Oak Nycteoline

For several years I have been looking for Oak Nycteoline. This morning at Ynys-hir I got my "lifer" and it was well worth waiting for. There are only 4 previous records for the reserve, all in 2007.

In total we had 118 moths of 22 species, 17 of them macro moths. Most numerous were Engrailed, Common Quaker, Chestnut, Pale Brindled Beauty, Brindled pug, March Moth, Hebrew Character, Dotted Border, Tortricodes alternella, and Acleris ferrugana/notana. Others were Red Sword-grass, Pale Pinion, Early Grey, Clouded Drab, Twin-spotted Quaker, Small Quaker, Double-striped Pug, Oak Beautry, Diurnea fagella, Acleris schalleriana, and a Beautiful Plume.

Tony & Ina

Oak Nycteoline

Pale Pinion



Red Sword-grass

Talybont Garden

We didn't do as well as Sarah last night but 6 macro and 1 micro was more than we expected...must have been the patio and path cleaning we did yesterday!
Dotted Border, Clouded Drab, Small Quaker, Common Quaker (one grey, one brown), Hebrew Character, Oak Beauty and Common Plume.

Diurnea fagella...

Only seven species last night. Pale Brindled Beauty, Yellow Horned, Common Quaker, Chestnut, Dotted Border, Diurnea fagella and Acleris notana.
Ina and Tony

Chestnut

Common Quaker

Diurnea fagella - a pale one

Diurnea fagella - better marked

Yellow Horned

Micro Review - Updated

My apologies to Liz for omitting her record of Prochoreutis myllerana from the micro review of 2016. It was not missing from the data, just the report.
It has now been corrected and the updated version of the report is available via the 'Documents' tab above.
If anyone else has noticed any errors please email me.
Ina

Yellow Horned

A rather cool night (2.2°C) but our first Yellow Horned for this year together with Satellite and Oak Beauty.

Carolyn & Evan

Brindled Pug and Hebrew Character

Eight macro and three micro species this morning. Our first Brindled Pug and Hebrew Character of the year plus Dotted Border, Spring Usher, Chestnut, March Moth, Pale Brindled Beauty, Oak Beauty, Tort.alternella, Acleris ferrugana agg. and Ypsolopha ustella.
The bonus was we collected them all in before the rain started!
Ina and Tony

Ypsolopha ustella

Brindled Pug

Hebrew Character

Oak Beauty

Tortricodes alternella

March Moth

2016 Review

Reviews of the mothing year, macro and micro, for 2016 are now available on Dropbox via the Documents section above.
Just click on the relevant link.
Ina