Last few days...

Tuesday 01/04/14 6 degrees

Taxa
  Agonopterix species (Agonopterix sp.)  1
0648  White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)  1 NFY
0663  Diurnea fagella  1
1663  March Moth (Alsophila aescularia)  1
1746  Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata)  1 NFY
2139  Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa)  4
2182  Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)  2
2186  Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis)  1
2187  Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)  9
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  3
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  45

69 moths of 11 sp

Wednesday 02/04/14. 5 degrees

Taxa
2139  Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa)  1
2182  Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)  1
2187  Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)  11
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  7
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  32

52 moths of 5 sp

Thursday 03/04/14 6 degrees

Taxa
1663  March Moth (Alsophila aescularia)  1
2139  Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa)  2
2182  Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)  2
2187  Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)  22
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  11
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  47
2243  Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)  1

86 moths of 7 sp

First Ton of the year...

5 degrees min, nothing new for the year...

Taxa
  Agonopterix species (Agonopterix sp.)  1
1663  March Moth (Alsophila aescularia)  3
2139  Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa)  4
2182  Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)  6
2187  Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)  36
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  12
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  41

103 moths of 7 sp

Bog Trapping West Highland style...

Allt Beithe, Arevegaig, Acharacle Nr Ardnamurchan

Click for bigger image, trap site just in front of shed.

Its always good to get some moth trapping in at a new place. At Allt Beithe, this isn't strictly true as I have trapped here before, in June 2010, but this is my first autumn session in the west highlands of Scotland.

The habitat is wet acid heathland and bog with wooded hills nearby. Being very remote there was no external light pollution from street lights etc and my trap could be seen for miles!

The species in red are new ones for me, but there are others in the list that were also good to get in bigger numbers than usual...

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	2013
453	Ypsolopha dentella	Honeysuckle Moth	1
460	Ypsolopha parenthesella		3
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
792	Mirificarma mulinella		1
858	Hypatima rhomboidella		1
1038x	Acleris laterana/comariana		21
1040	Acleris caledoniana		6
1041	Acleris sparsana		1
1062	Acleris emargana		1
1076	Celypha lacunana		2
1134	Epinotia ramella		13
1151	Epinotia trigonella		2
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		7
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		2
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1451	Pyla fusca		2
1632	Trichiura crataegi	Pale Eggar	4
1722	Xanthorhoe designata	Flame Carpet	4
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1752	Cosmorhoe ocellata	Purple Bar	2
1755	Eulithis testata	Chevron	59
1760	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	2
1762	Chloroclysta citrata	Dark Marbled Carpet	35
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	19
1767	Thera firmata	Pine Carpet	3
1768	Thera obeliscata	Grey Pine Carpet	9
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	3
1777	Hydriomena furcata	July Highflyer	20
1913	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	6
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	18
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	13
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	12
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	35
2121	Diarsia dahlii	Barred Chestnut	18
2132	Xestia castanea	Neglected Rustic	9
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	12
2135	Xestia agathina	Heath Rustic	4
2177	Tholera cespitis	Hedge Rustic	25
2231a	Aporophyla lueneburgensis	Northern Deep-brown Dart	13
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	104
2241	Xylena vetusta	Red Sword-grass	2
2245	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	1
2248	Dryobotodes eremita	Brindled Green	3
2254	Antitype chi	Grey Chi	1
2264	Agrochola macilenta	Yellow-line Quaker	1
2265	Agrochola helvola	Flounced Chestnut	11
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
2273	Xanthia togata	Pink-barred Sallow	13
2274	Xanthia icteritia	Sallow	10
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	1
2350	Chortodes pygmina	Small Wainscot	24
2360x	Amphipoea oculea agg.	Ear Moth agg.	733
2361	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	6
2367	Celaena haworthii	Haworth's Minor	9
2368	Celaena leucostigma scotica	Crescent	34

Total 1355 Moths of 61 species

Trapped on 6 nights 7th - 12th September 2013

New species  - 

Ypsolopha parenthesella

Epinotia trigonella

Pyla fusca

Pale Eggar

Barred Chestnut

Neglected Rustic (two above)

Hedge Rustic

Brindled Green

Crescent ( form scotica )

And not new but good to get -

A real Dark Marbled Carpet!

Red Sword Grass

Northern Deep Brown Dart ( pale form)

Haworth's Minor

More new ones...

An excellent catch with three new species for me - Ypsolopha scabrella, Orange Sallow and Haworth's Minor. There was definitely an arrival of moorland species in my garden last night with the above minor plus 2 Heath Rustic, 6 Ear Moth agg, Small Autumnal...

Along with a full house of Yellow Underwings and 4 Sallow sp what's not to like!

A great night! 

Ypsolopha scabrella 6th VC 68 Record

Orange Sallow 5th VC68 Record

Haworth's Minor 10th VC68 Record

All 4 Sallows!

