Species List for 29/09/2024

Once again the very wet weather just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The forecast was correct, with winds SE between 25-28 mph and the temperature just  down ro 12 deg C. There were 19 moths of six species. The year again looks as if it will be a high count of Scarce Bordered Straws. A shame I had to miss the period 18 Aug to 2nd Sept, for my knee replacement and recovery.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	2
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	3
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	5
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	3
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	5
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1

Species List for 28/09/2024

 With a dry night ahead I ran four traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 80W MV "Bucket trap", in the Greenhouse Garden, and the 15W Actinic strip in a "bucket" trap, in the Front Garden.  The temperature dropped to 7 deg C with a light W wind. However the Greenhouse Garden trap was empty, the Front Garden had just one, a Beaded Chestnut, and just two moths in the Pond Garden trap. In all there were 35 moths of 12 species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
63.069	Eudonia angustea		1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	7
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	4
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	1
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	4
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	9
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1

Species List for 27/09/2024

Just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden,  After a wet and quite windy, a dry night with a 15 mph NE wind and a temperature down to 6 deg C, there were very few moths. 12 moths of nine species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
63.069	Eudonia angustea		1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	3
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	1
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1

Species List for 26/09/2024

 Another very wet and windy night, so just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. The temperature was still quite mild, dropping to 10 deg C. There were only 37 moths of 14 species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		1
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	6
73.187	Agrochola litura	Brown-spot Pinion	1
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	5
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	3
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	4
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	4
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	3

Species List for 25/09/2024

 With the very wet weather just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, There were 237 moths of 35 species with exceptionally high counts of Palpita vitrealis and Scarce Bordered Straws.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	6
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		30
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	1
63.069	Eudonia angustea		1
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	1
72.041	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	4
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	5
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	10
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	3
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	7
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	16
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	13
73.219	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	1
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	6
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	15
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
73.307	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	36
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	7
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	7
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	47
73.365	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1

Species List for 24/09/2024

Four traps, 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 80W MV "Bucket trap", in the Greenhouse Garden, and the 15W Actinic strip in a "bucket" trap, in the Front Garden. There were 129 moths of 39 species with three NFY. A second Euchromius ocellea was a surprise.

 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
28.009	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House-moth	1
49.070	Acleris rhombana	Rhomboid Tortrix	1
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		9
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	3
63.076	Euchromius ocellea		1
63.095	Agriphila geniculea		1
70.008	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
70.047	Nycterosea obstipata	Gem	1	nfy
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	3
70.243	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	4
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
72.041	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	2
72.069	Laspeyria flexula	Beautiful Hook-tip	1
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	4
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	6
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	4
73.187	Agrochola litura	Brown-spot Pinion	1	nfy
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	6
73.219	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	2
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	11
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	21
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	4
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	11
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	9
73.365	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1	nfy

The Gem

Brown-spot Pinion,

Autumnal Rustic,

Rhomboid Tortrix

..

Species List for 23/09/2024

 Four traps,  80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 80W  MV "Bucket trap", in the Greenhouse Garden,  and the 15W Actinic strip in a "bucket" trap.in the Front Garden. A very wet end to the night with monsoon like rain from 4 a.m. I cautiously went and retrieved to two "Bucket Traps", and was pleased with the performance of my new (31 days old) right knee. In all there were 92 moths of 24 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.261	Crocidosema plebejana		1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		2
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	5
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.062	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	4
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	2
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	4
73.219	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	2
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	12
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	21
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	6
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	12
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	7

Species List for 22/09/2024

 Four traps,  80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 80W  MV "Bucket trap", in the Greenhouse Garden,  and the 15W Actinic strip in a "bucket" trap.in the Front Garden. There were 106 moths of 30 species, with Shuttle-shaped Dart and Dingy Footman making surprised re-appearances.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	2
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		7
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	13
63.069	Eudonia angustea		4
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
70.283	Campaea margaritaria	Light Emerald	1
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	1
73.022	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
73.070	Pyrrhia umbra	Bordered Sallow	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	2
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	2
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	2
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	5
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	20
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	3
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	7
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	15