Moscow and the Moscow region

Mozzhinka village, Odintsovo district. Since Sunday, about six Noctua fimbriata have been born. I haven't seen them here before.

And I have them flying to Pestovo every year, but this is especially a lot, you can select the coolest specimens, like this:

As for the Border-this year, indeed, significantly more than usual. From the middle of July, about 2 weeks in a row, flew to the light of 10-12 copies. every night. Interestingly, throughout the Moscow region so? (in this case, we were talking about Domodedovo)

(In previous years - 1 copy). per season)

This post was edited by Alexander73 - 26.08.2015 20: 54

As for the Border-this year, indeed, significantly more than usual. From the middle of July, about 2 weeks in a row, flew to the light of 10-12 copies. mysterious. Interestingly, throughout the Moscow region so? (in this case, we were talking about Domodedovo)

My five kopecks
Moscow region, Zheleznodorozhny.
Noctua fimbriata - 11.08.2015 1 copy. (stable-infrequently, 1-2 copies are received every year).
Noctua pronuba-a mass species for several years: already collected
Noctua interposita-used to be common, but now it's gone somewhere. The last time I collected it was in 2012
It is worth considering that this is a balcony on the third floor of an apartment building in the center of a big city.

Noctua interposita I had this year in not too large numbers, and flew out much later than the border, in the second decade of August.

Last week I went out to the country for a little fishing. At first, the weather was not conducive to any night fishing, but during these three days (19-21), we managed to catch something interesting during the day. At night, he successfully shone twice (22 and 23) and both times very successfully, and especially on Sunday. On Monday, the evening temperature dropped to 7 degrees, and no summer was out of the question. Of course, I have compiled a list of almost all the species found, but I would like to highlight some of them. So, first of all, I was struck by the number of Noctua fimbriata, there are really a lot of them this year (up to 11 copies per night). But this time there were also an incredible number of Catocala fraxini, on the 23rd at least 14 butterflies flew to the light and several circled around the apple trees, but they did not reach the light. All the more surprising is the fact that only three other tapeworms arrived: two Catocala fulminea and one Catocala promissa. If we move from quantity to quality, then it is worth noting the scoop Xestia xanthographa, one copy arrived, which we managed to capture and, of course, the moth Epirrhoe hastulata. I caught it in the afternoon right at the dacha plot, along with several Favonius quercus and one Orgyia antiqua. What is funny is that in the morning she flew directly to the porch (where fishing takes place at night) and sat down on a white rag. The fact that it was she who checked on lepiforum, apparently flew out in the second generation, as, for example, the next Euchoeca nebulata. In the morning, before leaving, while making a supply of plantain for feeding, I found an interesting caterpillar on a dandelion tree, which I already photographed at home. It was not yet possible to determine exactly, but judging by the size of 3-3. 5 cm and color, we can assume that this is some kind of young Cucullia.
Fishing data:
22.08. - from 20: 45 to 23: 45-t-pa from 13C to 11C;
23.08 . - from 21: 00 to 02: 45-t-pa from 15C to 9C.
(Both nights were completely cloudless, slightly windy and, unfortunately, moonlit)
List of types:

Pieridae:
Pieris napi
Pieris rapae
Gonepteryx rhamni

Lycaenidae:
Thecla betulae
Favonius quercus
Aricia artaxerxes
Polyommatus icarus

Nymphalidae:
Vanessa atalanta
Aglais io
Polygonia c-album

Lasiocampidae:
Trichiura crataegi

Erebidae:
Rivula sericealis
Laspeyria flexula
Catocala fraxini
Catocala fulminea
Catocala promissa
Orgyia antiqua

Geometridae:
Cyclophora albipunctata
Cyclophora punctaria
Timandra comae
Idaea aversata
Xanthorhoe designata
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Epirrhoe hastulata
Camptogramma bilineata
Cosmorhoe ocellata
Ecliptopera silaceata
Mesotype parallelolineata
Eupithecia virgaureata
Eupithecia pusillata
Euchoeca nebulata
Cabera exanthemata
Hypomecis punctinalis
Ennomos erosaria

Noctuidae:
Diachrysia stenochrysis
Autographa mandarina
Acronicta rumicis
Amphipyra pyramidea
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Gortyna flavago
Hydraecia micacea
Hydraecia ultima
Xanthia icteritia
Enargia paleacea
Cosmia trapezina
Tholera cespitis
Tholera decimalis
Diarsia rubi
Noctua pronuba
Noctua fimbriata
Xestia c-nigrum
Xestia baja
Xestia xanthographa
Agrotis segetum

Crambidae:
Parapoynx stratiotatum
Diasemia reticularis
Evergestis pallidata
Pleuroptya ruralis

Pterophoridae:
Amblyptilia punctidactyla

Pyralidae:
Hypsopygia costalis

Some photos:

Can I take a look at Epirrhoe hastulata?

