Recent Cornish moth sighting highlights

Long Rock (SW5031) - Geoff Littler - Heath Trap (22W Circular Actinic)

 Pretty Pinion                        1    First for VC1? - but identification not verified.

Rospannel Farm, Crows-an-Wra (SW3926) Bernard Hocking - Trap, Skinner (125W MV)

Amblyptilia punctidactyla  1      New record for VC1

Gwithian Green (SW587414) Joint Daytime Walk (4 people)

Scarlet Tiger                       3      Local        G&P.Littler
Scarlet Tiger                       3      Local        T&P.James

Goonhilly NR (SW7221) Ad-hoc Joint trapping event (2 Lamps on Sheets)

Small Grass Emerald   1    Na List    F.Johns

Gwithian Towans (SW5740) Frank Johns - Sheet (125W MV)

Small Elephant Hawkmoth  128   Local in 2 hours trapping

Stithians Reservoir (SW7036) Joint Trapping Session for Stithians Bird Group...................................(3 Lamps on Sheets - FJ, T&PJ, G&PL)

Map Winged Swift            1    Local, Rarely Recorded F.Johns
Crambus uliginosellus        1     Nb List                F.Johns
Silver Hook                       1    Local                   F.Johns
Beautiful Snout                  1    Local                   F.Johns
Oblique Carpet                 2    Local                   T&P.James
Devon Carpet                   1    Nb List                F.Johns
Devon Carpet                   3    Nb List               T&P.James

Greatwork, Ashton (SW5930 ) Tony James - Own-build trap 25W UV + 25W White lamps

Common Forest Looper (B.No. 1965a)  1   Female   Adventive

I first had this New Zealand species coming to my garden traps in April 2007. There were 5 single specimens between April-October, which were finally identified by John Chainey in the Natural History Museum, London, early in 2008.

Trevergy Farm, Cury (SW6722) Frank Johns - Robinson Trap (125W MV)

Rannock Looper         1        Na List     Possible Migrant

Luxulyan Valley (SX058573) Ad-hoc Joint trapping Event (3 lamps on sheets - F.Johns, P&T.James, P&G.Littler. - P.Boggis & M.Lowe also attended)

Dotted Chestnut         1          Nb List                      P&T.James
Frosted Green             1         Local                         P&G.Littler

Trevergy Farm, Cury (SW6722) Frank Johns - Robinson Trap (125W MV)

Tawny Pinion              1          Local

Devichoys Reserve, Perran-ar-Worthal (SW774382) Ad-hoc Joint trapping Event (3 lamps on sheets - F.Johns, P&G.Littler, P&T.James)

Spring Usher              1          Rarely Recorded    P&G.Littler
Dotted Chestnut         1          Nb List                      P&G.Littler

Cadson Bury (SX3467); Leon Truscott & John Nicholls; Field Record

Orange Underwing  (1)      A scarce resident

Luxulyan Valley (SX058573) Ad-hoc Joint trapping Event (2 lamps on sheets - F.Johns, P&T.James)

Spring Usher              1          Rarely Recorded    F.Johns
Yellow Horned            1          Rarely Recorded    F.Johns

Plaidy (SX2653); Richard & Priscilla Salter; Heath trap (6W Actinic)

Pine Beauty       A local resident.

A very early date - one of the earliest ever county records

Tremayne Woods, Helford River (SW730251) Ad-hoc Joint trapping Event (2 lamps on sheets - T.James, F.Johns)

Spring Usher              3          Rarely Recorded   T.James
Spring Usher              2          Rarely Recorded   F.Johns

Tremayne Woods, Helford River (SW730251) Ad-hoc Joint trapping Event (2 lamps on sheets - F.Johns, T.James)

Spring Usher              2          Not Recorded Here Before   T.James

Butter Hole, Nr. Padstow (SW 907778) Steve Whitehouse - At Rest in grass on Coastal Footpath

Convolvulus Hawkmoth       1           Immigrant (Verified - Mike Wall)

Torpoint (SX436547); Leon Truscott; Heath Trap (15W Actinic)

Convolvulus Hawk-moth    1    (Scarce migrant)   

Downderry (SX3154); John Nicholls; Heath Trap (15W Actinic)

Evergestis extimalis    1    Rare migrant  (Only 2nd VC2 record)

Seaton Valley (SX3054); John Nicholls; Heath Trap (15W Actinic)

Ringed China-mark    6 (4 males, 2 females)              Scarce resident                 

Plaidy (SX2653); Priscilla & Richard Salter; Heath Trap (6W Actinic)

Scarce Bordered Straw    1    Rare migrant

Penlee Battery CWT Reserve (SX4349); Leon Truscott; Field record

Tebenna micalis    Rare migrant   A single on 2nd Sept was the last in a series commencing on 27th July at Penlee Reserve and subsequently found at 17 mostly coastal sites in the southeast of the county by John Nicholls and Leon Truscott. Quantities of between 1 and 15 were noted, with the larger numbers at Penlee Reserve and Seaton Valley (SX3055).  It would appear that, apart from 2 records in West Devon by Tom Sleep, only The Lizard has provided similar sightings, with a similar series of records from Frank Johns and others.

Trevergy Farm, Cury (SW6722) Frank Johns - Day Observation on Fleabane

Tebenna micalis                   4           Rare Immigrant

Windmill Farm, The Lizard (SW6915) Frank Johns - Day Observation on Fleabane

Tebenna micalis                   2           Rare Immigrant

Mt Edcumbe Country Park (SX4552/4553); 1 x Skinner Trap (125MV), 1 x 125MV Lamp on sheet; 1 x 15W UV Lamp on sheet, 1 x Skinner Trap (15W UV Lamp)

Ypsolopha alpella    1    Rare (2nd county record?)

Aethes francillana   1     Rare (migrant?)

Eudonia pallida    1    Rare (resident?)

Ringed China-mark    3    Scarce resident

Four-spotted Footman    64 (41 females, 23 males!)

Four-spotted Footman was the most numerous species, followed by Large Yellow Underwing with only 57. A total of 74 species were recorded (52 macro, 22 micro). The event was organised by Mt Edgcumbe Country Park.