Whetstone, Leicestershire

Hello all. I've decided to jump into the mix seeing as I always keep a close track of my garden moth records anyway, and I have the extra impetus of the 1000 in 1kmsq challenge this year as well. My garden is a very modest suburban plot in Whetstone, Leicestershire. It is flanked on one side by a nicely maturing scrubby embankment that separates the housing estate from an industrial estate. There is no substantial woodland or water body within a 3km radius of my house, though over the 14 years that I've been trapping I've managed to build up a decent garden list which currently stands at 625 moths (302 macros, 323 micros) plus 20 butterflies. In a typical year I'll record c340 species, with the highest so far being 393 in 2011. This year has been a bit rubbish so far though so no high expectations for the total. I'll also expect to be well down on those recording east and south of here!

Total as at 25/04/2013 is 36 (33 moths, 3 butterflies), and two have been recorded as larvae only (Large Yellow Underwing and Old Lady):

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Added
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		25-Apr-13
1549	Pieris brassicae	Large White	25-Apr-13
288	Caloptilia stigmatella		23-Apr-13
483	Epermenia chaerophyllella		23-Apr-13
1927	Lycia hirtaria	Brindled Beauty	23-Apr-13
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	23-Apr-13
667	Semioscopis steinkellneriana		22-Apr-13
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	22-Apr-13
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	20-Apr-13
435	Zelleria hepariella		16-Apr-13
1054	Acleris cristana		16-Apr-13
2237	Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis	Grey Shoulder-knot	16-Apr-13
663	Diurnea fagella		15-Apr-13
1047	Acleris schalleriana		15-Apr-13
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	15-Apr-13
1597	Inachis io	Peacock	14-Apr-13
2235	Lithophane semibrunnea	Tawny Pinion	14-Apr-13
697	Agonopterix arenella		13-Apr-13
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	13-Apr-13
389	Choreutis pariana	Apple Leaf Skeletoniser	10-Apr-13
695	Agonopterix alstromeriana		10-Apr-13
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	10-Apr-13
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	10-Apr-13
1746	Anticlea badiata	Shoulder Stripe	07-Apr-13
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	07-Apr-13
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	07-Apr-13
1546	Gonepteryx rhamni	Brimstone	06-Apr-13
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		07-Mar-13
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	04-Mar-13
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	03-Mar-13
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	03-Mar-13
2300	Mormo maura	Old Lady	03-Mar-13
1934	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	16-Feb-13
688	Agonopterix heracliana		03-Feb-13
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	29-Jan-13
1960	Theria primaria	Early Moth	04-Jan-13

These are the highlights so far:

Tawny Pinion - second garden record, first was 23/09/2006

Acleris schalleriana - first recorded in 2011

Grey-shoulder Knot - sixth garden record, first since 2010

I'll update my totals on here through the year, alongside postings on my blog and of course the 1000 in 1kmsq blog.