October 2011

Just returned from a pleasant and successful 2 weeks in the Isles of Scilly. Obtained a few species new to me including some scarce migrants. In total I recorded 103 species. The following records were from Rocky Hills, St Marys:
278a Opogona omoscopa ~30 mostly between 24/9 and 2/10
264 Bedellia somnulentella 1 on 1/10
386 Tebenna micalis 1 on 1/10, 1 on 2/10
825a Tuta absoluta 1 on 30/9
896b Cosmopterix pulchrimella 1 on 25/9
1360 Hellula undalis (Old World Webworm) 2 on 2/10, 2 on 3/10
1408 Palpita virealis 1 on 1/10, 5 on 2/10, 2 on 3/10
1716 Rhodometra sacraria (Vestal) 2 on 27/9, 6 on 28/9,3 on 29/9,17 on 30/9,11 on 1/10,10 on 2/10,8 on 3/10
1720 Orthonama obstipata (Gem) 1 on 1/10, 1 on 2/10, 1 on 7/10
1972 Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawkmoth) 1 on 1/10, 2 on 2/10, 1 on 3/10
2385 Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled Willow) 1 on 1/10, 5 on 2/10
2386c Spodoptera cilium (Dark Mottled Willow) 1 on 30/9
2400 Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw) 1 on 30/9, 3 on 2/10
2408 Eublemma parva (Small Marbled) 2 on 2/10, 1 on 4/10
I also saw a few species new to me obtained by others, some of which were made available to me for photography with the help of Kris Webb (Spider) http://scillyspider.blogspot.com/ and Martin Goodey http://martingoodeywildlifephotography.com/index.html


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