Monday 16 May 2011

Little and Large

Mild 12 degrees all night showers and breezy. Overcast.

Taxa
Cnephasia species (Cnephasia sp.) 1 NFY
0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus) 1
0293 Caloptilia syringella 1 NFY
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 2
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1 NFY
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 2
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 5
1902 Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1 NFY
1920 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1 NFY
2063 Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica) 1
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 5
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2
2305 Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara) 1 NFY
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1

29 moths of 17 sp. 6 new.

Caloptilia syringella

Small Magpie

Brimstone
Small Angles Shades

Elephant Hawk Moth

3 comments:

  1. Small Angle Shades; so far has eluded me in the garden. Only seen it on a field trip......good moth.

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  2. Not too common here Matt, but I trapped about 4 last year in the garden...

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  3. Lovely picture of the Elephant Hawkmoth, Stewart - one of my favourites as you know.

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