Nemophora degeerella, Shoulder-striped Wainscot and a question

There was a flock of about a dozen moths with long antennae flying around in my garden yesterday, and several more had settled on nearby plants, allowing me to take the first photo below. Looks like Nemophora degeerella. The second photo shows a Shoulder-striped Wainscot that came to the trap in my garden on 1 June (along with several Common Wainscots over the last few days). The third photo shows a moth which I cannot identify. Could it be a pale example of Rustic Shoulder-knot?

John Clough, Marlow

2 obscure moths

Are these Treble-lines f. obscura and a slightly worn Buttoned Snout?

Dave Ferguson, Beaconsfield, Bucks.

Tackley macros

Dusky brocade ?

Scalloped hazel

Male Scorched wing

Mottled rustic?

Oligia sp.?

Oligia sp?

Alan Diver

Tackley

Mullein caterpillars

I'm excited I found Mullein caterpillars in my garden this morning. I've never had the moth but I've had Shark, Chamomile Shark and Wormwood here so it's a group I have a bit of a thing about. 

Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford

Tackley micros

I would be grateful for help with IDs

Micros came to light last few days of may

Scoporia ambigualis

Coleophoridae?

Tortricidae?

Thyme plume?

Crambidae?

Wax moth?

Alan Diver

Tackley

Hummer

We had our first Humming-bird Hawk-moth on the Red Valerian today (Loosley Row, Bucks).

Nigel

Micro puzzle

In the trap, hiding among all the Treble-lines, was this micro. In strong light the basal third was an iridescent gold-bronze. F/w 9mm.

Dave Ferguson, Beaconsfield, Bucks

Another ID question

Another photo sent to me by someone in the village.

Any suggestions welcome.

Andy Newbold, Sibford Ferris, Oxon.

ID help please

Here are the latest few moths from the last 2 weekends which I can't ID and would appreciate some help.

Acleris kochiella?

Cochylis atricapitana?

No idea about this one

Could this be a Seraphim?

And is this a Marbled Minor?

Now another 2 micros that I can't ID:

 
And lastly is this a Rustic?

Thanks in anticipation.

Jacqui
Speen, Bucks

Scoparia pyralella?

I'd really like to get a grip on the Crambids

First Large Yellow Underwings this morning.

Mark Griffiths, Garsington, Oxford

Eana incanana

I think this moth from last night must be an Eana incanana but it's a new species for me and seems a bit early, so would appreciate confirmation or comments.

I still have the moth if it warrants further examination.

Richard Ellis
Chorleywood

Help req'd!

I feel I should know this one but am unable to find it  Any help appreciated.

Steve Lockey (Garsington)

Another clearwing post

Apologies for another clearwing post, but following on from luring a Red-belted Clearwing yesterday, I thought I would try some other lures in the garden this afternoon. The VES lure was put out at 2:30pm and attracted 2 Yellow-legged Clearwings within 5 minutes. This is a clearwing I have seen in the garden previously, although I missed it last year because I probably put the lure out a little too late in the season.
Around 3pm, I put out the TIP lure for the Currant Clearwing (there are currant bushes in the garden). Within 5 minutes, a clearwing appeared in the trap. However, on inspection it was not a Currant Clearwing but the individual below.

This looks like a Red-tipped Clearwing to me. Both Dave Wilton and Derek Brown posted images of this moth about a week ago. I see in Jon Clifton's clearwing notes that Red-tipped can be lured by various lures, including TIP, although FOR is considered the best.
It is really good being able to see and record these elusive moths!

Steve Trigg, Cookham

micros and a pug

A better night with over 200 moths of 64 species so far with quite a few micros still to be identified.

I have selected a few here that I think should be identifiable from photos.

I think number 3 may just be Scoparia ambigualis,
Number 5 possibly Notocelia trimaculana.
Number 6 looks a bit like Celypha rufana but this seems extremely unlikely!
1 and 2 7.5mm in length.
3 10mm
4 Pug 21 mm wing span
5 9mm
6 8mm

Andy Newbold Sibford Ferris Oxon.

Which Arches?

Quite an increase in moths and variety in Longwick (Bucks) last night. A few new for teh eyars included Bright Line brown Eye, Burnished Brass, Diamond Back , Small Magpie and Udea Olivalis. I also saw my first Plutella Porrectella for the garden.

The photograph is of , I think, one of the small arches but I can't tell whether it is a worn Least Black or actually a Scarce Black?

A few from June 1st, Marlow Bottom

Last night's trap was not too exciting. The temperature seemed to fall away quite rapidly, so numbers were lower than I was hoping for.  That said, I did get a new moth for the garden Aethes smeathmanniana.

And Apotomis capreana, which hasn't turned up here very often.

I also had another mare trying to pot a micro at the bottom of an egg cup, which managed to escape around the sides of the pot.  It is a tortrix and looked very orange with no obvious markings, c10mm long and elongated in shape.  It doesn't seem to fit the orange micros I'm familiar with, but maybe it's just worn.  Any ideas anyone?

And finally, below is the only pug that wasn't Common or Mottled. Am I safe in calling it Grey rather than sending it off to Peter?

Adam Bassett

Cream Wave

A Cream Wave on the grass beside my trap this morning.  Only the second of this species recorded here, the last one on 23 May 2007.

Richard Ellis
Chorleywood

Clearwing for confirmation

I put my newly purchased CUL lure out in the garden this afternoon about 4:20 pm, and before I could finish my cup of tea I had a visitor to the trap. I think this is definitely the Large Red-belted Clearwing, but as lures occasionally attract the "wrong" clearwing I thought I would check.

 

 

Steve Trigg, Cookham

 

Argent and Sable?

Only this underwing shot managed on a walk locally this morning. Is this Argent and Sable?.
I certainly hope so.

Steve Lockey (Garsington)