Species List for 15/06/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 229 Moths of 64 species with seven NFY. Forth second time in a few days a new moth for the site and me, a Cloaked Pug, a rare migrant to Kent. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.002	Korscheltellus lupulina	Common Swift	5
16.001	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	1
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	2
32.036	Depressaria radiella	Parsnip Moth	1
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		3
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
49.004	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	1
49.013	Archips podana	Large Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		1
49.161	Celypha striana		3
49.275	Eucosma conterminana		1	nfy
62.001	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	4
62.042	Myelois circumvoluta	Thistle Ermine	1
62.054	Homoeosoma sinuella		1
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	1
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
63.059	Evergestis limbata		1	nfy
63.064	Scoparia ambigualis		1
63.075	Eudonia pallida		1	nfy
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	7
63.081	Crambus pascuella		2
63.088	Crambus perlella		2	nfy
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	3
69.017	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	2
70.008	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
70.062	Epirrhoe rivata	Wood Carpet	1	nfy
70.085	Cidaria fulvata	Barred Yellow	1
70.093	Gandaritis pyraliata	Barred Straw	1
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	3
70.149	Eupithecia abietaria	Cloaked Pug	1	nfy
70.151	Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
70.176	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
70.183	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	5
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	5
70.265	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	9
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1	nfy
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	5
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	6
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
73.101	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	3
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
73.158	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	9
73.163	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
73.174	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	6
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.282	Hadena compta	Varied Coronet	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	3
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	4
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	61
73.320	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	19
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	6
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	8

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Eudonia pallida

Small Mottled Willow

Cloaked Pug

Evergestis limbata

Varied Coronet

Elephant Hawk-moth

Species List for 15/10/2018

The predictions that the weather would bring some migrants was, for once, fulfilled. In addition Large Yellow Underwings increased dramatically. There were 329 moths (204 Large Yellow Underwings) including a Hymenia recurvalis that was new for the site and the first Vestal of the year. Nine Palpita vitrealis, eight Delicates, eight Small Mottled Willows, three Scarce Bordered Straws, two Four-spotted Footmen, two Silver Y's and a Rush Veneer were other migrants. There were also a good collection of resident autumnal moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
994	consimilana		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	6
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
1404	Hymenia recurvalis		1	NFS
1408	Palpita vitrealis		9
1409a	Diaphania perspectalis	Boxworm	1
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		1
1716	Rhodometra sacraria	Vestal	1	NFY
1760	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	6
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
2051	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	5
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	204
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	4
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	9
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	4
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	8
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	5
2245	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	1
2247	Dichonia aprilina	Merveille du Jour	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
2259	Conistra ligula	Dark Chestnut	1
2263	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	1
2264	Agrochola macilenta	Yellow-line Quaker	5
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	13
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	4
2272	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	3
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	4
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	8
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	2
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	3
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2

 Hymenia recurvalis

 Vestal

 Red-line Quaker

 Merveille du Jour

 Four-spotted Footman, male

 Yellow-line Quaker

 Small Mottled Willow, 

 Scarce Bordered Straw 

 Amblyptilia acanthadactylada

 Red-green Carpet, 

Species List for 26/8/2016

 Jersey Tiger

 Poplar Grey

 Nutmeg

 The smallest Silver Y I have ever caught!

 Light Emerald

 Small Mottled Willow

Snout

 Pretty Chalk Carpet

 Epinotia nisella

 Nephopterix angustella

Garden Pebble

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15	Hepialus sylvina	Orange Swift	1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	45
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1138	Epinotia nisella		1
1304	Agriphila straminella		4
1305	Agriphila tristella		6
1309	Agriphila geniculea		6
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	9
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	6
1439	Trachycera advenella		1
1465	Nephopterix angustella		3
1470	Euzophera pinguis		1
1699	Idaea rusticata atrosignaria	Least Carpet	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	2
1782	Horisme tersata	Fern	1
1784	Melanthia procellata	Pretty Chalk Carpet	1
1838	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	3
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1893	Macaria liturata	Tawny-barred Angle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	12
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	2
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	2
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	5
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	28
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	3
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	6
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	68
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	17
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	1
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	1
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	6
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	2
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	7
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	21
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	6
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	9
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

Species List for 6/9/2015

A lot os moths on a cold night, but the vast majority from two species. The total was 564 moths of 40 species.

 Small Mottled Willow

 Dusky Thorn

 Centre-barred Sallow 

Scarce Bordered Straw

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	17
1305	Agriphila tristella		5
1309	Agriphila geniculea		4
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1344	Eudonia mercurella		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	2
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	3
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	132
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	17
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	308
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	5
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	2
2178	Tholera decimalis	Feathered Gothic	3
2269	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	1
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	1
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	2
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	18
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	8
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	4
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	3
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2