Moth Trapping Howdon - First Half of April 2016

April so far has been rather poor according to my records (only 1 year though) and from what others have said especially Tom Tams who has been living in the land of no night although I believe the nighttime sun has now been switched off.  Last year in the first half of the month I trapped 130 moths but this month so far is only 66 which is a 50% drop.  Lets hope the 2nd half of April will fare better.
So here are the results from the Howdon Jury:


2 April 2016

73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
73.25	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
70.156	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	2

Twin-spotted Quaker

Brindled Pug

3 April 2016

73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8

4 April 2016

73.244 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 1 73.242 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 1 73.249 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 4

Hebrew Character

5 April 2016

73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2

7 April 2016

73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1

Clouded Drab

8 April 2016

73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1

9 April 2016

73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2

10 Apr 2016

73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	5

Common Quaker

11 Apr 2016

73.242

Orthosia incerta

Clouded Drab

1

13 April 2016

73.247	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
70.202	Trichopteryx carpinata	Early Tooth-striped	1

Early Tooth-striped

(First one ever)

Powdered Quaker

(New for the Year)

14 April 2016

73.249

Orthosia gothica

Hebrew Character

4

Well thats it for the first half of the month as all days not mentioned the trap was out but the cupboard was bare in the morning.

Good Trapping

John Hall

Second Half of March 2016

The following are all the moths caught in our Garden for the second half of March. Not a great lot but better than some (but not many), although for the first and probably only time in my life I am in front of Tom Tams due to his EXCESSIVE lights problem. The weather seems to be improving so lets hope the catch does although I have been tinkering (have actually completely devastated it) with the garden and have been helping the chap who lives behind me and started tidying up his. Am getting a few moth friendly plants such as Honeysuckle (Lonicera Periclymenum), Primrose (Primulat Vulgaris), Tobacco Plant (Nicotiana tabacum(wonder if thats where the expression Tabs comes from) and Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber). Have also put down lots of Wildflowers also and will be getting a couple of different Buddleia.

16 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1

17 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1

18 Mar
73.210 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 5

Common Quaker



19 Mar
32.018 (Agonopterix heracliana) 1
73.210 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3

Satellite

20 Mar
70.245 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 6
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3

March Moth



21 Mar
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 5
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2

22 Mar
Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella (Agonopterix heracliana agg.) 1
70.245 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 7
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 6

Agonopterix heracliana agg



23 Mar
70.156 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
73.069 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 5
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 8

All caught with a Skinner 15w Actinic apart from 2 Quaker and 2 Hebrews which were in my Robinson 125 MV

Brindled Pug



24 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4

25 Mar
70.156 Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata) 1
73.069 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 3

Early Grey



26 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 1
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2

28 Mar
73.210 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 2

29 Mar
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 5

30 Mar
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 1
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 4
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4

Clouded Drab



31 Mar
73.242 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
73.244 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 3
73.249 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 2

Hebrew Character