July Moths (4 Viewers)

[Farnboro John]

Realised I needed to get a bit of a catch-up on pictures so here's a sequence of the better stuff since the Goat Moth. First lot is 1 July to 4 July.

John

 

[Farnboro John]

Now 7th to 15th July.

This sequence includes a non-moth (a Hornet that was present one morning) and the Nut-tree Tussock I had brain-fade trying to identify.

John

 

[Farnboro John]

And up to date.

John

 

[JWN Andrewes]

John I think your Marbled Beauty is a Small Ranunculus....

 

[Farnboro John]

John I think your Marbled Beauty is a Small Ranunculus....

Concur. Thank you! I looked at Broad-barred White (which I've had before), dismissed it and never looked at the one next to it.... blast.

I'll change the caption on the image before it goes up on Flickr. Cheers!

John

 

[Southern Viking]

Circa 8-9 species with an escape rare!
Festoon (2nd foy), Black Arches(NFY),
Common Rustic(NFY), Carcina quercana, Dunbar, Riband Wave, Most Carpet x6🤣
Common Carpet (NFY)….now the drum roll…gingerly opening the parasol (upside down) revealed c4 Least Carpets within and a small white Noctuid with a brown bar (or thereabouts), moving at pace towards me before flying out!
It looked familiar from Lewingtons, albeit very distinctively contrastly marked, I knew immediately it was a lifer!
Checking the book after it had flown, showed it to have been either a Silver Hook or a Silver Barred, unless of course there’s another sp from elsewhere….dunno?

Can't see it mentioned in your post, so not sure if you're aware, but the last one is Ruddy Streak (Tachystola acroxantha). I get them occasionally coming in through the window of my flat. Photo attached from last summer

 

[KenM]

Can't see it mentioned in your post, so not sure if you're aware, but the last one is Ruddy Streak (Tachystola acroxantha). I get them occasionally coming in through the window of my flat. Photo attached from last summer

Thanks SV, it was ID’d by ObsIdentify?

 

[Richard D]

Mainly least carpets and grass veneers this morning. Best of the rest were these two:

 

[Steve Lister]

Can't see it mentioned in your post, so not sure if you're aware, but the last one is Ruddy Streak (Tachystola acroxantha). I get them occasionally coming in through the window of my flat. Photo attached from last summer

The new micro English names do away with Ruddy Streak - it is now Australian Orange-tip !! I'm sticking to using scientific names for nearly all micros.
Has anyone had a Beautiful Twitcher?

 

[KenM]

Just circa 6 of 12….with highlights being two (nfy) and a “Lifer”….that didn’t get away!
Another Festoon, Single-dotted Wave (NFY),5 Least Carpet, Brown China-mark, 2 Ribbon Wave, Dingy Footman and drum roll….Plumed Fan-Foot, a recent colonist.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

A few goodies over the past few nights. Cloaked Minor & Carpet (only my third), Dingy Footman & Shell, Burnished Brass & Fan-foot all made their 2024 debuts. Other highlights included Poplar Hawk-moth, Buff-tip and lots of Common Footman & Marbled Beauties. Sexton Beetle added variety. Also a Pug, I'm thinking Grey.

 

[Allen]

My catches are still abysmally low v prior years in both locations that I trap in. As others seem to be getting catches, I am starting to wonder if it my homemade trap that the moths are escaping from. Would appreciate any info on any shop (nhbs, als) bought traps that people have success with as might be time to invest. Thanks.

 

[KenM]

Seven of 15 last night/am to include 3 lifers and a NFY- c7 Riband wave, 3 Least Carpet,
Yellow Shell, Small Dusty Wave then lifers-
Dwarf Cream Wave, Clancy’s Rustic and Udea fulvalis

 

[aeshna5]

Walking my local Sunday patch earlier I could see a movement of bright colour flying in the mid-distance. As I got closer it was what I suspected- my first Jersey Tiger of the year. A typical form with red underwings (get quite a few with yellow locally). It was nearly a goner though as a Whitethroat flew up out of a bramble patch attempting to snatch it. The moth managed to move just out of beak's way & my appearance thwarted a second attempt by the Whitethroat.

 

[KenM]

Walking my local Sunday patch earlier I could see a movement of bright colour flying in the mid-distance. As I got closer it was what I suspected- my first Jersey Tiger of the year. A typical form with red underwings (get quite a few with yellow locally). It was nearly a goner though as a Whitethroat flew up out of a bramble patch attempting to snatch it. The moth managed to move just out of beak's way & my appearance thwarted a second attempt by the Whitethroat.

I’ve yet to see my first this year A, well done on the rescue mission.👍

 

[wheatearlp]

Seven of 15 last night/am to include 3 lifers and a NFY- c7 Riband wave, 3 Least Carpet,
Yellow Shell, Small Dusty Wave then lifers-
Dwarf Cream Wave, Clancy’s Rustic and Udea fulvalis.

Seven of 15 last night/am to include 3 lifers and a NFY- c7 Riband wave, 3 Least Carpet,
Yellow Shell, Small Dusty Wave then lifers-
Dwarf Cream Wave, Clancy’s Rustic and Udea fulvalis

Any pics of the Least Carpet(s) Ken? A species I am yet to see!

 

[Owene]

In the field rather than to a trap but very happy with it. Thrift clearwing. Pembrokeshire

 

[KenM]

Any pics of the Least Carpet(s) Ken? A species I am yet to see!

They can be variably contrasty Wheatearlp.
Cheers 👍

 

[wheatearlp]

They can be variably contrasty Wheatearlp.
Cheers 👍

Cheers Ken

 

[Southern Viking]

They can be variably contrasty Wheatearlp.
Cheers 👍

And there's me only having ever seen the one! At least it had the decency to briefly land on the lid of the last trap I had before escaping