Species List for 2/10/2013

Two Four-spotted Footman seemed pretty good and finding that Nigel had two more at Kingsdown and Julian another in North Kent indicates at real influx. As I had a bit of time I took a few photos of the catch.

 This Deep-brown Dart is rather more contrasty and well marked than most that I've caught before. Some are almost as dark as the closely related Black Rustic.

 Barred Sallows vary in the intensity of their marking and their colour. The one above is at the darker end of the variations.

 This is paler in the ground colour but is more contrasting with the darker bars. Like all the Sallows these are attractive end of season moths.

 The Autumnal Rustic has a rather calm look about it, nothing flashy and very neat, but still very much a symbol of this time of the year.

 For anyone who is red-green colour blind, and colour blindness is common in males and vary variable in its severity the name Red-green Carpet is very off putting. I normally get Pam to check anything that is supposed to have a green content, Brindle, Pug etc. but this carpet does have a very individual pattern and I hope that I've got it right without using Pam's eyes!

I've only caught one Four-spotted Footman before this year, a male in  August 2010. These are the third and fourth this year, a real surprise. Only the females have the spots but all I've caught have been males.

Last nights total was 43 micro moths of three species (41 postvittana) and 349 macro moths of 30 species, with 70% being Setaceous Hebrew Characters and Large Yellow Underwings.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	41
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1745	Larentia clavaria	Mallow	3
1760	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	3
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	2
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	2
2051	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	78
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	16
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	3
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	169
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	4
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	2
2231	Aporophyla lutulenta	Deep-brown Dart	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	4
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
2266	Agrochola litura	Brown-spot Pinion	2
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	6
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	24
2272	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	2
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
2361	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	11
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1