New!

Last night was down to 9 degrees. In the early hours there was a torrential rain storm that lasted well into the morning. Still, a new species for the garden was in this lot...

Taxa
0017  Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)  1 NFY
0464  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  1
0697  Agonopterix arenella  1
0986  Syndemis musculana  1 NFY Oops not Celypha lacunana. But, this one is an earliest too! Previous best was 09/05/87.
1728  Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)  1
1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  1
1746  Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata)  1
1759  Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)  1 NFY
1769  Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica)  1 NFY
1834  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  2
1853  Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata)  2
1954  Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria)  1 New for the garden.
1994  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  1
2060  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  4
2061  Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)  1 NFY
2078  Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis)  3
2092  Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)  3
2123  Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)  2
2186  Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis)  4
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  6
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  4
2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  1 NFY

43 of 22 sp with 7 new additions. A micro that was a worn Agonopterix sp was left unidentified.

Common Swift

Syndemis musculana (thanks Mark and Ben)

Spruce Carpet

Small Phoenix

Bordered White

Buff Ermine

Spectacle

Furry Moth...

Delayed update from Thursday night due to working late yesterday...

December Moth. A favourite of mine, is there a moth more suited to its name, with its furry black coat to keep it warm... 

Thursday 21/10/10

Taxa
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) 1
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 2
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 1
1923 Feathered Thorn (Colotois pennaria) 3
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2263 Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota) 1
2264 Yellow-line Quaker (Agrochola macilenta) 3

12 moths of 7 species...

and last night GMS -

Taxa
1041 Acleris sparsana 1
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) 3
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 5
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 7
1795x November Moth agg. (Epirrita dilutata agg.) 2
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 1
2263 Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota) 1
2264 Yellow-line Quaker (Agrochola macilenta) 2

22 moths of 8 species. 7 Spruce Carpets ( above) is my highest count ...