5 Sep 25

Wakeham

The moth trap went out last night and this morning I had exactly the same number of moths as I did on 24 Aug 25, which was 59 moths. However this time there were just 23 species, including 2 new moth species for my Port & Wey moth list.

Also trapped was an ichneumon wasp, a gnat sp., Hairy Shieldbug nymph, and a Copper Sun-jumper spider

Also about in and around the garden were 3 Ravens overhead and 2 Large White butterflies Pieris brassicae.

Moths Recorded:

#1 - Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis (x2)

#2 - Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella x(5)

#3 - Starry Pearl Cynaeda dentalis (x1)

#4 - Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana (x2)

#5 - Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana (x2)

#6 - Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata (x1)

#7 - Orange Swift Triodia sylvina (x6)

#8 - Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla (x4)

#9 - Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea (x5)

#10 - Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa (x5)

#11 - Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria (x1)

#12 - Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata (x1)

#13 - White-point Mythimna albipuncta (x3)

#14 - Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua (x4)

#15 - Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes (x4)

#16 - L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album (x1)

#17 - Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (1)

#18 - Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis (x4)

#19 - Chevron Grass-moth Agriphila geniculea (x1)

#20 - Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (x3)

#21 - Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura (x1)

#22 - Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe (x1)

#23 - Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea (x1)

#1 - Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#2 - Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella

#3 - Starry Pearl Cynaeda dentalis

#4 - Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana - Obsidentify had this as 97% a Varied Tortrix Acleris hastiana. Well I suppose it would do, as this a worn Light Brown Apple Moth and thus looking varied.

#4 - Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana- in slightly better condition

#5 - Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana

#5 - Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana - a very worn/pale individual

#6 - Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata

#7 - Orange Swift Triodia sylvina

#7 - Orange Swift Triodia sylvina

#8 - Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla

#8 - Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla - with an unknown spider next to it

#9 - Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea

#10 - Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#11 - Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria 

#12 - Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#13 - White-point Mythimna albipuncta 

#14 - Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua

#15 - Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#16 - L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album

#17 - Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

#18 - Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis

#19 - Chevron Grass-moth Agriphila geniculea - AKA an Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer

#20 - Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#21 - Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura

#22 - Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

#23 - Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

Wasps, Ichneumon Wasps, Parasitic Wasps and Gall Wasps Recorded:

1 Ichneumon Wasp sp.

Also in the moth trap was this Ichneumon wasp sp.

Flies, Craneflies, Gnats and Midges Recorded:

1 Midge sp.

A Midge sp

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

1 Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum

Hairy Shieldbug Dolycoris baccarum - nymph

Spiders Recorded:

1 Copper Sun-jumper Heliophanus cupreus

Running around inside the moth trap as opposed to jumping was this Copper Sun-jumper Heliophanus cupreus