Having walked back home,I decided to have a serious moth night as the temperatures remained high, good cloud cover and just a hint of a breeze. Basically, perfect July conditions.
Out with the Heath Trap at 9pm to leave this on the side of a beech and oak lined green lane with horse grazing fields eitherside. Having done this I then headed to a footpath in Pigs Green, the far west of the parish to try netting with a head torch. Very little was about which surprised me, but then again, it was early and only recently dark, being 10.15pm. Eventually I had a selection of 9 moths: Yellowshell, Agriphila straminella, Brimstone, Beautiful hooktip, clouded bordered brindle (NFY) Aphomia sociella, 2 common emeralds and Endrosis sarcitrella (NFY)
It was still early, so a quick, 15 minute check on the grass area that is Westland Green. Plenty of common wainscot as I netted 8 more in the short time present:
3 common wainscot (probably 25+ on the wing,) Pandemis cerasana, Paraswammerdamia nebulella (await confirmation) Scoparia ambigualis, Blastodacna hellerella and best of all, a new for parish record of a yet to be confirmed Syncapacma species. Only 2 pssibilities but dissection required.
From here, I returned with the confirmation moths potted and labelled to Valley Fields bridleway. It was immediately clear I was going to be some time! Moths everywhere, on the sheet, in and on the trap and generally all around the bulb. I collected all my pots and started on the sheet. The more I potted the more came so I closed and switched off the trap. My headtorch still attracted some and I reckon I probably only potted 75% of those present. Many fluttered and didn't land and netting them would have meant I would have been there all night.
By 12.45 I was finished and heading home with bags bursting with pots. I eventually just potted everything and returned to the moth shed at home to begin listing. I had completed this, with all identifications bar a few for gen det by 2.15 and then began potting from the garden skinner perspex and adjacent fence. I eventually enjoyed a glass of wine before bed.
From the heath trap, an all time record of 106 moths of 36 species with: peppered moth, Eucosma obumbratana, Hedya salicella, Epagoge grotiana all new for year, apart from H. salicella which is new for parish records. I had now passed 600 moth species for Little Hadham parish. Roll on 700.
As Wendy was off to work early (4.45am) I too got up and identified those potted from the skinner earlier and released them so I had enough pots. This was done some way away from the trap so not to count them twice. The trap was heaving as I listed and potted. Back to the moth shed with piles of pots and a large mug of black coffee (strong!) By 7.45 I had identified and listed all I could, with just 1 taht I just can't fathom and with several that I need confirming, some by dissection and some by more expert eyes than mine.
In all: 160 moths of 72 species taken at the skinner. New for parish records were:
Eudonia pallida and suspected Epinotia signatana with several Cnephasia sp awaiting dissection.May well be C. stevensiana judging by the dark markings.
New for year were: small yellow wave, Notocelia trimaculana, Archips rosana, Pandemis corylana, Fan foot, Privet hawkmoth, Broad bordered yellow underwing, Yponomeuta evonymella, Brown tail, Phycitodes binavella, Teleiodes vulgella, Gypsonoma dealbana and Acrobasis suavella.
In total for the night: 284 moths of at least 97 species. Thorough check needed to see if it was more than 100, but not presently!!
This takes the totals to 2005 moths for 2016, made up of 124 micro species and 151 macros. The parish total moves to a probable 604 species. All records typed up and recorded by 2pm and I now need to go and lie down in a dark room until Monday. However, shall just run the Skinner tonight, or then again, it maybe overcast and warm!!
The List; Bold indicates new for year,
Pigs Green: head torch and net:
- yellowshell
- Agriphila straminella
- Brimstone
- Beautiful hooktip
- Clouded bordered brindle
- Aphomia sociella
- Common emerald 2
- Endrosis sarcitrella
Westland Green head torch and net
9. Common wainscot 3
10. Pandemis cerasana
11. Syncopacma sp TBC
12. Paraswammerdamia nebulella
13. Scoparia ambigualis
14. Blastodacna hellerella
Valley Fields 15W heath trap
15. Short cloaked minor
16. Brimstone 3
17. Chrysoteuchia culmella 40+
18. Aphomia sociella 5
19. Common wainscot 5
20. Treble brown spot
21. Celypha striana
22. Anthrophila fabricana
23. Mottled beauty
24. Small emerald
25. Eucosma cana 3
26. Timothy tortrix 2
27. Pandemis cerasana
28. Light emerald
29. Green pug 6
30. Yellowshell
31. July highflier 4
32. Agapeta hamana 4
33. Double square spot 3
34. Scoparia subfusca 2
35. Riband wave 4
36. Epiblema uddmanniana
37. Swallowtail
38. Blastobasis adustella
39. Peppered moth
40. Carcina quercana
41. Willow beauty
42. Clouded silver
43. Grey pug
44. Eudonai lacustrata
45. Eucosma obumbratana
46. Hedya salicella
47. Epinotia grotiana
48. Double striped pug
49. Swammerdamia caesiella
50. Hedya pruniana
Garden 125W Skinner trap
51. Riband Wave 17
52. Buff ermine 4
53. Clouded border 3
54. Emmelina monodactyla 5
55. Scoparia subfusca
56. Green pug 4
57. Agriphila straminella 8
58. Carcina quercana 3
59. Common footman 5
60. Clepsis consimilana 5
61. Celypha lacunana 4
62. Least carpet 2
63. Chrysoteuchia culmella 5
64. Paraswammerdamia nebulella
65. Scoparia ambigualis
66. Dwarf cream wave
67. Common emerald
68. Small yellow wave
69. July Highflier 2
70. Celypha rosaceana 2
71. Celypha striana 3
72. Pandemis cerasana 2
73. Notocelia trimaculana 3
74. Willow beauty 3
75. Endotricha flammealis
76. Large yellow underwing 2
77. Ditula angustiorana
78. Udea prunalis
79. Rustic 2
80. Archips rosana 2
81. Spectacle
82. Buff tip 2
83. Pandemis corylana
84. Eucosma cana 2
85. Elephant hawkmoth 2
86. Anania hortulata 2
88. Fan foot 2
89. Beautiful hooktip 2
90. Heart and dart 5
91. Dark arches
92. Privet hawkmoth
93. Double square spot
94. Common wainscot
95. Brimstone
96. Swallowtail
97. Broad bordered yellow underwing
98. Phoenix
99. Treble brown spot 8
100. Yponomeuta evonymella
101. Eudonia mercurella 2
102. Single dotted wave 2
103. Archips xylosteana
104. Notocelia uddmanniana
105. Browntail
106. Heart and club 3
107. Uncertain
108. Snout
109. Eudonia lacustrata
110. Udea olivalis
111. Clouded silver
112. Phycitodes binavella
113. Cydia pomonella
114. Garden carpet
115. Mottled rustic 2
116. Eudonia pallida
117. Epinotia signatana TBC
118. Teleiodes vulgella
119. Gypsonoma dealbana
120. Acrobasis suavella TBC
121. Cnephasia sp TBC
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