Marsland Moths Latest Results

3 August – Garden Moths

Steve Ogden — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:17:06 +0000

Centre-barred Sallow

Pale Eggar

Weather	Dry, Clear, 7C min, Mod NW, 15 % moon
Location	garden
Recording method	1 X 125W MV
Results:
macro moths	41
macro species	25
micro species	4
First dates	Pale Eggar, Centre-barred Sallow
Comments	Clear and cold. A single Silver Y and 2 Dark-sword Grass the only migrants despite lots seen during the day on the cliffs and in the valley.

3 September- Clouded Yellow Butterfly at Duckpool, Cornwall

Steve Ogden — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:16:12 +0000

Clouded Yellow

3 September – Daytime Moths Duckpool, Cornwall

Steve Ogden — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 17:11:31 +0000

Possible worn Scarce Bordered Straw / Bordered Straw

Yellow Belle

Probable White-line Dart

2 September – Daytime Moths at Northam Burrows, Devon

Steve Ogden — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 06:16:48 +0000

Archers Dart

Yellow Belle

30 August – Braunton Burrows, Devon

Steve Ogden — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:34:45 +0000

Large numbers of P.despicata and several P.Cingulata recorded. The search for P.nigrata goes on.

Pyrausta cingulata

Pyrausta despicata

28 August – Convolvulus Hawk-moth

Steve Ogden — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:45:34 +0000

A sheet left out to dry attracted the first migrant Convolvulus Hawk-moth of the year.

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

27 August – Garden Butterfly Update

Steve Ogden — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 08:14:44 +0000

A rare sighting of the sun miraculously filled the garden with butterflies. An exceptional count of 8 Small Tortoiseshell on a single Buddleia bush was a real surprise. Since 2006 there have been only a few records annually. Double figure counts of Silver Washed Fritillary, Peacock and Red Admiral, a few large White and Green Veined White, 3 Commma, 3 Brimstone, several Common Blue, a single Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, a Speckled Wood and a Small Copper completed the list of survivors. It never ceases to amaze how these delicate insects survive days of rain.

Small Tortoiseshell Butterflies

26 August – weather restricts mothing to the Kitchen

Steve Ogden — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:59:53 +0000

Thought to be Tinea pellionella

21 August – Alder Moth Caterpillar

Steve Ogden — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 17:02:02 +0000

Alder Moth Caterpillar

20 August – Garden Moth results

Steve Ogden — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 16:55:01 +0000

Sallow Kitten

Weather	Wet, overcast, 14C min, Strong SW, 50 % moon
Location	garden
Recording method	1 X 125W MV
Results:
macro moths	320
macro species	35
micro species	7
First dates	None
Comments	Rain stopped play – 2 Sallow Kittens unusual records. A single Silver Y the only migrant.