Wednesday, July 27, 2005

Over the 400 mark

This catch took my list of moths and butterflies in the garden over the 400 species mark with a Small Scallop, Pine Leaf-mining Moth and Acleris aspersana (possibly only the third for VC31 (Huntingdonshire)) all new. Dusky Sallow and Garden Rose Tortrix are year firsts.

Not too many pics as the light was very poor.

64 moths of 35 species with 3 more to ID
1016x Cnephasia sp. 5
1043 Acleris aspersana 1
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1207 Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi) 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 4
1304 Agriphila straminella 3
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 1
1344 Eudonia mercurella 3
1398 Phlyctaenia coronata 2
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 3
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 2
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1712 Small Scallop (Idaea emarginata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) ab. remutata 2
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) typical 1
1724x Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata) 3
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) typical 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) f. perfumaria 1
2031 White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 1
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 6
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 1
2193 The Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 1
2283x Dark/Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens agg.) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 12
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 1
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 29
2352 Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca) 1
2381 The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 3
2389 Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina clavipalpis) 1


Small Scallop (Idaea emarginata)


Pine Leaf-mining Moth (Clavigesta purdeyi)


Acleris aspersana



Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca)


Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana)


Scarce Footman (Eilema complana)


White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis)


Phlyctaenia coronata


Nikon Coolpix 995

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