3rd August 2010

We seem to be alternating warm and cold nights at the moment. Last night was warm (and wet) and resulted in over 500 moths of 91 species. A second garden record of Agapeta zoegana was the highlight with an Ear species which will have to wait for determination (edit: identified by gen.det. as Ear Moth).

Agapeta zoegana:

Ear Moth:

August 2009 - Part 2

More August moths identified by dissection.

Ear Moth 14th August (1st for garden):

Cosmiotes consortella 16th August (1st for garden):

Cosmiotes freyerella 19th August:

Dichrorampha simpliciana 19th August:

14th August 2009

After several rather dull and quiet nights things exploded last night with over 700 moths of 83 species. Over half of these were of just two species - Setaceous Hebrew Character (290) and Water Veneer (100+). The latter had died in their scores at the bottom of the trap.

Several species were new for the year and one was new for the garden which takes the total for 2009 so far up to 405 species.

Chionodes fumatella, looks like being the 4th record for VC31:

I have recorded this moth as my second Saltern Ear, and 3rd for the vice-county I think, but it will need to be confirmed (edit - confirmed by dissection as the first gartden record of Ear Moth):

White-point, 3rd garden record:

Schoenobius gigantella:

Epiphyas postvittana, Light Brown Apple Moth:

Square-spot Rustic, first (and second) of many: