28/04/2010 Mothing Part 3 of 3 : The Garden

Following on from the unexpectedly low numbers at Ketton Quarry, the garden traps this morning were the same picture - more species but not in any great numbers.

The total catch was 33 of 19sp. (125W MV 22 of 15, 80W actinic 11 of 9).

0288 Caloptilia stigmatella 1
0483 Epermenia chaerophyllella 1 [first for year]
0608 Elachista rufocinerea 1 [first for year]
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1651 Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata) 1 [first for year]
1835 White-spotted Pug (Eupithecia tripunctaria) 2 [first for year]
1853 Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata) 3
1858 V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata) 1 [first for year]
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 3
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 2
1927 Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria) 1
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1
2187 Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi) 4
2188 Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta) 2
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 4
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 2
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
2450 Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) 1 [first for year]
2469 Herald (Scoliopteryx libatrix) 1

Chinese Character

Oak-tree Pug

Elachista rufocinerea

Spectacle

No idea why it's called the Spectacle

Caloptilia stigmatella

Pine Beauty - the less colourful colour form