Thursday 18 July 2013

Whetstone, Leics. Mega Catches

The current spell of brilliant weather has produced the best summer garden mothing that I can remember, certainly for years. But the late night trap checks and early morning emptying is starting to take its toll and I am starting to feel distinctly jaded. I really should give myself a night off, but at the moment I'm still picking up new species for the year and a few new for the garden. I usually run two traps to maximise chances of picking up diversity, but I did give myself a reprieve on Sunday night and just ran one. Catch summaries since my last post are:

13/07  :  497 of 117sp.
14/07  :  233 of 78sp. (1 trap)
15/07  :  533 of 115sp.
16/07  :  463 of 120sp.
17/07  :  529 of 120sp.

Prior to this year, 112sp. on one night was the highest total on 30/06/2009. The highest number of invdividuals up to mid July previously was 484 on 02/07/2009 (but there are higher totals from late July and August with the yellow underwings in full flow).

New species for the garden since last update are:

Muslin Footman

Carpatolechia fugitivella

Parachronistis albiceps

Batrachedra pinicolella

Yearlist up to 317sp., including Ringlet - only the seventh butterfly on the yearlist and think I've ignored a few as Small Tort, GV White and Comma missing from the list at the moment. Additions are:


Taxon Vernacular Date Added
271 Eulithis prunata Phoenix 13/07/2013
272 Batia unitella
13/07/2013
273 Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet 13/07/2013
274 Mesoligia furuncula Cloaked Minor 13/07/2013
275 Limnaecia phragmitella
13/07/2013
276 Agapeta hamana
13/07/2013
277 Philereme vetulata Brown Scallop 13/07/2013
278 Helcystogramma rufescens
13/07/2013
279 Blastobasis adustella
13/07/2013
280 Rhopobota naevana Holly Tortrix 13/07/2013
281 Mesapamea secalis Common Rustic 13/07/2013
282 Stigmella splendidissimella [larval]
14/07/2013
283 Aphantopus hyperantus Ringlet 14/07/2013
284 Eilema complana Scarce Footman 14/07/2013
285 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 14/07/2013
286 Argyresthia retinella
14/07/2013
287 Eupithecia simpliciata Plain Pug 14/07/2013
288 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 14/07/2013
289 Orthopygia glaucinalis
15/07/2013
290 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 15/07/2013
291 Oegoconia quadripuncta
15/07/2013
292 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 15/07/2013
293 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella
15/07/2013
294 Nudaria mundana Muslin Footman 15/07/2013
295 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 15/07/2013
296 Mompha ochraceella
15/07/2013
297 Parachronistis albiceps
15/07/2013
298 Lasiocampa quercus Oak Eggar 15/07/2013
299 Carpatolechia alburnella
15/07/2013
300 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 15/07/2013
301 Catoptria pinella
15/07/2013
302 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 15/07/2013
303 Yponomeuta padella/malinellus Yponomeuta sp. 15/07/2013
304 Carpatolechia fugitivella
15/07/2013
305 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 16/07/2013
306 Athrips mouffetella
16/07/2013
307 Grapholita janthinana
16/07/2013
308 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 16/07/2013
309 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 16/07/2013
310 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 17/07/2013
311 Catoptria falsella
17/07/2013
312 Borkhausenia fuscescens
17/07/2013
313 Pyrausta purpuralis
17/07/2013
314 Bena bicolorana Scarce Silver-lines 17/07/2013
315 Argyresthia curvella
17/07/2013
316 Phyllonorycter coryli Nut Leaf Blister Moth 17/07/2013
317 Batrachedra pinicolella
17/07/2013

Oak Eggar - scarce in VC55, though this is 7th for my garden

Scarce Silver-lines - 3rd for garden, first since 2009

Catoptria falsella

Crambus perlella f. warringtonellus

Athrips mouffetella

Brown Scallop - 2nd garden record, first was 2009

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