You can view the latest macro moth species list for VC46 by clicking the appropriate link on the "Documents" page.
Please get in touch if you have any problems accessing the list.
Tony
Tuesday, 31 March 2015
Sunday, 29 March 2015
Garden Moth Scheme Micro-Moth ID Guide
The Garden Moth Scheme records 247 of the more common Macro and Micro Moths to be found in the UK. As well as these “core species” the recorder is requested to list other moths not included in the list. There are a number of guides for the ID of Macro Moths, but the Micro Moths can prove quite challenging! To this end the Garden Moth Scheme team have produced an ID guide for 25 of the ones that are most frequently trapped.
To view this guide copy & paste the following link:
http://gms.staffs-ecology.org.uk/images/1/18/Mmigcs.pdf
Evan
Saturday, 28 March 2015
Two More Hibernators
We had a very productive catch last night from three traps with a total of 21 macro and five micro species. Included in these were the two over-wintering moths - Red Sword-grass and this rather green Red-green Carpet together with our first Double-striped Pug of the season. Apologies for the out of focus wing but it escaped into the kitchen before I could remove it for a proper photo shot.
Carolyn & Evan
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Carolyn & Evan
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| Red-green Carpet |
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| Double-striped Pug |
Early Tooth-striped vs Mottled Grey
Liz,
We thought these two comparative photographs might be useful. The Mottled Grey picture taken on the earlier date of 14.02.15 and the Early Tooth-striped this morning.
We went on a course to Scotland with David Brown four years ago and there was much discussion on how to tell the differences between these two moths. John Knowler, a Scottish County Moth Recorder was also present. They said first of all look at the shape. The Mottled Grey is triangular and the Early Tooth-striped arrowhead-shaped as demonstrated in these photos.
The Mottled Grey is shiny when fresh, has chequered veins on the fore-wing and there are chevron markings on the distal cross line. The male MG has bi-pectinate antennae whereas in the male ETS the antennae are straight strands. As you know MG emerges slightly earlier but their flight periods overlap!
Carolyn & Evan
We thought these two comparative photographs might be useful. The Mottled Grey picture taken on the earlier date of 14.02.15 and the Early Tooth-striped this morning.
We went on a course to Scotland with David Brown four years ago and there was much discussion on how to tell the differences between these two moths. John Knowler, a Scottish County Moth Recorder was also present. They said first of all look at the shape. The Mottled Grey is triangular and the Early Tooth-striped arrowhead-shaped as demonstrated in these photos.
The Mottled Grey is shiny when fresh, has chequered veins on the fore-wing and there are chevron markings on the distal cross line. The male MG has bi-pectinate antennae whereas in the male ETS the antennae are straight strands. As you know MG emerges slightly earlier but their flight periods overlap!
Carolyn & Evan
Ynys-hir Moths 27thMarch.
Really good selection last night, good numbers too.
AND we managed to miss the rain, which was a bonus.
Common Quaker 38, Small Quaker 26, Dotted Border 3, Brindled Pug 17, Hebrew Character 9, Twin-spotted Quaker 17, Clouded Drab 17, Grey Shoulder Knot 1, Early Grey 10, Yellow Horned 3, Mottled Grey 1, Chestnut 14, Red Chestnut 1, Pine Beauty 1, Engrailed 10, Early Tooth-striped 2, Oak Beauty 2, Pale Brindled Beauty 1, March Moth 2. and the micros - Diurnea fagella 5, Acleris literana 1, Agonopterix heracliana 1, Agonopterix ocellana 1, Acleris cristana 1.
AND we managed to miss the rain, which was a bonus.
Common Quaker 38, Small Quaker 26, Dotted Border 3, Brindled Pug 17, Hebrew Character 9, Twin-spotted Quaker 17, Clouded Drab 17, Grey Shoulder Knot 1, Early Grey 10, Yellow Horned 3, Mottled Grey 1, Chestnut 14, Red Chestnut 1, Pine Beauty 1, Engrailed 10, Early Tooth-striped 2, Oak Beauty 2, Pale Brindled Beauty 1, March Moth 2. and the micros - Diurnea fagella 5, Acleris literana 1, Agonopterix heracliana 1, Agonopterix ocellana 1, Acleris cristana 1.
Monday, 23 March 2015
Documents Page
You may have noticed a new 'Documents page' on the blog.
This has the 2014 Moth Report and a micro moth species list, by decade, to the end of 2014. The column headed 1700 refers to species that have been reported from vc46 but for which there are no complete details. Any species not on the list will be new for the county and any records for them will need to be submitted with additional substantive evidence.
Just click on the link and you will be taken to Drop Box, you may get a page from Drop Box first but just click 'Got It' at the bottom of this page and the document should appear after a short delay.
We will continue to add any relevant/interesting documents as we go along.
Ina and Tony
This has the 2014 Moth Report and a micro moth species list, by decade, to the end of 2014. The column headed 1700 refers to species that have been reported from vc46 but for which there are no complete details. Any species not on the list will be new for the county and any records for them will need to be submitted with additional substantive evidence.
Just click on the link and you will be taken to Drop Box, you may get a page from Drop Box first but just click 'Got It' at the bottom of this page and the document should appear after a short delay.
We will continue to add any relevant/interesting documents as we go along.
Ina and Tony
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