Monday, July 16, 2007

Some new moths

The last few sessions have been a busier in the garden moth trap with 89 species recorded in all, among them two firsts for me (first two photos).

Catoptria pinella


Twin-spot Carpet Perizoma didymata


Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea



Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae


Acleris forsskaleana


Oegoconia sp.


The 89 species:
Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)
Orchard Ermine (Yponomeuta padella)
Ypsolopha scabrella
Batia unitella
Brown House-moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)
Bryotropha affinis
Oegoconia sp.
Agapeta hamana
Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana)
Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana)
Clepsis consimilana
Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana)
Cnephasia sp.
Grey Tortrix (Cnephasia stephensiana)
Acleris forsskaleana
Acleris holmiana
Celypha striana
Celypha lacunana
Ancylis achatana
Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana)
Grapholita janthinana
Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)
Crambus perlella
Catoptria pinella
Catoptria falsella
Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella)
Dipleurina lacustrata
Eudonia mercurella
Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)
Udea prunalis
Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)
Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis)
Endotricha flammealis
Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)
Trachycera suavella
Pempelia formosa
Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
Euzophera pinguis
Emmelina monodactyla
Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata)
Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fuscovenosa)
Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata)
Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)
Small Scallop (Idaea emarginata)
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)
Brown Scallop (Philereme vetulata)
Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata)
Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
The Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri)
Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)
Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)
Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)
Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola)
Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
Short-cloaked Moth (Nola cucullatella)
Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)
Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
The Clay (Mythimna ferrago)
Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)
The Sycamore (Acronicta aceris)
Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)
The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula)
Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)
Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)
Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)
The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)
Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)
Oak Nycteoline (Nycteola revayana)
The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)
The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis)

Photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

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