Garden Moth Recording 2011

pegasus1

Don't see a Hummingbird Hawk-Moth on it again this morning one flying less than a foot from me...:)

thebishop

Very windy here early in the night, calmed later with temp of 12c.
Heart and dart x 25.
Silver Y x 3.
Uncertain x 6
Burnished brass x 4.
Buff ermine x 2
White ermine x 3
Popular hawkmoth x 1.
Flame shoulder x 1.
Smout x 1.
Darkarches x 7
Buff arches x 2.
Double square spot x 1.
Dot moth x 1.
Coxcomb prominent x 1.
Flame x 6.
Sallow kitten x 1.
Spectacle x 1.

Alun

Not really garden moths but there were dozens of male Oak Eggar moths flying around up in the Wicklow Mountains on Saturday. Saw a good few females sitting on the heather too.

littlebug

I had a couple of species new to my garden last night...a female ghost moth and a spectacle.
also had a poplar hawk moth, burnished brass, shark, flame, a few heart & darts and large yellow underwings.

surly joe

Saw my first hummingbird moth yesterday.I'm in south dublin.Lovely little creature.

littlebug

The wind and rain kept the moths away last night. 3x dark arches, 1x dusky brocade and 1 elephant hawk moth.

spot the moth...

Mothman

Despite the breeze, I had more than 100 species in the trap. It was dry and very mild with min of 15C.
Will I post up the list? Still in notebook though.

Half-cocked

Rain hit a half hour after I switched the trap on:mad:

Did catch our first Grey Dagger of the season though.

littlebug

Mothman wrote: »

Will I post up the list?

yeah go on!

Mothman

Still got some to sort out

0014 Ghost Moth (Hepialus humuli) 1
0018 Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa) 2
0296 Calybites phasianipennella 1
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 3
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 1
0597 Elachista atricomella 1
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 1
0937 Agapeta hamana 2
0945 Aethes cnicana 1
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 2
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1108 Lobesia abscisana 2
1197 Eucosma campoliliana 2
1201 Eucosma cana 5
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 86
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 7
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 2
1344 Eudonia mercurella 1
1356 Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1
1390 Udea prunalis 4
1392 Udea olivalis 1
1395 Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 5
1439 Trachycera advenella 2
1452 Phycita roborella 2
1454 Dioryctria abietella 1
1513 White Plume Moth (Pterophorus pentadactyla) 1
1652 Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis) 3
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) 5
1666 Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) 2
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 2
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 12
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata) 5
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 2
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1
1766 Blue-bordered Carpet (Plemyria rubiginata) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 15
1794 Sharp-angled Carpet (Euphyia unangulata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 4
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 4
1893 Tawny-barred Angle (Macaria liturata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 6
1907 Bordered Beauty (Epione repandaria) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 6
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 8
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 2
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 3
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 3
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 4
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2000 Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius) 1
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 2
2035 Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 4
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 17
2098 Flame (Axylia putris) 2
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 4
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 12
2114 Double Dart (Graphiphora augur) 2
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 1
2122 Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea) 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 8
2150 Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 8
2197 Southern Wainscot (Mythimna straminea) 1
2280 Miller (Acronicta leporina) 1
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 23
2327 Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion) 2
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 3
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 5
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 60
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 10
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 8
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 7
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 3
2484 Pinion-streaked Snout (Schrankia costaestrigalis) 1
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 1
2492 Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis) 1

littlebug

Are there fewer Hearts and Darts around?


I wonder is it garden grass veneer that I disturb all the time in the front garden.... lots of them around but never stay still to get close enough to get a pic.

Mothman

littlebug wrote: »

Are there fewer Hearts and Darts around?

The season to tapering off for Heart & Dart...now the Common Rustic agg. season is just getting going. It and Large Yellow Underwing dominate most people's traps during next month.

I wonder is it garden grass veneer that I disturb all the time in the front garden.... lots of them around but never stay still to get close enough to get a pic.

Quite likely and from now on plenty of Agriphila straminella will be in the mix.

thebishop

Mothman had more species last night than ive had since gms started.
Very windy here last night. Not many moths out.
Heart and dart x 9
Buff arches x 1
Grey arches x 3
White ermine x 1
Uncertain x 1
Flame x 1
Dot -moth x 1
Common wainscot x 1
Grey dagger x 1
Garden grass veneer x 1

littlebug

thebishop wrote: »

Mothman had more species last night than ive had since gms started.

