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Tuesday 31st July 2007
Cold clear night again
Details of Monday night's catch
Macros 25 species
Micros: 6 identified species

MACROS
1 Pale Prominent
2 Yellow Tail
3 Common Footman
2 Dingy Footman
14 Common Rustic
2 The Rustic
6 Smoky Wainscot
4 Dark Arches
1 Shaded Broad Bar
1 Mottled Rustic
3 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Chinese Character


1 Short Cloaked Moth
3 Riband Wave
2 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Pine Hawk Moth
2 Scalloped Oak
1 Clay
1 Cabbage Moth
1 Lesser yellow Underwing
1 Double Striped Pug
1 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Silver Y
1 Ruby Tiger
1 Common Carpet

MICROS
Eudonia angustea
Blastobasis decolorella
Lyonetia clerkella
Spindle Ermine
Orchard Ermine
Bryotropha domestica



Monday 30th July 2007
Last night was a colder clearer night with a full moon, consequently fewer moths to record.
Details of Sunday night's catch
Macros: 23 species
Micros: 6 identified species

MACROS
1 Purple Thorn
1 Drinker (large female)
1 Small Blood Vein
10 Common Rustic
2 Dusky Sallow
5 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Silver Y
1 Flame Shoulder
2 Red Twin Spot Carpet
1 Uncertain
5 Dark Arches
5 Common Footman


1 Southern Wainscot
1 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Riband Wave
2 Common Wainscot
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
2 Dingy Footman
1 Common Carpet
1 Smoky Wainscot
1 Shuttle Shaped Dart
3 Ruby Tiger

MICROS
Rush Veneer
Eudonia angustea
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle
Blastobasis decolorella
Ypsolopha scabrella

Purple Thorn is a new macro species for our garden


Sunday 29th July 2007
Our first Convolvulous Hawk Moth of the year was sitting on the house wall this morning. We usually get 2 or 3 a year.
Details of Saturday night's catch.
Macros: 42 species
Micros: 29 identified species

MACROS
11 Common Footman
2 Yellow Tail
14 Dark Arches
1 Knot Grass
5 Mottled Rustic
32 Common Rustic
10 Uncertain
1 Chinese Character
3 Scalloped Oak
5 Ruby Tiger
4 The Rustic
2 Iron Prominent
10 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Common Wainscot


1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Silver Y
2 Cabbage Moth
3 Dingy Footman
6 Smoky Wainscot
1 Shaded Broad Bar
5 Brown Line Brigh Eye
1 Garden Carpet
2 Flame Shoulder
2 Heart & Dart
1 Scarce Footman
1 Campion
1 Shuttle-shaped Dart
2 Clay


1 Convolvulous Hakw Moth
1 White Satin Moth
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Riband Wave
1 Pine Hawk Moth
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
1 Dun-bar
3 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Southern Wainscot
1 Rosy Minor
1 Brown Tail
1 Marbled Beauty
1 Suspected
1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

MICROS
Pandemis cerasana
Phlyctaenia coronata
Archips podana
Acleris variegana
Acleris holmiana
Endotricha flammealis
Acleris forsskaleana
Agonopterix alostromeriana
Aethes smeathmanniana

Twenty Plume Moth
Epiblema incarnatana
Scoparia abigularis
Blastobasis lignea
Diamond Back
Celypha Striana
Rhyacionia pinicolana
Eudonia Angustea
Pempelia formosa
Caloptilla syrigella

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Blastobasis decolorella

Catoptria falsella
Bryotropha domestica
Agapeta hamana
Eucosma cana
Scoparia ambigualis
Lyonetia clerkella

The Suspected is a first for our garden
Marbled Beauty, Southern Wainscot & Convolvulous Hawk Moth new macros for this years garden list
Aethes smeathmanniana is a new micro for this years garden list
Caloptilla syringella & Lyonetia clerkella (Apple Leaf Miner) are new micros for our garden list

Saturday 28th July 2007
A first for the garden this morning was The Wormwood (Cucullia absinthii).An uncommon species along this coast of Norfolk

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Details of Friday night's catch.
Macros: 44 species
Micros: 26 indentified species

MACROS
1 The Engrailed
3 Willow Beauty
4 Dingy Footman
1 Star-wort
2 Chinese Character
1 Herald
1 White Satin Moth
25 Common Footman
2 Poplar Hawkmoth
2 Brown Line Bright Eye
3 Heart & Dart
2 Ruby Tiger
27 Dark Arches
22 Common Rustic
15 Large Yellow Underwing


2 Yellow Tail
9 Uncertain
4 The Rustic
5 Smokey Wainscot
4 Riband Wave
1 Cabbage Moth
4 Shuttle-shaped Dart
13 Common Wainscot
1 Flounced Rustic
1 Short Cloaked Moth
1 Rosy Rustic
2 Single Dotted Wave
3 Mottled Rustic
1 Common Carpet
4 Flame Shoulder


7 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Red TwinSpot Carpet
1 Rosy Minor
2 Bright Line Brown Eye
2 Dark Barred Twin Spot
1 Silver Y
1 Setaceouse Hebrew Ch.
1 Cloaked Minor
1 Dusky Sallow
1 Dun Bar
1 Wormwood
1 White Point
1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
1 Dwarf Cream Wave

MICROS
Pandemis cerasana
Phlyctaenia coronata
Archips podana
Acleris variegana
Udea prunalis
Mother of Pearl
Oegoconia quadripuncta

