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Moths seen in the garden to date A-C, D-F, G-M, N-Si, Sh-the end
July 2005
July has started cloudy
and rainy, typical for the last week of Wimledon. The moths however seem not to
mind and so along with many that I saw last year there was a new one this
morning, the bramble shoot moth, Epiblema uddmanniana.
July 4th and the new moths
continue to arrive with a blue-bordered carpet, plemyria rubiginata,
this morning.
July 6th and although I didn't put
the moth trap out last night, (we are at present mending the rain shield which
I managed to break the other day), there were 2 new species by the front
outside light this morning. To the left the marbled white spot, Protodeltote
pygarga, and to the right the cream wave, Scopula floslactata.
July 10th and last night was National Moth night. The weather stayed dry and although the sky was overcast this morning it was sunny and clear last night. There were a fair number of moths in the trap this morning for me to report and these were as follow;
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Common footman, eilema lurideota x 4
Crambus perlella x 2
Double square spot, xestia triangulum
Elephant hawkmoth, deilephila elpenor
Endotrichina flammealis
Engrailed, ectropis bistortata x 2
euzophera pinguis
gold triangle, hypsopygia costalis
lozotaeniodes formosanus
marbled minor, oligia strigilis
riband wave ab remutata, idaea aversata ab remutata
scalloped oak, crocallis elinguaria
small angle shades, euplexia lucipara
swallow-tailed moth, Ourapteryx sambucaria
uncertain, Hoplodrina alsines
Two of these were new to the
garden, the small angle shades, euplexia lucipara, to the left and
euzophera pinguis to the right.
A week away followed by the Flower Show has meant that this is the first opportunity I have had to update the website.
The holiday was spent in Ireland visiting our son. We had a most enjoyable time and were able to visit several places of interest as well as catching up with family history. On the journey across from Dublin to Galway we decided to revisit Durrow High Cross which we were privileged to see last year. I don't think it was the comments that I made, or at least I hope not, but when we had walked up to where the cross should have been it was no longer there. On enquiring I discovered that we must have been some of the last people to have seen it in situ as it has been lifted up and placed in the building which was close by and is being restored. At some point in time this work will be completed and the cross installed in the building may be viewed by the public, a piece of Ireland's history made secure for future generations.
Since I have been back there have been 3 new moths, 2 of which according to
the Moths of Essex come in the category resident, scarce at least in this part
of the country, they are the bordered beauty which I was able to capture a nice
photograph as it settled momentarily by our outside light, and the dark umber
which is unfortunately not a good specimen.
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The weather continues cool
and now there is rain but the moths continue to come. This year's species
throught July have been down but there are new moths appear regularly like this
Lobesia abscisana.
click on any photo to enlarge.
July
29th and a new project. We are currently raising funds for the 'Fix the Floor
Appeal' in our church of St
Mary the Virgin, Little Hallingbury. Recently I have been playing with
various programmes and photographs that I have taken and tried to make some art
photos. These I am prepared to sell on CD for a small sum in aid of the above
appeal. Please visit my Art Photo gallery and
see if you can help. Here is an example of one of the photographs
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Moths seen in the garden to date A-C, D-F, G-M, N-Si, Sh-the end