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September 2006 archives   last updated 21 June 2007

Key to species

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

 

Blair's Mocha Cyclophora pupillaria

Delicate Mythimna vitellina

Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera

(scroll right for 

Dark

Hummingbird

Pearly

Small Mottled

Silver Y

Diamond-

Rusty-dot

Rush

 

Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera

Eastern Bordered Straw Heliothis nubigera

Striped Hawk-moth Hyles livornica

scarcer species)

Sword-grass

Hawk-moth

Underwing

Willow

 

back Moth

Pearl

Veneer

 

Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli

Gem Orthonama obstipata

Small Marbled Eublemma parva

red = first Irish

Agrotis

Macroglossum

Peridroma

Spodoptera

Autographa

Plutella

Udea

Nomophila

 

Cosmopolitan Mythimna loreyi

Great Brocade Eurois occulta

Vestal Rhodometra sacraria

orange = first of year

ipsilon

stellatarum

saucia

exigua

gamma

xylostella

ferrugalis

noctuella

Death's Head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni White-speck Mythimna unipuncta

September 2006                     Scroll right for scarcer species, methods and recorders; click underlined records for photos

Date Site County VC DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV Other species / notes Grid ref Method Recorder
[Sep] Lisburn Antrim H39 2 Vestal Rhodometra sacraria T Rolston per I Rippey/MothsIreland
[Sep] Aughinlig, nr Loughgall Armagh H37 2 Vestal K Murphy per I Rippey/MothsIreland
[Sep] nr R Blackwater, Argory Armagh H37 Vestal J Nimmons per I Rippey/MothsIreland
[Sep] Crom Fermanagh H33 Vestal K Murphy per I Rippey/MothsIreland
[Sep] south of Derrylin Fermanagh H33 Vestal Mrs J Bullock per I Rippey/MothsIreland
[Sep] Stillago, nr Benburb Tyrone H36 Vestal J Nimmons per I Rippey/MothsIreland
[Sep] Ballycotton national school Cork H5 Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli per Phil Davis/MothsIreland
[Sep] Cobh Cork H5 2 Convolvulus Hawk-moth P Whelan/per Irish Times
[Sep] Co Wexford Wexford H12 ++ HHM "regular throughout the month" www.wexfordnaturalists.com/"The Gaggle"
[Sep] Coolcotts, Wexford town Wexford H12 ++ HHM "cluster of records" www.wexfordnaturalists.com/"The Gaggle"
Date Site County VC DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV Other species / notes Grid ref Method Recorder
30-Sep Fair Hill, north Cork city Cork Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli KGM Bond per MothsIreland newsgroup
30-Sep Carnowen Donegal 2 Vestal Rhodometra sacraria R Sheppard
30-Sep Brownstown Head Waterford H6 1 1 2 5 Delicate Mythimna vitellina X69 at light PM Walsh
30-Sep Tramore Town Waterford H6 2 1 S578019 at light T Bryant
30-Sep Mullaghmeen Westmeath H23 Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera N473787 at light A Tyner
30-Sep Barnland, nr Gorey Wexford H12 2 Scarce Bordered Straw T145638 at light M O'Donnell
Date Site County VC DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV Other species / notes Grid ref Method Recorder
29-Sep Glendaloughin Waterford H6 1 S236163 S MacAmhalghaidh
29-Sep Tramore Sandhills Waterford H6 3 S607004 day obs T Bryant
29-Sep Tramore Town Waterford H6 1 1 1 Potato Tuber Moth Phthorimaea operculella S578019 at light + day obs T Bryant
29-Sep Barnland, nr Gorey Wexford H12 1 4 Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera T145638 at light M O'Donnell
29-Sep Raven NNR Wexford H12 + + + 1(+?) Delicate Mythimna vitellina www.wexfordnaturalists.com/"The Gaggle"
Date Site County VC DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV Other species / notes Grid ref Method Recorder
28-Sep Portadown Armagh H37 3 at light I Rippey/MothsIreland
28-Sep St John's Point Down H38 1 1 2 Delicate [4th & 5th inds for N Ireland] D Allen/MothsIreland
28-Sep unspecified N Ireland site [NI] 1 day obs J Faulkner per I Rippey/MothsIreland
28-Sep Knockbrack Cork H5 2 W634934 day obs KGM Bond
28-Sep Stamullen Meath H22 Vestal, Scarce Bordered Straw E O'Donnell
28-Sep Glendaloughin Waterford H6 1 1 S236163 S MacAmhalghaidh
28-Sep Tramore Town Waterford H6 1 2 3 3 Palpita vitrealis, Scarce Bordered Straw S578019 at light T Bryant
28-Sep Barnland, nr Gorey Wexford H12 2 1 3 2 Scarce Bordered Straw T145638 at light M O'Donnell
28-Sep Cronykeery Wicklow H20 2 1 4 6 Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis [2nd Irish], T2998 at light A Tyner
28-Sep Cronykeery (contd) Wicklow Delicate, Vestal
Date Site County VC DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV Other species / notes Grid ref Method Recorder
27-Sep Glendaloughin Waterford H6 1 S236163 S MacAmhalghaidh
27-Sep Tramore Town Waterford H6 2 1 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 2 Delicate S578019 at light T Bryant
Date Site County VC DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV Other species / notes Grid ref Method Recorder
26-Sep Ballincollig Cork Death's Head Hawk-moth Acherontia atropos W592707 per KGM Bond/MothsIreland
26-Sep Stamullen Meath H22 1 2 O146662 at light E O'Donnell
26-Sep Brownstown Head Waterford H6 3 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 3 Delicate X69 at light PM Walsh
26-Sep Glendaloughin Waterford H6 2 S236163 S MacAmhalghaidh
26-Sep Barnland, nr Gorey Wexford H12 2 1 2 3 3 Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera T145638 at light M O'Donnell
26-Sep Cronykeery Wicklow H20 2 3 4 7 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, Palpita vitrealis, 2 Vestal T2998 at light A Tyner