Unfortunately, it was not possible to shoot live, and now we have to wait until it is finished and dried... Well, it's small, so it should be soon...

On August 23, while walking in the vicinity of Mozzhinka, I met a cow named Harmonia axyridis, which is still considered an exclusive find for the region?


There was also another recent invader Argiope bruennichi and the spotted chervonets:

I finally spread out all my catch and it was time to post another report on the night fishing. This fishing, I must say very successful, took place last Friday-the evening of August 28. At first, I thought that I would not get to the dacha in time, there were solid Friday traffic jams in all possible directions. But a miracle happened: the traffic jams cleared as if they had never happened, and at exactly nine o'clock the gate of the country fence creaked. The lights were switched on immediately. We didn't fly very much, but it was quite enough for the end of August (47+13=60 species), and several outstanding specimens also arrived, were photographed and taken. Two (new to me!) flower moths-Eupithecia innotata (1 specimen) and Eupithecia lariciata (2 specimens); Aplocera plagiata, rare in our area, as well as Acleris variegana (these two are also new to me!!!). Well, as far as I can tell, to meet these species is always a great success. So the last fishing trip of the summer (I hope not of the year) was very successful!

Fishing data:
Time: 21: 15-02: 30; t-ra: 15C-14C; due to numerous clouds, the moon occasionally peeked out, a light wind blew.

List of types:

Notodontidae:
Notodonta ziczac

Erebidae:
Rivula sericealis
Catocala fraxini
Catocala promissa

Geometridae:
Cyclophora albipunctata
Cyclophora punctaria
Timandra comae
Xanthorhoe designata
Xanthorhoe spadicearia
Xanthorhoe ferrugata
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Camptogramma bilineata
Cosmorhoe ocellata
Mesotype parallelolineata
Eupithecia innotata
Eupithecia lariciata
Aplocera plagiata
Euchoeca nebulata
Hypomecis roboraria
Ennomos erosaria

Noctuidae:
Abrostola triplasia
Diachrysia chrysitis
Diachrysia stenochrysis
Autographa gamma
Autographa mandarina
Acronicta rumicis
Amphipyra pyramidea
Amphipyra tragopoginis
Allophyes oxyacanthae
Gortyna flavago
Hydraecia micacea
Hydraecia ultima
Xanthia icteritia
Agrochola circellaris
Enargia paleacea
Cosmia trapezina
Mniotype satura
Tholera cespitis
Tholera decimalis
Mythimna pallens
Ochropleura plecta
Noctua pronuba
Noctua fimbriata
Xestia c-nigrum
Xestia baja
Agrotis segetum
Agrotis exclamationis

Crambidae:
Parapoynx stratiotatum
Evergestis pallidata
Pyrausta purpuralis
Diasemia reticularis
Pleuroptya ruralis

Pterophoridae:
Pterophorus pentadactyla
Platyptilia gonodactyla

Pyralidae:
Hypsopygia costalis
Orthopygia glaucinalis

Tortricidae:
Apotomis betuletana
Acleris variegana
Pandemis corylana

Yponomeutidae:
Yponomeuta cagnagella

Some photos:

The toad decided to eat fresh insects for dinner:

In the photo, it seems to me, all the same Eupithecia pusillata. But plagiata is cool, as if not the most northern find in the region. And how is Epirrhoe hastulata, can you already post it?

Pictured all pusillata

The fact that all three specimens are Eupithecia pusillata I agree, thank you for correcting my crooked definition of these butterflies. Well, as they say, wishful thinking. But still good, three high-quality copies with a variety of colors and a decent photo of each of them. I will be able to post Epirrhoe hastulata soon, it remains only to remove it from the straightener and take a picture. If not today, I'll make it tomorrow.

Updating my previous reports. I post two ready-made copies caught this August. One is Epirrhoe hastulata, the other is some interesting Eupithecia; most likely, again common with an interesting color. Epirrhoe is defined as hastulata according to the characteristics presented on the site lepiforum.de (http://www.lepiforum.de/lepiwiki.pl?Epirrhoe_Hastulata) A description of her capture is in my report dated 26.08. I apologize for the quality of the photo, but with the light and background, I couldn't think of anything better right away, and I couldn't follow the butterfly in 1 photo - it turned out at an angle.

