Mothing and moth trap intruders .. Isle of Man pt. 2

We leave tomorrow, and it is too early a start on the day - to want to trap again overnight tonight. Over this past week, the traps have yielded less species than I would have hoped for given the location.

The cottage has large gardens, laid out both formally with lawns and hedges, but also has a variety of native trees and shrubs, unkempt wilder areas, and is adjacent to the Killane River which has native wildflower and fern species upon its banks. The surrounding fields are relatively small with good connectivity in the hedgerows.

I used the 25W blacklight or 20W actinic in conjunction with the Skinner Trap, in the back garden. Trapping by porchlight only in the front garden.

Despite the lack of variety, I have still seen some moth species for the first time, adding them to the “life-list” along with a couple of beetles which also came to the light, and of whom I have not seen before either.

The final species tally on the week’s trapping list is as follows:

Moths

Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)
Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) Porchlight only

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)
Alucita hexadactyla Porchlight only
Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)
Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)
Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) new for me

Pink-barred Sallow

Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)
Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
Pearly Underwing (Peridroma saucia)
Beautiful Plume (Amblyptilia acanthadactyla)
Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata)
Blastobasis lacticolella new for me

Blastobasis lacticolella

Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae)
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
Autumnal Rustic (Eugnorisma glareosa) new for me

Autumnal Rustic

White-shouldered House-moth (Endrosis sarcitrella)
Epiphyas postvittana
Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)
Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)
Lunar Underwing (Anchoscelis lunosa)
Black Rustic (Aporophyla nigra)
Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
Ypsolopha parenthesella new for me

Ypsolopha parenthesella

Beetles

Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus)
Chrysolina bankii new for me

Chrysolina bankii

Nabria sp.
Nicrophorus investigator
Acrosus rufipes new for me

Acrosus rufipes

Harvestman

Leiobunum blackwalli new for me

Leiobunum blackwalli

Bugs

Green Shieldbug (Palomena prasina) Porchlight only
Birch Shieldbug (Elasmostethus interstinctus)

Caddisfly

Limnephilus lunatus
Limnephilus auricula
Stenophylax permistus
Halesus radiatus

Cranefly

Tipula paludosa

BWARS

Netelia cristata new for me