Thursday 28 July 2011

A garden first...

Poplar Grey a new garden species.

Pearl band Grass Veneer 

Dark Marbled Carpet, a pale version.

Twin spot Carpet, a very well marked individual, they are usually plain grey or buff.
9 degrees, clear.

Poplar Grey was a new species for me, and Pearl Band Grass Veneer only the second record in the garden.

Taxa
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0873 Blastobasis adustella 1
0989 Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana) 1
1020 Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia stephensiana) 2
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 7
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 3
1305 Agriphila tristella 4
1314 Pearl-band Grass Veneer (Catoptria margaritella) 1 NFY
1356 Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) 1
1388 Udea lutealis 2
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 2
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 1
1713 Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata) 1
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 1
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta citrata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 1
1809 Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata) 1
1832 Currant Pug (Eupithecia assimilata) 1
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 2
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 2
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 3
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 6
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 12
2120 Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica) 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 2
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 3
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 1
2176 Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) 7
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 2
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 3
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala) 1 NEW
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 6
2335 Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 10
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 2
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 2
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 3

113 Moths of 44 sp.

2 comments:

  1. Not seen a Poplar Grey for a few years now, Stewart. Well done on that and the Great Brocade from the other night.
    That Dark Marbled Carpet is a smart looking moth.

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  2. Cheers Dean. Things are a bit slower on the moth front than in 2010...

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