Third night on the trot

With the weather still holding, I dragged my weary carcase out for another night out, this time at Kilburn woods. The temperature held up, but rather breezy, and with 3 traps out, managed another reasonable haul.  What was probably most notable was the number of micros that ended up in the fridge at home, still trying to work out what they are.  One new tortrix for me, a Ptycholomoides aeriferanus, only first discovered in the UK, in Cambridgeshire, in 1951, and the range has expanded to include Yorkshire.

Ptycholomoides aeriferanus

So, that was one I could put a name to, and here are some shots of a couple of Argyresthia sp., only 6mm long, with their curious tail-up stance, and another one of those bird-dropping moths thingies.

Argyresthia sp.

Argyresthia sp.

tortrix sp.

Another highlight, was several flocks of Crossbills flying around over the trapping site, giving reasonable if distant perched views.

A quick summary of catch at Kilburn (W) on 4 Jul 2011

Taxa
  Argyresthia species (Argyresthia sp.)  4
  Cnephasia species (Cnephasia sp.)  4
0410  Argyresthia brockeella  7
0460  Ypsolopha parenthesella  1
0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  18
0971  Pandemis cinnamomeana  14
0977  Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana)  2
0987  Ptycholomoides aeriferanus  2
1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  2
1032  Aleimma loeflingiana  11
1033  Green Oak Tortrix (Tortrix viridana)  4
1076  Celypha lacunana  14
1083  Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)  7
1092  Apotomis turbidana  3
1136  Epinotia immundana  2
1168  Gypsonoma sociana  3
1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  5
1302  Crambus perlella  3
1334  Scoparia ambigualis  52
1344  Eudonia mercurella  8
1356  Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis)  2
1392  Udea olivalis  4
1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  1
1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  3
1682  Blood-vein (Timandra comae)  1
1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  2
1708  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  1
1713  Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)  6
1713  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  47
1727  Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata)  8
1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  3
1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  4
1768  Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata)  1
1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  1
1777  July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)  4
1802  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  2

1803  Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)  2
1817  Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata)  2
1856  Larch Pug (Eupithecia lariciata)  5
1860  Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)  2
1887  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  6
1893  Tawny-barred Angle (Macaria liturata)  25
1906  Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)  11
1931  Peppered Moth [melanic form] (Biston betularia f. carbonaria)  1
1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  2
1941  Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)  109
1947  Engrailed (Ectropis bistortata)  3
1955  Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)  1
1956  Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)  1
1958  Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)  1
1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  23
1962  Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria)  1
1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  5
1991  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  1
1994  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  1
1997  Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula)  1
2007  Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)  1
2008  Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)  1
2030  Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)  6
2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  4
2060  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  1
2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  7
2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  3
2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  4
2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  80
2120  Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)  1
2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  7
2138  Green Arches (Anaplectoides prasina)  3
2150  Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa)  3
2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  2
2302  Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea)  1
2305  Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)  2
2312  Olive (Ipimorpha subtusa)  1
2314  Dingy Shears (Parastichtis ypsillon)  1
2318  Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)  1

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  50
2327  Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion)  1
2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  71
2340  Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)  2
2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  7
2345  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  2
2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  11
2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  2
2410  Marbled White Spot (Protodeltote pygarga)  1
2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  2
2442  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  9
2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  3
2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  3
2489  Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis)  1