Species List for 05/08/2026

 My Four traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. A strong breeze at the start of the night probably affected the number of species, although it dropped significantly by the morning. There were 295 moths of 58 species with one NFY, a Clouded Buff, the first here since 2006.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		9
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	4
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	13
49.294	Notocelia uddmanniana	Bramble Shoot Moth	1
62.021	Oncocera semirubella		1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	2
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	2
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	11
63.057	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
63.088	Crambus perlella		1
63.089	Agriphila tristella		1
63.093	Agriphila straminella		5
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
69.015	Hyles livornica	Striped Hawk-moth	1
70.009	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	1
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
70.023	Scopula marginepunctata	Mullein Wave	1
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
70.179	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
70.233	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	1
70.241	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	2
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
71.020	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	3
71.022	Ptilodon cucullina	Maple Prominent	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	2
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
72.023	Diacrisia sannio	Clouded Buff	1	nfy
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	7
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	1
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	1
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	2
73.047	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	17
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	1
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	17
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	11
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	4
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	64
73.293	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	7
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	20
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	18
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	5
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	4
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	16
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	10