Steve Nash

I wasn't hopeful at this time year, but a Slender Burnished Brass did turn up at light in Penzance on 10/12.

St Mellion on night of 11/12:
1 Acleris notana/ferrugana
13 December Moth (12 male, 1 female)
1 Winter Moth
1 Silver Y (to ORI lure)
#teammoth

Liz, it is - a flying stick! Easy to spot on the white sheet (as this one was found) but disappears when at rest in the undergrowth.

Ah, are you down at the moment?

Always a chance when you're down in Devon in Autumn/Spring, and you're that bit closer to Dartmoor!

On the evening of the 29th November last year, this turned up on the wall next to the actinic. Not much chance of a Levant Blackneck at the moment, however we may see suitable conditions for North African vagrants to arrive from the 8th December. #teammoth

Only 4 moths of 4 species in St Mellion, but worth running the traps in the evening for a Red Sword-grass (3rd site record). Also, Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot), Angle Shades and Silver Y. #teammoth

X. c-nigrum

23 of 11 species in St Mellion overnight -
1 Acleris ferrugana/notana
1 Acleris hastiana
9 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot)
3 December Moth
1 Double-striped Pug
1 Spruce Carpet
1 Red-green Carpet
1 November Moth agg.
1 Feathered Thorn
3 Setaceous Hebrew Character
1 Angle Shades
#teammoth

Purple Marbled

Gem

Radford's Flame Shoulder

Palpita vitrealis

An unexpected arrival of migrants in St Mellion (76 moths of 24 species recorded). Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl), 23 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot), Gem, Pearly Underwing, 3 Turnip Moth, 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, Angle Shades, Purple Marbled 3rd of year, all f. carthami & Silver Y #teammoth

Likewise Rob, only abroad until I took one in 2023. My most wanted to see moth at the time and always a thrill to see one.

Slender Burnished Brass

Crimson Speckled

Slender Burnished Brass

Scarce Umber

A few more pics of the migrants from St Mellion, plus a new for garden Scarce Umber, which is, erm, scarce in Cornwall! #teammoth

Can't complain Tim! Although I didn't really need to bother getting up at 4:30.

☺️ I'll send it north eastwards

Crimson Speckled

Slender Burnished Brass

H. undalis (Old World Webworm)

140 moths of 37 species in St Mellion last night. The highlights were Crimson Speckled (2nd site record) and Hellula undalis (Old World Webworm) to light and 3 Slender Burnished Brass to the ORI lure. #teammoth

I was so hoping for one of these last night! Well done Allan.

Yes it was quite a display. Just a shame I missed it with the camera, before the cloud rolled in.

2 Slender Burnished Brass in the ORI lure trap next to the front door, both of which arrived around 2am. All 3 have been taken in this lure trap location, despite hanging 3 other ORI lures in the garden & down the lane. The Aurora also put on a spectacular display. St Mellion #teammoth

Glad I put a bag over the bulb to protect it against the horizontal rain! Waste of time this evening but looking good from midnight.

There was a 6c temperature swing overnight in St Mellion, with the temp. down to a chilly 7.3c at 19:00, rising to 13.2c at 07:00 (currently 14.2c at noon). The wind is really picking up now but hopefully it will die down completely by midnight.

Good luck. It should be an interesting week, in the south at least.

Are you currently in Staffs or Surrey, Les?

😆

😆 Another species with a western bias although no reason why you shouldn't catch one in Hants. I had 4 in VC22 Berks.

Yet another Cosmopolitan (L loreyi) last night, which was resting on the wall by the MV trap at 19:00 - the 12th specimen of the year in St Mellion, which is a record count. Also, 7 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot), Turnip Moth, Silver Y, Setaceous Hebrew Character & Large Yellow Underwing. #teammoth

Cosmopolitan

79 of 25 species in St Mellion
1 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back)
1 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer)
21 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot)
1 Vestal (R sacraria)
1 Dark Sword-grass (A ipsilon)
1 Cosmopolitan (L loreyi) different to one on 7/11
1 Angle Shades (P meticulosa)
1 Silver Y (A gamma)
#teammoth

Thinking about it I don't think I've seen one this year, so new for year on 7th November! 😆

D. lipsiella

P. conwagana

Also in St Mellion among 96 moths in 26 species: new for year Diurnea lipsiella, Acleris umbrana, Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Yellow-spotted Tortrix) - my latest ever record - previous 28/10). 2 Grey Pine Carpet, 18 Red-green Carpet, 2 Large Yellow Underwing #teammoth

S. recurvalis

Cosmopolitan

S. recurvalis

A cool night in St Mellion, SE Cornwall (down to 8.3c), but mild enough early on for the moths to fly. The Cosmopolitain (10th of the year) arrived at 17:15 and the Spoladea recurvalis (Banded Sable) - 4th site record, was potted off the collar of the Robinson trap at 18:30. #teammoth

I had to wait for the bats to have their fill as the entire squadron were out soon after dark! Very few moths in the first couple of hours.

🤣 I wish! Despite the totals it was still like waiting for the bus to come along, on these long nights!