MOTH NIGHTS 2004

Black Pond, Esher, 17th June with Elmbridge Borough Council

Weather: cool, no wind. Present: two trainee Commons Rangers with Dick Alder, Olive Boroughs and Brian Spooner.

Green Silver Lines

Common Rustic

True Lover's Knot

Light Brocade

Peppered Moth

Elephant Hawk Moth

Iron Prominent

Common Wainscot

Bright-Line Brown Eye

Scorched Wing

Pebble Hook Tip

Grey Arches

Pine Beauty

Willow Beauty

Lobster Moths

Pale Oak Beauty

Light Emerald

White Ermine

Clouded Border

Wax Moth (pyralid)

Heart and Dart

Anne and David Morgan's House, Molesey, 9th July

Weather: cool, dry, no wind, but somewhat overcast. Present: five EHNS members attended altogether.

Silver Y

Heart and Dart

Large Yellow Underwing

Riband Wave

Grass Moth

Codling Moth

Least Carpet

Scalloped Oak

Dark Arches

The Sycamore

Heart and Club

Mottled Rustic

Mouse Moth

Scarce Footman

Willow Beauty

Light Brocade

Bee Moth (pyralid)

Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing

Udea prunalis (pyralid)

Our thanks to David and Anne for their hospitality.

Lardy Pond, West End Common, 21st July with Elmbridge Borough Council

Weather: in spite of a humid day the evening bought ideal conditions for trapping. Present: by 9 pm a surprisingly large crowd had arrived including Mr Jim Porter who is a moth expert.

Herald

Peppered Moth

Swallow-tailed moth

Black Arches

Common White WaveFlame

Dingy Footman

Small Fan-foot

Ruby Tiger

Scarce Silver-lines

Small Fan-footed Wave

Oak Hook-tip

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Scorched Wing

Riband Wave

Iron Prominent

Yellow-tail

July Highflyer

Common Footman

Large Yellow Underwing

Scarce Footman

Copper Underwing

Smoky Wainscot

Svenson's Dingy

Copper Underwing

The meeting ended at midnight. No hawks or other large moths but many interesting micros identified by Jim Porter who is currently researching micro-moths. My thanks to Dick Alder, who was the only ENHS member present and supplied me with the moth list.

Esher Common, 15th September with Elmbridge Borough Council

Weather: dry, moonless and cold for mid-September. Present: two young EBC employees, Dick Alder (ENHS) and five others. Trap set in a circular clearing before 'The Ledges'.

Brindled Green

Large Yellow Underwing

Autumnal Rustic

Snout

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Unidentified pyralid

Not a good night for trapping! Dick reported that the moths came to the light between 8.30 and 9.30 pm. It was so cold that the group stopped trapping at 9.30 as there was no more activity. Our thanks to David Page, Commons Manager, for inviting us to attend the moth evenings.

OLIVE BOROUGHS