The Garden Moth Challenge: Whetstone Leics. Slacking

Here's a well overdue update.

In September I have mainly been not trapping when the weather wasn't great, and not trapping last week when the weather was great 'cause I was working in France. Hence not too much going on to get excited about, and disappointingly when I have had the trap out I've missed out on anything like Vestal that has turned up in other Leics. gardens this year. Also starting to feel like having missed the best week in the month I'm maybe going to miss out on one or two expected species (Sallow, Pink-barred Sallow, Black Rustic, Frosted Orange all yet to appear in my garden traps this year, but trap is out again tonight and I still a chance). Pleased and slightly dismayed about last nights catch though; whilst I added nine species, a few of those were 'end of season' markers. Up to 425 now, with another couple of species new for the garden.

	Taxon	Vernacular	Date Added
404	Tinea trinotella		25/08/2013
405	Dichrorampha acuminatana		25/08/2013
406	Cacoecimorpha pronubana	Carnation Tortrix	26/08/2013
407	Vanessa atalanta	Red Admiral	26/08/2013
408	Stigmella aurella		26/08/2013
409	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	26/08/2013
410	Ephestia parasitella unicolorella		26/08/2013
411	Eudonia angustea		29/08/2013
412	Prays ruficeps		02/09/2013
413	Epinotia ramella		02/09/2013
414	Phyllonorycter strigulatella		02/09/2013
415	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	10/09/2013
416	Pararge aegeria	Speckled Wood	13/09/2013
417	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	28/09/2013
418	Lithophane leautieri hesperica	Blair's Shoulder-knot	28/09/2013
419	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	28/09/2013
420	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	28/09/2013
421	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	28/09/2013
422	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	28/09/2013
423	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	28/09/2013
424	Thera juniperata	Juniper Carpet	28/09/2013
425	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	28/09/2013