Twenty Plume Moth
Epiblema incarnatana
Brown House Moth
Tracycera advenella
Scoparia abigularis
Blastobasis lignea
Diamond Back
Argyresthia spinosella

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Blastobasis decolorella
Crambus perlella

Batia lunaris
Catoptria falsella
Bryotropha domestica


The Wormwood is new to our garden list
Flounced Rustic, Rosy Rustic and Star-wort are new macros to this year's garden list
Udea prunalis is a new micro to this year's garden list


Friday 27th July 2007
Colder, windier night which was reflected in lower numbers of moths
Details of Thursday night's catch
Macros: 26 species
Micros: 9 identified species

1 Double Striped Pug
1 Rosy Minor
4 Dingy Footman
8 Dark Arches
6 Large Yellow Underwing
2 Uncertain
2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
11 Common Footman
7 Common Rustic
1 Shaded Broad Bar
2 The Rustic
2 Smoky Wainscot
1 Mottled Rustic

1 Yellow Tail
1 Brown Tail
2 Chinese Character
1 Grey Dagger
5 Riband Wave
2 Silver Y
1 Campion
1 Ruby Tiger
1 Dark Sword Grass
1 Early Thorn
1 Heart & Dart
1 Red Twin Spot Carpet
4 Flame Shoulder

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Blastobasis decolorella
Crambus perlella
Trachycera Advenella
Celypha striana
Batia lunaris
Blastobasis lignea

A migrant Dark Sword Grass was a new macro for this years garden list

Thursday 26th July 2007
Yesterday we identified 4 new micro species, Phyllonorycter messaniella (only 4mm long), Argyresthia pruniella (very like spinosella), Paraswammerdami albicapitella and Coleophora albitarsella

Details of Wednesday night's catch
Macros: 41 species
Micros: 19 identified species

1 Yellow Tail
10 Common Footman
1 Brown Tail
2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
12 Riband Wave
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
1 Snout
3 Small Blood Vein
14 Dark Arches
2 Red Twin-spotted Carpet
1 Knot Grass
11 Large Yellow Underwing
8 Uncertain
2 Scarce Footman
3 Mottled Rustic
2 Grey Dagger
9 The Rustic
1 Cabbage Moth
1 Shoulder Striped Wainscot
1 Campion

2 Shaded Broad Bar
1 Nutmeg
1 Delicate
1 Flame Shoulder
4 Smoky Wainscot
4 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Buff Ermine
1 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Clay
6 Common Rustic
3 Silver Y
1 Dingy Footman
1 Least Yellow Underwing
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Rosy Minor
1 Cloaked Minor
1 Flame Shoulder
1 Common Wainscot
1 Ruby Tiger

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Small Magpie
Acleris variegana
Blastobasis decolorella
Brown House Moth
Archips podana
Eucosma cana
Epiblema incarnatana
Crambus perlella
Phlyctaenia coronata
Celypha lacunana
Trachycera advenella
Ypsolopha scabrella
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Pandemis cerasana
Epiblema roborana
Bryotropha domestica

Bryotropha domestica is a new species recorded on the Holme and garden list

Wednesday 25th July 2007
A good night for micros last night!
Details of Tuesday Night's catch
Macros: 46 species
Micros: 30 identified species so far

MACROS
2 Cloaked Minor
1 Engrailed
4 Chinese Character
24 Common Footman
5 Dingy Footman
5 Riband Wave
1 Garden Tiger
2 Peppered Moth
2 Brown Tail
1 Cabbage
18 Dark Arches
2 Scarce Footman
7 The Rustic
9 Uncertain
9 Clay

7 Brown Line Bright Eye
11 Common Rustic
2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
1 Silver Y
1 Spectacle
2 Flame Shoulder
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
2 Least Yellow Underwing
1 Common Emerald
2 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Buff Ermine
1 Small Blood Vein
4 Common Wainscot
18 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Single Dotted Wave

2 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 White Satin Moth
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
4 Ruby Tiger
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
1 Poplar Grey
1 Short Cloaked Moth
1 Snout
1 Campion
2 Grey Dagger
1 Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 Garden Carpet
1 Shoulder Striped Wainscot
5 Mottled Rustic
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
11 Smoky Wainscot

MICROS
Gold Triangle
Small Magpie

Agapeta hamana
Acleris variegana

Archips podana
Large Tabby
Eudonia angustea
Pandemis cerasana
Thistle Ermine
Eucosma cana


Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Blastobasis decolorella
Epiblema uddmanniana
Phlyctaenia coronata
Epiblema incarnatana
Argyresthia spinosella
Spindle Ermine
Celypha lacunana
White Shouldered House Moth


Crambus perlella
Batia lunaris
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Celypha striana
Rush Veneer
Trachycera Advenella
Mother of Pearl
Scoparia ambigualis
Diamond Back
Oegoconia quadripuncta

Brown Tail & White Satin Moth are new macros to this year's Garden List
Batia lunaris is a new micro to this year's Garden List

Tuesday 24th July 2007
Another new micro for the Holme List from Norfolk Ornithologist Association.
Orthotaelia sparganella
Thanks once again to Jed Andrews for the superb photo

Details of Monday night's catch
Macros:30 species
Micros: 12 identified species

1 Chinese Character
24 Common Footman
3 Dingy Footman
1 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Bright Line Brown Eye
4 Large Yellow Underwing
7 Dark Arches
1 Chocolate Tip
4 Ruby Tiger
6 The Rustic
3 Uncertain
2 Mottled Rustic
1 Smoky Wainscot
1 Common Wainscot
1 Common Carpet

