Species List for 25/5/2019

Another reasonable night with 130 moths of 42 species,four NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	3
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
714	Agonopterix yeatiana		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	20
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		4
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		2
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1852	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	2
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1	NFY
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
2069	Tyria jacobaeae	Cinnabar	1	NFY
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	19
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	10
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
2167	Hadena perplexa	Tawny Shears	1	NFY
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	1	NFY
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2337	Oligia strigilis	Marbled Minor	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	15
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	10
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	4
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3

 Tawny Shears

 Miller

 Cinnabar

Elephant Hawk-moth

Species List for 10/06/2018

We are still waiting for a change in the wind direction, hopefully tonight. Just 154 moths of 33 species, three new for the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
14	Hepialus  humuli	Ghost Moth	1	NFY
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	3
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
966	Cochylis atricapitana		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1063	Celypha striana		2
1076	Celypha lacunana		1
1165	Zeiraphera isertana		1	NFY
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	2
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	7
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	77
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	12
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	1	NFY
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	6
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	6
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	4
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	3
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	4

female Ghost Moth

 Miller

 Treble Brown Spot

 Zeiraphera isertana

Cochylis atricapitana

Species List for 27/6/2016

Total of 364 moths of around 55 sp, including 96 micros of 19 species. Still a couple of "specks" to try and do and a couple of pugs that may be too worn to work out.

 Eyed Hawk-moth

Miller

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	9
143	Nematopogon metaxella		1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	5
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		4
951	Aethes beatricella		1
972	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	30
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	24
1301	Crambus lathoniellus		1
1302	Crambus perlella		2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		7
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	6
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	4
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	3
1498	Amblyptilia punctidactyla		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	8
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	2
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	5
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	2
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	4
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	7
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	21
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	32
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	12
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	89
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	19
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	1
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	7
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	2
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	5
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	11
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	6
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

Species List for 8/7/2013

155 Moths, 17 Micros of 10 Species and 138 Macros of 35 or 36 species. A rather nice Miller, a less than annual moth here and a "mystery" noctuid.

Moth of the Day 

 The Miller (Acronicta leporina)

Mystery of the Day - or is it?

 What's this, is it a Rustic Shoulder-knot?

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	4
424	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	1
787	Bryotropha terrella		1
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1063	Celypha striana		2
1076	Celypha lacunana		1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	5
1294	Crambus pascuella		1
1302	Crambus perlella		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	3
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	8
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	2
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	5
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	22
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	46
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	5
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	3
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	2
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	6
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	2
2337	Oligia strigilis	Marbled Minor	2
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	2
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	5
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1