Yesterday morning I sifted through another moth catch. Caught about 91 moths of 34 species.
Firsts for the garden included...
Iron Prominent - what a gorgeous insect!
July Highflyer - there were two of these
Double Square Spot
Beautiful Hook-tip
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Cabbage Moth
Clay
Small Fan-footed Wave
An Ear Moth sp.
The rest of the catch were made up off: 18 Common Footman, 9 Dark Arches, 7 Buff Ermines, 6 Scalloped Oaks, 6 Bright-line Brown-eyes, 5 Riband Waves, 5 Small Emeralds, 4 Buff Arches, 3 Willow Beauties, 3 Heart and Darts, 3 Uncertains, 2 Coronets, 2 Sycamores, 2 Early Thorns, 2 Buff-tips, 2 Rosy Footmans (lovely!), 2 Grey Daggers, 2 Poplar Hawkmoths, 2 Flame Shoulders, and singles of: Fern, Brimestone, Small Square-spot, Elephant Hawkmoth, Spectacle, Peppered Moth, Snout, Double-stripped Pug and a Common/Lesser Rustic.
Another Small Magpie and this gorgeous thing was the highlight of the micros...
Lozotaeniodes formosanus... not that I know that! Thanks Matt : )
After I sorted through this lot I joined the Axe Estuary Ringing Group at Colyford Common. It was a success with 23 birds ringed including: 2 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, House Martin, 2 Reed Buntings, 12 Reed Warblers and a Sedge Warbler. Got to ring a good deal of these... all counts as I'm still on the quest for my C permit!
Firsts for the garden included...
Iron Prominent - what a gorgeous insect!
July Highflyer - there were two of these
Double Square Spot
Beautiful Hook-tip
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Cabbage Moth
Clay
Small Fan-footed Wave
An Ear Moth sp.The rest of the catch were made up off: 18 Common Footman, 9 Dark Arches, 7 Buff Ermines, 6 Scalloped Oaks, 6 Bright-line Brown-eyes, 5 Riband Waves, 5 Small Emeralds, 4 Buff Arches, 3 Willow Beauties, 3 Heart and Darts, 3 Uncertains, 2 Coronets, 2 Sycamores, 2 Early Thorns, 2 Buff-tips, 2 Rosy Footmans (lovely!), 2 Grey Daggers, 2 Poplar Hawkmoths, 2 Flame Shoulders, and singles of: Fern, Brimestone, Small Square-spot, Elephant Hawkmoth, Spectacle, Peppered Moth, Snout, Double-stripped Pug and a Common/Lesser Rustic.
Another Small Magpie and this gorgeous thing was the highlight of the micros...
Lozotaeniodes formosanus... not that I know that! Thanks Matt : )After I sorted through this lot I joined the Axe Estuary Ringing Group at Colyford Common. It was a success with 23 birds ringed including: 2 Kingfisher, Cetti's Warbler, House Martin, 2 Reed Buntings, 12 Reed Warblers and a Sedge Warbler. Got to ring a good deal of these... all counts as I'm still on the quest for my C permit!
Well done Steve,great sellection.
ReplyDeleteI most try and get some Mothing done soon.
John.
Yes you must John, never know what you may catch!?
ReplyDeleteSaying that, not exactly the weather to do it is it!?