Taxa
0385 Anthophila fabriciana 6
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 1
0455 Ypsolopha scabrella 1 NEW 6th VC68 Record
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 1
0697 Agonopterix arenella 3
0819 Scrobipalpa costella 1
0873 Blastobasis adustella 4
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 3
1041 Acleris sparsana 1 NFY
1043 Acleris aspersana 4
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 2
1076 Celypha lacunana 3
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1388 Udea lutealis 4
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 3
1501 Platyptilia gonodactyla 1
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 1
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 3
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 2
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 2
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 3
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 44
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 4
1798 Small Autumnal Moth (Epirrita filigrammaria) 1 NFY
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata) 3
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata) 1
2049 Buff Footman (Eilema depressa) 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 6
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 241
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 91
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 4
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 10
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta) 2
2117 Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa) 1
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 11
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 3
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 52
2135 Heath Rustic (Xestia agathina) 2 NFY
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2232 Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra) 1 NFY
2266 Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura) 65
2269 Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) 5
2271 Orange Sallow (Xanthia citrago) 1 NEW 5th VC68 Record
2273 Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) 1
2274 Sallow (Xanthia icteritia) 1
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 7
2306 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) 1
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 2
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 7
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 11
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 4
2360x Ear Moth agg. (Amphipoea oculea agg.) 6
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 26
2364 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 2
2367 Haworth's Minor (Celaena haworthii) 1 NEW 10th VC68 Record
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 2

680 Moths of 62 sp with a few micro's to id...

Update...

Above - The Annulet, a new, albeit, raggy arsed individual in my garden last night was the first Northumberland record for 17 years.

Above - In much better condition, an Autumnal Rustic was a new for the year the other night...

As was -

Frosted Orange

A few days ago  a geometer had me stumped as it wouldnt open its wings. After some probing it turned out to be new for the garden, a Chevron. It flew off while I tampered with it...Poor image below...

Despicable Me!

Above two shots of 1365 Pyrausta despicata

13 degrees. Highlight was 1365 Pyrausta despicata only the 4th county record and the first since 1976 ( the other two were in the 1800s). Also it was good to get another 1362 Pyrausta purpuralis.

Still knee deep in lutealis.

Taxa
0293 Caloptilia syringella 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 2 NFY
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 5
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 35
0644 Borkhausenia fuscescens 1
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
0713 Agonopterix angelicella 1
0819 Scrobipalpa costella 2
0873 Blastobasis adustella 5
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 1
1362 Pyrausta purpuralis 1
1365 Pyrausta despicata 1 NEW
1388 Udea lutealis 163
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 21
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 4
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 1
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 2
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 1
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 3
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 5
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 6
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
2081 White-line Dart (Euxoa tritici) 1 NFY
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 137
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 26
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 38
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 6
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 1
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 2
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 35
2176 Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) 2
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2254 Grey Chi (Antitype chi) 1
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 1 NFY
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 4
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 2
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 18
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 3
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 3
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 2
2369 Bulrush Wainscot (Nonagria typhae) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 13
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 1

597 Moths of 55 sp.

Bud Moth, a new one for me the other day.

Mompha propinquella

Large Emerald

13 degree min. no reduction in numbers here yet.
Highlight was only my second garden Large Emerald.

Taxa
0246 Tinea semifulvella 1
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 9
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella 3
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 1
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 2
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 25
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 1
0713 Agonopterix angelicella 1
0819 Scrobipalpa costella 1 NFY
0873 Blastobasis adustella 17
0886 Mompha ochraceella 1
0888 Mompha propinquella 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 2
1016 Cnephasia longana 1
1020 Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia stephensiana) 1
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 6
1076 Celypha lacunana 2
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 1
1175 Bramble Shoot Moth (Epiblema uddmanniana) 2
1304 Agriphila straminella 5
1305 Agriphila tristella 47
1316 Catoptria falsella 6
1332 Scoparia subfusca 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 4
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 5
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 1
1356 Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1
1388 Udea lutealis 22
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 18
1439 Trachycera advenella 1 NFY
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 2
1666 Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) 1 NFY
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 14
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata) 9
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 2
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata thules) 1
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 3
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 2
1752 Purple Bar (Cosmorhoe ocellata) 1
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata) 2
1762 Dark Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta citrata) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 4
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 2
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 6
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 3
1808 Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata) 3
1809 Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata) 2
1830 Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata) 1
1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata) 2
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1867 Treble-bar (Aplocera plagiata) 1 NFY
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 9
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 7
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 10
1962 Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria) 4
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 5
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 98
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 6
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 21
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 19
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 26
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 30
2176 Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) 7
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera) 1
2193 Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 4
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 19
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 2
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 5
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 26
2335 Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina) 2
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 1
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 2
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.) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 3
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 2
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 13
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 3
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 6
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 3
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 50
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 2

693 Moths of 100sp