Thursday 4 August 2011

I'm up to the ears!

Grey Chi
Garden Dart


Both Large Ear ( gen det)

Another good night with 506 moths of 87 sp approx.

15 degrees at midnight though 13 at dawn, overcast.

Highlight was a Garden Dart, a new species for me. Also of note, 3 Ear Moth sp that all looked different, Phoenix, Grey Chi, Double Lobed and Eana osseana.

Taxa
Agonopterix species (Agonopterix sp.) 1
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 1 NFY
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0658 Carcina quercana 1 NFY
0873 Blastobasis adustella 4
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1020 Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia stephensiana) 3
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 4
1029 Eana osseana 1 NFY
1126 Ancylis badiana 1
1201 Eucosma cana 4
1304 Agriphila straminella 16
1305 Agriphila tristella 171
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 3
1388 Udea lutealis 12
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 8
1439 Trachycera advenella 10
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 5
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata) 1
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 1
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 1
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata) 1
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata) 1 NFY
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 4
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 3
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 2
1809 Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 3
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 3
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 2
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 2
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 10
2082 Garden Dart (Euxoa nigricans) 1 NEW
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 56
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 5
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 14
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta) 1
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 1
2120 Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica) 1
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 5
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 4
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 7
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 7
2176 Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) 1
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 6
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 2
2254 Grey Chi (Antitype chi) 1 NFY
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 4
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 30
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 1
2335 Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina) 2
2336 Double Lobed (Apamea ophiogramma) 1 NFY
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 30
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 2
2360x Ear Moth agg. (Amphipoea oculea agg.) 3
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 1
2381 Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 1
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 5
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1
2442 Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina) 1
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 1
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 2
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 1

1 comment:

  1. Hey Stewart 'Lend me your ears' I've never had any type of Ear Moth here. All are rare in VC30......

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