Species List for 08/04/2026

 After a trip to the north, vias Clitheroe, Durham and the Cairngorms back to a very warm day (20 deg C) and minimum night od 14 deg C there were 55 moths of 18 species and eight NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	4	nfy
44.001	Alucita hexadactyla	Many-plumed Moth	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
70.067	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	10
70.157	Eupithecia dodoneata	Oak-tree Pug	1	nfy
70.160	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	1	nfy
70.200	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1	nfy
70.201	Trichopteryx polycommata	Barred Tooth-striped	1	nfy
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1	nfy
72	Scoliopteryx libatrix	Herald	1	nfy
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	4
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	12
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	9
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2

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Yellow-barred Brindle

Oak-tree Pug

Wave3d Umber

Herald

Barred Tooth-striped

Streamer

White-spotted Pug

Diamond-backed Moth

Species List for 08/04/2022

 Four moths, four species and one NFY

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
1747	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

 

Streamer

Species List for 12/04/2020

A quieter night, with the wind changing and the temperature dropping. Nevertheless I have real surprise with the first Bloxworth Snout for the site, in a ddition there was the first Silver Y of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1747	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	13
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1	NFY
2478	Hypena obsitalis	Bloxworth Snout	1	NFS

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 Bloxworth Snout

Streamer

Species List for 18/04/2018

For once my intuition was right and the extra trap was worthwhile. It was the best night of the year with 141 moths of 17 species, with six new for the year and a Pine Beauty in good nick, that made it seem like a NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1	NFY
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House Moth	1	NFY
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	2	NFY
1524	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
1747	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1	NFY
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	20
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	2	NFY
2019	Clostera curtula	Chocolate-tip	1	NFY
2179	Panolis flammea	Pine Beauty	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	9
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	72
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	10
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	10
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	3
2258	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1

Streamer 

 Chocolate-tip

 Early Thorn

 Early Thorn (second moth).

 Pine Beauty

Species List for 05/04/2017

Three new species for the year. Although Eudonia angustea can be a year round species this is the earliest I've seen one here. The Least Black Arches is also the earliest I've caught one, this time by 11 days. The Streamer is the forth earliest I've caught, just three days later than the earliest date.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1342	Eudonia angustea		2	NFY
1747	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1	NFY
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	4
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1	NFY
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	20
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

 Streamer

 Eudonia angustea

Least Black Arches

A few moths from last night (2/4/2014)

 Barred Tooth-striped (Trichopteryx polycommata)

 The Barred Tooth-striped moth is a priority species under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP), and the Species Action Plan produced aims to maintain all known populations, with enhancement of these populations by the year 2010 ( Abit out of date now).

 Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata )

 Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata )

Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia)

 Blossom Underwing  (Orthosia miniosa)

 Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis)

Streamer (Anticlea derivata)

Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata )