Tuesday 30 August 2016

a smorgasbord of moths

Small Dusty Wave, Idaea seriata
Yesterday I upgraded the light bulb on our balcony from 60 to 100 Watt equivalent and the moths flocked in. I recorded 7 new species among the 17 seen around various lights:  Black-headed Conch, Brimstone Moth, Marbled Beauty, The Nutmeg, Brown House Moth, Cabbage Moth, Common Plume, Common Wainscot, Dark Spectacle, Flounced Rustic, Light Brown Apple Moth, Rosy Minor, Rush Veneer, Rusty Dot Pearl, Shuttle-Shaped Dart, Silver Y, Yellow-backed Clothes. This afternoon a Small Dusty Wave landed on the outside door.
Black-headed Conch, Cochylis atricapitana
Brimstone Moth, Opisthograptis luteolata
Brown House Moth, Hofmannophila pseudospretella
Cabbage Moth, Mamestra brassicae
Common Plume, Emmelina monodactyla
Common Wainscot, Mythimna pallens
Dark Spectacle, Abrostola triplasia
Dark Spectacle, Abrostola triplasia
Flounced Rustic, Luperina testacea
Marbled Beauty, Cryphia domestica
Rosy Minor, Mesoligia literosa
Rush Veneer, Nomophila noctuella
Rusty Dot Pearl, Udea ferrugalis
Shuttle-Shaped Dart, Agrotis puta
Shuttle-Shaped Dart
Silver Y, Autographa gamma
Small Dusty Wave underside, Idaea seriata
The Nutmeg, Anarta trifolii above Light Brown Apple Moth, Epiphyas postvittana
Yellow-backed Clothes, Monopis obviella

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