Photo:

Epirrhoe hastulata-caught on 21.08.15, during the day; location-SNT "Solnechnaya Polyana".

Eupithecia sp. - caught 09.08.15, at night in the light; place-in the same place.


It's a pity that the weather is so depressing, this weekend we didn't manage to fish... The only thing that pleases me is that I made a large supply of food for the caterpillars, so far we haven't had time to eat everything.

I must disappoint you-this is most likely tristata and Eupithecia millefoliata

Indeed, the fringe is from Tristata! And I took a look yesterday, made sure that it wasn't Spargania luctuata, which I was thinking about, since the time and place are very suitable, and calmed down))

Thanks for the definition of Eupithecia, the fact that this millefoliata does not upset me at all, the species is new to me, generally infrequent; and it's good that it's not just another tenth virgaureata/pusillata. As for the Epirrhoe, I did not mean the border as a defining feature (after all, the border can be frayed or damaged when straightened), but a small white "notch" on each of the wings next to the white spot (shown in the photo). On Lepiforume, I drew attention in the section definitions of the species not to the border, but to this "notch". I checked my assumption on each of the instances presented there, firstly, they are defined exactly correctly there, and secondly, there are quite a lot of them. I saw that each of the tristat' has this "notch", and not one of the hastulat' does not have it! I do not know whether I am right or wrong, but my copy of this "notch" does not have, and the border is still some kind of "middle" between this particular one and this particular one. But in principle, the value of this specimen for me does not depend on the specific species, because I do not yet have either one or the other; and I do not see my dacha as an ideal place for catching super-rare ones, because my valuable specimens were caught in the wrong place...

Photo:

Hastulata as a small tristata with a dark belly, a darker base of the hindwings, and fringes. It focuses on several attributes

There are plenty of green grasshoppers-they even chirp in the garden, while the songbirds are almost silent in the rain and cold. There is an outbreak of Hylotrupes bajulus breeding in the village, some houses have been eaten almost to dust, but adults are not numerous, and it is not possible to catch them en masse. In the shade of the woods in good weather, there are many egeria. Two Phibalapteryx virgata were born in August. There is a lot of Ophonus stictus in the garden. Dicheirotrichus rufithorax was born for the first time. The rest is small and requires careful study...

Want Hylotrupes bajulus? go to the houses that you think have been eaten, and you will find them on the floor. I recently swept out this joy with a broom (well, for me it's a joy, because I process them from them, and for the people-byada)

My interest is in what? does it help? I don't need them - I collect them randomly as a gift, but I already feel sorry for my bathhouse...I am still trying my own method of fighting, and next year it will be clear whether it is viable...

This post was edited by omar - 09.09.2015 22: 54

over the years of working in dezstantsii, we have found only one really effective remedy-kartocid - compound wooden doctor, everything else is a divorce for money

we found only one really effective remedy-kartocid-compound wooden doctor

Napalm is more effective...

Serpukhov district, Luzhki district-Respublika district, 13.09.2015
Cloudy weather, quite warm. The most interesting find is the scoop Staurophora celsia in the grass. Unlike last year, Lemonia dumi did not meet, apparently due to the non-flying weather for it.

Total:

Lycaenidae:
Lycaena dispar
Lycaena phlaeas
Lycaena tityrus
Lycaena virgaureae
Cupido argiades
Plebejus argyrognomon
Polyommatus icarus

Nymphalidae:
Boloria dia


Issoria lathonia

Aglais io
Nymphalis xanthomelas
Polygonia c-album
Vanessa atalanta
Pararge aegeria

Pieridae:
Colias hyale

Colias myrmidone

Pieris napi
Pieris rapae



Erebidae:
Orgyia antiqua

Noctuidae:
Staurophora celsia

Autographa gamma
Cosmia trapezina

I think it's a little early for dumi. According to my observations, by the next weekend they should fly, if it is sunny.

I think it's a little early for dumi. According to my observations, by the next weekend they should fly, if it is sunny.

They probably haven't flown out yet, but I can't confirm for sure due to the lack of sun. I was guided by last year, on September 16 at the same point already flew all the way.

Napalm is more effective...

