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Migrant moths & butterflies August-September 2006
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Migrant moths & butterflies 
(Co Waterford) August-September 2006
 
Scroll right for scarcer migrants, grid references & other details.
Click underlined species for photos.  
Note that details here may include unverified reports and are subject to later updates or corrections.  Last updated 5 Oct 2006.   See also records for 2007, Oct-Dec 2006, June-July and April-May 2006.
 

 

DSG

HHM

PU

SMW

SY

DbM

RdP

RV

CY

PL

RA

 

Dark Sword-

Hummingbird

Pearly

Small Mottled

Silver Y

Diamond-

Rusty-dot

Rush

Clouded

Painted

Red

 

grass

Hawk-moth

Underwing

Willow

 

back Moth

Pearl

Veneer

Yellow

Lady

Admiral

            '+' = "recorded", "some", "small numbers" etc;  '++' = "lots", "many" etc

September 2006
 
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
30-Sep Brownstown Head 1 1 2 5 Delicate X69 at light
30-Sep Tramore Town 2 1 S578019 125W MV
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
29-Sep Tramore Sandhills 3 1 S607004 day obs
29-Sep Tramore Town 1 1 1 S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
28-Sep Tramore Town 1 2 3 3 1 Palpita vitrealis, Scarce Bordered Straw S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
27-Sep Brownstown Head 1 X69 day obs
27-Sep Tramore Town 2 1 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 2 Delicate S578019 125W MV
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
26-Sep Brownstown Head 3 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 3 Delicate X69 at light
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
25-Sep Glendaloughin 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth S21 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
24-Sep Brownstown Head 35 3 1 1 Vestal X69 day obs
24-Sep Helvick Head 1 1 2 X3189 dusk obs
24-Sep Tramore Sandhills 1 8 2 60 2 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Vestal S607004 15W actinic + day obs
24-Sep Tramore Town 1 1 3 1 17 2 17 1 1 3 Delicate, Old World Webworm Hellula undalis, Antigastra catalaunalis, 2 Palpita vitrealis, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw, 3 Vestal S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
23-Sep Brownstown Head 1 1 2 15 Palpita vitrealis, 2 Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw X69 at light
23-Sep Clonmel (Waterford VC) 2 1 1 Gem, 1 Vestal S205220 15W actinic Skinner
23-Sep Glendaloughin 1 S21 at light
23-Sep Tramore Town 1 9 1 2 1 Delicate, 1 Palpita vitrealis S578019 125W MV
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
22-Sep Brownstown Head 1 5 6 Delicate, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw atb light
22-Sep Tramore Sandhills 1 1 6 1 4 S607004 day obs
22-Sep Tramore Town 1 1 2 1 1 Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
21-Sep Tramore Town 2 1 S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
20-Sep Tramore Town 1 2 3 1 S578019 125W MV
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
17-Sep Ballylemon, Cappagh 1 day obs
17-Sep Brownstown Head 3 1 3 4 X69 day obs
17-Sep Tramore Sandhills 21 1 15 3 9 S607004 15W actinic + day obs
17-Sep Tramore Town 1 2 2 2 2 S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
16-Sep Brownstown Head 7 2 7 11 2 2 6 Delicate, 1 Vestal X69 at light + day obs
16-Sep Tramore Sandhills 23 26 1 14 S607004 15W actinic + day obs
16-Sep Tramore Town 2 1 6 1 2 1 1 Cosmopolitan S578019 125W MV + day obs
16-Sep west Waterford + ++ day obs
 

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Delicate (Mythimna vitellina) x 6, Brownstown Head, 22 Sept 2006 © P.M. Walsh

 
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
15-Sep Brownstown Head 7 7 2 1 18 1 6 Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, Nutmeg, Convolvulus Hawk-moth X69 at light (incl RA)
15-Sep Tramore Sandhills 189 61 24 S607004 day obs
15-Sep Tramore Town 3 2 7 1 9 4 2 S578019 125W MV + day obs
15-Sep Villierstown 2 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
14-Sep Tramore Sandhills 51 135 3 22 2 1 Bordered Straw, 2 Delicate S607004 15W actinic + day obs
14-Sep Tramore Town 2 4 12 4 2 1 Delicate S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
13-Sep Tramore Town 1 2 2 S578019 125W MV + dusk obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
10-Sep Brownstown Head 340 18 5 6 3 X69 day obs
10-Sep Glendaloughin 1 1 Gem (male) S21 at light
10-Sep Tramore Sandhills 1 352 3 120 6 35 3 1 Scarce Bordered Straw S607004 15W actinic + day obs
10-Sep Tramore Town 1 1 6 8 3 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 1 Palpita vitrealis S578019 125W MV
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
09-Sep Brownstown Head 19 5 31 6 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, Cosmopolitan, 3 Delicate, Scarce Bordered Straw X69 at light
09-Sep Ardmore Head 3 X1977 day obs
09-Sep other west Waterford sites 2 day obs
09-Sep Tramore Sandhills 1 670 52 5 43 1 Scarce Bordered Straw S607004 15W actinic + day obs
09-Sep Tramore Town 1 8 3 3 1 4 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Vestal, 1 White-speck S578019 125W MV + day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
08-Sep Tramore Sandhills 563 41 11 34 4 1 Vestal S607004 day obs
08-Sep Tramore Town 5 2 2 3 4 1 Scarce Bordered Straw S578019 125W MV + day obs
08-Sep Waterford city: Grace Dieu Lower +
08-Sep Woodstown +
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
07-Sep Tramore Sandhills 53 14 4 15 2 S607004 day obs
07-Sep Tramore Town 1 56 1 2 2 2 1 Palpita vitrealis S578019 125W MV + day + dusk
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
06-Sep Brownstown Head 4 2 X69 day obs
06-Sep Ram Head ++ ++ 1 Bordered Straw X2076 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
05-Sep Brownstown Head 1 X69 day obs
Date Site DSG HHM PU SMW SY DbM RdP RV CY PL RA Other species Grid ref Method
03-Sep Brownstown Head 1 1 X69 day obs
03-Sep Tramore Sandhills 2 16 5 12 17 1 Delicate, 1 Scarce Bordered Straw S607004 15W actinic + day obs
03-Sep Tramore Town 11 2 67 4 1 Gem S578019 125W MV + day obs