Two more new for years, a little overdue

Amongst the usual suspects this morning were two more new for year, two that I would have expected before now but better late than never...

Small Quaker



Clouded Drab

Weekend catch-up

Another good few days at the garden trap over the weekend:

Shoulder-stripe (NFY)


Twin-spotted Quaker (nfy)


Diurnea fagella
Ypsolopha mucronella
Agonopterix heracliana
A. alstromeriana
Epiphyas postvittana
Emmelina monodactyla
Pale Brindled Beauty
Common Quaker
Hebrew Character
Early Grey
Dotted Border
Satellite

Back in business

After a week of weather totally unsuitable for trapping manged to run the garden trap last night:

Garden catch report 8th March

Twin-spotted Quaker (NFY) - pic to follow
2 Hebrew Character
Dotted Border
Satellite
Agonopterix heracliana

Weather looks set better for trapping for a few nights now, so fingers crossed.

Dave

Another good weekend for early stage finds

Well the weather has certainly taken a turn for the worse for trapping, however managed to get out and about at the weekend on a other foray for early stages of micro moths, this time to Covert Wood.

A two-hour trip yielded the following:

Cedestis subfasciella: green larva, mine from tip to base (C. gyselleniella mines base to tip and  from April onwards)

Ocnerostoma friesei: Brown larva. Date helps separate from O. piniariella (as latter from April onwards)

Trifurcula immundella: egg cases observed in field (with hand lens) on at least 3 mines to help separate from Leucoptera spartifoliella.

Agonopterix assimilella: larval spinnings and feeding signs extremely numerous on Broom
Taleporia tubulosa - 3 cases


Dave

Distinctive cocoon on broom for id

Very keen for comments on what might be inside this small yet distinctive pupa. On Broom, adjacent to mixed woodland and heathland habitat, East Kent

Dave

Usual suspects plus cat for ID...

A new month but on the moth front it is decidedly business as usual.  Of note was the record total of 7 Dotted Border for the garden trap.

Back Garden trap results 1st March 2012

Tortricodes alternella
Emmelina monodactyla 3
Dotted Border 7

Hebrew Character 9
Early Moth 2
Satellite
Chestnut 2
Pale Brindled Beauty

Plus on the night time dog walk:

Female Early Moth
Angle Shades caterpillar
Three as yet unidentified caterpillars (ca. 17mm long), browsing on Blackthorn buds (comments welcomed) Edit: Thanks to Douglas over on Back Garden Moths - these look like Lesser Y U cats.

Dave

Last of the February moths

A good night at the garden trap again to end a very productive February:

Spring Usher (NFY)
March Moth
Dotted Border 4
Chestnut 2
Satellite
Hebrew Character 7
Early Grey
Tortricodes alternella 2
Emmelina monodactyla

plus Dark Chestnut out dusking

Latest pics

March Moth

Early Grey

Hebrew Character and its inherent variability

Lets hope March continues in a similar vane

Dave