1 Flame
1 Privet Hawk Moth
2 Shuttle-shaped Dart
1 Poplar Grey
1 Small Blood Vein
1 Least yellow Underwing
1 Snout
1 Common Rustic
1 Garden Tiger
1 Dusky Sallow
2 Scarce Footman
1 Dusty Wave
2 Clay
1 Dwarf Cream Wave

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Small Magpie
Agapeta Hamana
Acleris variegana
Blastobasis decolorella
Pyrausta aurata
Brown House Moth
Epiblema uddmanniana
Homoeosoma sinuella
Archips podana

Dusky Sallow is new for this year's garden list


Monday 23rd July 2007
After The Holme NOA moth night last Fri/Sat, which was not quite a wash out and a good attendance on Saturday morning to see the traps opened, we add a new micro to the Holme List.
Batia unitella
Batia unitella
Our thanks to Jed Andrews, warden, for the use of the photo

Details of Sunday Night's catch in our garden
Macros: 35 Species
Micros: 16 identified species

7 Riband Wave
3 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Red Twin-spot Carpet
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
17 Common Footman
1 Dingy Footman
3 Chinese Character
1 Short Cloaked Moth
18 Large Yellow Underwing
14 Dark Arches
14 Common Rustic
7 Common Wainscot
3 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Small Fan-footed Wave
1 Cabbage Moth
8 Uncertain
5 The Rustic
2 Snout

7 Smoky Wainscot
1 Spectacle
1 Least Yellow Underwing
5 Mottled Rustic
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
6 Clay
1 Heart & Dart
1 Flame Shoulder
1 Garden Tiger
1 Small Blood Vein
1 Single Dotted Wave
2 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Dun Bar
1 Common Carpet
2 Privet Hawk Moth
1 Small Dusty Wave
1 Flame

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Small Magpie
Agapeta Hamana
Agriphila straminella
Epiblema incarnatana
Endotricha flammealis
Acleris variegana
Blastobasis decolorella
Pandemis Cerasana
Agdistis bennetii
Celypa striana
Rhyacionia pinicolana
Thistle Ermine

Least Yellow Underwing is the first in the garden this year
Rhyacionia pinicolana
is the first in the garden this year

Sunday 22nd July 2007
Two good moths for our garden were Small Scallop & Double Lobed which we don't see every year
Details of Saturday night's catch
Macros: 27 species
Micros: 12 identified species

38 Common Footman
1 Spectacle
1 Privet Hawk Moth
9 Large Yellow Underwing
2 Peppered Moth
5 The Rustic
4 Common Rustic
1 Ruby Tiger
7 Dark Arches
8 Uncertain
1 Short Cloaked Moth
2 Riband Wave
1 Clay
2 Smoky Wainscot

3 Bright Line Brown Eye
2 Mottled Rustic
1 Small Scallop
1 Cabbage Moth
1 Common Wainscot
1 Dingy Footman
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Chinese Character
2 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Chocolate Tip
1 Double Lobed
1 Lyme Grass
1 Small Fan-footed Wave

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Phlyctaenia coronata
Bird Cherry Ermine
Catoptria falsella
Ypsolopha scabrella
Small Magpie
Agapeta Hamana
Acleris holmiana
Agriphila straminella
Crambus perlella

Small Scallop & Double Lobed are new macros to the garden list for this year
Acleris Holmiana and Agriphila Straminella are new micros to the garden list for this year

Saturday 21st July 2007
Despite torrential rain at times a better night than expected
Details of Friday night's catch
Macros: 31 species
Micros: 15 identified species

33 Common Footman
5 Riband Wave
3 Clay
2 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Brown Line Bright Eye
12 Dark Arches
11 Large Yellow Underwing
6 The Rustic
7 Uncertain
4 Mottled Rustic
5 Dingy Footman
1 Scarce Footman
3 Spectacle
2 Smoky Wainscot
2 Heart & Dart
1 Shore Wainscot

1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Yellow Tail
2 Ruby Tiger
3 Common Rustic
1 Scalloped Oak
1 Snout
1 Peppered Moth
1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
1 Nutmeg
1 Fanfoot
1 Blood Vein
1 Brimstone
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
1 Dun Bar
1 Yellow Shell

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Acleris variegana
Epiblema incarnatana
Phlyctaenia coronata
Spindle Ermine
Catoptria falsella
Mother of Pearl
Archips podana
Ypsolopha scabrella
Epiblema foenella
Emmelina monodactyla
Agriphila inquinatella
Agonopterix ciliella

Shore Wainscot & Dun-bar are the first of the year for the garden list.
Epiblema foenella is a new micro to this year's garden list
Agriphila inquinatella is a new micro identified for the Holme list and the garden list (photo to follow)


Friday 20th July 2007
Details of Thursday night's catch
Macros: 32 species
Micros: 8 identified species

1 Chinese Character
1 Swallow Prominent
2 Scarce Footman
1 Yellow Tail
6 Dark Arches
6 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
3 Single Dotted Wave
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
54 Common Footman
2 Dingy Footman
2 Ruby Tiger
2 Riband Wave
1 Common Rustic
2 Clay

3 Mottled Rustic
3 Rustic
2 Brown Line Bright Eye
2 Uncertain
1 Dark Arches
1 Coxcomb Prominent
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
1 Willow Beauty
1 Privet Hawk Moth
2 Common Wainscot
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Smoky Wainscot
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Silver Y
1 Short Cloak Moth
1 Common Swift

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle

Blastobasis decolorella
Small Magpie
Acleris variegana
Celypha Striana
Epiblema incarnatana

Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing is the first in the garden this year


Thursday 19th July 2007
Details of Wednesday night's catch
Macros: 45 species
Micros: 19 identified species

2 Bordered Pug
49 Common Footman
3 Scarce Footman
5 Dingy Footman
15 Riband Wave
5 Single Dotted Wave
1 Dot Moth
1 Ruby Tiger
1 Burnished Brass
8 Uncertain
26 Dark Arches
2 Mottled Rustic
1 Poplar Grey
3 Spectacle
1 Garden Tiger
6 Clay
8 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Grey Dagger
3 Heart & Dart
11 Common Rustic
4 Scalloped Oak
1 Small Rivulet
4 Common Wainscot

1 Poplar Hawk Moth
14 Large Yellow Underwing
4 Brown Line Bight Eye
3 Cabbage
1 Snout
7 Smoky Wainscot
4 The Rustic
2 Silver Y
1 Delicate
1 Buff Arches
2 Lesser Yellow Underwing
4 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Double Striped Pug
1 Shark
1 Willow Beauty
1 Brimstone
3 Small Blood Vein
1 Minor Species
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
1 Barred Straw
1 Pale Mottled Willow
1 Blood Vein

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle
Eucosma cana

Brown House Moth
Pempelia formosa

Eudonia angustea
Blastobasis decolorella
Homoeosoma sinuella
Acleris forsskaleana
Small Magpie
Oegoconia quadripuncta
Mother of pearl
Rush Veneer
Emmelina monodactyla
Bird Cherry Ermine
Thistle Ermine
Agonopterix ciliella
Ypsolopha scabrella

Small Rivulet & Garden Tiger are the first of the year for the garden list.
Agonopteric ciliella & Bird Cherry Ermine
are the first of the year for the garden list

Wednesday 18th July 2007
Details of Tuesday night's catch
Macros: 39 species
Micros: 16 identified species

3 Dingy Footman
3 Drinker
5 Small Blood Vein
27 Common Footman
5 Clay
9 Riband Wave
17 Large Yellow Underwing
19 Dark Arches
3 Mottled Rustic
1 Shark
3 Common Wainscot
4 The Rustic
2 Dot Moth
4 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Broad Barred Wjite
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Cabbage Moth
4 Common Rustic

1 Mottled Pug
1 Limespeck Pug
1 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
2 Smoky Wainscot
2 Yellow Tail
2 Scarce Footman
3 Ruby Tiger
4 Uncertain
1 Privet Hawk Moth
2 Heart & Dart
1 Pale Mottled Willow
2 Peppered Moth
1 Clouded Silver
2 Scalloped Oak
1 Grey Dagger
1 Swallow Prominent
1 Snout
1 Spectacle
1 Single Dotted Wave

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Gold Triangle
Agapeta hamana
Acleris variegana
Eucosma cana

Bee Moth
Epiblema uddmanniana
Brown House Moth
Pempelia formosa

Crambus perlella
Catoptria falsella
Eudonia angustea
Blastobasis decolorella
Diamond Back
Homoeosoma sinuella

No new species for this years garden list

We had these caterpillars in the garden today ANY IDEAS? Contact Peter Tilley


Tuesday 17th July 2007
Details of Monday night's catch
Macros: 56 species
Micros: 29 identified species

1 Coxcomb Prominent
1 Iron Prominent
3 Short Cloak Moth
2 Poplar Grey
19 Common Footman
26 Riband Wave
4 Yellow Tail
2 Scarce Footman
5 Small Blood Vein
1 Shaded Broad Bar
3 Pine Hawk Moth
3 Privet Hawk Moth
1 Buff Footman
4 Dingy Footman
10 Uncertain
6 Smoky Wainscot
7 Clay
34 Dark Arches
12 Bright Line Brown Eye
36 Large Yellow Underwing
2 Cabbage Moth
11 Common Rustic
5 Grey Dagger
1 Lime Speck Pug
4 Scalloped Oak
1 Flame
13 The Rustic
4 Mottled Rustic
1 Heart & Dart

1 Willow Beauty
1 Double Striped Pug
1 Garden Carpet
1 Birds Wing
1 Ruby Tiger
1 Drinker
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Fan Foot
1 Shark
1 Spectacle
1 Silver Y
1 Yellow Shell
3 Snout
1 Dark Barred Twin Spot
1 Brimstone
3 Brown Line Bright Eye
2 Light Arches
2 Pale Mottled Willow
3 Swallowtail
10 Common Wainscot
1 Buff Arches
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Single Dotted Wave
1 Blood Vein
1 Cloaked Minor
1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Archips podana
Gold Triangle
Agapeta hamana
Ermine species
Phlyctaenia coronata
Celypha striana
Oegoconia quadripuncta
Acleris variegana
Small magpie
Eucosma cana
Pandemis Cerasana
Mother of Pearl

Orthopygia glaucinalis
Crambus pascuella
Bee Moth
Rush Veneer
Large Tabby
Pempelia formosa
Epiblema uddmanniana
Brown House Moth
Emmelina monodactyla
Crambus perlella
Scoparia ambigualis
Catoptria falsella
Eudonia angustea
Hedya nubiferana
Blastobasis decolorella

Iron Prominent, Birds Wing are the first in the garden this year
Large Tabby is the first in the garden this year


Monday 16th July 2007
Details of Sunday night's catch
Macros: 50 species
Micros: 20 identified species

