Showing posts with label Square-spotted Clay. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Square-spotted Clay. Show all posts

Sunday, 15 September 2013

Two brown newbies to end the summer

The end of August and into September was as expected full of brown moths with limited colour (other than on the underwings) to bring some variety. Two NFG's for me however, one that has been scarce the last few years in this area, and one that is listed as a rare resident.

 Small Square-spot, NFG 29th August, and recorded also 3rd Sept

Hedge Rustic, NFG 30th August - a different darker individual trapped on 3rd Sept

Also of interest, to me at least:

 Orange Swift variant

Tawny-barred Angle - second garden record, previous June 2010

 Feathered Gothic

 Square-spotted Clay - three moths caught on one night (29th Aug) one previous record 11th Sept 2010

Buff Footman 3rd Sept - one previous record July 26th 2010

Sunday, 12 September 2010

Sep 10/11 - Lunar Underwing and mystery confirmed as a Square-spotted Clay

Another reasonable haul of over 60 macros on the last couple of nights , though take out the LYU's and thats just over 30. Included in these have been one new sp for the garden and a couple that have me a bit confused so I any comment would be most welcome.

Lunar Underwing (an expected addition to the list).


Earlier in the year, I got plenty of Uncertain and a few Rustic and more recently some Vine's Rustics every day but this one leaves me a little confused as the wing shape is different, clearly more straight and angled rather than rounded so any suggestions would be welcome as to its identity. (Feedback has been that this is most likely just another Vine's Rustic.)


Another one that has confused me. It is over a month since I last recorded Double Square-spot in the garden with up to four on some nights and its seems well past the season for another to appear. This slightly worn moth does not seem to resemble Autumnal Rustic which is the only one with this sort of pattern that seems to fit with the calendar.
Again any suggestions most welcome.
Responses back have confirmed that this is a worn Square-spotted Clay, rather uncommon in Beds and found in very few places in 2010.
Thanks !