Summary of this years Moths

[Greg]

Morning All

I've been looking at my records for this year, they seem mainly quite disappointing.
Although a few species seemed to have had a good year, quite a few more regulars were missing.
I only managed 2 new species for my garden, Large Twin-spot Carpet and Rufous Minor.
I will submit a more detailed summary at the end of the year with a list of the winners and losers.
I did manage twelve new lifer's on my travels (pics below).

Greg

[PaulHopkins]

Some great moths there Greg!

I've been having a look at my garden records for this year, the NFGs are still coming in thick and fast in this my 6th year.

Coptotriche marginea (mine)
Parornix anglicella (mine)
Agonopterix ocellana
Teleiodes vulgella
Eana incanana
Acleris emargana
Epinotia immundana
Eucosma cana
Rhyacionia pinicolana
Acrobasis consociella
Pyrausta purpuralis
Monopis laevigella ( Skin Moth )
Nomophila noctuella ( Rush Veneer )
Cydalima perspectalis ( Box-tree Moth )
Earophila badiata ( Shoulder Stripe )
Euchoeca nebulata ( Dingy Shell )
Eupithecia linariata ( Toadflax Pug )
Eupithecia egenaria ( Pauper Pug )
Eupithecia absinthiata ( Wormwood Pug )
Eupithecia subfuscata ( Grey Pug )
Apamea sordens ( Rustic Shoulder-knot )
Apamea unanimis ( Small Clouded Brindle )

I'm up to 405 species for the garden now, not including aggregates - a figure I never dreamed of reaching when I started this lark.

As well as this, I've had a few lifers elsewhere in Cheshire, in Anglesey and on hols in Italy. The record I'm most pleased with though is a first for Lancs, Six-belted Clearwing to the trusty pheremone lure at Liverpool Festival Gardens.

Cheers
Paul

[Greg]

Hi Paul

Just finished my fifth year mothing. My garden numbers are similar to yours. Your Pauper and Toadflax Pugs
and the Toadflax Brocade from last year would be very welcome in my garden.

Regards
Greg

[stevehind]

I've been trapping here in Higher Poynton since 1993, although less frequently in the early years, yet I've still managed a dozen new species this year.

Argyresthia semitestacella
Depressaria badiella
Aristotelia ericinella
Monochroa tenebrella
Eana penziana
Grapholita compositella
Grapholita tenebrosana
Pyrausta despicata
Calamotropha paludella
Plain Pug
Scorched Carpet
Brown-line Bright-eye

Regards
Steve

[Juliah]

I've just looked through my records:

New species for this year (in my garden):
Common Swift
Map-winged Swift
Small Elephant Hawkmoth
Green Oak Tortrix
Udea lutealis
Garden Pebble
Mother of Pearl
Red-green Carpet
Marbled Beauty
Single-dotted Wave
Mottled Grey
Middle-barred minor
Yellow-line Quaker

...so about 142 species for my garden...


A lot less Copper Underwing and Common Quaker this year.

Huge increases in Riband Wave, Dark Arches, Broad-Bordered Yellow Underwing...(55 this year compared to 1 in 2015)

And surprise ...surprise ...the winners of the 'Most Moths of any one species in my garden' goes to ….the Large Yellow Underwing (464 compared to 95 in 2015, 167 in 2016, 174 in 2017, 267 in 2018)…

But I bet you had all guessed that!!!

Julia

[shearwater]

Hi All
I must also be in my 5th year mothing, I managed 166 species, with 22 NFG (12 macro, 10 micro). I wont bore you all with a list, but my highlights where Chamomile Shark on Apr 6th, then Small Marbled on Jul 7th. Most common was undoubtedly Large Yellow Underwing, no surprise there!
Finally, can anyone provide any tips on setting up a database please? I,m still using pen and paper!

Cheers
Rob

[melbellingham]

I have found the lists of NFG records very interesting. I started recording moths in 2003, and now have a garden list that gets harder to add new species, but SteveH and SteveHH have been recording longer than me, and are still getting new species each year, so it should give us all encouragement.

Eight new species for me this year consisting of 2 macro’s and 6 micro’s.

Cydia cosmophorana
Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix
Aethes smeathmanniana
Dichrorampha acuminatana
Lathronympha strigana
Epinotia tenerana Nut Bud Moth
Acronicta aceris Sycamore
Operophtera fagata Northern Winter Moth

Rob, I don’t know anything about setting up a database, but would using the Cheshire Recording Template be a possibility. Just a thought.

Mel.