Date

Site

County

VC

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

Recorder

25-Sep

Aughinlig, nr Loughgall

Armagh

H37

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli

 

at light + in house

K Murphy/A Telford per I Rippey/MothsIreland

25-Sep

Glendaloughin

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

S236163

 

S MacAmhalghaidh

25-Sep

Cronykeery

Wicklow

H20

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

6

Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis [1st Irish],

T2998

 

A Tyner

25-Sep

Cronykeery (contd)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

County

VC

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

Recorder

24-Sep

Cape Clear Island

Cork

H3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli

 

 

per E O'Donnell/MothsIreland

24-Sep

Castleblagh Wood

Cork

H5

2

 

12

 

1

 

1

8

2 Delicate Mythimna vitellina

W708982

at light

KGM Bond

24-Sep

Stamullen

Meath

H22

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

O146662

at light

E O'Donnell

24-Sep

Curraghchase

Limerick

H8

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

R412485

day obs

KGM Bond

24-Sep

Brownstown Head

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

35

Vestal Rhodometra sacraria

X69

day obs

PM Walsh

24-Sep

Helvick Head

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

2

 

X3189

dusk obs

PM Walsh

24-Sep

Tramore Sandhills

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

1

8

 

2

60

Scarce Bordered Straw, Vestal

S607004

at light + day obs

T Bryant

24-Sep

Tramore Town

Waterford

H6

1

1

3

1

17

 

2

17

Old World Webworm Hellula undalis [1st Irish],

S578019

at light + day obs

T Bryant

24-Sep

Tramore Town (contd)

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2 Palpita vitrealis, Antigastra catalaunalis,

 

 

 

24-Sep

Tramore Town (contd)

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3 Delicate, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw, 3 Vestal

 

 

 

24-Sep

Barnland, nr Gorey

Wexford

H12

 

1

1

 

 

 

 

2

2 Antigastra catalaunalis, Blair's Mocha, Delicate

T145638

at light + day obs

M O'Donnell

24-Sep

Cronykeery

Wicklow

H20

 

 

1

1

2

 

 

7

Cosmopolitan, Delicate, Scarce Bordered Straw

T2998

 

A Tyner

24-Sep

Kilcandra (hilltop cottage)

Wicklow

H20

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Palpita vitrealis, Gem

 

 

