Mullein over a Garden Shark

Its great to finally see some warm weather, but ample field oppurtunities in recent times have meant that I have neglected my garden somewhat.  I corrected that last evening after a scorching day.  Numbers and variety of macros was actually a bit down on my last trapping, but an incredible array of micros, and a garden tick and potentially exciting record made up for that.  Among 13 year ticks was one of the Sharks, i.e Mullein, Striped Lychnis, or Water Betony.  Its most likely a very late Mullein, as the others are very rare indeed in the area, but its still a notable record (I'll pass it on for an experts opinion).  Several micro lifers included the quality species of the tiny Ectoedemia decentella and the pyralid Dioryctria abietella.

23rd July:
Macros:
8 Riband Wave
7 Dark Arches
5 Uncertain
5 Large Yellow Underwing
4 Rustic
3 Fan-foot
3 Peppered Moth
3 Buff Ermine
2 Scarce Footman NFY
2 July Highflyer
2 Dot Moth
2 Bright-line Brown-eye NFY
2 Elephant Hawk-moth
2 Poplar Hawk-moth
2 Swallow-tailed Moth
2 True Lover's Knot NFY
1 Mullein/Striped Lychnis/Water Betony NFG
1 September Thorn NFY
1 Poplar Grey
1 Iron Prominent
1 Brimstone
1 Scalloped Oak NFY
1 Single-dotted Wave NFY
1 Dunbar NFY
1 Marbled Beauty NFY
1 Small Fan-footed Wave NFY
1 Nut-tree Tussock
1 Common Footman NFY
1 Common Emerald NFY
1 Rosy Footman
1 Common White Wave
1 Miller NFY

Micros:
1 Common White Plume
3 Udea prunalis
21 Chrysoteuchia culmella
7 Cydia splendana
1 Diamond-back Moth
1 Caloptilia elongella*
1 Bryotropha terrella
1 Dioryctria abietella*
7 Crambus pascuella
2 Codling Moth
2 Acleris forsskaleana
9 Agriphila straminella
5 Phycita roborella
1 Anania coronata
2 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix
3 Holly Tortrix
1 Carcina quercana
2 Oegoconia sp.
1 Acrobasis advenella*
4 Pammene fasciana*
5 Eudonia mercurella
2 Hypsopygia glaucinalis
9 Dipleurina lacustrata
3 Small Magpie
1 Mother-of-pearl
2 Brown House-moth
1 Scoparia ambigualis
1 Lozotaenia forsterana
1 Eucosma hohenwartiana
1 Clepsis consimilana*
1 Ectoedemia decentella*
1 Bud Moth
1 Agriphila inquinatella
1 Notocelia rosaecolana
1 Opostega salaciella
1 Bird-cherry Ermine*
1 Cydia fagiglandana

probable Mullein

Common Emerald

Miller

True Lover's Knot

Bright-line Brown-eye

Scalloped Oak

September Thorn

Agriphila inquinatella

Caloptilia elongella (this looks two-toned, but actually its just a change in light)

Cydia fagiglandana

Dioryctria abietella

Codling Moth

Eudonia mercurella

Pammene fasciana

Ectoedemia decentella

Bird-cherry Ermine

23rd-28th July, NE Surrey

Caught in the garden 15W Actinic between 23rd and 28th...

A colourful Oak Hook-tip...

A very pretty Sallow Kitten...

My long awaited first Wainscot for the garden, a Smoky Wainscot...

The garden year list has now risen to 165, and a number of common species have been reaching record numbers, including Dark Arches, the example depicted showing extra large lower kidney marks...

This female Turnip Moth had me thinking it was something different for some time..

I'm starting to take more of interest in micros. Here are two new for years from 27th...

Clepsis consimilana...

Codling Moth..

I'm going to be taking a break from trapping for the next few weeks as I'm going on holiday, but I'm sure Sean and Ken will keep the blog up-to-date... they're doing a brilliant job, cheers guys!

Have a great summer,

Bill