The Herald, Earith

24th October 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Pink-barred Sallow, Elton

First for this site.

Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata

© Brian Stone Nikon Coolpix P4

Assymetric Large Ranunculus, Elton

Note the left wing is noticably shorter than the right. On the same night elsewhere in Cambridgeshire Ray caught one with the right wings shorter than the left.

Large Ranunculus Polymixis flavicincta

© Brian Stone Nikon Coolpix P4

Gold Spot, Earith

7th September 2007, (c) David Griffiths

Webb's Wainscot, St Neots

Trapped at St. Neots on 27th August - not one I was expecting in this part of the world but had trapped many in the 60s down at Dungeness
Bob Scott

Small Square-spot, Cambridge, 4 September 07

A poor haul from last night's trap, but the first Small Square Spot for the garden was a most welcome surprise.

pete
22W actinic
Canon400D + 50mm/f2.5 macro

Large Thorn, Earith

4th September 2007, (c) David Griffiths

Feathered Gothic, Earith

4th September 2007, (c) David Griffiths

Maiden's Blush 26 August 2007

Only the second of this species here, although no oaks in the vicinity that i know of!

pete
cambridge, vc29
22W actinic
Canon400D + 50mm/f2.5 macro

Red Underwing 28 August 2007

First Red Underwing of the year. Not yet in full control of the new camera, hence poor depth of field.

pete
cambridge, vc29
22W actinic
Canon400D + 50mm/f2.5 macro

Pyrausta despicata, Earith

31st August 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Pale Eggar, Elton

Pale Eggar Trichiura crataegi


© Brian Stone

Hatley moths, August 2007

Pebble Prominent

The Lychnis

Black Arches

Lesser Swallow Prominent

Leopard Moth

Great Brocade, Earith

22nd August 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Cambridge micros 11 August 2007

Oegonica sp., slight possibility of 871a Oegoconia caradjai, but specimen not retained.



1361 Pyrausta aurata feeding on Apple Mint.

pete
cambridge, vc29
22W actinic
Nikon cp4500

Bulrush Wainscot, Earith

11th August 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Purple Bar, Earith

11th August 2007 (c) David Griffiths,

Red-belted Clearwing, Elton

Without the aid of a pheromone lure or a safety net my sharp eyed spouse, Karen, spotted this rarely seen moth feeding at the flowers of our Hebe 'Great Orme' at about 12:30 today.

Red-belted Clearwing Synanthedon myopaeformis

© Brian Stone Canon Powershot A640

Calamotropha paludella, Earith

Orthotaelia sparganella, Earith

10th August 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Red-tipped Clearwing, The Boardwalks, Peterborough

Up to three attracted to the 'for' pheromone lure at The Boardwalks NR from 13:30-13:40 today.

Red-tipped Clearwing Synanthedon formicaeformis


© Brian Stone Canon Powershot A640

Some commoner Farcet Fen moths

Another rather poor catch last night (only 75 individuals of 25 macro species). But amongst them where some rather nice commoner moths including these three.

Dog's Tooth, 8 August 2007, Farcet Fen
This is one of my favourite moths. I just love what I call the 'Warrior Mask' markings - dig those fangs!

Green Carpet, 8 August 2007, Farcet Fen.
A common species, I caught five last night, but this is a real cracker - the best-marked one I have seen this year.

Wormwood Pug, 8 August 2007, Farcet Fen.
One of the easier pugs! This one was huge, even larger than the Bordered Pug on the same carton (which unfortunately winged its way to feedon before I could pot it for a photo!).

Firethorn Leaf Miner, Elton

Firethorn Leaf Miner Phyllonorycter leucographella

© Brian Stone

Ruby Tiger and Herald, Elton

A couple of pretty ones.

Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa


The Herald Scoliopteryx libatrix


© Brian Stone Canon Powershot A640

Twin-spotted Wainscot, Farcet Fen

Caught at light, 6 August 2007.

This is only my second record of this local species, the first was on 9 August last year - only three days out! Also caught the same date as David's individual below!

White-line Dart, Farcet Fen

Caught at light, 4 Aug 2007

This was the first of two White-line Darts caught on 2 & 4 Aug. A new species for VC29sw.

Twin-spotted Wainscot, Earith

6th August 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Coleophora hemerobiella, Earith

6th August 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Rosy Footman, Farcet Fen

Rosy Footman, Farcet Fen, 21 July 2007

This is one of thos species I've longed to pull out of my moth trap but given its habitat preference for wooded areas I thought it very unlikely out here on the open fen (despite the line of elsm by the house). But, as I was sifting through the less than spectacular overnight catch for the 21/22 July, my Sunday morning was significantly brightened up by this belter which was not only a tick for me but also a first for my 5km square (TL29sw). According to Barry Dickerson's most recent Hunts list (7 June 07), this is the 49th record for Hunts/VC31 (depending if any others have been caught sine 07/06/07!) which surprised me. I know they are a localised species, but I thought they were commoner than our VC31 records suggest.

Small Ranunculus, Cambridge, 22 & 24 July 2007

Another individual in just a few days.
This species must be doing well locally.



Just 13 moths of 11 species in last night's garden trap, but one of these was a Small Ranunculus.
The second record of this species here, the first having arrived in late August 2006.
Apologies for the hasty, low-quality image

pete
cambridge, vc29
22W actinic
Nikon cp4500

Hatley moths, July 2007

Poplar Grey

The Drinker - male

The Drinker - female

Black Arches

Scarce Silver-lines

Peach Blossom

Elton moths

Trapped recently at 125 MV in garden. The first two were new to the garden.

Catoptria pinella


Twin-spot Carpet Perizoma didymata


Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea



Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae


Acleris forsskaleana


© Brian Stone