Species List for 25/02/2026

Mothing for 2025 finished for me at the end of August (27th) when I then went for two months ro Australia, not mothing but Birding and Mammal and Reptile watching. I returned at the end of October, to be greeted with some of the wettest  most dismal weather imaginable. Coupled with the awful weather extending into January and February and a couple of  physical problems, due to my penchant in old age for falling over, I didn't get started this year until February 25th.  At the moment I am using two traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden and an 80W  MV Robinson in the Pond Garden. Hopefully I will add photos for each NFY species as we go along. I will catch up in the near future.

There were 16 moths of five species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2	nfy
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1	nfy
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	8	nfy
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4	nfy
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	nfy

Common Quaker

Oak Beauty

 

Twin-spot Quaker

Clouded Drab

Hebrew Character

Species List for 15/03/2022

 The best night so far this year with 18 moths of nine species, three NFY including a Small Brindled Beauty that was a new site record. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
663	Diurnea fagella		3
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
1925	Apocheima hispidaria	Small Brindled Beauty	1	NFS
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	6
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2

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Small Brindled Beauty

Small Quaker

Twin-spotted Quaker

Oak Beauty

Species List for 29/03/2021

 A better night with 13 moths of six species. best of all a NFS, albeit a common moth and two more NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1061	Acleris literana		1	NFS
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	5
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	3

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Acleris literana

Emmelina monodactyla

Twin-spotted Quaker

Species List for 06/04/2020

Another warm day, but clear night, did not yield a great catch. One NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2183	Orthosia miniosa	Blossom Underwing	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

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Twin-spotted Quaker

Species List for 18/3/2019

Five species was a least an improvement, and Early Grey was new for the year,

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1	NFY

Twin-spotted Quaker

Species List for 11/3/2019

After a blank night there were a few moths, in spite of the extremely windy night. A twin-spotted Carpet was new for the year,

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2

Clouded Drab

Twin-spotted Quaker

Species List for 16/03/2018

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	3
2258	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1

Species List for 21/04/2017

Another early Least Dark Arches, a pristine Powdered Quaker and an odd Twin-spotted Quaker were the highlights of this 34 moth extravaganza..

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	13
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

  Twin-spotted Quaker

 Powdered Quaker

 Least Black Arches

Species List for 28/3/2014

A clear night. Temp down to 8 deg C. Wind 10 mph E.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	10
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

I don't remember seeing a Twin-spotted Quaker with such prominent cross lines before.