Common Pug

Common Pug

This was the only interesting thing in the trap this morning, accompanied by the usual three Housing Association Microlepidoptera and a caddisfly.

Plus another moth that got away as soon as I lifted the lid. D'oh!

Trap Report 25-26 May 2013

25W Blacklight | @ home garden, Springmartin
11-12°C, B0-1, clear to cloudy

Endrosis sarcitrella: 2
Common Pug: 1 [Y]
Mompha subbistrigella: 3
Hofmannophila pseudospretella: 1

DJ MSub in da house!

Yesterday I was out and about in Murlough NNR and saw some real goodies. Once I have clarified that my photographic activities in relation to a particular species at the reserve are not infringing legislation, I'll be able to report on that!

Updates on Projects 36A, 37A and 38A

None of the three pupae have emerged yet. (The second Lozotaenia is keeping the first one waiting!)

Action!

Wahey! The trap excelled itself last night - 6 moths of 4 species (including a Garden Cosmet which was across the yard on a windowledge, but it probably did come to the light).

New for the year were three rather skittish Flame Carpets. It's interesting to compare the wing patterns - they are all slightly different.

Also a first for the year was this little migrant, the Diamond-back Moth, Plutella xylostella. I am embarrassed to admit, I thought it was a Rhigognostis incarnatella when I saw it at first, a similar but larger and darker species in the same family. The long winter must have left me a bit rusty!

Looking a bit pink there in the cap of one of my specimen pots...

Trap Report 19-20 May 2013

25W Blacklight | @ home garden, Springmartin J3074 HVC39
Cloudy, 11-12°C, B1-2

 Mompha subbistrigella: 1
 Endrosis sarcitrella: 1
 Plutella xylostella: 1 [Y] [GY]
 Flame Carpet: 3 [Y] [GY]

Something else happened today, which I don't have time to write about now - probably tomorrow afternoon...

Spoilers... ;-)

Excitement! (Not)

Another good night for the flies but only two moths. First White-shouldered Housemoff of the year, not much to be excited about...

Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth)

4-5 May 2013 | 25W Blacklight | @ home garden, Springmartin J3074 HVC39
11°C, B2, cloud/light rain

Endrosis sarcitrella (White-shouldered House-moth): 1 [Y] [GY]

Hebrew Character: 1

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