No lack(ley) in moths

The star of last night was a single fluffy Lackey, and Single-dotted
Wave was new for the year too.

17th July:
2050 Common Footman - 4
1931 Peppered Moth - 1
1994 Buff-tip - 3
1860 Green Pug - 1
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger - 1
2047 Scarce Footman - 2
2321 Dark Arches - 14
1921 Scalloped Oak - 2
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave - 1
2314 Dingy Shears - 2
1862 Double-striped Pug - 1
1699 Least Carpet - 2
1732 Shaded Broad-bar - 3
2011 Pale Prominent - 1
2089 Heart and Dart - 1
2128 Double Square-spot - 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 5
2343x Common Rustic agg. - 1
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - 1
2112 Least Yellow Underwing - 2
1742 Yellow Shell - 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth - 2
1713 Riband Wave - 2
2029 Brown-tail - 1
1634 Lackey - 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave - 1
2387 Mottled Rustic - 1

Come and have a drink(er) at the (dun)bar

New moths over the last few days have included The Drinker, Cloaked
Minor, Dun-bar, Scalloped Oak, White Satin, Toadflax Pug, and Dot Moth.
At least, I think they're all new for the year.

16th July:
2321 Dark Arches - 12
2050 Common Footman - 1
2278 Poplar Grey - 2
2477 Snout - 1
1654 Figure of Eighty - 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow - 1
2199 Common Wainscot - 1
1742 Yellow Shell - 2
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger - 2
1994 Buff-tip - 2
1937 Willow Beauty - 1
2193 Clay - 3
1732 Shaded Broad-bar - 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 1
1713 Riband Wave - 1
1921 Scalloped Oak - 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth - 1
1699 Least Carpet - 1
2322 Light Arches - 3
2384 Vine's Rustic - 2
2198 Smoky Wainscot - 1
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye - 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 1
2341 Cloaked Minor - 1
2029 Brown-tail - 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye - 1
1640 Drinker - 1
2047 Scarce Footman - 1
2164 Broad-barred White - 1
2387 Mottled Rustic - 1
2314 Dingy Shears - 1
2318 Dun-bar - 1
2128 Double Square-spot - 1

14th July:
1732 Shaded Broad-bar - 3
2050 Common Footman - 3
2321 Dark Arches - 5
2047 Scarce Footman - 1
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent - 1
2193 Clay - 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth - 1
2128 Double Square-spot - 1
1713 Riband Wave - 2
1834 Common Pug - 1
2031 White Satin - 1
1921 Scalloped Oak - 1
2155 Dot Moth - 1
1816 Toadflax Pug - 1

Hot and cold

One warm night, one not so warm night. The 9th was ace - lots of moths,
and quite a few new species for the year - best being Dingy Shears,
Brown-line Bright Eye, Wormwood Pug, Dwarf Cream Wave, and a Brown-tail
(wonder how common they are going to get this year?). The 10th was wet
and a bit chilly with numbers down with nothing of any real note.

10th July:
1887 Clouded Border - 1
2050 Common Footman - 5
1713 Riband Wave - 2
2069 Cinnabar - 1
2322 Light Arches - 4
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye - 1
1937 Willow Beauty - 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye - 2
1976 Privet Hawk-moth - 1
2164 Broad-barred White - 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 2
2199 Common Wainscot - 2
1732 Shaded Broad-bar - 1
1931 Peppered Moth - 1
2089 Heart and Dart - 2
2321 Dark Arches - 8
1994 Buff-tip - 2
2477 Snout - 1
2384 Vine's Rustic - 1
2098 Flame - 1

9th July:
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye - 1
2145 Nutmeg - 1
2314 Dingy Shears - 1
2128 Double Square-spot - 4
1728 Garden Carpet - 1
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth - 1
1713 Riband Wave - 4
2050 Common Footman - 7
2387 Mottled Rustic - 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye - 1
1699 Least Carpet - 1
2322 Light Arches - 5
2321 Dark Arches - 10
2199 Common Wainscot - 6
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 4
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 1
2098 Flame - 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. - 2
2089 Heart and Dart - 1
2421 Scarce Silver-lines - 1
2007 Swallow Prominent - 1
1994 Buff-tip - 1
2278 Poplar Grey - 2
2389 Pale Mottled Willow - 1
2029 Brown-tail - 1
1937 Willow Beauty - 2
1860 Green Pug - 1
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger - 1
2088 Heart and Club - 1
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave - 1
2193 Clay - 2
2047 Scarce Footman - 1
1830 Wormwood Pug - 1
1862 Double-striped Pug - 1

Windy Miller

A surprising haul for such a damp weekend. Highlights include another
Small Elephant Hawk-moth, a grisea form Miller, and the first Clay, and
Shaded Broad-bar of the year (and a few other newies).

8th July:
1937 Willow Beauty - 4
2280 Miller - 1
2193 Clay - 2
1713 Riband Wave - 4
2050 Common Footman - 4
2337x Marbled Minor agg. - 1
1732 Shaded Broad-bar - 1
2000 Iron Prominent - 1
2098 Flame - 2
1699 Least Carpet - 1
1992 Small Elephant Hawk-moth - 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye - 1
2321 Dark Arches - 5
2088 Heart and Club - 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot - 1
2087 Turnip Moth - 1
2284x Dark / Grey Dagger - 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 3
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character - 1
2387 Mottled Rustic - 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 1
2199 Common Wainscot - 1
1860 Green Pug - 2
2047 Scarce Footman - 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth - 1
1941 Mottled Beauty - 1
1834 Common Pug - 1
2164 Broad-barred White - 1

A thoroughly British summer

Woke up to a very soggy moth trap. However, it was also full of moths!
Best: Blackneck, Varied Coronet, and a female Ghost moth. Spooky.

5th July:
1713 Riband Wave - 3
2047 Scarce Footman - 2
2050 Common Footman - 4
2164 Broad-barred White - 4
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth - 2
2088 Heart and Club - 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow - 2
2089 Heart and Dart - 4
2333 Large Nutmeg - 6
2387 Mottled Rustic - 1
2170 Varied Coronet - 1
1834 Common Pug - 1
2098 Flame - 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 2
2450 Spectacle - 1
2011 Pale Prominent - 1
2321 Dark Arches - 9
2278 Poplar Grey - 3
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth - 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. - 1
14 Ghost Moth - 1
1742 Yellow Shell - 1
1765 Barred Yellow - 1
1837 Grey Pug - 1
2466 Blackneck - 1

Totally tropical

Hot and sticky at the moment and the new species just keep on coming.
Best of recent trappings include Scarce Silver-lines, Buff Arches, Small
Dusty Wave, Common Emerald, and both Common and Common White Waves.

4th July:
1713 Riband Wave - 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. - 6
2047 Scarce Footman - 3
1931 Peppered Moth - 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth - 2
2050 Common Footman - 1
1937 Willow Beauty - 4
2089 Heart and Dart - 3
2278 Poplar Grey - 1
1834 Common Pug - 3
2088 Heart and Club - 3
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye - 1
1837 Grey Pug - 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing - 1
2321 Dark Arches - 6
2087 Turnip Moth - 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 1
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 1
1728 Garden Carpet - 2
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing - 1
2421 Scarce Silver-lines - 1
1956 Common Wave - 1
1653 Buff Arches - 1

1st July:
1860 Green Pug - 1
1937 Willow Beauty - 4
1699 Least Carpet - 1
2321 Dark Arches - 10
2089 Heart and Dart - 3
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 1
2333 Large Nutmeg - 7
2050 Common Footman - 1
2164 Broad-barred White - 1
1860 Green Pug - 1
2098 Flame - 1
2199 Common Wainscot - 1
2322 Light Arches - 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character - 1
1887 Clouded Border - 1
2088 Heart and Club - 1
1837 Grey Pug - 1
1765 Barred Yellow - 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow - 1
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart - 1

29th June:
1887 Clouded Border - 1
1834 Common Pug - 2
1937 Willow Beauty - 1
2321 Dark Arches - 13
2088 Heart and Club - 2
2333 Large Nutmeg - 2
2337x Marbled Minor agg. - 1
2050 Common Footman - 1
2089 Heart and Dart - 4
2381x Uncertain/Rustic - 4
2164 Broad-barred White - 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing - 2
1994 Buff-tip - 1
2278 Poplar Grey - 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth - 1
1931 Peppered Moth - 1
2199 Common Wainscot - 3
2322 Light Arches - 2
1839 Bordered Pug - 1
1955 Common White Wave - 1
1728 Garden Carpet - 3
1669 Common Emerald - 1
1707 Small Dusty Wave - 1

Back in the hunt

After a very pleasant week in Orkney, where mothing was made tricky by the distinct lack of darkness, I put the trap out last night for the first time since 21 June. The reward was an impressive 11 new species for the year including Lime Hawkmoth and a lovely Buff Arches along with a slightly bizarre looking Snout which had lost its snout! Lime Hawkmoth 1 NFY Elephant Hawkmoth 1 Cinnabar 1 Pale Mottled Willow 1 NFY Shuttle-shaped Dart 1 Dark Arches 10 Large Yellow Underwing 1 Double Square-spot 1 NFY Heart and Dart 1 Rustic 1 Brown Rustic 3 Riband Wave 2 NFY Common Emerald 2 NFY Heart and Club 2 Broad-barred White 1 Willow Beauty 1 Common Footman 1 NFY Peppered Moth 1 Uncertain 1 Bright line Brown Eye 1 NFY Middle-barred Minor 1 NFY The Snout 1 NFY Buff Arches 1 NFY Smoky Wainscot 1 NFY