://www.suffolkmothgroup.org.uk/cgi-bin/mos/account.cgi?code=2167
http://www.lepiforum.de/cgi-bin/lepiwiki.pl?Hadena_Perplexa
http://www.moths.ie/index.php?menu=2167.php&a=1

littlebug

Aha!
Pod lover, on the ukmoths site as Tawny Shears so I missed it :rolleyes: Forgot to bring my book.

pegasus1

hey guys just shot a flip vid of a hummingbird hawkmoth this morning on its 3rd visit that i've seen to our lavander plants...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOsiHdGEHCU

Half-cocked

There was a wren in my trap this morning! I don't think it got too many moths.

littlebug

I have the trap out the front of the house and the light above the door on.... there's frosted glass in the door and I'm sitting here watching some amazing fluttering going on out there. Something *really big* has just been bashing against the door.:eek: hope it stays til morning
Really big... I'm intrigued! Though I think I'll be almost relieved to get back to my predictable 2 hearts and darts in the trap back home

Mothman

Really big...either Northern Eggar or Poplar Hawk-moth...or a bat with a faulty sonar thing

littlebug

I just went out for a peek with my head down/ hair covered because there are literally hundreds of them fluttering around! I think the moths here have never seen a light before :eek: There are already 15-20 moths settled on the wall... biggest I see is an emerald type shape but bigger and seems more yellow but hard to tell in this light. The glass in the door may have magnified things a bit As with the last night they're in and out of the trap!

Mothman

emerald type shape but bigger and seems more yellow

Swallow-tailed Moth

littlebug

Mothman wrote: »

Swallow-tailed Moth

I'm 99% sure that's the one. I'll see for sure in the morning... I'm not going back out there

littlebug

Swallow tailed confirmed

100+ moths recorded, many many more that got away, lots of micros that I didn't even bother trying to photograph, and some very happy thrushes :rolleyes: They were taking the moths off the wall within 3 ft of me! I'd say the overall "catch" before escapees, thrush fodder and those in the grass I haven't seen is probably over 200.
Lots more new species to me but the highlight was the Elephant Hawk moth
Identification of the rest will have to wait.

pegasus1

2 hummingbird hawk-moths together in the garden this evening feeding from the lavender angustifolia..

littlebug

I'm still trying to catch up with myself identifying the weekends trappings.... nearly down to pugs and micros ... nearly 70 species altogether over the two nights with only 4 that I recognised

I'm back home and have the trap out again (belated GMS). I'm quite confident there'll be few moths I've seen how the other half lives and I'm glad I don't have to face that every Saturday morning! :pac:

Maybe I'll have a few days off from moths after that

littlebug

Much easier

Elephant hawk moth x1
Heart & Dart x 13
Dusky Brocade x 4
Large Yellow Underwing x 2
3 micros

and a snail...

and this one?

Half-cocked

pegasus1 wrote: »

2 hummingbird hawk-moths together in the garden this evening feeding from the lavender angustifolia..

I'm envious of everyone who is recording hawkmoths, I haven't a single one in my garden:( No suitable flowering plants in the area.

A brand new copy of the Waring Field Guide dropped through the letterbox this morning, I didn't realize the new edition has 100 extra illustrations:)

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

and this one?

Ingrailed Clay

Mothman

Half-cocked wrote: »

I'm envious of everyone who is recording hawkmoths, I haven't a single one in my garden:( No suitable flowering plants in the area.

Won't be stopping Poplar HM, they don't feed as adults.
Hope your luck improves

Half-cocked

Mothman wrote: »

Won't be stopping Poplar HM, they don't feed as adults.
Hope your luck improves

Bizarre coincidence????? Look what landed on my deck tonight!:):):):)

littlebug

Half-cocked wrote: »

Bizarre coincidence????? Look what landed on my deck tonight!:):):):)

You know he's called Mothman because he's actually in charge of the moths! Nice of him to send you that one.
I'll have a Hummingbird Hawk Moth please MM

Mothman

Half-cocked wrote: »

Bizarre coincidence????? Look what landed on my deck tonight!:):):):)

Well what can I say

Coincidence?? I'll let the readers decide

A female as well. The males have a more blunt abdomen tip.

I'm delighted

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

You know he's called Mothman because he's actually in charge of the moths! Nice of him to send you that one.
I'll have a Hummingbird Hawk Moth please MM

Find a nice patch of Red Valerian and watch. There has been a good influx Hummingbird HM during past week or 2.

littlebug

Surprisingly small numbers last night but some species new to my garden.
Is this a plain or beautiful golden y? I'm leaning towards plain....



Also...
Burnished Brass x 1
Bright Line Brown Eye x 1
Heart & Dart x5
Dark Arches x1
Dark Brocade x1
Clouded Bordered Brindle x 1


Another view of a second Golden y

Mothman

My list , a few still to ID
Cnephasia species (Cnephasia sp.) 6
0014 Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli) 2
0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 2
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 1
0468 Rhigognostis incarnatella 4
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0945 Aethes cnicana 2
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 10
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 2
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 1
0980 Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana) 1
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana) 1
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 2
1044x Acleris ferrugana/notana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 7
1082 Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana) 1
1087 Orthotaenia undulana 1
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 3
1201 Eucosma cana 3
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 20
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 6
1390 Udea prunalis 1
1392 Udea olivalis 8
1395 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 3
1483 Phycitodes binaevella 1
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 8
1666 Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) 4
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 6
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 5
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 3
1713 Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata) 7
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 13
1817 Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata) 1
1848 Ash Pug (Eupithecia innotata f. fraxinata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 5
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 17
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 2
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 12
1945 Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria) 4
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 4
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 3
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 9
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 3
2035 Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 2
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 2
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 17
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 8
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 1
2120 Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 2
2138 Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina) 1
2155 Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 5
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) 2
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 3
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 1
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 3
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 51
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 9
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 3
2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 6
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1
2449 Dark Spectacle (Abrostola triplasia) 1
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 2
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 7
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 4

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

Is this a plain or beautiful golden y? I'm leaning towards plain....

I agree with Plain GY

littlebug

Mothman wrote: »

My list , a few still to ID

:eek:

Goes to show the influence of habitat. Is there anything missing from your garden?:D