Likewise. I've had 44 species in my garden since starting (some of those not on gms list or not on gms night). A few more island recording nights and I reckon I'd catch up though!

Half-cocked

I've 76 species recorded over 2 seasons, but an awful lot of them are only 1 or 2 individuals. Don't seem to have very many numerous species around.

littlebug

Actually I never did post up my final island tally did I ? Much thanks to MM for identification help. The micros had me a bit :eek: not to mention a few of the macros.

Night 1


937 Agapeta hamana 2
966 Cochylis atricapitana 1
1019 ?? Cnephasia ? 4
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth 1
1365 Pyrausta Despicata 1
1524 Emmelina Monodactyla 1
1634 The Lackey 4
1638 Fox Moth 2
1652 Peach Blossom 1
1669 Common Emerald 1
1742 Yellow Shell 1
1765 Barred Yellow 1
2060 White Ermine 6
2061 Buff Ermine 12
2147 Shears 3
2167 Pod Lover/ Tawny Shears? 1
2192 Brown-line Bright-eye 1
2193 Clay 1
2321 Dark Arches 3
2330 Dusky Brocade 4
2442 Beautiful Golden Y 1

Night 2

1076 Celypha lacunana 6
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth 1
1333 Scoparia pyralella 4
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1362 Pyrausta Purpuralis 2
1365 Pyrausta Despicata 2
1376 Small Magpie 1
1510/1511 Merrifieldia ? 1
1462 Pempeliella dilutella 2
1634 The Lackey 4
1638 Fox Moth 2
1669 Common Emerald 1
1728 Garden Carpet 2
1770 Chestnut Coloured Carpet 2
1776 Green Carpet 1
1807 Grass Rivulet 1
1825 Lime-speck Pug 1
1906 Brimstone Moth 8
1921 Scalloped Oak 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth 3
1931 Peppered Moth 3
1941 Mottled Beauty 2
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2060 White Ermine 3
2061 Buff Ermine 5
2069 Cinnabar 4
2089 Heart & Dart 1
2102 Flame Shoulder 5
2104 Nothern Rustic 6
2107 Large Yellow Underwing 1
2147 Shears 6
2284 Grey Dagger 1
2321 Dark Arches 3
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle 5
2330 Dusky Brocade 3


Hours of fun:o More moths were outside the trap than inside. The thrushes had quite a feast after night 2. Given that they were probably up an hour before I was I imagine the total tally was probably a lot bigger!

littlebug

I did GMS last night as I'll be away for a few days.

Low numbers as always but again a few species new to me... including this below. MM I'll assume it's a sallow kitten rather than poplar kitten? Still if it's "only" a sallow kitten is it the first Mayo record?



I also had a Garden Tiger and pebble prominent, both first time in my garden and another couple I haven't figured out yet, along with a few Dark Arches, a Poplar Hawk Moth and a Burnished Brass.

Mothman

Yes, this is a Sallow Kitten and well done for putting Mayo on the map!

Some quality looking moths....
I assumed you've managed to see the reflective green scales on the Burnished Brass?

If not take it out into light and at certain angles the green is almost luminous.

Meanwhile, here's a Gold Spangle I got in garden recently.

littlebug

Mothman wrote: »

I assumed you've managed to see the reflective green scales on the Burnished Brass?

Yes:) that's why it confused me the first time I had one.... different colour depending which angle I looked at it from.

Some quality looking moths...

Indeed, a small but interesting catch last night. Here's the Garden Tiger. The kids wanted to rub it's fluffy little head:D



These brown moths that look the same as lots of other brown moths do my head in I had this pegged as small square spot but is it too early for second generation?

Mothman

Is a Small Square-spot
Take a look at flight chart (scroll down)

While 2 broods is obvious in south and east, it's not so clearcut in NW. It appears to be a mixture of double and single brood.

Half-cocked

Disappointing night last night, only about 30 moths in the trap this morning, mostly rustic/uncertain types to be ID'd from photo's later.

thebishop

Friday night cloudy and 11c.
Brimstone x 1
Swallow tail x 2
Popular Hawkmoth x 2
Dark arches x 28
Grey arches x 2
Large yellow underwing x 1
Burnished brass x 5
Flame x 1
Flame shoulder x 1
Heart and dart x 23
Uncertain x 4
Dot moth x 2
White ermine x 1
Bright line brown eye x 1
Garden grass-veneer x 7
Early thorn x 1
Double square spot x 1
True lovers knot x 1
Square spot rustic x 2
Rustic x 1
Small phoenix x 1
Willow beauty x 1
Green carpet x 1
Doted clay x 2
Straw dot x 1

First time to see this True lovers Knot.

