Closworth 29th June
Leopard moth.

29th June Closworth
Scarce bordered straw

Hi folks, this is my first posting so lets see what happens. This delightful Cream-bordered Green Pea was in my garden trap at Berrow last night (27/6/06). Other regulars included Sand Dart, White Colon, Shore Wainscot, Short-cloaked Moth and The Miller.

James Packer, Berrow

http://www.somersetbirder.co.uk 

Some pictures and records just received from Michael Barry:

Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera

Trapped by Michael Barry at Hillfarrance on 14th June (determined by James McGill).

Alder Kitten Furcula bicuspis

Michael said "Came to the garden light (Hillfarrance ) on 10/6/06. Poplar Kittens are quite usual here but this is the first Alder K in 3 years.  Alders and poplars are common along my brook - siskins in winter.  Perhaps I'll get an Alder Moth one night!"

Four-dotted Footman Cybosia mesomella

"Another trophy from Haddon Hill on the 18/6/06 along with all the Smoky Waves.  Jean Cheesman got a very passable picture of a Wood Tiger."

Just been sent this cool picture by Steve Pilkington - taken at Cocklake.

Humming-bird Hawk-moth's mating

Re Cypress carpet;I had one on14/9/2005 but it doesn't appear in my records.I have now added it.Jack.

Well the organised night at Shapwick Heath on Friday night hardly went as planned go to Recorder's Remarks etc. for the full infomation of the dire happenings. However all was well in the end I got 96 species with Mike Ridge's catch maiking the species list up to 101 species from 10pm till 1am. Not a bad night despite all the trama. Also according to my records the only sighting of a melanic peppered this year with only ten seen in the last 6 years

• 14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
• 946 Aethes rubigana 4
• 970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 8
• 972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
• 977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 7
• 985 Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation Tortrix 2
• 1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 2
• 1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 1
• 1076 Celypha lacunana 3
• 1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 1
• 1092 Apotomis turbidana 7
• 1292 Calamotropha paludella 1
• 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 3
• 1301 Crambus lathoniellus 7
• 1329 Donacaula forficella 2
• 1334 Scoparia ambigualis 11
• 1344 Eudonia mercurella 4
• 1348 Parapoynx stratiotata Ringed China-mark 14
• 1354 Cataclysta lemnata Small China-mark 1
• 1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 4
• 1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
• 1392 Udea olivalis 2
• 1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine 1
• 1634 Malacosoma neustria Lackey 1
• 1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 6
• 1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 12
• 1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 6
• 1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
• 1667 Comibaena bajularia Blotched Emerald 2
• 1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 2
• 1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush 1
• 1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1
• 1692 Scopula immutata Lesser Cream Wave 1
• 1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 1
• 1748 Mesoleuca albicillata Beautiful Carpet 2
• 1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw 1
• 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
• 1789 Rheumaptera undulata Scallop Shell 3
• 1794 Euphyia unangulata Sharp-angled Carpet 4
• 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
• 1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 1
• 1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
• 1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave 2
• 1882 Pterapherapteryx sexalata Small Seraphim 17
• 1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 6
• 1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 16
• 1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 6
• 1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing 5
• 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 8
• 1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 1
• 1924 Angerona prunaria Orange Moth 10
• 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 7
• 1931 Biston betularia f. carbonaria Peppered Moth [melanic form] 1
• 1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 59
• 1945 Cleorodes lichenaria Brussels Lace 1
• 1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 6
• 1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 4
• 1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 10
• 1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 3
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• 1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 9
• 1999 Stauropus fagi Lobster Moth 3
• 2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 3
• 2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
• 2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 2
• 2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 1
• 2037 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman 6
• 2040 Cybosia mesomella Four-dotted Footman 11
• 2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 8
• 2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
• 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 7
• 2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
• 2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
• 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 16
• 2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 1
• 2122 Diarsia brunnea Purple Clay 5
• 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 7
• 2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 8
• 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
• 2163 Melanchra pisi Broom Moth 1
• 2196 Mythimna pudorina Striped Wainscot 5
• 2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 6
• 2236 Lithophane hepatica Pale Pinion 1
• 2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
• 2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 1
• 2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 2
• 2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 3
• 2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 2
• 2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 3
• 2410 Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot 14
• 2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 6
• 2443 Autographa jota Plain Golden Y 1
• 2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
• 2473 Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip 2
• 2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 44
• 2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 6
• 2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 1
• 2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 1

Hardly the latest sighting but here is the short list from our night at draycott sleights. Wind howling and cold

17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 9
1638 Macrothylacia rubi Fox Moth 4
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 3
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 3
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 6
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 11
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 15
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 2
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 4
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 5
2205 Mythimna comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot 2
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 1
2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 1
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 2
2339 Oligia latruncula Tawny Marbled Minor 3
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 19
2422 Pseudoips prasinana britannica Green Silver-lines 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 2
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 3

BRRRRR

23rd June Closworth
2 Bordered straw
1 White point.

Blue Anchor Sunday 18th June

Barred Yellow, Brimstone, Clouded Silver, Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Common Wainscot, Cream Spot Tiger, Dark Arches, Double Square spot, Elephant Hawkmoth, Flame, Flame Shoulder, Ghost Moth, Green Pug, Grey Dagger, Heart & Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Marbled/Rufous Minor, Middle-Barred Minor, Mottled Beauty, Mottled Pug, Mottled Rustic, Pale Prominent, Sandy Carpet, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Silver Y, Small Fan-footed Wave, Small Square spot, Snout, Spectacle, Swallowtail, Treble Lines, Willow Beauty, Yellow Shell, Udea Olivalis, Small Magpie.

St.Audries ST1041 Friday 16th June

Brimstone, Broken barred Carpet, Brown Silver Line, Buff Ermine, Clouded Silver, Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Common Pug, Common Swift, Common Wainscot, Elephant Hawkmoth, Figure of Eighty, Flame, Flame Shoulder, Green Carpet, Grey Pug, Herald, Heart & Dart, Ingrailed Clay, Large Yellow Underwing, Light Emerald, Lobster Moth, Marble/Rufous Minor, Miller, Mottled Beauty, Pale Tussock, Pebble Hook-Tip, Phoenix, Purple Bar, Ruddy Carpet, Scalloped Hazel, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shears, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Silver Ground Carpet, Silver Y, Small Angle Shades, Small Elephant Hawkmoth, Small Fan-foot, Small Square Spot, Small Yellow Wave, Spectacle, Straw Dot, Treble Brown Spot, White Ermine, Willow Beauty, Small Magpie, Udea Olivalis, Green Oak Tortrix.

This is the list from my garden in Chard for June so far. Please note that the Somerset Moth Recorder lives in a location that has the least moths due to ambient light (street lights) and I am not in Migrant alley like so many that have had this huge influx over the last few weeks. But I have had 87 species even in my garden. So go to my recorders remarks to learn all about trapping in your garden and how I can help.

14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
143 Nematopogon metaxella 2
293 Caloptilia syringella 2
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 14
647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 4
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
656 Tachystola acroxantha 14
972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
977 Archips podana Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
986 Syndemis musculana 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 48
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 1
1010 Ditula angustiorana Red-barred Tortrix 2
1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 3
1063 Celypha striana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 20
1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 2
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 3
1260 Cydia splendana 1
1261 Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 1
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 1
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 21
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 9
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 1
1392 Udea olivalis 5
1654 Tethea ocularis octogesimea Figure of Eighty 5
1669 Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 1
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 2
1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 1
1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1
1711 Idaea trigeminata Treble Brown Spot 1
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 2
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata Garden Carpet 5
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 18
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 3
1803 Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 7
1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 1
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
1882 Pterapherapteryx sexalata Small Seraphim 2
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 2
1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 2
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
1979 Mimas tiliae Lime Hawk-moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 5
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 5
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 5
2069 Tyria jacobaeae Cinnabar 8
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 129
2098 Axylia putris Flame 13
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 13
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 6
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 4
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 27
2173 Hadena bicruris Lychnis 2
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 1
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 4
2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 1
2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 3
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea Light Arches 1
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 1
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 9
2422 Pseudoips prasinana britannica Green Silver-lines 3
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 9
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 18
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 4

Good Hunting

14th June.Caterpillars of Vapourer on Fremontodendron.

Closworth 13June
Small mottled willow

Blue Anchor Sunday 11th June

Hummingbird Hawk Moth on Verbena + 3 on Red Valerian

Evening

Brimstone, Flame Shoulder, Marbled/Rufous Minor, Cream-Spot Tiger, Pale Tussock, Common Marbled Carpet, Ruddy Carpet, Silver Ground Carpet, Clouded Silver, Treble Lines, Silver Y, Heart & Dart, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Mottled Beauty, Willow Beauty, Pebble Prominent, Grey Dagger, Spectacle, Dark Arches, Barred Umber, Green Pug, Common Pug, Udea Olivalis, Small Magpie, Gold Triangle. Then it rained!