1 Silver Y
1 Pine Hawk Moth
5 Shaded Broad Bar
36 Common Footman
4 Ruby Tiger
1 Buff Footman
6 Bright Line Bown Eye
1 Common Emerald
2 Scarce Footman
2 Privet Hawk Moth
1 Mottled Rustic
34 Dark Arches
29 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Oak Eggar
2 Dingy Footman
5 Smoky Wainscot
2 Heart & Dart
1 Dogs Tooth
2 Clay
2 Elephant Hawk Moth
1 Peppered Moth
2 Flame
1 Light Arches
2 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Straw Dot

3 Yellow Tail
1 Early Thorn
3 Common Rustic
2 Short Cloaked Moth
13 The Rustic
4 Poplar Hawk Moth
3 Single Dotted Wave
1 Small Blood Vein
1 Blood Vein
5 Common Wainscot
3 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Burnished Brass
1 Nutmeg
1 Bordered White
1 Dot Moth
3 Pale Mottled Willow
1 Grey Dagger
1 Uncertain
1 Poplar Grey
2 Yellow Tail
4 Lesser Yellow Underwing
14 Riband Wave
1 Clouded Sliver
1 Garden Carpet
1 Swallowtail

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Archips podana
Gold Triangle
Agapeta hamana
Ermine species
Phlytaenia coronata
Celypha striana
Oegoconia quadripuncta
Acleris variegana
Small magpie
Eucosma cana
Argyresthia spinosella
Homoeosoma sinuella
Acleris forsskaleana
Pandemis Cerasana
Mother of Pearl
Diamond Back
Orthopygia glaucinalis
Crambus pascuella

Dot Moth and Bordered White are the first in the garden this year. We have only recorded 4 Bordered White previously in the garden, all in 2001.
Orthopygia glaucinalis is the first in the garden this year

Sunday 15th July 2007

Details of Saturday night's catch
Macros: 41 species
Micros: 24 identified species

9 Riband Wave
23 Common Footman
2 Privet Hawk Moth
5 Clay
4 Single Dotted Wave
9 Dwarf Cream Wave
31 Large Yellow Underwing
10 The Rustic
4 Heart & Dart
21 Dark Arches
1 Nutmeg
6 Uncertain
7 Smokey Wainscot
4 Mottled Rustic
1 Turnip
5 Common Rustic
1 Grey Dagger
2 Poplar Hawkmoth
1 Cabbage Moth
1 Buff Footman

1 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Flame
1 Scarce Footman
1 Cream Bordered Green Pea
1 Clouded Border
2 Snout
1 Lappet
6 Common Wainscot
1 Chinese Character
1 Small Dusty Wave
1 Shaded Broad Bar
1 Oak Eggar
1 Cinnabar
1 Burnished Brass
4 Dingy Footman
1 Four Dotted Footman
1 Peppered Moth
1 Short Cloaked Moth
1 Campion

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Archips podana
Gold Triangle
Aethes fracilliana
Ypsolopha scabrella
Agapeta hamana
Celypha lacunana
Ermine species
Phlytaenia coronata
Celypha striana
Oegoconia quadripuncta
Codling Moth
Acleris variegana
Brown House Moth
Catoptria falsella
Small magpie
Trachycera advenella
Eucosma cana
Argyresthia spinosella
Homoeosoma sinuella
Ypsolopha dentella
Ebulea crocealis
Nematopogon metaxella

Buff Footman, Four Dotted Footman, Scarce Footman, Shaded Broad Bar, Oak Eggar and Cream Bordered Green Pea are the first in the garden this year
Ypsolopha dentella, Ebulea crocealis and Nematopogon metaxella are micros which are the first in the garden this year

Friday 13th July 2007
Details of Thursday night's catch
Macros: 36 species
Micros: 19 identified species

1 Peppered Moth
2 Clay
27 Large Yellow Underwing
10 Dark Arches
4 The Rustic
5 Smoky Wainscot
8 Bright Line Brown Eye
2 Common Wainscot
1 Coxcomb Prominent
6 Uncertain
1 Buff Arches
6 Common Footman
4 Riband Wave
1 Chinese Character
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
3 Spectacle
1 Swallowtail
8 Mottled Rustic

1 Poplar Hawk Moth
2 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Common Swift
1 Minor Species
1 Willow Beauty
1 Dingy Footman
1 Single Dotted Wave
1 Privet Hawk Moth
1 Broad Barred White
1 Fen Wainscot
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
1 Silver Y
1 Common Rustic
1 Double Square Spot
2 Heart & Dart
1 Flame
1 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Lychnis

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Brown House Moth
Archips podana
Gold Triangle
Acleris forsskaleana
Pandemis cerasana
Crambus perlella
Aethes fracilliana
Ypsolopha scabrella
Archips xylosteana
Scoparia ambigualis
Agapeta hamana
Acleris variegana
Celypha lacunana
Endotricha flammealis
Monopsis obviella
Epiblema uddmanniana
Oegoconia quadripuncta

Fen Wainscot is the first in the garden this year
Endotricha flammealis is a micro which is the first in the garden this year

Thursday 12th July 2007
Details of Wednesday night's catch
Macros: 37 species
Micros: 24 identified species

1 Barred Red
6 Riband Wave
3 Light Arches
36 Large Yellow Underwing
30 Dark Arches
2 Snout
10 Mottled Rustic
1 Nutmeg
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
5 Uncertain
5 Bright Line Brown Eye
1Grey Dagger
3 Common Rustic
10 Common Footman
3 Heart & Dart
2 Small Dusty Wave
1 Spectacle
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Peppered Moth

