Volucellas, Beford Purlieus

Many insects at Bedford Purlieus in the heat today including these two large hoverflies.

Volucella inanis


Volucella pellucens


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Three garden firsts and a White-point

Bit busy last night with 178 moths of 66 species incl 3 garden firsts (*) and only my second ever White-point.

White-point Mythimna albipuncta


Apple Leaf Miner Lyonetia clerkella


Plutella porrectella


Lunar-spotted Pinion Cosmia pyralina


Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca


Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata



*0263 Apple Leaf Miner (Lyonetia clerkella) 1
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 1
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 4
0465 Plutella porrectella 1
0779 Bryotropha affinis 2
0789 Bryotropha domestica 2
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella 1
0898 Limnaecia phragmitella 1
*0964 Cochylis dubitana 2
0966 Cochylis atricapitana 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 2
0980 Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana) 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana 2
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 1
1016x Cnephasia sp. 6
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1159 Holly Tortrix (Rhopobota naevana) 1
1202 Eucosma obumbratana 1
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 4
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 4
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1332 Scoparia subfusca 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1398 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 1
1413 Gold Triangle (Hypsopygia costalis) 4
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1439 Trachycera advenella 2
1646 Oak Hook-tip (Drepana binaria) 1
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) ab. remutata 18
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) typical 5
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 1
1726 Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasciata) 1
1851 Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata) f. Nigra 1
1884 The Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata) 2
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) typical 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
2035 Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 3
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) ab. stramineola 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 7
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 5
2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata) 3
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 3
2154 Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae) 1
2194 White-point (Mythimna albipuncta) 1
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 2
*2319 Lunar-spotted Pinion (Cosmia pyralina) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 26
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 3
2341 Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 5
2352 Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca) 3
2381x The Uncertain/The Rustic (Hoplodrina alsines/blanda) 13
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) f. aurea 1
2489 The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis) 1

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Moths

Haven't been doing much mothing recently and the weather has been poor until recently. Things have picked up this week though and this Magpie in the garden trap was quite smart. The Burnet was at Maxey GP.

The Magpie Abraxas grossulariata


Six-spot Burnet Zygaena filipendulae


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Maxey Insects

Some recent lepidoptera from the Etton Road site.

Small Tortoiseshell Aglais urticae


Small Skipper Thymelicus sylvestris - note pale undersides to antennae


Essex Skipper Thymelicus lineola - note dark undersides to antennae


Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata


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