Moths galore!

Well things have all of a sudden picked up here in my garden with a huge selection of
species and after a high of 27c the night was clear, but boy did it stay warm at a
minimum of 15c even under clear skies, the moths were everywhere this morning and
no doubt I missed a few.
I don't normally run the trap at the weekend, but after going for a walk for more
food for our caterpillars and seeing so much flying about, I am glad I did!

Best Macro moths for me were garden first's of Red-necked Footman and Lobster Moth.
Also both Toadflax and Foxglove Pug in one night was a surprise, another two new ones for
the garden, all in all 24 were new for the garden and  were 4 new for the year.

2 examples of the tiny little Ectoedemia decentella and a single Argyresthia retinella
were both new moths for me, well chuffed!

Interestingly the only species of Hawk-moth I have had in my garden since last August has been
the Poplar Hawk-moth, where at my last house I recorded Lime, Eyed, Poplar, Privet, Elephant
and Pine on an annual basis.

213 moths of 87 species total (51 Macro - 36 Micro)
 
Catch Report - 06/07/13 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson trap


Macro Moths

1x Red-necked Footman [NFG]
1x Lobster Moth [NFG]
1x Fan-foot [NFG]
1x Foxglove Pug [NFG]
1x Toadflax Pug [NFG]
1x Small Blood-vein [NFG]
1x Miller [NFG]
1x Buff Ermine [NFG]
1x Fern [NFG]
1x Buff Arches [NFG]
1x Maiden's Blush [NFY]
4x Treble Brown-spot
1x Grey Pug
4x Common Footman
5x Brimstone Moth
4x Willow Beauty
2x Maple Prominent
3x Flame Shoulder
2x Flame
4x Dot Moth
2x Green Silver-lines
3x Peppered Moth
3x Mottled Beauty
3x Treble Brown Spot
2x Pale Prominent
2x Common Marbled Carpet
25x Uncertain
3x Heart & Club
1x Light Emerald
3x Barred Yellow
3x Snout
1x Large Yellow Underwing
2x Marbled Minor
1x Ingrailed Clay
1x Brown Rustic
1x Pale Mottled Willow
21x Heart & Dart
1x Rustic Shoulder-knot
5x Mottled Rustic
3x Dark Arches
1x Garden Carpet
1x Freyer's Pug
1x Spectacle
7x Double Square-spot
1x Green Pug
1x Grey Dagger
1x Beautiful Golden-Y
3x Straw Dot
1x Angle Shades
2x Bright-line Brown-eye
1x Common Pug
 
Micro Moths

2x Ectoedemia decentella [NEW!]
1x Epiblema uddmanniana [NFG]
1x Argyresthia retinella [NEW!]
1x Aphelia paleana [NFG]
1x Anthophila fabriciana [NFG]
1x Epiblema cirsiana (hindwing dark 'checked') [NFG]
2x Hedya nubiferana [NFG]
1x Ephestia parasitella [NFG]
1x Epiblema trimaculana [NFG]
1x Pammene aurana [NFG]
1x Archips podana [NFG]
1x Archips xylosteana [NFG]
1x Crambus pascuella [NFG]
1x Trachycera suavella [NFG]
1x Coleophora sp [NFY]
1x Tinea semifulvella [NFY]
1x Spilonota ocellana [NFY]
3x Udea olivalis
2x Celypha lacunana
3x Dipleurina lacustrata
1x Scoparia ambigualis
1x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
2x Celypha striana
1x Emmelina monodactyla
6x Aleimma loeflingiana
8x Tortrix viridana
1x Aphomia sociella
1x Eurrhypara hortulata
1x Bryotropha terrella
6x Epiphyas postvittana
3x Chrysoteuchia culmella
1x Hedya pruniana
2x Argyresthia spinosella
3x Pandemis cerasana
2x Crambus lathoniellus
1x Caloptilia alchimiella

Aphelia paleana

Archips xylosteana

Argyresthia retinella

 

Anthophila fabriciana

Ectoedemia decentella

Ephestia parasitella

Epiblema cirsiana

Fan-foot

Lobster Moth

Foxglove Pug

Miller

Maiden's Blush

Spilonota ocellana

Red-necked Footman

Trachycera suavella

Toadflax Pug

Treble Brown Spot