Species List for 10/04/2026

Although the day was cool the night was warmer than the previous one with a  minimum of 8 deg C. There were 2 moths of nine species with four NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
70.095	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-Green Carpet	1	nfy
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2	nfy
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2	nfy
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	3
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1	nfy
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	12
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	5

Muslin Moth

Pale Mottled Willow

Red-green Carpet

Silver Y

Species List for 08/05/2022

 A  further drop to 14 moths of ten species, with three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2223	Calophasia lunula	Toadflax Brocade	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1	NFY
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1	NFY

 

Green Carpet,

Vine's Rustic

Silver Y

Species List for 14/05/2021

 Eight moths of seven species, two NFY, and also a Silver Y, but sadly none of the more exciting migrants that have appeared elsewhere,

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1	NFY
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1	NFY
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Least Black Arches

Eyed Hawk-moth

Silver Y

Species List for 10/05/2021

I took the optimistic view and ran three traps, the 2nd 125 W Robinson, in the Pond Garden, and the 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. \the reward was just 10 moths of eight species, with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1	NFY

Flame Shoulder

Silver Y

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Species List for 22/06/2020

198 moths of  60 species with three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	1
216	Nemapogon cloacella	Cork Moth	1	NFY
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
994	Clepsis consimilana		2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1063	Celypha striana		4
1064	Celypha rosaceana		1	NFY
1082	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	1
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1
1201	Eucosma cana		2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	6
1302	Crambus perlella		2
1333	Scoparia pyralella		1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	5
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	2
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1709	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	1
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	6
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	4
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	3
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	4
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	3
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	2
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2029	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	26
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	23
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	12
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	3
2173	Hadena bicruris	Lychnis	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	5
2216	Cucullia umbratica	Shark	1
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	15
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	2	NFY
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	3
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	6
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	4
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	11
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2434	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1

..

 Lychnis

 Small Dusty Wave, 

 very small Silver Y

 Dusky Brocade,

 A second Dusky Brocade,

 Coronet

 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix

 Celypha rosaceana

 Cork Moth

Common PLume