Species list for 29/8/2013 - Portland Moth

At last something to get excited about! Not much doubt about the moth of the night. My first Portland Moth was a pleasant surprise, and instantly recognisable. In total there were 45 micro moths of 15 species and 362 macro moths of 41 species.

 Portland Moth (Actebia praecox)

 Portland Moth (Actebia praecox)

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	2
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	4
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	6
873	Blastobasis adustella		1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	2
1305	Agriphila tristella		3
1309	Agriphila geniculea		8
1344	Eudonia mercurella		2
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	2
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	2
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		1
1439	Trachycera advenella		7
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	2
1699	Idaea rusticata atrosignaria	Least Carpet	1
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1782	Horisme tersata	Fern	3
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	6
1838	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	7
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	4
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	3
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	3
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	33
2099	Actebia praecox	Portland Moth	1	NFS
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	9
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	15
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	80
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	65
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	19
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	3
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	5
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	3
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	3
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	4
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	14
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	38
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	10
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	12
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1

Species List for 28/8/2013

Again a bunch of standard records, the best was a Jersey Tiger 49 micro moths of 20 species and 285 macro moths of  44 species reflected the cooler night.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	7
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
658	Carcina quercana		1
873	Blastobasis adustella		1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
969	Pandemis corylana	Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
972	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	8
1036	Acleris forsskaleana		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1305	Agriphila tristella		4
1309	Agriphila geniculea		16
1344	Eudonia mercurella		2
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		1
1439	Trachycera advenella		3
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1699	Idaea rusticata atrosignaria	Least Carpet	1
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	3
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	3
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	3
1752	Cosmorhoe ocellata	Purple Bar	1
1782	Horisme tersata	Fern	2
1784	Melanthia procellata	Pretty Chalk Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1830	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	2
1838	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	10
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	7
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
2049	Eilema depressa	Buff Footman	1
2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	28
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	10
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	12
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	4
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	58
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	30
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	14
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	8
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	2
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	11
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	28
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	6
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	8
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1

Species List for 27/8/2013

An uneventful night with a reasonable number of moths but nothing to get excited about. Both Copper Underwings gave an identification test.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	13
873	Blastobasis adustella		3
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		3
977	Archips podana	Large Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	4
1304	Agriphila straminella		2
1305	Agriphila tristella		8
1307	Agriphila latistria		1
1309	Agriphila geniculea		11
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	2
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	6
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		2
1439	Trachycera advenella		5
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	2
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	2
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	9
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1830	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	1
1838	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	3
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	10
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2026	Orgyia antiqua	Vapourer	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	7
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	14
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	18
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	8
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	59
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	16
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	9
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	3
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
2269	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	2
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svensson's Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	4
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	9
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	51
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	9
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2

Species List for 26/8/2013

Very much the same again, with lesser Broad-bordered Yellow-underwings and Flounced Rustics leading the way. 77 micro moths of  23 species and 294 macro moths of 44 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	5
426	Yponomeuta malinellus	Apple Ermine	3
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	3
658	Carcina quercana		5
873	Blastobasis adustella		8
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
972	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1036	Acleris forsskaleana		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	2
1063	Celypha striana		1
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
1305	Agriphila tristella		11
1309	Agriphila geniculea		14
1344	Eudonia mercurella		2
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		2
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		4
1439	Trachycera advenella		3
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	6
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	10
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	6
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1752	Cosmorhoe ocellata	Purple Bar	1
1781	Horisme vitalbata	Small Waved Umber	1
1782	Horisme tersata	Fern	1
1838	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	2
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	10
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
2037	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	10
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	12
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	8
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	8
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	51
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	10
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	18
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	3
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	3
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	6
2300	Mormo maura	Old Lady	1
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	6
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	6
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	6
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	66
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	7
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	8
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1