Species List for 5/9/2013

For the last few days I've been running four traps. My usual 125W MV trap and 15W Actinic tube trap, while the other two have been converted to a 160W Blended (MTB) lanp and a 80W MV lamp. I found an old strip light with a 75W ballast in it and this seems to be working the 80W MV lamp successfully. The two new lamps do get a lot more moths than the two 25W "Black" bulbs I was running. Consequently the record number of both Setaceous Hebrew Characters and total moths was beaten last night. The number of species remains a bit disappointing though. In total there were 40 micro moths of 11 species and 1045 macro moths of 44 species. The drop in temperature over the coming week-end may put an end to the massive number of common moths around. A  Vestal was another new moth for the site.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	9
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	5
1309	Agriphila geniculea		15
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	3
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
1425	Galleria mellonella	Wax Moth	1
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1689	Scopula marginepunctata	Mullein Wave	1
1716	Rhodometra sacraria	Vestal	1	NFS
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	2
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	3
1832	Eupithecia assimilata	Currant Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	3
1867	Aplocera plagiata	Treble-bar	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	10
1913	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	2
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	4
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	4
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	5
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	15
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	30
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	8
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	108
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	20
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	20
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	6
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	526
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	60
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	7
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	3
2178	Tholera decimalis	Feathered Gothic	3
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	21
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2269	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	3
2271	Xanthia citrago	Orange Sallow	1
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	2
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svensson's Copper Underwing	2
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	14
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	9
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	2
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	57
2361	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	2
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	48
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	29
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2