28 May – Garden Macros 122

29 May 2009 in First date, First record, Migrant by Steve Ogden

Marbled Coronet

Marbled Coronet

Small Magpie

Small Magpie

Treble-bar

Treble-bar

Barred Hook-tip

Barred Hook-tip

The Lychnis

The Lychnis

The Shears

The Shears

Straw Dot

Straw Dot

Broken-barred Carpet

Broken-barred Carpet

Little Emerald

Little Emerald

Perinephela lancealis

Perinephela lancealis

Nomophila noctuella

Nomophila noctuella

Weather dry, overcast, 10C min, light SE, 30% moon
Location garden
Recording method 2 X 125W MV. 1x 15W Actinic
Results:  
macro moths 229
macro species 63
micro species 5
First dates Nomophila noctuella, Small Magpie, Perinephela Lancealis,  Barred Hook-tip, Little Emerald, Broken-barred Carpet, Treble -bar, Marbled Coronet, The Lychnis, The Shears, Straw Dot.
Comments Excellent conditions. 2 Barred Hook-tip – New Reserve Record. Treble Bar – first Garden Record. 4 Silver Y and the first Nomophila noctuella of the year the only migrants.