Garden Moths - 1st September

A little late with this post, however this was my third session of Garden mothing. Again Steve came round and did the hard work.... cheers Steve. My garden is turning out to be quite a catch, this session brought a couple of rarities.

Acrolepiopsis assectella Leek Moth. This is only the second Cheshire record.

Agriphila geniculea was only the third record for this part of Cheshire, the other two were recorded in 1997 & 2008.

  

Full nights list:

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Quantity
364	Phyllonorycter geniculella		1
411	Argyresthia goedartella		2
453	Ypsolopha dentella	Honeysuckle Moth	2
779	Bryotropha affinis		1
873	Blastobasis adustella		2
882	Mompha locupletella		1
969	Pandemis corylana	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix	2
1038	Acleris laterana		2
1041	Acleris sparsana		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1111	Bactra lancealana		1
1260	Cydia splendana		1
1305	Agriphila tristella		1
1309	Agriphila geniculea		1
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		1
1722	Xanthorhoe designata	Flame Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	4
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	128
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	23
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	2
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	4
2269	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	1
2274	Xanthia icteritia	Sallow	1
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svensson's Copper Underwing	4
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	1
	Acrolepiopsis asectella	Leek Moth	1

As the quantities testify the Large Yellow Underwing was far and away the most abundant. They feed on grass roots and as I have a large lawn I guess they are in their element......

and some of the others...............

Angle Shades 



 

Flame Shoulder

 

 

Centre-Barred Sallow