I completely agree with you one house and one bathhouse have already been burned down on my recommendation

ONF on Monday will launch an action against deforestation around Moscow

20: 0419.09.2015 (updated: 20: 08 19.09.2015) 17141
According to the press service of the All-Russian People's Front, the goal of the campaign is to attract the attention of caring people who will be able to contribute to the general piggy bank of votes for the creation of the "Green Shield of Moscow and the Moscow Region".
Birch forest in autumn. Archive photo
© RIA Novosti. Yuri Cover

MOSCOW, September 19-RIA Novosti. The All-Russian Popular Front (ONF) on Monday in Moscow and the Moscow region will launch an action in support of the initiative to limit deforestation within a radius of 70 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road and create a "Green Shield of Moscow and the Moscow region", the press service of the ONF reported.

The promotion will last until the end of the week. 100 information boards located in the capital near metro stations and in 10 major cities of the Moscow region (Balashikha, Podolsk, Korolev, Khimki, Lyubertsy, Mytishchi, Kolomna, Odintsovo, Krasnogorsk, Serpukhov) will contain information about the ONF initiative and how the forest fund of Moscow and the Moscow region has been reduced for 70 years. years.

Also, "veterans" will tell residents of the capital and the Moscow region about the need to create a "light region" and offer to support the project by voting for it on the website of the Russian Public Initiative.

"The main task is to attract the attention of caring people who will be able to contribute to the general piggy bank of votes for the creation of the Green Shield of Moscow and the Moscow Region. To date, the initiative has already collected 32 thousand votes out of 100 thousand required on the website of the Russian Public Initiative, " the press service of the coordinator of the public monitoring center ONF on ecology and forest protection, State Duma Deputy Vladimir Gutenev.
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RIA News http://ria.ru/society/20150919/1264248692.html#ixzz3mCyDFfn5

Yesterday, Griposia aprilina came to Poplar, and the day before yesterday I tried to catch it on Voinovaya Gora at night temperature of +19 and did not catch it.

People, did anyone catch Lemonia dumi this year in MO?

I post a report on fishing at my dacha (SNT "Solnechnaya Polyana") for the past two weekends on September 12-13 and 18-20. In general, everything turned out quite well, although some goals were not achieved.

Let's start with the unfulfilled goals: it was not possible to catch Griposia aprilina, in previous years it flew more than once, and during these three catches it was not even seen. But I caught some good specimens. First, I was surprised by Eupithecia pusillata, which arrived in the second half of September, unusually light in color. Much more interesting is the troika of scoops: Phlogophora methiculosa, Tiliacea citrago, Blepharita amica. Each of them pleased, but most of all, especially because of the bright color even for it. But in general, every night flew well and flew well.

During the day, only ordinary species flew, unfortunately, it was not possible to find a population of Lemonia dumi, although I searched in all more or less suitable biotopes, at different times of the day, and even in places where various large moths fly during the day in summer.

A small collection of caterpillars was also added to the successful night fishing, made on Sunday the 13th during the collection of feed (plantain for bears). Young caterpillars were found: 1-Euthrix potatoria; 1-Acronicta rumicis and 7-Phragmatobia fuliginosa of different ages. The corresponding photos are attached. Oh, yes, and a false caterpillar suddenly crawled into the light.

Fishing data:
First night => 12.09 - 21:30-00:45 - t-pa = 9C-6S;
Second night => 18.09 - 20:45-00:30 - t-pa = 16C-11C;
Third night => 19.09 - 19:35-23:25 - t-pa = 15C-10C.
The moon obligingly hid behind clouds on each of the nights, and there was no rain or wind.
Since the fishing trips turned out to be quite different, I indicated the night of arrival in parentheses for night species. And if a species did not arrive in one night, then the nights are in descending order of the number of butterflies encountered.

List of encountered species:

Pieridae:
Pieris napi
Pieris rapae
Gonepteryx rhamni

Lycaenidae:
Thecla betulae
Cupido argiades
Polyommatus icarus

Nymphalidae:
Vanessa atalanta
Polygonia c-album

Erebidae:
Rivula sericealis (2)
Laspeyria flexula (3)
Catocala fraxini (2,3,1)
Catocala nupta (1)

Geometridae:
Cyclophora punctaria (2)
Timandra comae (3,2)
Scopula nigropunctata (2)
Catarhoe cuculata (2)
Dysstroma citrata (3)
Eupithecia pusillata (3)
Cabera exanthemata (3)
Hypomecis punctinalis (2)
Ennomos autumnaria (1)
Ennomos erosaria (1,3)
Colotois pennaria (3,2)

