Light Trapping in Garden

A few year first last night to the light trap. Also far more Crane-flies than usual.

69 moths of 26 species

0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus), 4
1082 Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana), 1
1392 Udea olivalis, 1
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella), 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata), 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata), 1
1860 Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata) 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) f.perfumaria, 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), 1
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala), 2
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda), 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis), 12
2098 The Flame (Axylia putris), 2
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta), 2
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi), 1
2278 Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala), 1
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea), 3
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha), 1
2333 Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps), 7
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens), 10
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.), 6
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula), 1
2380 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica), 2
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis), 1
2477 The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis), 1
2489 The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis), 4
Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale), 1
Soldier Beetle (Cantharis rustica), 1
Water Beetle (Ilybius ater?), 1

Most pics can be clicked for a larger image.

Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)


Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) f.perfumaria


The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis)


The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)


Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)


Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)


Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)


Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)


Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)


Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata)


Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana)


Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)


Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)


Hawthorn Shieldbug (Acanthosoma haemorrhoidale)


Spotted Crane-fly (Nephrotoma appendiculata)
Male

Female


Nikon CP995

Buff night at Stibbington

Managed to run a 15W actinic overnight at the Stibbington Pits nature reserve. Three species named Buff...!

53 moths of 27 species

0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus), 3
0926 Phalonidia manniana, 1
1076 Celypha lacunana, 1
1133 Epinotia bilunana, 1
1348 Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata), 5
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria), 1
1653 Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides), 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata), 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata), 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria), 1
1956 Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata), 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri), 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi), 2
1994 Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala), 1
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda), 3
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda), 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis), 2
2098 The Flame (Axylia putris), 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta), 1
2173 The Lychnis (Hadena bicruris), 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura), 2
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens), 2
2333 Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps), 10
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.), 4
2380 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica), 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis), 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis), 2

Most pics can be clicked for a larger image.

Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri)


Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)


Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)


Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)


Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)


Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)


The Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)


Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)


Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)


Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata)


Phalonidia manniana


Epinotia bilunana


Nikon CP995

Mid-June mothing

I had some of my best moths in mid-June last year and with temperatures rising during this week hopes are high for some good catches over the next few days.

44 moths of 23 species (** = new for garden)

0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus), 2
**0246 Tinea semifulvella, 1
1076 Celypha lacunana, 2
1392 Udea olivalis, 2
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella), 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda), 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis), 5
2098 The Flame (Axylia putris), 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba), 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea), 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura), 2
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens), 1
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea), 5
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha), 1
2333 Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps), 3
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens), 5
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.), 3
2380 Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica), 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis), 1
2450 The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita), 1
2477 The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis), 1
2489 The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis), 1

Click on pics for larger images.

Tinea semifulvella


The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)


The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)


Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)


Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)


Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)


Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea)


Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)


Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)


Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)


Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)



Udea olivalis


Nikon CP995

Blue-tailed Damselflies

The last in a hectic series of wildlife trips this weekend was a joint Watch/Explorers mini-beasts event at Stibbington GP. The highlight for the young pond-dippers was a Water Scorpion (Nepa cinerea) but there were also some moths on the wing to keep me happy including a Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata), several Small China-marks (Cataclysta lemnata) and a Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis).

Blue-tailed Damselflies (Ischnura elegans), in mating wheel


Nikon CP995

Deeping Lakes Insects and Spiders

Following a request from Peterborough Bird club for recording at Deeping Lakes Tony Parker and I headed there in the evening to record insects and spiders. Despite the continuing run of rather cool weather for early June the temperature held up well into the night and more moths would have been recorded had we stayed later than 23:30. Some of the moths and most of the spiders were recorded in daylight by searching and beating vegetation. Most spectacular was the Eyed Hawk-moth spotted by Tony after I had nearly trodden on it among some low waterside vegetation. The two Elephant Hawks cames crashing in to the 125W MV light towards the end of the evening.

Perhaps most remarkable was the huge number (surely into the hundreds) of freshly emerged Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum) dragonflies, many resting on their exuviae. Click on photos for a larger image.




Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata)


Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)


Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)


Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)


Cork Moth (Nemapogon cloacella)


Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana)


Platyptilia gonodactyla (a plume moth)


Nematopogon metaxella (a longhorn moth)


Combined list of moths resulting from netting, 15W actinic and 125W MV lights.
0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus), 10
0143 Nematopogon metaxella, 1
0148 Nemophora degeerella, 4
0216 Cork Moth (Nemapogon cloacella), 1
0937 Agapeta hamana, 1
0993 Cyclamen Tortrix (Clepsis spectrana), 1
1076 Celypha lacunana, 3
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella), 1
1348 Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata), 1
1501 Platyptilia gonodactyla, 1
1727 Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata), 2
1742 Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata), 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria), 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata), 2
1980 Eyed Hawk-moth (Smerinthus ocellata), 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor), 2
1997 Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula), 1
2087 Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum), 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis), 6
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta), 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum), 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea), 1
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens), 2
2205 Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma), 1
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens), 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.), 3
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula), 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis), 1
2450 The Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita), 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis), 1
57 moths of 30 species

Odonata
Azure Damselfly (Coenagrion puella)
Blue-tailed Damselfly (Ischnura elegans)
Common Blue Damselfly (Enallagma cyathigerum)
Black-tailed Skimmer (Orthetrum cancellatum)

Spiders
Enoplognatha ovata
Tetragnatha extensa
Tetragnatha montana
Achaeranea lunata
Dysdera crocota
Pisaura mirabilis

Other insects
Seven-spot Ladybird (Coccinella septempunctata)
Scorpion Fly (Panorpa communis)
Crane Fly (Tipula maxima)
Soldier Beetle (Cantharis livida?)
Dark Bush-cricket (Pholidoptera griseoaptera)

All photos taken with a Nikon CP995