Promising start to 2011

I've just done some quick stats from MapMate to see how good the spring really has been for my garden up to now. I've no idea how the formatting will work, but below should be a table showing the number of leps species recorded in my garden up to the end of April for the six years I've lived in Llanishen.


Year    Species
2006     24
2007     56
2008     40
2009     36
2010     35
2011     73

Last night at Llandaff North

After some cold windy nights with very few moths, last night was much better with 6 species new for the year: Pale Tussock (2nd garden record), Pale Prominent, Turnip, Heart & Dart (5) and Cochylis atricapitana (I get lots of these, probably because I don't weed out Ragwort).

Parc slip reserve.

Phyllonorycter salicolella, I think?
Micropterix calthella on Buttercup.
Also - 3 Dingy skipper, Esperia sulphurella, Phyllonorycter heegeriella, Phyllonorycter lautella and Capua vulgana.

Help with id please!

This one turned up late last night just as I was packing up. I think it may possibly be a Phycitodes. Would be grateful if anyone can confirm, and if possible which species?

Thanks,

Adam

Rhoose Point

Put the trap out for a couple of hours this evening. Not a a lot about, but nice to see 8 Cream-spot Tigers all arrive within half an hour.

Other new moths for the year include Marbled Minor Agg., Brown House Moth, White Shouldered House Moth and Elasticha argentella.

Nantyffyllon today.

Hysterophora maculosana. On the wing around it's foodplant, Bluebell.
Also Small purple barred, Micropterix calthella and 20+ Brown silver lines.

Senghenydd

A female Emperor appeared at the living room window last night.