Selection of moths

A wide variety of common and regular moths this morning. A swallow prominent was a reasonable find (photo 1.) Compare with photo 2, a lesser swallow prominent. Another yellow barred brindle was discovered (3) and a yellow shell in immaculate wear was also not an everyday moth (4) A Eudonia mercurella (5) was a commmon find as was an Acleris forsskaleana (6.) Finally, a green pug mat well be the last of these. Not a regular August moth.
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New micros

A relatively empty trap this morning, partly due to my late arrival to attend it ( 6.15a.m.) However several new micro moths were recorded, namely Argyrotaenia ljungiana (photo 1) and wax moth (Galleria mellonella, photo 2)) Also of interest was a red twin spot carpet (3 and 4) along with clouded border, single dot wave, peppered moth (5)
Also of interest, a juvenile robin joined e, catching moths that flew after identification. Today, it breakfasted on 2 riband waves, 1 yellowtail and a waved black!
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More new moths!

Another successful haul, with marbled beauty (photo 1) being new on the list and orange swift (2) and dark barred twin spot carpet (3) being new for the year. Also, blood vein (4), 8 latticed heath, selection of common, scarce and dingy footmen and usual numbers of large and lesser broad bordered yellow underwing. Final photo, sunrise in the garden this morning. Going to be a hot day.
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Another new moth

A new moth for the garden today, a yellow barred brindle ( photo 1.) Also, a good set of footman moths with common footman (2), dingy footman (3) and scarce footman (4.) When seen like this I'd is not an issue. Also of particular note, an Acleris kochiella. In the herts moth book (2006) this is said to not have been seen inHerts since 2002, so photos for confirmation sent to Colin, county recorder. Also find out is it is still a Herts rare or if it has increased in the last 6 years. This is my 3rd record but 1st photo opportunity (photos 5 and 6.) A scorched carpet (7) was the 1st for. While whilst a forest bug (Pentatoma rufipes, photo 8) was the 1st of the year.
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New moth for 2012

A quiet trap this morning, just 40 insects. New for the year was a brown line bright eye, (photo 1) and a straw underwing (2) was only the 2nd year record. An immaculate angle shades also shown here (3.) A new micro for the garden this year was a Anania coronata, last photo
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Prominent day

Good moths this morning. Of particular note were first flounced rustic (photo 1) and a lesser swallow prominent (2) were both new for the year. Also: two iron prominents (3) and a pale prominent (4.) Numbers supplied by 11 latticed heaths (5) and 5 lesser broad bordered yellow underwing. Micros were barred fruit tree tortrix (6) Endotricha flammealis, Acleris holmiana, Hypsopygia glaucinalis, Acleris kochiella and Agriphila tristella.
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Quality moths

A case of quality over quantity this morning. A herald (photo 1) was new for the garden whilst nut tree tussock, yellowshell (2) and swallow prominent (3) were new for 2012 whilst a drinker (4) and willow beauty (5.) The new moths today take the 2012 total for Little Hadham to 181 whilst the overall species total for the parish is now 233.
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New moth for garden

A visit to the trap at 11 last night proved fruitful as I recorded a dark umber(photo 1,) a new garden record. Other August moths were in evidence this morning, with a copper underwing (photo 2 and an underview, pic 3,) waved black (4) and two early thorns (5.)
In all, 30 species of macros + acleris forsskaleanna being a new 2012 micro record (6)
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Busy moth trap

In excess of 100 moths this morning, made up of 38 species. New for the year were copper underwing, black arches (photo 1) and red twin spot carpet (2.) Also not rgularly seen were dotted border wave and common wave. Micros were carcina quercana (new for the garden, photo 3,) large fruit tree tortrix (4) and red barred tortrix (5.) Numbers supplied by 25+ common footman, 14 common rustic of 3 varieties, 6 mother of pearl, 10 riband wave, 5 large yellow underwing and 4 lesser broad bordered yellow underwing.
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2 new micros

Quiet trap this morning with several large yellow underwings as per norm, common rustics, a waved black (photo 3) and dot moth. However, 2 new micros. Firstly a water veneer (photo 1) and then Monopis weaverella (2.) Both common moths. The water veneer spends most of its life underwater and the flying male only lives for a maximum of 2 days.
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