Whos keeping an eye on me....

Sunday 22 June 2014

Moths from 17th - 20th June 2014

a few nights mothing brought some lovely species to the garden. A few old favourites and a few lifers too.  I just haven't had the time to get out birding and not sure if its because of work, mothing or the World Cup...... Probably a bit of each.

 
Cinnabar
 


Elephant Hawk-moth


Beautiful Plume


Beautiful Golden y


Plain Golden y



Pebble Hook-tip


Pale Dagger


Spinach


Buff Arches


Peach Blossom


Garden Pebble


Lozotaenia forsterana


Chrysoteuchia culmella

 

Thursday 12 June 2014

Moths (and a Shield Bug) from 11th June

Another nice selection which include three new garden species.

 
Spectacle


Silver y


Knot Grass


Ingrailed Clay

 
Angle Shades



Hawthorn Moth


Plumb Tortrix

 
Middle Barred Minor


Chrysoteuchia culmella

 
Shield Bug
 
 
 


Monday 9 June 2014

Moth results from the garden, 6th June 2014

 
Results from a catch a few nights ago:

Some Micros.

Marbled Orchard Tortrix

 
Pyla fusca

 
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana


Some Macros.

Peppered Moth

 
Elephant Hawk-Moth
 
 
Iron Prominent
 

 
 
Full catch was 14 species from 31 moths, the species listed below in Red are new garden records. The most abundant was the Heart and Dart with 16.
 
Spilosoma luteum
Buff Ermine
 
Axylia putris
Flame
 
Agrotis exclamationis
Heart and Dart
 
Biston betularia
Peppered Moth
 
Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth
 
Cydia pomonella
Codling Moth
 
Deilephila elpenor
Elephant Hawk-moth
 
Notodanta dromedarius
Iron Prominent
 
Mamestra brassicae
Cabbage Moth
 
Pseudargyrotoza conwagana
 
 
Hedya nubiferana
Marbled Orchard Tortrix
 
Bryotropha affinis
 
 
Scoparia ambigualis
 
 
Pyla fusca

Monday 2 June 2014

Moths from early June

Some nice species (and new species) coming to the light trap this past few days. Here are jut a few.
 
Pale Tussock (and a new species for my garden)
 

Light Brown Apple Moth


Ruby Tiger (and a new species for my garden)


Small Magpie


Flame


Bee Moth (Female)


Diamond Backed Moth