4 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 The Fan Foot
The Rustic
1 Pale Mottled Willow
2 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Burnished Brass
1 Double Striped Pug
1 Dingy Shears
1 Maidens Blush
1 Small Blood Vein
1 Smoky Wainscot
1 Swallowtail
2 Brimstone
3 Common Wainscot
3 Short Cloaked Moth
2 Yellow Tail
2 Buff Ermine
1 Clay

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Small Magpie
Brown House Moth
Archips podana
Gold Triangle
Pempelia formosa
Acleris forsskaleana
Pandemis cerasana
Crambus perlella
Aethes fracilliana
Ypsolopha scabrella
Archips xylosteana
Scoparia ambigualis
Agapeta hamana
Catoptria falsella
Phtheochroa rugosana
Carcina quercana
Lozotaeniodes formosanus
Bee Moth
Ermine Species
Argyresthia spinosella
Trachycera advenalla
Homeosoma sinuella

Grey Dagger, Maidens Blush & Dingy Shears are macro moths which are the first of the year for this year's garden list.
Acleris forskleana, Catoptria falsella, Ypsolopha scabrella & Trachycera advenella
are micros which are the first of the year for the garden list


Wednesday 11th July 2007
Details of Tuesday Night's catch
Macros: 32 species
Micros: 10 identified species

7 Riband Wave
4 Common Footman
28 Dark Arches
8 The Rustic
2 Brown Line Bright Eye
30 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Heart & Dart
5 Mottled Rustic
1 Clay
1 Common Wainscot
3 Light Arches
1 Drinker
1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
7 Uncertain
1 Privet Hawk Moth

1 Common Swift
1 Double Striped Pug
1 Mottled Pug
1 Pale Mottled Willow
2 Smoky Wainscot
3 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Green Pug
1 Small Dusty Wave
2 The Engrailed
1 Yellow Tail
1 Eyed Hak Moth
1 Barred Red
1 Snout
1 Garden Carpet
2 Small Fan-footed Wave
1 Dwarf Cream Wave

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Small Magpie
Brown House Moth
Bee Moth
Ermine Sp
Archips podana
Phlyctaenia perlucidalis
Gold Triangle
Pempelia formosa

Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Yellow Tail and Barred Red are macro moths which are the first of the year for this year's garden list.


Tuesday 10th July 2007
Details of Monday night's catch
Macros: 40 species
Micros: 16 identified species

1 Leopard Moth
1 Common Emerald
10 Common Footman
13 Riband Wave
1 Buff Tip
1 Privet Hawk Moth
4 Snout
5 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Small Blood Vein
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
12 The Rustic
6 Light Arches
26 Dark Arches
47 Large Yellow Ubderwing
6 Ubcertail
5 Mottled Rustic
4 Common Wainscot
2 Single Dotted Wave
6 Heart & Dart
1 Swallowtail

7 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Willow Beauty
4 The Clay
1 Pale Mottled Willow
2 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Bordered Pug
1 Silver Y
2 Smoky Wainscot
2 Burnished Brass
2 Short Cloaked Moth
1 Flame
1 Cabbage
4 Small Dusty Wave
1 The Fanfoot
1 Early Thorn
3 Garden Carpet
2 Spectacle
1 Campion
1 Small Fan-footed Wave
1 Buff Arches

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Small Magpie
Scoparia ambigualis
Celypha striana
Brown House Moth
Bee Moth
Agapeta hamana
Ermine Sp
Archips podana
Phlyctaenia perlucidalis
Eucosma cana
Gold Triangle
Pempelia formosa
Archips xylosteana
Crambus pascuella

Leopard Moth, Buff Tip, Buff Arches, The Fanfoot and Small Fan Footed Wave are macro moths which are the first of the year for this year's garden list.
Crambus pascuella and Pempelia formosa
are micros which are the first of the year for the garden list

Monday 9th July 2007
Details of Sunday night's catch
Macros: 39 species
Micros: 15 identified species

2 Scarce Silver Lines
3 Short Cloaked Moth
9 Riband Wave
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
2 Peppered Moth
7 Snout
30 Dark Arches
49 Large Yellow Underwing
9 Common Footman
8 Heart & Dart
3 Light Arches
17 The Rustic
6 Mottled Rustic
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
8 Uncertain
1 Scalloped Oak
2 Smoky Wainscot
1 Minor Species
4 Spectacle
6 Bright Line Brown Eye

1 Burnished Brass
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Common Pug
1 Green Pug
1 Small Dusty Wave
1 Early Thorn
1 Common Swift
5 Common Wainscot
1 Brimstone
1 Garden Carpet
1 Silver Y
1 Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 Cabbage Moth
1 Clay
1 Nutmeg
1 Drinker
1 Shark
2 Common Rustic Sp
4 Brown Line Bright Eye

Cnephasia stephensiana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Small Magpie
Gold Triangle
Scoparia ambigualis
Blastobasis decolorella
Celypha striana
Pandemis cerasana
Aethes francilliana
Clepsis consimilana
Brown House Moth
Oegoconia quadripuncta
Agriphila tristella
Cydia pomonella
Lozotaeniodes formosanus

Scarce Silver Lines, Short Cloaked Moth, Brown Line Bright Eye and Common Rustic are macro moths which are the first of the year for this year's garden list.
Oegonconia quadripuncta, Agriphila tristella, Cydia pomonella
and Lozotaeniodes formosanus are micros which are the first of the year for the garden list



Sunday 8th July 2007
Yesterday we made a visit, with friends Mike & Jackie to Holme Orchards & Fruit Farm to pick black currants and test out Clearwing pheromone lures on the currant bushes. Considering it was in a windy corner we had some success and managed to get some photos of Currant Clearwing
.

