Friday, 29 August 2014

23/24 August 2014

Moths caught on the night of 23rd and 24th August 2014
totalled 13 of 6 different species in my Back Garden in Howdon.
2nd Canary-shouldered Thorn although it probably is the same 
one as yesterday.

23/24 Aug
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
1913 Ennomos alniaria Canary-shouldered Thorn 6
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 3
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 1

1304 Agriphila straminella
 1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria 
 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
 2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa










Tuesday, 26 August 2014

22/23 August 2014

Moths caught on the night of the 22nd and 23rd August 2014
totalled 16 of 5 different species in my Back Garden in Howdon
They were as follows:
            
1913 Ennomos alniaria Canary-shouldered Thorn 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 11
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 2
2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1

Here are pictures of a few of them although the Canary-shouldered Thorn was
a new species for the garden and so photogenic that I have put in 2 photos

1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
 1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa 
 2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae


Remember, I am not infallible (as most of you probably know) so if I have
made an identification error please let me know, I don't mind admitting when
I am wrong as it is one of the ways you learn











Monday, 25 August 2014

21/22 August 2014

Moths caught on the night of the 21st and 22nd August 2014
totalled 24 of 10 different species in my Back Garden in Howdon
They were as follows:

647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1305 Agriphila tristella 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 1
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 12
2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
2298 Amphipyra berbera Svenssons Copper Underwing 1
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis Mouse Moth 3
2343x Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic agg 1

Here are pictures of a few of them
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
 
1305 Agriphila tristella
1405 Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis 
 1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba - 12
 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera 
2299 Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis 
2343x Common Rustic agg Mesapamea secalis 


Remember, I am not infallible (as most of you probably know) so if I have made an Identification error please let me know, I dont mind admitting when I am wrong as it is one of the ways you learn







18 July 2014 -

Moths caught between 22.15hrs 17 Jul 14 and 04.30 18 Jul 14
in my 15w Actinic Skinner Trap in my back garden in Howdon

0873 Blastobasis adustella - 1
972 Dark Fruit Tree Tortrix - 1
1036 Acleris forsskaleana - 5 
 1293 Garden-grass veneer - 7
1332 Scoparia subfusca - 1 
 1338 Dipleurina lacustrata - 2
 1356 Garden Pebble - 1
 1390 Dusky Pearl - 1
1405 Mother of Pearl - 5 
1713 Riband Wave 
1728 Garden Carpet - 1 
1826 Triple-spotted Pug - 1 
1862 Double-striped Pug - 2 
1921 Scalloped Oak - 1 
 1937 Willow Beauty - 2
2050 Common Footman - 2 
2089 Heart and Dart - 5 
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 16 
 2130 Dotted Clay - 2
2155 Dot Moth - 1 
 2284x  Dark Dagger  Grey Dagger
2293 Marbled Beauty -  11 
 2318 The Dun-bar - 3
 2321 Dark Arches - 5
2343x Common Rustic agg - 3 
 2439 Gold Spot - 1


Still looking for an ID  on this 

Saturday, 23 August 2014

20/21 August 2014

Some of the Moths caught overnight on the 20/21 August 2014
in my Back Garden in Howdon, Tyne and Wear

Centre-barred Sallow was new for the Garden

0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
1305 Agriphila tristella 
 1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria
2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes - 3 
2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa - 2 
 2269 Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago
2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera 
2343x Common Rustic agg Mesapamea secalis - 3