Tuesday, 21 May 2013

Rhoose Point

Not such a quick job going through the trap this morning!  33 species including at least three new for the garden: Bactra lacteana/lanceolana, Campion and an Oak Hook-tip.  A lot of Chinese Characters and Brimstones on the wing too.  Like George, no Orthosias with the exception of a single Hebrew Character.

The mystery of the night was the moth below.  While it is quite battered, I thought there would be enough features to allow at least a tentative id, but I haven't got anywhere with it.  Any ideas on that one?


It fairly pronounced labial palps which are not immediately obvious from the photo, and wingspan is just over an inch. 
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6 comments:

  1. VC41Moths21 May 2013 at 10:31

    Adam, it's Oak Nycteoline.

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  2. Adam Mantell21 May 2013 at 10:57

    Thanks Dave - I haven't seen this form before, but now I know what it is it's obvious!

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  3. VC41Moths21 May 2013 at 11:02

    Yes, this is the form that prompted the moth twitchers to visit me last year, hoping it was one of the other species in the genus.

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  4. Adam Mantell21 May 2013 at 15:09

    Moth twitchers?! And there was me thinking I'm a bit obsessive!

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  5. DRWG21 May 2013 at 15:45

    Funnily enough I had B&F2423 in the garden last night but not the above form as last year! Poor night only 4 species in balmy Roath.

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  6. Adam Mantell21 May 2013 at 16:03

    Species count up to 37 now as I found a few micros and Clouded Drab lurking around a bit of wood near the trap when I was putting it away this afternoon. One looks like a Parornix, one is probably a Monopsis, and another (much smaller than yesterdays) Coleophora which I will need to put under the 'scope when I have 5 mins. So 6-ish new for the garden record in total from last night, assuming I can id the micros down to a species.

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