Details of Saturday night's catch
Macros: 40 species
Micros: 21 identified species

3 Swallowtail moth
1 Willow Beauty
8 Common Footman
2 Privet Hawk Moth
4 Smout
1 Eyed Hawk Moth
1 Common Swift
42 Large Yellow Underwing
21 Dark Arches
5 The Rustic
6 Common Wainscot
2 Garden Carpet
8 Heart & Dart
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
6 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Common Swift
5 Uncertain
3 Clay
2 Smoky Wainscot
2 Flame

5 Riband Wave
2 Elephant Hawk Moth
1 Dingy Footman
1 Common Emerald
1 Dwarf Cream Wave
1 Single Dotted Wave
2 Green Pug
1 Double Striped Pug
1 Sycamore
1 Small Blood Vein
1 Light Emerald
1 Buff Ermine
1 Spectacle
3 Pale Mottled Willow
1 Brown Line Bright Eye
2 Flame Shoulder
1 Cabbage Moth
1 Turnip
1 Setaceous Hebrew Character
2 Light Arches

Diamond Back
Bee Moth
Acleris Variegana
Cnephasia stephensiana
Archips podana
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Argyresthia spinosella
Aethes beatricella
Small Magpie
Gold Triangle
Scoparia ambigualis
Blastobasis decolorella
Crambus perlella
Eudonia angustea
Archips xylosteana
Carnation Tortrix
Hedya pruniana
Hedya ochraleucana
Phlyctaenia perlucidalis
Scoparia basistrigalis
Homoesoma sinuella

Dingy Footman, Dwarf Cream Wave, Double Striped Pug & Sycamore were the first in the garden this year
Acleris variegana,
was the first of the species in the garden this year
Homoesoma sinuella
is new to our garden list
Hedya ochroleucana, Aethes beatricella, Scoparia basistrigalis
are new to the Holme list and our garden list

Saturday 7th July 2007
Details of Friday night's catch
Macros: 26 species
Micros: 11 identified species

1 Common Emerald
1 Poplar Grey
1 Swallowtail Moth
29 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Riband Wave
28 Dark Arches
2 Pale Mottled Willow
3 The Rustic
4 Mottled Rustic
1 Bright Line Brown Eye
1 Willow Beauty
1 Delicate
4 Heart & Dart

1 Cabbage Moth
1 Burnished Brass
1 Heart & Club
3 Flame
1 Light Arches
1 Flame Shoulder
1 Snout
1 Elephant Hawk Moth
1 Common Footman
1 Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 Silver Y
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Green Pug

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Argyresthia spinosella
Archips podana
Blastobasis decolorella
Gold Triangle
Crambus perlella
Celypha striana
Pandemis cerasana
Eudonia angustea
Cnephasia stephensiana

Common Emerald was the first in the garden this year

Friday 6th July 2007
No rain but strong winds!
Details of Thursday night's catch
Macros: 20 species
Micros: 2 species

1 Poplar Hawk Moth
22 Large Yellow Underwing
1 The Rustic
9 Dark Arches
3 Flame
5 Mottled Rustic
1 Setaceous Hebrew Ch
1 Common Swift
1 Common Footman
1 Riband Wave
1 Dog's Tooth

2 Common Wainscot
1 Light Arches
1 Green Pug
2 Heart & Dart
1 Bordered Pug
1 Pale Mottled Willow
1 Lesser Yellow Underwing
3 Brown Line Bright Eye
1 Buff Ermine
1 Flame Shoulder

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Diamond Back

Common Footman was the first in the garden this year.
During a walk on Holme Dunes last week we photographed a Pyrausta despicata and now add it to the Holme list
Two newly identified micros from our garden over the last week are Eupoecilia angustana and Archips xylosteana (Variegated Golden Tortrix)

Thursday 5th July 2007
A monster of a moth on the side of the box this morning! Only our 2nd ever Lappet in the garden.
Details of last night's catch
Macros: 23 species
Micros: 4 identified species

1 Lime Hawk Moth
1 Small Elephant Hawk Moth
17 Large Yellow Underwing
3 Smoky Wainscot
1 The Rustic
5 Dark Arches
2 Flame
1 Lappet
4 Mottled Rustic
1 Setaceous Hebrew Ch
1 Common Swift
1 Common Footman

2 Common Wainscot
4 Light Arches
1 Swallowtail Moth
2 Green Pug
1 Heart & Dart
1 Turnip
1 Common Pug
1 Minor Species
3 Garden Carpet
1 Single Dotted Wave
1 Coxcomb Prominent

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Celypha striana
Archips podana
Acleris comariana

Lappet & Coxcomb Prominent are macro moths which are the first of the year for this year's garden list
Acleris comariana (Strawberry Tortrix)
is a micro for this years garden list

Wednesday 4th July 2007
Details of Tuesday night's catch
Macros: 18 species
Micros: 7 identified species

1 Peppered Moth
1 Minor Species
8 Dark Arches
5 Common Wainscot
22 Large Yellow Underwing
4 Bright Line Brown Eye
3 Mottled Rustic
1 Common Swift
4 The Rustic

1 Riband Wave
1 Snout
1 Plain Golden Y
1 Silver Y
1 Pale Mottled Willow
3 Light Arches
1 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Turnip
4 Heart & Dart

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Brown House Moth
Agapeta hamana
Monopsis obviella
Clepsis consimiliana
Cnesphasia stephensiana
Phlyctaenia coronata