St. Audries Friday 9th June

Common Swift, Light Emerald, Brimstone, Treble Lines, Flame Shoulder, Pale Tussock, Scalloped Hazel, Silver Ground Carpet, Common Carpet, Ruddy Carpet, Garden Carpet, Spruce Carpet, Buff Arches, Heart & Dart, Straw Dot, Common Wainscot, Elephant Hawk Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Clouded Silver, Spectacle, Peppered Moth, Common Marbled Carpet, Cream Spot Tiger, Common Pug, Marbled Brown, Poplar Grey, Orange Footman, Alder Moth, Lobster Moth, Pale Prominent, Marbled/Rufous Minor, Middle Barred Minor, Turnip Moth, Small Fan-foot, Green Silver-Lines, Ingrailed Clay, Mocha, Udea Olivalis

Closworth 11th June
Alder moth.

Jan Hobbs is a very small SWT reserve. It has a fantastic wet woodland habitat and last night as it was dry I got in with three lights. A pretty fair result.

17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 51
148 Nemophora degeerella 4
652 Alabonia geoffrella 2
937 Agapeta hamana 1
986 Syndemis musculana 1
1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 4
1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 2
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 3
1377 Perinephela lancealis 1
1392 Udea olivalis 3
1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip 1
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 1
1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 5
1657 Ochropacha duplaris Common Lutestring 12
1674 Jodis lactearia Little Emerald 1
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1
1692 Scopula immutata Lesser Cream Wave 5
1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 4
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 3
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 9
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 2
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 1
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 30
1773 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet 2
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 41
1802 Perizoma affinitata Rivulet 2
1803 Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet 4
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2
1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 2
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 1
1874 Euchoeca nebulata Dingy Shell 6
1875 Asthena albulata Small White Wave 1
1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave 1
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 8
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 3
1903 Plagodis pulveraria Barred Umber 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
1945 Cleorodes lichenaria Brussels Lace 5
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 4
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 4
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 22
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 2
1999 Stauropus fagi Lobster Moth 5
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 3
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 14
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 17
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2098 Axylia putris Flame 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 8
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 1
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 3
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 4
Wow what a moth
2138 Anaplectoides prasina Green Arches 4
2150 Polia nebulosa Grey Arches 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2173 Hadena bicruris Lychnis 1
2205 Mythimna comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot 2
2289 Acronicta rumicis Knot Grass 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 3
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 3
2410 Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot 3
2422 Pseudoips prasinana britannica Green Silver-lines 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 3
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 5
2443 Autographa jota Plain Golden Y 3
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 4
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 18
2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 2

Worth the effort

This is Mike Ridges list for Worley hill 7th June. 17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 7
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 1
1674 Jodis lactearia Little Emerald 1
1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha 3
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 7
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 11
1781 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 3
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 1
1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 2
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 1
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 2
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 1
1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 8
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 1
2058 Arctia villica britannica Cream-spot Tiger 6
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 2
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 3
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis Fan-foot 1

Closworth 10th June
3 Hummingbird hawk moths on red valerian

Blue Anchor Sat. 3rd June

3 Ruddy Carpet 1 Galium Carpet

Well this is the list for Orchard wood on the 3rd June. Five traps out recorded 98 species (580 moths) and seen again Pauper Pug a red data book species, and 107 Blomers Rivulet which is a notable b species. Satin Wave is a good record for Somerset. Also a really green Little Emerald, sadly had a problem so no picture.

Altogether it was a fantastic night but then orchard wood is always good. My thanks to mike for his support and James McGill for doing all the micros and the rest.
Oh yes and 74 Mocha wow!

