Few more moth species

A wonderful week camping on the Isle of Wight meant a break from local mothing, so these records are from 31st May - 2nd June and then 10th - 11th June, where new species continue to arrive.

On the 31.v.17 I ran the Heath 15W actinic trap on a grassy footpath, adjacent to several horse fields.
A total of 52 moths of 14 species were taken in the 2 hours the trap was one.
New for year were:
Phtheochroa rugosana
Hedya pruniana

That night, the home Skinner 125W gave up a pleasing 49 of 29 species with year additions being:
Mottled rustic
Small dusty wave
Least black arches
shoulder striped wainscot
Beautiful golden Y

Beautiful golden Y

Small dusty wave

Least black arches

Shoulder striped wainscot

The Following night I switched on the garden trap and headed off with all my gear for a long wander out to Stocking Wood. A superb habitat with much potential, having already taken some new for parish records here. Trap set by dusk and off wandering, netting as I went.
By 12.45a.m. I had plenty of records and these increased upon opening the trap before setting off for home.
New for my parish records were:
Phyllonorycter leucographella
Elasticha maculicerusella
Bucculatrix ulmella

Whilst the following made it on to the 2017 list:
Parornix anglicella
Lozotaenia forsterana
Pandemis cerasana
Wormwood pug
Blood vein
Tortrix viridana
Archips podana
Tinea semifulvella
Scoparia basistrigalis
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella
Choristoneura hebenstreitella

In total, Stocking Wood gave up an impressive 130 moths of 41 species. Back home, another 36 of 21 species were recorded, including NFY:
Cinnabar
Barred yellow
Lobster moth

The night of the 2nd meant just a garden trap as we were off for the ferry from Southampton early. Additions were:
Ribande Wave
Elephant hawkmoth
Suspected

Parornix leucographella

Lobster moth

Wormwood pug

Tinea semifulvella

Cinnabar

Returning from the IOW, I once again just ran the garden trap on the 10th, taking NFY:
Green pug
Celypha rosaceana
Uncertain
Barred straw
Dark arches
Clepsis consimilana
Apotomis betuletana
Paraswammerdamia nebulella
Adela crosella

Adela crosella

Dark arches

Last night, the heath trap ran for no more than an hour in Millennium Wood whilst the garden trap was on as usual.
From the wood:
Small fan foot
Beautiful hooktip
Yellowshell
Archips xylosteana

whilst at home, new for year records were:
Clouded border
Burnished brass
Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Hedya nubiferana
eudonia angustea
Treble brown spot

Yellowshell

All these additions mean I have now recorded 1957 moths this year of 210 species: 139 macros and 71 micros.
This compares to last year where had recorded 1115 moths made up of 160 species: 102 macros and 57 micros.
Just to emphasise how much better this year is than last, in 2016 by this time I had been away and not trapped on 4 nights only, whilst birdwatching in Aviero, Portugal.
This compares to this year, where I have been away on 23 nights, having visited Sri Lanka, The Camargue and the Isle of Wight.