Phlyctaenia coronata & Cnesphasia stephensiana are both the first of the year for this year's garden list

Tuesday 3rd July
Attempted to moth last night but was foced by torrential rain to turn off the lights about 10.30 pm

Monday 2nd July

Slightly better catch last night and a few more micros to sort out!!!
Details of Sunday night's catch
Macros: 32 species
Micros: 13 identified species so far (more to come)

2 Riband Wave
1 Light Emerald
2 Snout
1 Bordered Pug
1 Common Pug
1 Mottled Pug
43 Large Yellow Underwing
5 Mottled Rustic
7 Flame
4 Minor Species
3 Bright Line Brown Eye
2 Poplar Hawk Moth
1 Lime Hawk Moth
10 Dark Arches
8 Heart & Dart
5 Light Arches

1 Smoky Wainscot
2 Flame Shoulder
1 Lychnis
1 Barred Straw
1 Buff Ermine
1 Setaceous Hebrew Character
4 The Rustic
1 Lyme Grass
1 Swallowtail Moth
2 Common Wainscot
2 Pale Mottled Willow
1 Yellow Shell
1 Campion
1 Silver y
1 Middle Bar Minor
4 Common Swift

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Archips podana
Brown House Moth
Agapeta hamana
Diamond Back
Flax Tortrix
Lozotaenia forsterana
Celypha lacunana
Blastobasis decolorella
Small Magpie
Brown House Moth
Celypha striana
Aethes francilliana

Lyme Grass is a new macro species for this year's garden list

Sunday 1st July 2007
After much discussion by several moth experts the Great Oak Beauty trapped in Holme on Thursday night has now been proclaimed by Adrian Riley as a large Willow Beauty!!

Details of Saturday night's catch after yet another rain soaked night.
Macros: 18 species
Micros: 6 species

1 Eyed Hawk Moth
30 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Green Pug
3 Dark Arches
1 Barred Yellow
1 Double Square Spot
5 Flame
1 Setaceous Hebrew Character
9 Heart & Dart

2 Silver Y
3 Mottled Rustic
5 Common Wainscot
1 Common Swift
1 Turnip
2 The Rustic
1 Flame Shoulder
1 Smoky Wainscot
2 Bright Line Brown Eye

Chrysoteuchia culmella
Archips podana
Crambus perlella
Brown House Moth
Agapeta hamana
Diamond Back

There were no new species for this years garden list

 
Purple Thorn 29.07.07
 
Convolvulous Hawk Moth 28.07.07
The Suspected 28.07.07
Marbled Beauty 28.07.07
Southern Wainscot 28.07.07
Aethes smeathmanniana 28.07.07
Lyonetia clerkella 28.07.07
Star-wort 27.07.07
Flounced Rustic 27.07.07
Rosy Rustic 27.07.07
Udea prunalis 27.07.07
Dark Sword Grass 26.07.07
Bryotropha domestica 25.07.08
Phyllonorycter messaniella 25.07.07
Argyresthia pruniella 24.07.07
Batia Lunaris 24.07.07
Brown Tail 24.07.07
Dusky Sallow 23.07.07
Least Yellow Underwing 22.07.07
Rhyacionia pinicolana 22.07.07
Double Lobed 21.07.07
Small Scallop 21.07.07
Acleris Holmiana 21.07.07
Shore Wainscot 20.07.07
Dun-bar 20.07.07
Epiblema foenella
Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 19.07.07
Small Rivulet 18.07.07
Garden Tiger 18.07.07
Bird Cherry Ermin 18.07.07
Agonopteric ciliella 18.07.07
Iron Prominent 16.07.07
Birds Wing 16.07.07
Dark Barred Twin Spot Carpet 16.07.07
Large Tabby 16.07.07
Dot Moth 15.07.07
Bordered White 15.07.07
Orthopygia glaucinalis 15.07.07
Four Dotted Footman 14.07.07
Buff Footman 14.07.07
Scarce Footman 14.07.07
Sgaded Broad Bar 14.07.07
Oak Eggar 14.07.07
Cream Bordered Green Pea 14.07.07
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella 14.07.07
Nematopogon metaxella 14.07.07
Ebulea crocealis 14.07.07
Fen Wainscot 12.07.07
Endotricha flammealis 12.07.07
Grey Dagger 11.07.07
Maidens Blush 11.07.07
Dingy Shears 11.07.07
Acleris forskleana  11.07.07
Catoptria falsella 11.07.07
Ypsolopha scabrella
Tracycera advenella 11.07.07
Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 10.07.07
The Engrailed 10.07.07
Yellow Tail 10.07.07
Barred Red 10.07.07
Small Fan-footed Wave 09.07.07
Buff Tip 09.07.07
Buff Arches
Leopard Moth 09.07.07
Pempelia formosa 09.07.07
Crambus pascuella 09.07.07
Scarce Silver Lines 08.07.07
Short Cloaked Moth 08.07.07
Oegoconia quadripuncta 08.07.07
Lozotaeniodes formosanus 08.07.07
Dingy Footman
Lappet 04.07.07
coxcomb Prominent 04.07.07
Pyrausta despicata Jul 07
Small Blood Vein 07.07.07
Sycamore 07.07.07
Phlycteania coronata 03.07.07
Plain Golden Y 03.07.07
Lyme Grass 01.07.07
Common Emerald 06.07.07

Swallow tailed Moth 06.07.07

Common Footman 05.07.07
Pyrausta despicata Jul 07
Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix 05.07.07