13th October 2009

A forecast of a warm and dry night sounded hopeful but it was only half right and it rained for most of the night. 40 moths of 13 species was the disappointing result but there was one new for the year.

Green-brindled Crescent:

This is an unusual form of Acleris variegana:

3rd July 2009

Another busy night, running both traps produced 451 moths of 99 species. Star of the night was a stunningRhyacionia pinicolana - a pine species which are seldom found locally. Even rarer but rather plainer was a Gypsonoma minutana with just a handful of records for VC31. These two take the garden list total up to 650 species!

Several species were new for the year and a second V-Pug after yesterday's moth turned up. Some migrant movement with a Dark Sword-grass and 7 Diamond-back Moths.

Rhyacionia pinicolana:
Gypsonoma minutana:

I normally think of Rosy Rustic as a late summer/autumn moth so getting one this early was rather depressing:

Brachmia blandella:

Acleris variegana:

Dingy Footman ab. stramineola: