Argyresthiidae

Gladsaxe Municipality, Hovedstaden, Denmark

Catch Report - 01/08/11 - Farmland/Back Garden - HertfordshireFirst trappings of August and a superb catch was awaiting me at 5am, after the warmest night we have had this year, with no less than 75 species of Macro Moth, I could not believe it! best moths included A first for the year Dusky Thorn, one I don't get very much and is still only my 3rd ever one, new for my garden Black Arches, Dark Umber and another Waved Black and Square-spotted Clay.Also 18 Ruby Tiger's was just silly!I'm pretty sure I had a Rufous Minor, which would have been new, but it flew off before I could pot it, so I am not counting it!A new Micro Moth was observed, that being a single specimen of Argyresthia albistria a Blackthorn feeder.Catch Report - 01/08/11 - 2x 125w MV Robinson Trap - Farmland/back gardenMacro Moths1x Beautiful Hook-tip2x Black Arches1x Blood-vein3x Bright-line Brown-eye4x Brimstone Moth4x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing3x Brown-line Bright-eye2x Buff Ermine3x Buff Footman1x Burnished Brass5x Clay6x Cloaked Minor2x Clouded Border2x Common Carpet20x Common Footman7x Common Rustic1x Common Swift5x Dark Arches1x Dark Umber2x Dingy Footman5x Double Square-spot6x Dun-bar5x Dusky Sallow1x Dusky Thorn [NFY]6x Dwarf Cream Wave1x Flame Shoulder2x Heart & Dart1x July Highflyer1x Large Twin-spot Carpet4x Large Yellow Underwing14x Latticed Heath5x Least Carpet5x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing1x Lesser Swallow Prominent3x Lesser Yellow Underwing3x Lime-speck Pug2x Maple Pug1x Marbled Beauty1x Marbled Minor2x Middle-barred Minor2x Mouse Moth1x Nut-tree Tussock4x Nutmeg1x Orange Swift1x Pebble Prominent1x Poplar Hawk-moth3x Red Twin-spot Carpet14x Riband Wave1x Rosy Rustic18x Ruby Tiger2x Rustic1x Scalloped Oak3x Scarce Footman1x Setaceous Hebrew Character6x Shuttle-shaped Dart2x Single-dotted Wave1x Slender Brindle1x Small Emerald2x Small Fan-footed Wave2x Small Scallop2x Small Waved Umber1x Smoky Wainscot1x Square-spotted Clay1x Straw Dot1x Straw Underwing1x Turnip Moth12x Uncertain1x Waved Black3x White Satin Moth1x White-spotted Pug3x Willow Beauty1x Yellow Shell4x Yellow-tailMicro Moths1x Argyresthia albistria [NEW!]1x Agriphila tristella [NFY]1x Cnephasia sp.3x Red-barred Tortrix Ditula angustiorana3x Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella1x Emmelina monodactyla1x Udea prunalis2x Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella22x Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis2x Endotricha flammealis3x Agapeta hamana1x Scoparia ambigualis2x Cochylis atricapitana29x Chrysoteuchia culmella5x Celypha striana7x Phycita roborella5x Batia unitella3x Dipleurina lacustrata2x Crambus perlella5x Eucosma cana1x Azalea Leaf Miner Caloptilia azaleella

Cradley, Malvern, Worcs,. SO7347

Cradley, Malvern, Worcs,. SO7347

A new Macro and a new Micro from the back gardenNot as spectacular as recent standards and with fewer moths this morningall was not lost though as I found a County 3rd? Toadflax Brocade sittingon the wall behind my trap. The other two records are from Hertford (2009)and Bayfordbury in (2010), a welcome surprise.I have only included species that weren't present in last nights trap.As if a new Macro for my records wasn't enough. I managed a new Microaswell, Argyresthia albistria.I gave the moths a night off last night as it has been torrential here!Back to trapping tonight as it looks to be a warm night again.Catch Report - 04/08/13 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson trapMacro Moths1x Toadflax Brocade [NEW!]1x Buff Footman [NFG]1x Pebble Hook-tip [NFG]1x Phoenix [NFG]1x Magpie Moth [NFY]1x September Thorn [NFY]1x Scarce Footman3x Yellow Shell1x Snout1x Common White Wave1x Lackey1x Maidens BlushMicro Moths1x Argyresthia albistria [NEW!]1x Ypsolopha dentella [NFG]1x Catoptria falsella [NFG]2x Tinea trinotella [NFG]1x Hedya salicella [NFG]2x Parornix sp [NFG]1x Euzophera pinguis [NFG]2x Phyllonorycter messaniella [NFG]2x Teleiodes vulgella [NFG]1x Pyrausta aurata [NFY]1x Argyresthia goedartella1x Phalonidia sp (pending)

Broken trap - Bring out the reserve!A bit of a nightmare last night, I went to switch the trap on and....nothing! Ah nuts. It was late and I was tired, so I brought the trap in to look at it this morning.In place of it, I ran my 160w Mercury Blended Robinson Trap, which usually catches a lot less but the bonus is that it does attract different things.A trip down memory lane HERE is a catch from the same date using the same trap, five years ago in 2009.The weather was perfect, no wind and plenty of cloud cover, although it did clear sometime during the night as it was clear at 5.30am this morning.The emergency change of trap didn't disappoint....Micro's have definitely increased in numbers over the last few days with 9 new ones for the year last nightPandemis cerasana finally turned up (2 worn examples)...after seeing these for weeks out in the field.It was lovely to see my third garden Eyed Hawk-moth and a second Phoenix.Luckily my MV Robinson Trap is back in action!Catch Report - 21/06/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 160w MBT Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Phoenix [NFY]1x Foxglove Pug [NFY]1x Marbled Minor2x Dark Arches1x Buff Ermine1x Willow Beauty1x Buff-tip2x Common Wainscot2x Flame1x Privet Hawk-moth1x Eyed Hawk-moth1x Grey Pug4x Common Footman1x Flame Shoulder2x Bright-line Brown-eye1x Heart & Club1x Fan-foot1x Nutmeg2x Dot Moth1x Clouded Brindle3x Treble Brown Spot1x Brimstone9x Uncertain4x Mottled Beauty5x Riband Wave1x Light Emerald3x Double Square-spot9x Heart & Dart5x Mottled RusticMicro Moths 1x Batia lunaris [NFY]1x Coleophora mayrella [NFY]2x Pandemis cerasana [NFY]2x Blastodacna hellerella [NFY]1x Lozotaenia forsterana [NFY]1x Argyresthia albistria [NFY]1x Gypsonoma dealbana [NFY]1x Phycita roborella [NFY]1x Spilonota ocellana [NFY]1x Udea prunalis4x Acleris schalleriana1x Aphelia paleana4x Udea olivalis2x Aphomia sociella3x Aleimma loeflingiana2x Tortrix viridana1x Crambus pascuella6x Chrysoteuchia culmella3x Ditula angustiorana2x Eurrhypara hortulata1x Hedya pruniana2x Celypha striana2x Epiblema uddmanniana4x Celypha lacunana1x Archips podana3x Scoparia ambigualis1x Epiphyas postvittana1x Ephestia parasitella unicolorella2x Dipleurina lacustrata3x Emmelina monodactyla

A Gem of a new moth! + another new MicroOn Wednesday night, I set-up the trap for the last time until Sunday night, as we are currently having a lovely weekend away.Although it rained most of the night and the trap was full of wasps come the morning...it was all very much worth it, with my first ever UK Gem, I was so excited to get this moth and am astonished how it got past all of the town and factory lights to end up in the bottom of my trap.The new Micro was Stenolechia gemmella, thinking it was initially a Carpatolechia species, it turned out to be this pretty species.

Finally a Tree-lichen Beauty!A combined catch result for this week chaps, as I haven't had much time to update thy blog.Being officially married now means that my mothing exploits will apparently subdue over the years to come (but not too soon I must add!)I trapped on the 6th, 8th and 9th this week with pretty mixed results but with a downward trend starting to happen as we go into the beginning of the end....or is it?There was me going through the trap each time expecting to not be that thrilled with late Summer catches (Yes in the moth world it is nearing Autumn already) then to stumble upon rare and interesting moths in each of the three session.6th was the Cydia amplana night, on the 8th star of the show was Acrolepiopsis assectella, both completely new moths for me. The on the 9th after EVERYBODY else has had one, finally I managed a Tree-lichen Beauty....it's never too late is it!Also a Footman needs checking for Hoary.All in all a good end to the week trapping.Catch Report - 06-08-09/08/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Tree-lichen Beauty [NFG]1x Small Waved Umber [NFG]2x Lesser Swallow Prominent [NFY]6x Square-spot Rustic [NFY]1x Vapourer Moth [NFY]3x Angle Shades3x Black Arches3x Brimstone Moth1x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing1x Cloaked Minor1x Common Carpet22x Common Rustic3x Dark Arches1x Dot Moth2x Double-striped Pug2x Dun-bar3x Dusky Thorn 2x Flame Shoulder8x Flounced Rustic1x Green Carpet5x Large Yellow Underwing1x Least Carpet42x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing1x Lesser Yellow Underwing1x Maiden's Blush2x Maple Pug2x Marbled Beauty1x Nut-tree Tussock1x Oak Hook-tip4x Orange Swift2x Pale Mottled Willow1x Poplar Hawk-moth 1x Red Twin-spot Carpet11x Riband Wave1x Scarce Footman 4x September Thorn3x Setaceous Hebrew Character6x Shuttle-shaped Dart1x Silver-Y1x Small Emerald 1x Small Rivulet4x Spectacle2x Square-spotted Clay1x Straw Dot5x Straw Underwing1x Uncertain1x Vine's Rustic10x Willow Beauty2x Yellow Shell Micro Moths1x Acrolepiopsis assectella [NEW!]1x Cydia amplana [NEW!]1x Ypsolopha sequella [NFG]1x Dichrorampha acuminatana [NFG]1x Pyrausta purpuralis [NFG]1x Mompha divisella [NFG]6x Agriphila geniculea [NFY] 2x Ypsolopha parenthesella [NFY]4x Evergestis forficalis1x Hypsopygia costalis4x Amblyptilia acanthadactyla3x Eurrhypara hortulata1x Mompha subbistrigella1x Monopis laevigella2x Endotricha flammealis15x Blastobasis adustella2x Emmelina monodactyla2x Eudonia mercurella1x Ypsolopha dentella2x Trachycera advenella1x Trachycera suavella3x Carcina quercana7x Epiphyas postvittana1x Paronix sp1x Celypha lacunana1x Apotomis betuletana3x Argyrotaenia ljungiana5x Agriphila straminella2x Phycita roborella6x Agriphila tristella2x Spilonota ocellana1x Caloptilia betulicola2x Argyresthia goedartella1x Argyresthia pruniella5x Plutella xylostella2x Batia unitella1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella

What a night!With the MV Robinson Trap back in action, it was time to see what graced the trap come Monday morning.I was pretty darned pleased to say the least, there were literally loads of moths.Unfortunately the birds still beat me to a few of the bigger moths. I got up at 6 to find a year first Swallow-tailed Moth wings, but luckily the best was in the trap! Nearly 200 moths last night with 22 New species for the year...probably a record catch for the garden.Again mostly micros but it was certainly a Wave night with Small Dusty, Common White, Riband, Small Fan-footed, Dwarf Cream, Treble Brown Spot and Single-dotted Wave!Elephant Hawk-moth, Haworths Pug, Dingy Shears and Epagoge grotiana were pick of the bunch. But best of all, both of the micros Argyresthia cupressella and Swammerdamia caesiella were new ones for me. Argyresthia cupressella if correct will be the 4th County record for Hertfordshire. All these new ones suddenly sees me at 240 species for the year though still some way to beat 385 species I had last year, still things are still possible as out of the 240 species so far this year an amazing 36 species have been new for the garden I had a night off last night as it had teamed it down for a few hours before darkness and the vegetation was sopping.Catch Report - 21/06/14 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 160w MBT Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Common Emerald [NFY]1x Swallow-tailed Moth [NFY]1x Haworth's Pug [NFY]1x Light Arches [NFY]1x Elephant Hawk-moth [NFY]1x Dingy Shears [NFY]2x Barred Yellow [NFY]1x Small Fan-footed Wave [NFY]1x Single-dotted Wave [NFY]1x Clay [NFY]3x Marbled Minor2x Dwarf Cream Wave1x Small Dusty Wave7x Treble Brown Spot5x Dark Arches 2x Willow Beauty2x Common White Wave1x Common Pug2x Green Pug 2x Buff-tip1x Buff Ermine1x Beautiful Hook-tip1x Common Wainscot 1x Flame1x Cabbage Moth1x Double-striped Pug2x Peppered Moth 2x Grey Pug 6x Common Footman 3x Flame Shoulder 1x Bright-line Brown-eye 2x Heart & Club 2x Fan-foot 3x Dot Moth 1x Brimstone 22x Uncertain 6x Mottled Beauty 3x Riband Wave 4x Light Emerald 4x Double Square-spot 29x Heart & Dart 19x Mottled Rustic1x Vine's Rustic1x SnoutMicro Moths 1x Argyresthia cupressella [NEW!]1x Swammerdamia caesiella [NEW!] 2x Scythropia crataegella [NFG]1x Ancylis achatana [NFG]1x Argyresthia goedartella [NFY] 1x Yponomeuta evonymella [NFY]1x Carcina quercana [NFY]2x Oegoconia sp [NFY] 1x Epagoge grotiana [NFY]1x Hypsopygia costalis [NFY]1x Pterophorus pentadactyla [NFY]1x Argyresthia pruniella [NFY]3x Phycita roborella1x Phyllonorycter coryli 2x Udea prunalis1x Agapeta hamana1x Endotricha flammealis1x Coleophora sp 5x Udea olivalis 3x Aphomia sociella 7x Aleimma loeflingiana 3x Tortrix viridana15x Chrysoteuchia culmella 2x Ditula angustiorana 1x Eurrhypara hortulata3x Hedya pruniana1x Celypha striana 3x Epiblema uddmanniana 2x Celypha lacunana1x Archips podana 5x Scoparia ambigualis2x Epiphyas postvittana1x Dipleurina lacustrata4x Emmelina monodactyla