Species List for 29/6/2019

A much better night with  a new moth for the site and five more NFY. In total there were 534 moths of 79 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	16
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	2
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
937	Agapeta hamana		4
977	Archips podana	Large Fruit-tree Tortrix	2
994	Clepsis consimilana		13
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	20
1010	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	2
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		4
1063	Celypha striana		1
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	38
1302	Crambus perlella		2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		4
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	1	NFY
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1436	Conobathra repandana		1
1452	Phycita roborella		1	NFY
1454	Dioryctria abietella		7
1458	Myelois circumvoluta	Thistle Ermine	2
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		2
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1672	Thalera fimbrialis	Sussex Emerald	1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	2
1705	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	4
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	6
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2
1758	Eulithis pyraliata	Barred Straw	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	3
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1876	Hydrelia flammeolaria	Small Yellow Wave	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	5
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	4
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	13
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	3
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	67
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	112
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	6
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	24
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	6
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2110a	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1	NFY
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	31
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	2
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	1	NFY
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	2	NFY
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	26
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	3
2327	Apamea epomidion	Clouded Brindle	1
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	12
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	16
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	5
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	7
2391	Chilodes maritimus	Silky Wainscot	1	NFS
2422	Pseudoips prasinana	Green Silver-lines	1	NFY
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1

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 Silky Wainscot

Green Silver-Lines

Species List for 28/6/2019

A much warmer day and mild night brought a better night with 409 moths of about 76 species. I'm having the usual struggle with Uncertain and Rustic. The first Common Footman and Fanfoot were NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	26
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
994	Clepsis consimilana		2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1002	Lozotaenia forsterana		2
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		10
1063	Celypha striana		2
1076	Celypha lacunana		1
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	21
1294	Crambus pascuella		1
1302	Crambus perlella		2
1316	Catoptria falsella		1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		5
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	2
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1454	Dioryctria abietella		2
1458	Myelois circumvoluta	Thistle Ermine	1
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	2
1705	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	5
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
1771a	Thera cupressata	Cypress Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	2
1837	Eupithecia subfuscata	Grey Pug	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1
1889	Macaria notata	Peacock Moth	1
1904	Plagodis dolabraria	Scorched Wing	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	4
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
1944	Hypomecis punctinalis	Pale Oak Beauty	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	2
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	6
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	3
2029	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	1	NFY
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2077	Nola cucullatella	Short-cloaked Moth	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	47
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	80
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	3
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	12
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	40
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	29
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	5
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	17
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	6
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	10
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1	NFY

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Species List for 27/6/2019

The poor weather continued. while most of the country recorded their highest temperature of the year, the St Margaret's micro climate had us in warm clothing. Another poor showing with only 170 moths if 36 species. Varied Coronet was NFY

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
14	Hepialus humuli	Ghost Moth	1
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	14
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1002	Lozotaenia forsterana		1
1063	Celypha striana		2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1458	Myelois circumvoluta	Thistle Ermine	1
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	3
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	2
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	26
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	49
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	14
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	21
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	2
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2170	Hadena compta	Varied Coronet	1	NFY
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	1
2343x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	4
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1

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Varied Coronet

Species List for 26/6/2019

A windy and exceptionally cold night for late June. Far few moths, 203 of 36 species, The only NFY was a Shoulder-striped Wainscot, my 5th. Coincidentally Nigel Jarman caught one at Kingsdown, his first of this species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	3
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	35
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1063	Celypha striana		7
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	9
1301	Crambus lathoniellus		1
1333	Scoparia pyralella		1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1817	Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	2
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	4
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	33
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	44
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	2
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	9
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	10
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
2205	Mythimna comma	Shoulder-striped Wainscot	1	NFY
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	6
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	3
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	4
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2

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Shoulder-striped Wainscot.

Species List for 25/6/2019

A busy morning wading through mainly common moths, with 10 NFY, including an Evergestis Limbata, one of my favourites and a second Catoptria verellus, which  may be a migrant, rather than from a local new population. In total there were 536 moths of 87 sperices, with some micros still to ID.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
14	Hepialus humuli	Ghost Moth	1
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	4
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	5
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
937	Agapeta hamana		1
950	Aethes francillana		1	NFY
977	Archips podana	Large Fruit-tree Tortrix	3
994	Clepsis consimilana		7
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	17
1010	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	1
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		2
1033	Tortrix viridana	Green Oak Tortrix	1
1063	Celypha striana		4
1076	Celypha lacunana		1
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1
1175	Epiblema uddmanniana	Bramble Shoot Moth	1
1235	Pammene trauniana		3	NFY
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	30
1294	Crambus pascuella		4
1302	Crambus perlella		1
1317	Catoptria verellus		1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		4
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		3
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	2
1356a	Evergestis limbata		1	NFY
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	6
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		1	NFY
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2
1436	Conobathra repandana		1	NFY
1454	Dioryctria abietella		3
1458	Myelois circumvoluta	Thistle Ermine	3
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1640	Euthrix potatoria	Drinker	1	NFY
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1709	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	1
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	3
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	8
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	2
1739	Epirrhoe rivata	Wood Carpet	1
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	5
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	6
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	6
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	7
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	4
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	4
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	7
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	3
2009	Ptilodon cucullina	Maple Prominent	1	NFY
2049	Eilema depressa	Buff Footman	1	NFY
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	71
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	116
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	10
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	17
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	33
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	8
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	15
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
2323	Apamea sublustris	Reddish Light Arches	1	NFY
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	3
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	18
2340	Oligia fasciuncula	Middle-barred Minor	1	NFY
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	6
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	13
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	8
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	10
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1

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