C Osthoff per MothsIreland newsgroup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

National Moth Night

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

County

VC

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

Recorder

23-Sep

St John's Point

Down

H38

2

 

8

 

5

 

 

2

2 Delicate, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw

J518348

at light

D Allen/C Mellon per MothsIreland

23-Sep

Murlough NNR, nr Dundrum

Down

H38

1

 

3

 

3

 

1

9

Vestal Rhodometra sacraria

J4034

at light

I Rippey et al per MothsIreland

23-Sep

Ballymount

Dublin

H21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

J Beksinski per MothsIreland newsgroup

23-Sep

Curraghchase Forest Park

Limerick

H8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

R408492

at light

KGM Bond

23-Sep

Carnowen (garden)

Donegal

H34

3

 

 

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

R Sheppard per MothsIreland newsgroup

23-Sep

Lowerymore Gorge Heath

Donegal

H34

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

R Sheppard per MothsIreland newsgroup

23-Sep

Stamullen

Meath

H22

 

 

 

 

5

 

 

1

 

O146662

at light

E O'Donnell

23-Sep

Clonmel (Waterford VC)

Tipperary

H6

2

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

Gem Orthonama obstipapa, Vestal

S205220

at light

S MacAmhalghaidh/PM Walsh

23-Sep

Brownstown Head

Waterford

H6

 

 

1

1

2

 

 

15

Palpita vitrealis, 2 Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw

X69

at light

PM Walsh

23-Sep

Glendaloughin

Waterford

H6

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

S236163

at light

S MacAmhalghaidh

23-Sep

Tramore Town

Waterford

H6

 

 

1

 

9

 

1

2

Palpita vitrealis, Delicate

S578019

at light

T Bryant

23-Sep

Barnland, nr Gorey

Wexford

H12

 

 

1

1

2

 

 

7

2 Scarce Bordered Straw, Cosmopolitan, Delicate

T145638

at light

M O'Donnell

23-Sep

Cronykeery

Wicklow

H20

1

1

5

1

24

1

3

87

11 Vestal, Delicate, White-speck

T2898/T2998

at light + day

A Tyner

23-Sep

E Coast Nat Reserve, Black Ditch

Wicklow

H20

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

23

Vestal Rhodometra sacraria

O313034

at light

A Tyner

23-Sep

Knockroe, Kilcoole

Wicklow

H20

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1

 

O293095

day obs

A Tyner

23-Sep

Nun's Cross Woodland

Wicklow

H20

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

1

 

T253983

at light

A Tyner

23-Sep

Kilcandra (hilltop cottage)

Wicklow

H20

 

 

2

 

4

 

 

 

Vestal, Delicate, Scarce Bordered Straw

 

 

C Osthoff per MothsIreland newsgroup

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date

Site

County

VC

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

Other species / notes

Grid ref

Method

Recorder

22-Sep

Antrim Rd area, Belfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convolvulus Hawk-moth Agrius convolvuli

 

 

B Nelson per I Rippey/MothsIreland

22-Sep

Crosshaven

Cork

H4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

W801613

day obs

per KGM Bond

22-Sep

Knockacullata

Cork

H5

 

 

 

 

1

 

 

2

 

W646940

day obs

KGM Bond

22-Sep

Knuttery

Cork

H5

 

 

 

 

6

 

 

 

 

W640917

day obs

KGM Bond

22-Sep

Stamullen

Meath

H22

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera

O146662

at light

E O'Donnell

22-Sep

Brownstown Head

Waterford

H6

 

 

1

 

 

 

 

5

6 Delicate, Scarce Bordered Straw

 

at light

PM Walsh

22-Sep

Glendaloughin

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

2

 

 

 

 

S236163

 

S MacAmhalghaidh

22-Sep

Tramore Sandhills

Waterford

H6

 

 

 

 

1

 

1

6

 

S607004

day obs

T Bryant

22-Sep

Tramore Town

Waterford

H6

1

1

 

 

 

 

 

2

Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw

S578019

at light + day obs

T Bryant

22-Sep

Barnland, nr Gorey

Wexford

H12

1

 

1

 

5

 

 

2

2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Delicate

T145638

at light

M O'Donnell