Species List for 12/08/2018

It was good to get a new moth for the site, a Clay Triple-lines, especially as it fills a surprising gap. Two other NFY moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	2
0425x	Yponomeuta padella/malinellus		3
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	5
697	Agonopterix arenella		1
873	Blastobasis adustella		18
935	Cochylimorpha alternana		1
969	Pandemis corylana	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix	1	NFY
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	25
1260	Cydia splendana		1
1304	Agriphila straminella		16
1305	Agriphila tristella		22
1309	Agriphila geniculea		1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1344	Eudonia mercurella		7
1361	Pyrausta aurata		2
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		2
1385	Ebulea crocealis		1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	9
1424	Endotricha flammealis		1
1439	Trachycera advenella		7
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1470	Euzophera pinguis		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		4
1681	Cyclophora linearia	Clay Triple-lines	1	NFS
1690	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	3
1705	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1781	Horisme vitalbata	Small Waved Umber	1
1782	Horisme tersata	Fern	2	NFY
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	6
1832	Eupithecia assimilata	Currant Pug	1
1858	Chloroclystis v-ata	V-Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	3
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	24
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	8
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	5
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	10
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	3
2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	14
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	21
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	8
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	16
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	3
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	5
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2110a	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	36
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	54
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	5
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	2
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	8
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	25
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	2
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	2
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	2
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	51
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	16
2369	Nonagria typhae	Bulrush Wainscot	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	51
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	31
2449	Abrostola triplasia	Dark Spectacle	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	2
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2

Species List for 11/08/2018

It was surprising to find a return to over 500 moths, although only the third Golden Twin-spot of the year was really notable.In all there were 506 moths of 64 species.

	Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1	15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	3
2	453	Ypsolopha dentella	Honeysuckle Moth	1
3	464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
4	647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
5	658	Carcina quercana		1
6	873	Blastobasis adustella		20
7	998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	10
8	1260	Cydia splendana		2
9	1304	Agriphila straminella		5
10	1305	Agriphila tristella		13
11	1344	Eudonia mercurella		4
12	1348	Parapoynx stratiotata	Ringed China-mark	1
13	1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	4
14	1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	2
15	1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
16	1439	Trachycera advenella		3
17	1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
18	1470	Euzophera pinguis		1
19	1524	Emmelina monodactyla		4
20	1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
21	1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
22	1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
23	1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
24	1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
25	1781	Horisme vitalbata	Small Waved Umber	1
26	1812	Eupithecia inturbata	Maple Pug	1
27	1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
28	1830	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
29	1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	6
30	1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1
31	1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	6
32	1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	4
33	1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
34	1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
35	2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
36	2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	3
37	2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	41
38	2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	10
39	2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	3
40	2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	22
41	2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	6
42	2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
43	2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
44	2110a	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	3
45	2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	33
46	2112	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
47	2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	49
48	2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	15
49	2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
50	2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	11
51	2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
52	2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
53	2303	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	1
54	2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
55	2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
56	2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
57	2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	66
58	2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	15
59	2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	1
60	2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	51
61	2428	Chrysodeixis chalcites	Golden Twin-spot	1
62	2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	48
63	2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	2
64	2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	4

Species List for 10/08/2018

Another quiet night with 163 moths of 36 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
658	Carcina quercana		1
873	Blastobasis adustella		4
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	2
1304	Agriphila straminella		5
1305	Agriphila tristella		8
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1470	Euzophera pinguis		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	17
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	4
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	4
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	12
2092	Agrotis puta puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	19
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	22
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	1
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	3
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	4
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	11
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	18
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	7
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1

Species List for 09/08/2018

The change in weather was reflected in the drop in moth numbers. There were just 182 moths of 35 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
658	Carcina quercana		1
873	Blastobasis adustella		6
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1260	Cydia splendana		2
1304	Agriphila straminella		7
1305	Agriphila tristella		8
1309	Agriphila geniculea		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		4
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	22
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	2
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	12
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	20
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	25
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	9
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	10
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	18
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	13
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	3

Species List for 08/08/2018

Amuch cooler night with 489 moths of 64 species, with just one micro NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
658	Carcina quercana		3
873	Blastobasis adustella		25
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	9
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	3
1260	Cydia splendana		1
1302	Crambus perlella		2
1304	Agriphila straminella		8
1305	Agriphila tristella		4
1309	Agriphila geniculea		1	NFY
1344	Eudonia mercurella		6
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
1417	Pyralis farinalis	Meal Moth	1
1439	Trachycera advenella		3
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		7
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	2
1812	Eupithecia inturbata	Maple Pug	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1830	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	3
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	43
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	10
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	12
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	35
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2110a	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	3
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	32
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	39
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	11
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	4
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	7
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	3
2292	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	2
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	2
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	73
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	21
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	24
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	40
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	4
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1