4th - Only 21 Large Yellow Underwing caught overnight.
5th - A better night with it being overcast & muggy which improved the catch no end! 1 Chinese Character, 1 V Pug, Turnip Moth, 3 Garden Carpet, 40 + L Y Underwing, 21 Flounced Rustic, 5 Lesser b b Yellow Underwing.
10th - One new species tonight. Lunar Underwing. Also 5 Garden Carpet and 40 Large Yellow Underwing.
12th - A good night with one new species - Dusky Thorn. Also caught were Small Emerald, Green Carpet, Willow Beauty and Flounced Rustic.
6 Sep 2009
17 Aug 2009
August Moth Trapping part II
16th - A good night with one new species for the garden list - Figure of Eighty. There were also good numbers of Large Yellow Underwing (42) Common Rustic (21) Setaceous Hebrew Character (5) Willow Beauty (8) and others like Purple Bar, 2 Canary shouldered Thorn and another Cypress Pug.
Lime Speck Pug
Chinese Character
September Thorn
September Thorn
17th - One new species for the garden list - September Thorn. Plus still plenty of Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Common Rustic and Setaceous Hebrew Character.
18th - A quieter night with the clearer conditions, with only one good moth of note a Svensson's Copper Underwing.
24th - After working at birdfair 09 I came back to my first trapping session for 4 days. I had two new species near the trap but not actually in it! Chinese Character and Lime speck Pug! Two lovley looking small macros.
25th - One new species - Treble Bar. Others caught were 2 Small Square Spot, 2 Old Lady and 2 Canary s Thorn.
26th - Quiet again with 3 Old Lady and another Canary s Thorn.
27th - Only my second record of Burnished Brass brightened up a otherwise quiet night.
28th - One new speices - Sallow, was in the trap this morning along with 3 Canary s Thorn, Flame Shoulder and a Turnip Moth.
29th - A reasonable night with a Maiden's Blush and 2 Cypress Pugs being the best of the catch. Large Yellow Underwing numbers are falling, as are Setaceous Hebrew Charater.
30th - A busier night with some good cloud cover to help. 1 Burnished Brass, 2 Old Lady, 1 Turnip moth, 80+ L Y Underwing, 11 Flounced Rustic, 16 Setaceous Hebrew Charater, 4 Willow Beauty, 2 Small Dusty Wave, 2 Cypress Pug, 1 Small Square Spot.
31st - A quiter night to end the month. 1Burnished Brass, 40 L Y Underwing, 5 Flounced Rustic, 1 Old Lady.
Red Underwing - Unfortunately not caught in my garden, this moth was at Chew valley Lake at there usual haunt this time of year near the fishermans sheds at Stratford Bay car park.
Burnished Brass
Sallow
Treble-bar
Treble-bar
Lime Speck Pug
Chinese Character
September Thorn
September Thorn
Figure of Eighty
16 Aug 2009
Copper Underwing id
Over the past year of moth trapping in the garden I have always been checking the Copper Underwings when they are around, for it close cousin the Svensson's Copper Underwing. On the 12th August I finally hit the jackpot and caught one!
Below is a short guide to the differences between the two;
Svensson's underwing has a copper colour that extends up to the joint of the wing, with no contrasting clear cut in colour like Copper Underwing.
Svensson's - Not very well marked above, compared to Copper Underwing below.
Copper Underwing has a clear cut of colour between the copper and white of the underwing, as seen here.
Palps- Although I have no photos of the heads of these moths another key and reliable feature is the colour of the palps (the protruding prongs on the face) On Copper Underwing they are light and on Svensson's they are dark.
Below is a short guide to the differences between the two;
Svensson's underwing has a copper colour that extends up to the joint of the wing, with no contrasting clear cut in colour like Copper Underwing.
Svensson's - Not very well marked above, compared to Copper Underwing below.
Copper Underwing has a clear cut of colour between the copper and white of the underwing, as seen here.
Palps- Although I have no photos of the heads of these moths another key and reliable feature is the colour of the palps (the protruding prongs on the face) On Copper Underwing they are light and on Svensson's they are dark.
2 Aug 2009
Moth Trapping August
1st - The month started well with three new speices added to the list in the shape of Scorched Carpet, Purple Bar and Meal Moth. 43 moths were caught notable ones included Vapourer, Poplar Hawkmoth, Ruby Tiger, 2 Copper Underwing, Knot Grass Pale Prominent and Early Thorn.
Bullrush Wainscot
Flounced Rustic
Turnip Moth
2nd - Another good night with the pick of the bunch being Iron Prominent, 2 Silver Y, 4 Copper Underwing and a Spectacle.
3rd - Only my second record of Lychnis was a good catch others included Iron Prominent, Oak Hook Tip and Common Carpet.
4th - A new one for the year - Straw Underwing plus Orange Swift, 2 Ruby Tiger and a Wormwood Pug.
4th - A new one for the year - Straw Underwing plus Orange Swift, 2 Ruby Tiger and a Wormwood Pug.
5th - 2 Straw Underwing, Nut Tree Tussock, 2 Knot Grass and a Garden Pebble were the best of the catch.
6th - A run of the mill night with the only notable moths being Poplar Grey, Setaceous Hebrew Character and a Pale Prominent.
7th - One new species - Six Striped Rustic was a new addition which I was not expecting. Others caught included - Nut Tree Tussock, Orange Swift, Straw Underwing, Ruby Tiger and a Garden Pebble.
8th -A night of the Prominents! with also a new one - Pebble Prominent. Pale and Iron Prominent were also caught as were Scorched Carpet and Orange Swift.
9th - My best night for ages with 65 Moths caught and three new species -Cypress Pug, Swallow Prominent and Poplar Kitten. Others caught included Iron Prominent, Sallow Kitten, Nut Tree Tussock, 2 Squre spot Rustic, 2 Willow Beauty, Small Blood Vein, Spectacle, 2 Double striped Pug, Knot Grass, Copper Underwing and 2 Common Wainscot.
10th - The best night of the year so far for numbers with 102 moths caught and a new species Broad barred White. Other highlights were 2 Canary shouldered Thorns, 8 Flame Shoulder, 3 Willow Beauties, 42 Large Yellow Underwing, 11 Common Rustic, 2 Double striped Pugs, 3 Copper Underwing and a Ruby Tiger.
11th - Another good night in ideal conditions. One new speices recorded in the shape of a Mouse Moth. Other highlights included a Scorched Carpet, Gothic, Straw Underwing, 5 Willow Beauty, 2 Double striped Pugs and 2 Setaceous Hebrew Characters.
12th - Another good night with 133 moths caught including four new speices - Flame Carpet, Svensson's Copper Underwing, Turnip Moth and Flounced Rustic. Other moths included 68 Larger Yellow Underwing, 21 Common Rustic, 2 Pale Prominent, 2 Spectacle, Yellow barred Birndle, Single dotted Wave and a Polar Kitten.
13th - A quieter night with 45 moth caught, the best being an Old Lady, Cypress Pug and Angle Shades.
14th - Cloud cover overnight improved numbers again with 102 Moths caught including another Old Lady, Cypress Pug, 3 Orange Swift, 2 Cabbage Moth, Riby Tiger, Spectacle and 5 Square spot Rustic.
15th - A new and unexpected addition to my garden list in the shape of a Bullrush Wainscot in the trap this morning. Other highlights were Canary shouldered Thorn and 2 Silver Y.
Bullrush Wainscot
Flame Carpet
Flounced Rustic
Gothic
Turnip Moth
Canary shouldered Thorn
Canary shouldered Thorn
Broad barred White
31 Jul 2009
Latest July Moth Pics
29th The night started promising with an Orange Swift and a Old Lady, but by the morning there was not many moth caught, the only other notible moths caught being Early Thorn and a increase of Common Rustic.
30th - A new speices - Tissue Moth was an unexpected record. Others caught included Scalloped Oak, Nut Tree Tussock and another Early Thorn.
31st - The last night of July was a half decent one with 34 Moths caught. There was a sudden influx of Ruby Tigers which was nice - 6 Ruby Tiger, Copper Underwing, 4 Scalloped Oak, Small Fan footed Wave and a Flame Shoulder. I also had a prime example of checking around your trap during the day sometimes pays off, when I found a smart Chocolate Tip and Pale Prominent.
JULY SUMMERY;
July finished with 1031 moths being caught and 31 new garden speices. More moths would have been around if it was not for the wettest June in the UK since 1888! The best night was the 10th with 61 caught and the worst nights being the 16th with just 9 and the 26th which was a wash out.
30th - A new speices - Tissue Moth was an unexpected record. Others caught included Scalloped Oak, Nut Tree Tussock and another Early Thorn.
31st - The last night of July was a half decent one with 34 Moths caught. There was a sudden influx of Ruby Tigers which was nice - 6 Ruby Tiger, Copper Underwing, 4 Scalloped Oak, Small Fan footed Wave and a Flame Shoulder. I also had a prime example of checking around your trap during the day sometimes pays off, when I found a smart Chocolate Tip and Pale Prominent.
JULY SUMMERY;
July finished with 1031 moths being caught and 31 new garden speices. More moths would have been around if it was not for the wettest June in the UK since 1888! The best night was the 10th with 61 caught and the worst nights being the 16th with just 9 and the 26th which was a wash out.
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