Species List for 17/04/2026

Four Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an a 125W Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden and an 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden . A warmer but slightly damp night. There were 30 moths of 16 species and three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
70.067	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.171	Eupithecia indigata	Ochreous Pug	1	nfy
71.017	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1	nfy
72.001	Scoliopteryx libatrix	Herald	1
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	3
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.058	Cucullia verbasci	Mullein	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	3
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	7
73.247	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1	nfy

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Shuttle-shaped Dart

Mullein

Swallow Prominent,

Powdered Quaker,

Ochreous Pug

Common Plume

Muslin Moth,

Herald

Species List for 11/04/2026

 Saturday was coolish with a cold breeze. The night only fell to 9 deg C. but it remained quite breezy and there were few moths, with none in the Greenhouse garden trap. There were only eight moths of four species (all Orthosias) with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.247	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	2	nfy
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1

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Powdered Quaker

Species List for 02/05/2022

 Another good night for early May, with 62 moths of 24 species with eight NFY. there was aslo  melanistic male Pale Tussock that had me scratching my head at first.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
293	Caloptilia syringella		1	NFY
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	2	NFY
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	8
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	5
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1747	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1	NFY
1852	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	7
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1	NFY
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1	NFY
2003	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1	NFY
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	9
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2179	Panolis flammea	Pine Beauty	1	NFY
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	7
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1	NFY

 

Brown House Moth

Caloptilia syringella

Common Wainscot

Powdered Quaker

Pebble Prominent

Melanistic Pale Tussock

,Double-striped Pug

Peppered Moth

Clouded Drab

Pine Beauty

Common Pug

Waved Umber,

Species List for 27/03/2022

 Another cool, foggy morning with just 11 moths ofsix species, but with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	6
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

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Powdered Quaker