Half-cocked

Good night last night - 120 moths, 26 species. 9 Burnished Brass and finally got a pic that showed the colour properly:



But also this Burnished Brass that is the wrong colour! The pic doesn't do it justice, but it's all turquoise blue:

Mothman

Here's my Fri night list. Numbers of species half of previous weeks due to it being quite cool with a northerly breeze.

0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 1
0468 Rhigognostis incarnatella 1
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens 1
0873 Blastobasis adustella 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1126 Ancylis badiana 2
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 9
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1356 Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) 1
1390 Udea prunalis 5
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 3
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 2
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 6
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 12
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 6
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 4
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 2
1945 Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria) 1
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 2
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 2
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 3
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 4
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 3
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 8
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 4
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 1
2114 Double Dart (Graphiphora augur) 2
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 1
2120 Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 2
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 14
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 2
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 3
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 4
2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 3
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 46
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 4
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 5

littlebug

GMS early again this week. I've never seen so many moths fluttering around the trap...hopefully there'll still be decent numbers in the morning

littlebug

littlebug wrote: »

...hopefully there'll still be decent numbers in the morning

didn't translate into lots of moths in the trap.

Dark Arches x 1
Heart and Dart x3
Large Yellow Underwing x3
Garden Tiger x 2
Garden Grass Veneer x 2
Common Rustic x 2
Flame x 1
Small Fan Footed Wave x 1
Common Footman x 1

Mothman

A cooler night than some recent nights so catch was down a little to 90 species from some of the milder nights duirng week, though much higher than GMS night last week.

0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 1
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 1
0468 Rhigognostis incarnatella 2
0762 Athrips mouffetella 2
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens 4
0873 Blastobasis adustella 2
0937 Agapeta hamana 1
0946 Aethes rubigana 1
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 3
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 1
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1
1044x Acleris ferrugana/notana 1
1053 Acleris hastiana 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 3
1108 Lobesia abscisana 3
1110 Bactra furfurana 1
1159 Holly Tortrix (Rhopobota naevana) 1
1288 Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla) 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 53
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1388 Udea lutealis 2
1390 Udea prunalis 4
1398 Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella) 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 6
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1452 Phycita roborella 1
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) 2
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 2
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 4
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 1
1713 Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata) 3
1725 Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe ferrugata) 1
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 2
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 10
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 5
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 1
1804 Barred Rivulet (Perizoma bifaciata) 2
1883 Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata) 1
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 2
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 6
1912 August Thorn (Ennomos quercinaria) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 6
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 23
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 5
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 1
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 3
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 4
2003 Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac) 4
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 8
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 11
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 8
2051 Four-spotted Footman (Lithosia quadra) 4
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 12
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 25
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 2
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 3
2122 Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 6
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 12
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 8
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 6
2284 Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi) 1
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 12
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 10
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 1
2368 Crescent (Celaena leucostigma) 1
2379 Small Rufous (Coenobia rufa) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 37
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 2
2410 Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 5
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 5
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 2

thebishop

This fella looks distinctive enough but I cant seem to find a match.Help please.

Mothman

Mother of Pearl
Despite its size it is a micro species and is on page 15 in waring 2nd edition, pg 13 1st edition.

thebishop

12C with a light breeze on Friday night.
Swallow tail x 1
Small phoenix x 1
Heart and dart x 14
Dark arches x 15
Green pug x 1
Burnished brass x 4
Buff arches x 1
Popular hawk x 1
Spectacle x 9
Double square spot x 2
Willow beauty x 1
Uncertainx 3
True lovers knot x 2
Flame shoulder x 1
large yellow-underwing x 3
Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing x 1
Early thorn x 1
Common rustic agg x 2
Lesser swallow prominent x 1
Bright line brown eye x1
Garden grass-veneer x 2
Snout x 1
Straw dot x 1
Dot moth x1
Small square spot x 3
Mother of pearl x 1
:Wonder how this fella got his name.:D