24th August
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina
I have had two of these Orange swifts turn up around my
conservatory windows on consecutive nights, the first was a very worn
individual but could just about make out some identification features, the
second was a better specimen and a definite Orange Swift and a first
recorded in the garden.
Surprisingly smallish moth, both orange in colour which
probably makes them male, which are suppose to be smaller and brighter than the
female. female being more brown.
The antenna appear much smaller than usual.
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| Orange Swift 22nd August 2018 |
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| Orange Swift 24th August 2018 |
Garden list
83. Orange Swift
19th August
Placed the moth trap in a new position in the garden, closer to some Valerium and other flowering shrubs in the hope of some new moths, alas the nights haul consisted of the following
Cabbage Moth -1
Straw Underwing -3
Copper Underwing -1
Large Yellow underwing -1
Heart & Dart -2
Powdered Quaker ? -1
no new moths for the garden.
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| Cabbage Moth |
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| Straw Underwing |
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| Straw Underwing |
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| Straw Underwing |
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| Copper Underwing |
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| Large Yellow Underwing |
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| Heart & Dart |
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| Powdered Quaker ?? |
2nd August
On a warm clear night not so many moths around the moth trap. the following did make there way into the trap, 3- Jersey Tiger Moths, 1- Brimstone, 2- powdered Quakers, 1 Bright-line, Brown Eye,
1 Heart and Dart, and new for the garden list 1 Common Rustic. which brings the garden list up to
82. - Common Rustic
Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis
Although the field guide claims this as common and widespread , its the first one to make the garden list, the two white markings very distinctive.
Formerly a single species, this has now been split into a complex of three, giving Lesser Common Rustic (M. didyma) and Remm's Rustic (M. remmi)
fly's July to August .
other moths noted as follows
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| Jersey Tigers |
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| Heart & Dart |
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| Powdered Quaker |
