Yesterday was a gloriously sunny and warm day with a
mixture of cloud and clear blue sky.
Whilst enjoying a BBQ round my inlaws I spotted a Esperia sulphurella land on the outside window.
When I got home I did some gardening just before dusk and I noted three species of moth flying around, they were Anthophila fabriciana (1), Cauchas rufimitrella (20+) and Glyphipterix simpliciella (10+).
Two of those species were new for the year.
Also whilst weeding I found an Elephant Hawk-moth pupa lying above he ground, it must be vry close to hatching considering how dark it is.
The rain started just after dark but it didn't come to much and it remained around 11 degrees with complete cloud cover. It did however clear by this morning, and a slight nip in the breeze showed 7 degrees.
Another good haul for this time of year with 5 new for year in the trap this morning.
Not much of note and the usual fair really, best was a Bucculatrix nigricomella which use to be an uncommon moth but seems to be popping up everywhere now and I regularly record a few individuals per year but not in the garden, making it new for the garden list which was nice.
Whilst enjoying a BBQ round my inlaws I spotted a Esperia sulphurella land on the outside window.
When I got home I did some gardening just before dusk and I noted three species of moth flying around, they were Anthophila fabriciana (1), Cauchas rufimitrella (20+) and Glyphipterix simpliciella (10+).
Two of those species were new for the year.
Also whilst weeding I found an Elephant Hawk-moth pupa lying above he ground, it must be vry close to hatching considering how dark it is.
The rain started just after dark but it didn't come to much and it remained around 11 degrees with complete cloud cover. It did however clear by this morning, and a slight nip in the breeze showed 7 degrees.
Another good haul for this time of year with 5 new for year in the trap this morning.
Not much of note and the usual fair really, best was a Bucculatrix nigricomella which use to be an uncommon moth but seems to be popping up everywhere now and I regularly record a few individuals per year but not in the garden, making it new for the garden list which was nice.
Catch Report - 22/05/16 - Back
Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
1x Treble Lines [NFY]
1x Mottled Pug [NFY]
1x Angle Shades
1x Garden Carpet
1x Bright-line Brown-eye
1x Common Pug
1x Shuttle-shaped Dart
Micro Moths
1x Bucculatrix nigricomella [NFG]
1x Anthophila fabriciana [NFY] (daytime)
10+ Glyphipterix simpliciella [NFY]
(daytime)
1x Aphomia sociella [NFY]
1x Notocelia cynosbatella [NFY]
1x Alucita hexadactyla
1x Epiphyas
postvittana
20+ Cauchas
rufimitrella
1x Mompha
subbistrigella
Bucculatrix nigricomella |
Notocelia cynosbatella |
Treble Lines |
Aphomia sociella |
Elephant Hawk-moth Pupa |
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