1 Micropterix tunbergella 1
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 12
132 Incurvaria praelatella 1
246 Tinea semifulvella 3
247 Tinea trinotella 1
288 Caloptilia stigmatella 1
293 Caloptilia syringella 4
436 Pseudoswammerdamia combinella 1
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 2
649 Esperia sulphurella 1
652 Alabonia geoffrella 2
656 Tachystola acroxantha 10
986 Syndemis musculana 3
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 11
1000 Ptycholoma lecheana 1
1007 Capua vulgana 2
1015 Eulia ministrana 1
1061 Acleris literana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 2
1120 Ancylis mitterbacheriana 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 2
1212 Rhyacionia pinivorana Spotted Shoot Moth 1
1219 Lathronympha strigana 2
1237 Pammene germmana 1
1301 Crambus lathoniellus 3
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 2
1392 Udea olivalis 3
1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip 3
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 1
1657 Ochropacha duplaris Common Lutestring 7
1674 Jodis lactearia Little Emerald 1
1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha 74
1693 Scopula floslactata Cream Wave 18
1709 Idaea subsericeata Satin Wave 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 1
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 7
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 4
1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar 3
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 4
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 51
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 2
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 2
1773 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet 7
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 34
1781 Horisme vitalbata Small Waved Umber 1
1784 Melanthia procellata Pretty Chalk Carpet 10
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 5
1824 Eupithecia egenaria Pauper Pug 4

1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 15
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1
1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 2
1857 Eupithecia tantillaria Dwarf Pug 1

1872 Discoloxia blomeri Blomer's Rivulet 107
1874 Euchoeca nebulata Dingy Shell 2
1875 Asthena albulata Small White Wave 13
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 2
1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 3
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 2
1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle 7
1903 Plagodis pulveraria Barred Umber 5
1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 14
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 6
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 4
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 1
1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 3
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 2
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 1
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 12
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 10
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 3
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 1
2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 16
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 4
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 5
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 3
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 7
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 5
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 2
2150 Polia nebulosa Grey Arches 3
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2163 Melanchra pisi Broom Moth 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 2
2410 Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot 3
2422 Pseudoips prasinana britannica Green Silver-lines 1
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 7

What a list!

On the 2nd June Whilst i was doing Huish moor Mike Ridge went on to Haddon Hill. Slow start but with the effort.

1638 Macrothylacia rubi Fox Moth 2
1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 2
1657 Ochropacha duplaris Common Lutestring 1]

1733 Scotopteryx mucronata Lead Belle 5
1773 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1875 Asthena albulata Small White Wave 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 16
1903 Plagodis pulveraria Barred Umber 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 10
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 10
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 10
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 3
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 2
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown 2
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 3
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 3
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2162 Papestra biren Glaucous Shears 1
2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 1
2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 4
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 1

Well done Mike

On the 2nd June I was invited to trap at Huish moor by Ginny and David Ayling. Nobody told me it was like scaling the north face of the eiger. Still a few false starts and the sky was far too clear also thanks to Mr Walters a local farmer we had wonderful tales in the frequent pauses in moth recording. Finally my thanks to Ginny and David and especially Roger Sedgemoor who bravely took the line down the steep slope to get to the grass field. Hopefully pictures will follow the records soon.

986 Syndemis musculana 1
1007 Capua vulgana 1
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 1
1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 1
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 2
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 2
1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet 3
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 5
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 4
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 5
1802 Perizoma affinitata Rivulet 1
1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 3
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 4
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1
1875 Asthena albulata Small White Wave 2
1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 8
1903 Plagodis pulveraria Barred Umber 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 5
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 3
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 4
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber 2
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1
1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 2
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 4
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 4
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent 2
2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown 4
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 8
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 4
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 1
2327 Apamea epomidion Clouded Brindle 1
2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 11

Closworth 31st May.
Ni Moth.

On the same night that Jack astley got the Striped Hawk Moth Ian Matheison got an Eastern Bordered Straw. This has now been confirmed. Ian who traps in his garden clearly lives in the right place for rare moths. Well done Ian.

My apologies for the late report of trapping on the 26th May. Mike Ridge and I did Staple Park Wood. Easy, hard access with a lot of potential and hardly any records. Also Mike's type of trapping by boxing up all individuals as they come in starts to look the best way forward. He caught with my help 147 moths of 30 species in 3hours which is not bad for the sort of weather we have been having. (See more in my Recorders remarks)

