Species List for 24/3/2012

My last list until the end of April/beginning of May and a disappointing one. I'm off to the Pacific, but I don't expect to see many moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	10
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	6
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	4
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	12
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2

Species List for 23/3/2012

A uninspiring collection.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		3
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	2
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	17
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	20
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	10
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	19
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1

Species List for 22/3/2012

46 Moths of 12 species was the best to date this year. Diurnea fagella, Mottled Grey and Angle Shades were new for the year and the Mottle Grey was only the second one I've caught here. Coincidentally Nigel caught one at Kingsdown (4.23 Km away) last night. His first for the site.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
663	Diurnea fagella		1
688	Agonopterix arenella		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		4
1775	Colostygia multistrigaria	Mottled Grey	1
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	2
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	6
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	9
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	10
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	3
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	6
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1

Mottled Grey

I caught this last night. I wasn't sure what it was at first, but down the road at Kingsdown, Nigel Jarman caught a Mottled Grey last night. Looking at pictures on the WEB it seems that they can be very yellow. Is this what I have here? It's seven years since my one and only previous one, so it is an unfamiliar moth for me. Comments welcome.


Here, for comparison, is a picture from Nigel of the Mottled Grey he caught at Kingsdown.

Species List for 21/3/2012

The Actinic caught up today with 15 of the 26 moths caught. Nothing new or exciting, but the biggest catch of the year (by one).

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	5
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	3
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 20/3/2012

Oddly all moths this morning were in my MV trap and none in my Actinic. So far this year, when I've had the two running, the split has been 60/40 to the MV.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

Species List for 19/3/2012

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	4
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

Species List for 18/3/2012

Saturday Night was a wash out and last night was very cold. I only caught seven moths of three species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 16/3/2012

Agonopterix heracliana

The first Herald of the year and another Depressariinae that I think is A heracliana. Please let me know if I'm wrong!

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
688	Agonopterix heracliana		1
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	6
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1

Species List for 15/3/2012

A few moths, but nothing new for the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		3
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	9
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	7

Species List for 14/3/2012

My MV trap is back in action, a new bulb holder seems to have done the trick. A Small Quaker was new for the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	7
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 13/3/2012

Still just using the Actinic trap.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

Species List for 12/3/2012

A twin-spotted Quaker joined the year list. Still just using my 15 W Actinic trap.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 11/3/2012

Very annoyingly the electrics on my MV trap seem to have packed it in. At the moment I can't seem to find a fault so I may be forced to replace the ballast etc. Consequently I only ran my actinic trap last night.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 9/3/2012

A couple of firsts for the year, but both common spring moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1926	Phigalia pilosaria	Pale Brindled Beauty	2
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1

Species List for 8/3/2012

After several days when the weather was too bad to bother trapping, followed by a completely blank night I caught the grand total of four moths last night. I popped into Sandwich Bay B.O. today and discovered this was twice as many as them!

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1926	Phigalia pilosaria	Pale Brindled Beauty	1
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1

Species "List" for 2/3/2012

Damp, foggy nights just don't seem to attract any moths here. The only record from yesterday was
a single Emmelina monodactyla on the swimming pool room wall behind my trap.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1

Species List for 1/3/2012

March Moth

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
688	Agonopterix arenella		1
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
2258	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1

A couple of moth from Last Night.

This very tatty "Chestnut" appeared this morning in my actinic trap. I think it is a Chestnut rather than a Dark Chestnut, even though it is difficult to see the shape of the outer edge. I think that this is The Chestnut, the right side probably shows enough wing shape to rule out Dark Chestnut.

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Chestnut sp.?

Another micro I'm not sure of. I believe it is an Agonopterix species possibly ocellana or scopariella. It might not be possible with out dissection. I think that Peter Maton's suggestion (on UKmicromoths group) of Agonopterix heracliana is right for this moth. This is new for the site.

Agonopterix heracliana

After a blank night last night it was good to get a few moths last night. In addition  a Agonopterix heracliana was identified from a photo - see above.

Eudonia angustea

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1025	Tortricodes alternella		2
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
1926	Phigalia pilosaria	Pale Brindled Beauty	1
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1