27 August 2005

August 26th in the garden

I have been looking around the garden for larvae and found a few common species:

This is possibly Herald - not as shown in Porter but from the Observer's book it looks good

A trio of Bright line brown eyes

A Flame and spent fuel?

A green Dot



A developing Buff ermine I think - there were several out and about


This orange sallow was a new species for the garden in last night's trap - not a clue where the nearest lime trees are.

22 August 2005

More garden moths

Commas were coming to the container I store wine ropes in so I poured some 'wine' onto the ground. Males and females sampled the delights, not just of the sugary mix as I recently found....
. ....comma larva on nearby hop we planted this year

A Dog's tooth - not as common as last year in our garden at least

A yellow shell that sat still. It is on a pepper leaf
A male Orange swift
A female Orange swift


This Rusty dot pearl was the first this year, feeding on Hemp agrimony

16 August 2005

Aug 15th

This marbled clover was a nice treat from last night's trap

A new tortrix for us - Dichrorampha acuminatana (BF1279).

14 August 2005

A rare moth for Cambs



Marsh oblique-barred - not a moth you would expect to find in your Cambridgeshire garden. It came to an MV light trap.