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Gladsaxe Municipality, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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David, Roger, Steve and myself tried a session trapping on the Westbrook Hay site consisting of unimproved grassland and surrounding ancient woodland.We parked up and intended to run a few traps from the Old Barn electrics and then walk with a few traps and the genny to somewhere towards Ramacre Wood, overlooking Hay Wood as well. Unfortunately the electric sockets in the Old Barn did not work (although strangely all the lights did) so after setting up two traps and laying 100 metres of cable to find they wouldn't work, we had to pack it all up and go to plan B, take all but one of the traps with us alongside the bridlepath leading to Ramacre Wood.This part of Westbrook Hay has been previously untrapped, unfortunately it was very humid (good for moths) and we were plagued by Horse-flies, well I was! One got the tip of my index finger but I got off lightly luckily.Not to be put off anymore, as soon as I pulled the cord on the generator the wind got up! You couldn't make it up!Luckily the wind was on and off, but when it was on it was blowing quite considerably. I thought we should put a trap on the bridlepath shielded from the wind, and this trap did pretty well indeed. All in all a great trip marred by a few niggles, you can't have it all I suppose. The catch was mainly made up of Middle-barred Minor, Straw Dot, Tortrix viridana, Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, Aleimma loeflingiana and Chrysoteuchia culmella. Highlights were Green Arches, White-point, Phlyctaenia perlucidalis, Alabonia geoffrella and Archips crataegana.Stenoptilia pterodactyla was potted up in my car, it must have still been in one of the traps as we were loading them in. Identified by its white costal streak. Catch Report - 20/06/14 - Westbrook Hay - Hemel Hempstead - 2x 125w MV Robinson Trap, 1x 40w Lucent Suitcase Trap & 1x 80w Actinic Suitcase Trap.59 Macros and 49 Micros ( 108 species)Macro Moths2x Beautiful Hook-tip5x Brimstone Moth2x Buff Ermine 2x Buff Footman1x Burnished Brass2x Clouded Border30+ Clouded Silver1x Common Marbled Carpet1x Common Swift2x Common Wainscot1x Common White Wave1x Coronet8x Dark Arches2x Double Square-spot1x Drinker2x Engrailed5x Fan-foot2x Flame3x Flame Shoulder1x Foxglove Pug2x Garden Carpet2x Ghost Moth1x Green Arches4x Green Silver-lines4x Grey Pug3x Heart & Club12x Heart & Dart2x Ingrailed Clay1x Large Nutmeg1x Large Twin-spot Carpet5x Large Yellow Underwing2x Light Arches1x Light Brocade4x Light Emerald1x Lobster Moth1x Maiden's Blush5x Marbled Minor2x Marbled White Spot20x Middle-barred Minor7x Mottled Beauty4x Mottled Rustic3x Peach Blossom2x Peppered Moth5x Riband Wave1x Scorched Wing2x Setaceous Hebrew Character1x Shears4x Shoulder-striped Wainscot1x Silver-ground Carpet1x Small Clouded Brindle5x Small Square-spot2x Snout20+ Straw Dot2x Treble Brown Spot8x Uncertain3x White Ermine1x White-point1x Willow Beauty3x Yellow ShellMicro Moths1x Alabonia geoffrella [NEW!]1x Blastobasis laticolella1x Zeiraphera isertana1x Swammerdamia pyrella1x Bryotropha terrella1x Parachronistis albiceps8x Epinotia abbreviana1x Ancylis achatana2x Eucosma hohenwartiana1x Agonopterix arenella7x Aphomia sociella20+ Pseudargyrotoza conwagana1x Eurrhypara hortulata1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella20+ Tortrix viridana 50+ Chrysoteuchia culmella10x Pabdemis cerasana5x Pandemis heparana4x Celypha lacunana2x Archips podana1x Archips crataegana2x Hedya pruniana10x Hedya nubiferana2x Clepsis consimilana1x Acentria ephemerella2x Argyresthia albistria1x Argyresthia conjugella2 Eudonia mercurella15+ Aleimma loeflingiana1x Phycita roborella2x Cnephasia sp1x Scrobipalpa acuminatella1x Ditula angustiorana1x Phlyctaenia perlucidalis1x Homoeosoma sinuella1x Orthopygia glaucinalis2x Crambus perlella5x Udea olivalis1x Udea prunalis1x Lozotaenia forsterana12x Archips xylosteana2x Celypha striana2x Crambus lathoniellus2x Scoparia ambigualis2x Anthophila fabriciana1x Elachista argentella1x Teleiodes luculella1x Emmetia marginea1x Stenoptilia pterodactyla
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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
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs,. SO7347
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Hobro, Jylland, Danmark
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Gladsaxe Municipality, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs,. SO7347
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Hobro
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Copenhagen, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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Gladsaxe Municipality, Hovedstaden, Denmark
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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)
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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
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Hobro
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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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
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Briantspuddle, England, United Kingdom
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Hobro