Noctuidae:
Macdunnoughia confusa (3)
Diachrysia chrysitis (3,2)
Diachrysia stenochrysis (2,3)
Autographa gamma (2,3,1)
Autographa mandarina (2,1)
Diloba caeruleocephala (2,3)
Amphipyra pyramidea (3,2,1)
Amphipyra tragopoginis (3,2)
Allophyes oxyacanthae (1,2,3)
Helicoverpa armigera (3)
Gortyna flavago (2,3,1)
Hydraecia micacea (3,2)
Hydraecia ultima (2,1)
Apamea remissa (2)
Phlogophora meticulosa (2)
Tiliacea citrago (2)
Xanthia togata (2,1)
Xanthia icteritia (3,2,1)
Agrochola lota (3)
Agrochola circellaris (2,3)
Lithophane socia (3,2)
Lithophane ornitopus (2,3,1)
Eupsilia transversa (3,2,1)
Ipimorpha subtusa (2)
Blepharita amica (1)
Noctua interposita (1)
Xestia c-nigrum (1,3,2)
Agrotis ipsilon (2,3)

Pyralidae:
Hypsopygia costalis (3)

Tortricidae:
Acleris variegana (3)

And another micra, I didn't define it, in one of the last photos.
As a result, fifty species, for September is quite normal.

Photo:

Continuation:

Continuation:

Epinotia ramella

In the village. Mozzhinka Odintsovo district flew well, 4-5 pieces came. I can give you a couple. Especially if there is an extra Jaspidea celsia - I'm stubbornly unlucky with it

Yesterday, Griposia aprilina came to Poplar, and the day before yesterday I tried to catch it on Voinovaya Gora at night temperature of +19 and did not catch it.

This post was edited by PhilGri - 23.09.2015 15: 03

In the village. Mozzhinka Odintsovo district flew well, 4-5 pieces came. I can give you a couple. Especially if there is an extra Jaspidea celsia - I'm stubbornly unlucky with it

Jaspidea celsia flying already killed and not much

They don't exist in this part of the region!((And Eustroma reticulata, Pechipogo strigilata and Lomaspilis marginata decided to give additional generations to the campaign, and hazel blossomed in places...

For your information.
I took a walk in the morning on the zap. surrounding platf. Tugolesye railway station Moscow-Kazan. For insects - almost zero: napi, rapae, c-album, hyale are few in number; atalanta is rare, as well as xanthomelas (!) that has been flown to pieces. Mushrooms are plentiful, but the proportion of wormy ones is uncomfortably high. Despite this, if you want, you can stock up indefinitely. There are two types of background images: white and Polish white. Blueberries, as always in autumn, give a very dense, but not continuous ("flowerbeds") harvest; this autumn, thanks to the heat of the last days, the berries taste better than the usual autumn ones. Lingonberry lives there in many places, but the berries were born only in a few areas, but very abundantly. Blueberries are very local there, but where there are - there are fantastically thick berries, I've never seen this in the summer ukos. Hot, clear, calm.

A. Y. Elezu: I've been to Tugolesye a couple of times in the summer - it's completely calm for insects, even at such a good time for them. Although the forests there are excellent.

This post was edited by Black Coleopter - 09/26/2015 22: 43

A. Y. Elezu: I've been to Tugolesye a couple of times in the summer - it's completely calm for insects, even at such a good time for them. Although the forests there are excellent.

If this summer - then I take your word for it, because he was not. But in other years, in the summer, there was also a lot of interesting things - both during the day and at night. By the way, you can go to insectamo.ru for the sake of interest, type in the search for "Tugolesye", a lot of things will come out, including tragosoma. And this is only "proven reserves", and not all of them.

Once again I went to the dacha and again very successfully. Despite not the best weather, we managed to catch something valuable, and specifically-for the first time this fall, Griposia aprilina arrived! The rest is the usual set, it is worth noting that the first October butterflies have already flown out-poecilocampa populi, ptilophora plumigera, etc. In addition to aprilin's, I also photographed several interesting mics. In general, the fishing is good, I hope not the last one this year.
Fishing data:
26.09. 19: 20-23: 15. 12C-9C.
Huge moon; no clouds; no wind; no precipitation.
List of types:
Geometridae:
Operophtera brumata
Erannis defoliaria
Lasiocampidae:
Poecilocampa populi
Notodontidae:
Ptilophora plumigera
Noctuidae:
Abrostola triplasia
Macdunnoughia confusa
Autographa mandarina
Xanthia togata
Xanthia icteritia
Agrochola circellaris
Lithophane ornitopus
Eupsilia transversa
Griposia aprilina
Xestia c-nigrum
Erebidae:
Catocala fraxini
Photo: