White-point, Cambridge 20 August 2011

White-point Mythimna albipuncta to light, a garden first. (Compared to an example of The Clay from a few weeks ago).

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

White-spotted Pinion, Soham 14/8/11

Some recent Cambridge moths

Brown-line Bright-eyes Mythimna conigera

Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea

The Clay Mythimna ferrago

Old Lady Mormo maura feeding on buddleja species at night

Least Carpets Idaea rusticata........

Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata

Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Cambridge, 9 July

Svensson's Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea to light, first record for the garden. A much-anticiapted species, since it's been reliably recorded within a few hundred metres of the house. Copper Underwings have been subject to much scrutiny since 2004, but when an example like this appears, its obvious!

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Cambridge, 16 May

Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula to light, probably the first record of an adult moth for vc29. The moth refused to pose for photos on Purple Toadflax, where we found the larvae last year, hence this record shot only.

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Cambridge, 7 May 2011

Unidentified geometrid larva, 20 mm, possibly Plain Wave Idaea straminata?


Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta feeding on Cotoneaster horizontalis at night


Tawny Shears Hadena perplexa to light, first record for the garden

pete
CB1 3ST
40W actinic
Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ38

Emperor Moth, Elton

To garden MV trap on 8th April.

Emperor Moth Saturnia pavonia, female

© Brian Stone Canon Powershot A640