Stainland. 14th July to 3rd of Aug.

I've been suffering from shingles for over two weeks. It attacks the nerves and is incredibly painful, as you would expect. It ruins ones concentration, ability to think clearly, or understand what is being said, it saps all your energy too. It's a very nasty virus. My left shoulder, front and back, pectoral muscles and left side of my body in between, are affected. As a result, moving my left arm is very painful. This is why I have haven't posted. I have 16 days worth of moths to report. I'm recovering slowly, so will type up as many as I can before it becomes unbearable, I may have to post in 2 or three posts, depending how well I do. (Spending 3-5 minutes taking photos is one thing, stretching out to type, is another). Sorry about this.

My list starts from the 14th of July to the 3rd of August. There are a couple if moths I can't ID I have been through all my moth books 6 or 7 times now, page by page. It's been hard work in the condition I'm in. I keep falling asleep are in searching of IDs. SIGH.

14th July

2 x Brown House Moth

3 x Bee Moth

1 x Eudonia lacustrata

1 x Marbled Beauty

Common Marbled Carpet (Thanks Andy)

16th July

2 x Common Footman

6 x Marbled Beauties (3 Grey, 3 Brown)

1 x Current Pug

1 x Snout

1 x Willow Beauty

1 x Riband Wave - Non Banded

1 x Udea prunalis

17th July

1 x Common Carpet

1 x Common Marbled Carpet. - Orange blaze

1 x V Pug

1 x Eudonia lacustrata

1 x Swallowtail

18th July

2 x Willow Beauties (Both in different states of wear to the one on the 16th).

19th July

1 x Bee Moths

1 x Common Wainscot

3 x Small Magpies (I've never seen so many before)

1 x Bird Cherry Ermin

1 x Blastobasis lacticolella

2 x Marbled Beauties - Brown

1 x Straw Dot, very worn

1 x The Fan-foot

1 x V Pug - More intense colour than the one yesterday

 

20th July

1 x Riband Wave - Banded

1 x Eudonia lacustrata

1 x Swallowtail - Damaged wing

1 x Marbled Beauty - 1 Grey, 1 Grey and Brown

1 x Small Fan-footed Wave

1 x  Brown House Moth

 

Marbled Minor sp. Thanks Andy.

 21st July

1 x Common Footman

1 x Double Striped Pug

1 x Marbled Beauty - Brown

1 x Edonia Lacustrata - Not the one from the day before

1 x Snout - Fairly fresh by the look of it

1 x Riband Wave - More damaged the the one the day before

22nd July

2 x Swallowtails

2 x Common Footman

1 x Double Striped Pug - Fairly Fresh

1 x Edonia Lacustrata

3 x Marbled Beauties -1 Grey, 2 Grey Brown

23rd July

1 x Beautiful Plume 

4 x Marbled Beauties (Assorted)

1 x Willow Beauty

1 x Common Footman

So far this has been an exceptional year for moths for me. A friend grew us some tobacco plants as moths like them, They are on both sides of the door and have masses of flowers. have to I wonder if they are responsible for all the moths. Also, I have never had multiple moths of one type before other than Marbled Beauties Eudonia and Blastobasis sp. Plus, I've had quite few new to me moths this time. All in all, a good season, hopefully with more to come.

Part two will follow...