Copper Underwings

Slippery little cusomers aren't they Sarah?

I think I posted this picture last year, but no harm in reminding people. 
Sorry about the manicure!!

Ina

Broad-bordered yellow underwing

A cold, clear night last night limited us to just 10 moths of 8 species in the garden. In contrast the previous night a trap in open woodland at Ynys-hir produced 33 species including a single Broad-bordered yellow underwing. This is supposed to be a common species but we rarely see them. There were good numbers of Brimstone, Snout, Flame shoulder, and Large yellow underwing. Others included 3 Oblique carpet, Spectacle, 4 Angle shades, Gold spot, 2 Flame carpet, Pinion-streaked snout, Red-green carpet, 2 Blood-vein, 2 Straw dot, Sallow, Centre-barred sallow, Black rustic, 3 Dark-barred twin-spot carpet. After the huge numbers of fresh Green carpets on Ynyslas last week, there was only 1 which was very worn and faded. Best of the micros was Homoeosoma nebulella.

Broad-bordered yellow underwing

Tony & Ina

Ynyslas dunes

Following on from bog and woodland, I put two heath traps on the dunes last night. It was a very good night for mothing with a minimum of 14C. The traps were heaving with Large and Lesser yellow underwing, Square-spot rustic, Hedge rustic, Flame shoulder, Setaceous hebrew character and Green carpet, sometimes three deep with a topping of Crane-fly and Earwigs. Still good numbers of White-line dart and Archer's dart and a fresh Heart and dart. Very pleased to see an Anomalous, Galium carpet, Purple bar, Shore wainscot, Canary-shouldered thorn, and a very worn Drinker. 29 macro species in all and 3 micros: Pyrausta despicata, Eucosma camoliliana, and Agriphila inquinitella.

Anomalous

Galium carpet

Purple bar

Tony

...and Two Micros

We also caught these two Tortrices.  The first I believe is Acleris variegana (Garden Rose Tortrix) - FL 9mm.  The second I thought initially was Acleris emargana (FL 10mm) , but am now wondering if it it is A. effractana?  Unfortunately it escaped while being photographed so I do not have the specimen.

Carolyn 

A Warm Start to September

A warm night yielded 27 macro species from two traps in woodland and our garden.  The most numerous were Brimstone and Flounced Rustic.  Noteworthy were this attractive Hedge Rustic and two colour forms of the Small Wainscot.

Carolyn & Evan

Ynys-hir woodland

A warmer, cloudier night with a Robinson MV trap under the trees at Ynys-hir, produced relatively few moths with 20 macro species and 9 micros. Most numerous were Brimstone, Green carpet and Flame shoulder, also September thorn, Tawny-barred angle (very battered looking), Chinese character, Snout, Pinion-streaked snout, Spruce carpet, Flame carpet, Setaceous hebrew character, Rosy rustic, and Chevron. Very fresh looking Peach blossom and Small fan-footed wave, presumably both second generation. In the micros there was Brown house moth, Mother of pearl, Rusty-dot pearl, Large fruit-tree tortrix, Acleris laterana, Carcina quercana, Cydia splendana, Ypsolopha dentella, and Y. parenthesella.

Peach blossom

Pinion-streaked snou

Small fan-footed wave

Tony

Bulrush wainscot

Despite the cold night on Cors Fochno last night I was rewarded with 16 species of macro moth, featuring 3 Bulrush wainscot. There were good numbers of Sallow, Double-striped pug, Square-spot rustic, and Chevron (some of which caused confusion by sitting with their wings completely closed like a butterfly). Others were Dusky thorn, Ear moth sp., Common wave, Rosy rustic, and only 2 Large yellow underwing.

Bulrush wainscot

Bulrush wainscot

At least it was too cold for the midges this morning!
Tony