Friday 29 June 2012

A sense of normality?

Well conditions on the night of 27th June were pretty much perfect for mothing and the trapping results did not disappoint and were actually up where they would normally be at this time of year given such optimal conditions.

A few images below.


Species list: Back garden, East Kent, 27th June 2012


Code
Taxon
Vernacular
0017
Hepialus lupulinus
Common Swift
0220
Nemapogon clematella

0294
Aspilapteryx tringipennella

0410
Argyresthia brockeella

0464
Plutella xylostella
Diamond-back Moth
0525
Coleophora solitariella

0647
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Brown House Moth
0648
Endrosis sarcitrella
White-shouldered House Moth
0702
Agonopterix assimilella

0724
Metzneria lappella

0726
Metzneria metzneriella

0874
Blastobasis lacticolella

0970
Pandemis cerasana
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix
0977
Archips podana
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix
0998
Epiphyas postvittana
Light Brown Apple Moth
1010
Ditula angustiorana
Red-barred Tortrix
1030
Eana incanana

1063
Celypha striana

1076
Celypha lacunana

1083
Hedya nubiferana
Marbled Orchard Tortrix
1084
Hedya ochroleucana

1175
Epiblema uddmanniana
Bramble Shoot Moth
1261
Cydia pomonella
Codling Moth
1293
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Garden Grass-veneer
1301
Crambus lathoniellus

1302
Crambus perlella

1333
Scoparia pyralella

1334
Scoparia ambigualis

1344
Eudonia mercurella

1356
Evergestis forficalis
Garden Pebble
1375
Ostrinia nubilalis
European Corn Borer
1392
Udea olivalis

1428
Aphomia sociella
Bee Moth
1437
Acrobasis consociella

1458
Myelois circumvoluta
Thistle Ermine
1465
Nephopterix angustella

1474
Ephestia parasitella

1481
Homoeosoma sinuella

1513
Pterophorus pentadactyla
White Plume Moth
1524
Emmelina monodactyla

1653
Habrosyne pyritoides
Buff Arches
1669
Hemithea aestivaria
Common Emerald
1702
Idaea biselata
Small Fan-footed Wave
1713
Idaea aversata
Riband Wave
1728
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet
1738
Epirrhoe alternata
Common Carpet
1742
Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell
1813
Eupithecia haworthiata
Haworth's Pug
1825
Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug
1827
Eupithecia intricata
Freyer's Pug
1830
Eupithecia absinthiata
Wormwood Pug
1834
Eupithecia vulgata
Common Pug
1837
Eupithecia subfuscata
Grey Pug
1860
Pasiphila rectangulata
Green Pug
1887
Lomaspilis marginata
Clouded Border
1906
Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth
1937
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty
1941
Alcis repandata
Mottled Beauty
1955
Cabera pusaria
Common White Wave
1958
Lomographa temerata
Clouded Silver
1976
Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth
2050
Eilema lurideola
Common Footman
2060
Spilosoma lubricipeda
White Ermine
2087
Agrotis segetum
Turnip Moth
2088
Agrotis clavis
Heart and Club
2089
Agrotis exclamationis
Heart and Dart
2098
Axylia putris
Flame
2107
Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing
2111
Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2126
Xestia c-nigrum
Setaceous Hebrew Character
2128
Xestia triangulum
Double Square-spot
2147
Hada plebeja
Shears
2154
Mamestra brassicae
Cabbage Moth
2155
Melanchra persicariae
Dot Moth
2160
Lacanobia oleracea
Bright-line Brown-eye
2170
Hadena compta
Varied Coronet
2202
Mythimna l-album
L-album Wainscot
2302
Rusina ferruginea
Brown Rustic
2321
Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches
2322
Apamea lithoxylaea
Light Arches
2334
Apamea sordens
Rustic Shoulder-knot
2380
Charanyca trigrammica
Treble Lines
2381
Hoplodrina alsines
Uncertain
2387
Caradrina morpheus
Mottled Rustic
2434
Diachrysia chrysitis
Burnished Brass
2441
Autographa gamma
Silver Y
2477
Hypena proboscidalis
Snout


Too many new for year species to post images of them all, so just a few images below:

L-album Wainscot
L-album Wainscot (Mythimna l-album)

Buff Arches
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides) - head on

Haworth's Pug
1813 Haworth's Pug (Eupithecia haworthiata)

Varied Coronet
Varied Coronet (Hadena compta)

Aleimma loeflingiana
Aleimma loeflingiana

Myelois circumvoluta
Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)

Ditula angustiorana
Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana)

Archips podana
Archips podana

Dave