June 2022 Moths (2 Viewers)

[Steve Lister]

A moth worth photographing at last - and a complete lifer to boot - in the trap this morning. I saw it fly in about 11.20 last night and was hoping it had not found its way out again. Still a scarce species in northern Leicestershire but records are increasing as the species spreads north, and in fact two other locals had their first records last night as well !

 

[Allen]

Decent couple of catches
22/6/22 and 23/6/22
Treble brown spot
Peppered Moth
Coronet
Light Emerald
Heart and Club
H and D
Bright line brown eye
Rosy footman
Double square spot
Clay
Freyers Pug
Setaceous Hebrew Character
Angle Shades
Buff Ermine
Clouded Border
Flame Shoulder
Brimstone
Green Pug
Common White Wave
White point
Pine Carpet
Common Marbled Carpet
Satin Lutestring
Miller
Swallowtail moth
Garden Carpet
Swallow Prominent
Common Footman
Privet, Elephant and Polar Hawk moth
VPug
Rustic
Willow Beauty
Riband Wave
The Flame
Bufftip
Brown Silver line
Lackey
Double striped Pug
Scarce Silver Lines

 

[JWN Andrewes]

I nearly didn't bother trapping Thursday night, thought it might rain (it didn't). Very glad I risked it, given I bagged no fewer than 5 garden ticks and a further 7 year ticks in a catch of over 50 moths of over 30 species.
Broad-barred White, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Pine Carpet, Vestal and Burnished Brass were the ticks.
Dingy Shears, Common Footman, Wormwood Pug, Yellow-tail, Purple Clay, Plain Golden Y & Buff Arches were the year ticks.
Alder Moth, Ghost Moth, Coronet, Scorched Wing & two Bordered Whites best of the rest.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

A few more pics....

 

[aeshna5]

This morning I went along to Holland Park, getting close to London's west-end to view the results of an overnight run trap. Many of the micros were ignored & no count of individual species, but included the Following;

Bird's Wing
Crassa unitella
Treble Brown-spot
Small Dusty Wave
Least Carpet
Box Moth
Coronet
Bird Cherry Ermine
Heart & Dart
Light Brown Apple Moth
Riband Wave
Poplar Hawkmoth 2
Dun Bar
Green Pug
Aleima loeflingiana
Dingy Footman
Uncertain
Brown House Moth
Pseudargyratoza conwagana

& probably the star of the show, a Vestal.

 

[Steve Lister]

My best catch of the year so far this morning, with 76 of 30.
Eight NFY:
Endotricha flammealis (only had two before, both last year)
Box Moth
Single-dotted Wave
Double-striped Pug
Yellow-tail (my earliest by 8 days)
Clay
Light Arches
Small Angle Shades
Commonest was Uncertain with 16 followed by Heart + Dart 8.

 

[JWN Andrewes]

A splendid Puss Moth was an excellent best of a pretty fair bunch this morning, never seen one before. Coxcomb Prominent & Nutmeg were year ticks, Buff-tip, a couple of Ele Hawks and a Kitten provided some attractive support. I took the Kitten to be a Sallow when I first saw it bleary-eyed at four this morning, but on closer (and more alert) inspection after work I'm beginning to suspect it's my first Poplar. Also a real scene-stealing turn by a Great Diving Beetle, hauling itself menacingly round the patio!

 

[JWN Andrewes]

A splendid Puss Moth was an excellent best of a pretty fair bunch this morning, never seen one before. Coxcomb Prominent & Nutmeg were year ticks, Buff-tip, a couple of Ele Hawks and a Kitten provided some attractive support. I took the Kitten to be a Sallow when I first saw it bleary-eyed at four this morning, but on closer (and more alert) inspection after work I'm beginning to suspect it's my first Poplar. Also a real scene-stealing turn by a Great Diving Beetle, hauling itself menacingly round the patio!

Hmmm. Looking through photos, that Nutmeg looks more like a Dusky Brocade.

 

[KenM]

I’ve only ever recorded Puss Moth and Sallow Kitten once each apiece over c15 years, both stunners! 👍

 

[aeshna5]

Hmmm. Looking through photos, that Nutmeg looks more like a Dusky Brocade.

That was what I thought when I first saw your photos!