Species List for 12/09/2026

 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. A warm, overcast night, with a min temp of around 17 deg C and a WSW breeze of 8-10 mph. There were 559 moths (inc 272 Large Yellow[-underwings)  of 56 species and three NFY. The Caloptilia honoratella  identified using Obsidentify and Lepiforum photos will not be submitted as it will not satisfy recording as no GenDet. The Passenger was my second after one in 2006, anther year with multiple records of this previous mega rarity.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	1
15.0131	Caloptilia honoratella		1	nfy
35.118	Scrobipalpa ocellatella	Beet Moth	1
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	3
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	6
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		1
62.021	Oncocera semirubella		3
62.053	Ancylosis oblitella		1
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	3
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		4
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	12
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	3
63.095	Agriphila geniculea		9
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	1
70.008	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	4
70.023	Scopula marginepunctata	Mullein Wave	1
70.038	Rhodometra sacraria	Vestal	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.159	Eupithecia phoeniceata	Cypress Pug	1	nfy
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	4
72.087	Dysgonia algira	Passenger	1	nfy
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.022	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
73.062	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	27
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
73.093	Caradrina kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	3
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	7
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	9
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	32
73.219	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	15
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	9
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	3
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	17
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	5
73.307	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	10
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	11
73.334	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	272
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	6
73.346	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	10
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	31
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	7