1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom Staple Park Wood 1
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet Staple Park Wood 3
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet Staple Park Wood 4
1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet Staple Park Wood 5
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar Staple Park Wood 2
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet Staple Park Wood 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet Staple Park Wood 2
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet Staple Park Wood 5
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Staple Park Wood 26
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug Staple Park Wood 2
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug Staple Park Wood 2
1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock Staple Park Wood 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line Staple Park Wood 9
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Staple Park Wood 12
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel Staple Park Wood 2
4 1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber Staple Park Wood 3
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed Staple Park Wood 1
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave Staple Park Wood 2
1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted Staple Park Wood 35
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver Staple Park Wood 3
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent Staple Park Wood 5
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent Staple Park Wood 4
2011 Pterostoma palpina Pale Prominent Staple Park Wood 4
2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown Staple Park Wood 9
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock Staple Park Wood 7
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman Staple Park Wood 2
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches Staple Park Wood 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Staple Park Wood 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character Staple Park Wood 1
2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet Staple Park Wood 1
2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic Staple Park Wood 1
2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock Staple Park Wood 5

I also did the following sites with actinics
701 Agonopterix ocellana Bens Copse 1
1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha Bens Copse 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet Bens Copse 1
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet Bens Copse 7
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Bens Copse 7
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug Bens Copse 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle Bens Copse 1
1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle Bens Copse 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel Bens Copse 4
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber Bens Copse 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Bens Copse 1
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent Bens Copse 1
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent Bens Copse 2
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock Bens Copse 2

17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift Birkenhall Wood 1
1076 Celypha lacunana Birkenhall Wood 2
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella Birkenhall Wood 1
1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip Birkenhall Wood 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar Birkenhall Wood 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet Birkenhall Wood 2
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet Birkenhall Wood 2
1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet Birkenhall Wood 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Birkenhall Wood 10
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer Birkenhall Wood 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Birkenhall Wood 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Birkenhall Wood 1
1997 Furcula furcula Sallow Kitten Birkenhall Wood 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock Birkenhall Wood 3
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman Birkenhall Wood 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine Birkenhall Wood 2

17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift Boon's Copse 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella Boon's Copse 1
1342 Eudonia angustea Boon's Copse 1
1647 Watsonalla cultraria Barred Hook-tip Boon's Copse 1
1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha Boon's Copse 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet Boon's Copse 1
1752 Cosmorhoe ocellata Purple Bar Boon's Copse 2
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet Boon's Copse 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet Boon's Copse 3
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet Boon's Copse 2
1773 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet Boon's Copse 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Boon's Copse 4
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug Boon's Copse 3
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug Boon's Copse 1
1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing Boon's Copse 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Boon's Copse 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel Boon's Copse 2
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave Boon's Copse 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Boon's Copse 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine Boon's Copse 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth Boon's Copse 1
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot Boon's Copse 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines Boon's Copse 4
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot Boon's Copse 1

1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom Clay Close Copse 1
1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha Clay Close Copse 1
1680 Cyclophora punctaria Maiden's Blush Clay Close Copse 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug Clay Close Copse 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Clay Close Copse 3
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel Clay Close Copse 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character Clay Close Copse 1

1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix Mount Fancy West 1
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix Mount Fancy West 1
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet Mount Fancy West 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Mount Fancy West 10
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Mount Fancy West 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel Mount Fancy West 1
1927 Lycia hirtaria Brindled Beauty Mount Fancy West 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Mount Fancy West 1
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent Mount Fancy West 2
2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown Mount Fancy West 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth Mount Fancy West 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Mount Fancy West 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character Mount Fancy West 2
2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock Mount Fancy West 1

648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth Old Chard Canal 1
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Old Chard Canal 12
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer Old Chard Canal 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug Old Chard Canal 1
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug Old Chard Canal 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line Old Chard Canal 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Old Chard Canal 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Old Chard Canal 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Old Chard Canal 2
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character Old Chard Canal 1
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle Old Chard Canal 1

1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 1
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 11
1874 Euchoeca nebulata Dingy Shell Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 1
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 1
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 2
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 2
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 2
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Poulett's Wood, Chaffcombe 1

1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha Sturm Hill 12
1760 Chloroclysta siterata Red-green Carpet Sturm Hill 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet Sturm Hill 2
1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet Sturm Hill 2
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet Sturm Hill 3
1936 Menophra abruptaria Waved Umber Sturm Hill 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver Sturm Hill 1
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Sturm Hill 1
2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock Sturm Hill 7
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman Sturm Hill 1
2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay Sturm Hill 1
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character Sturm Hill 1
2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot Sturm Hill 1

The next Organised meeting is Draycott Slieghts on the 9th June. Hopefully our chums from Dorset will also be with us.