Species List for 7/10/2016

A windless, overcast night brought a few more species and a good list of migrants.

 Brick

 Pale Mottled Willow

 Humming-bird Hawk-moth

 Humming-bird Hawk-moth,

 Silver Y

 Dark Sword-grass

 Scarce Bordered Straw

 Satellite

 Red-green Carpet

Pine Carpet

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	10
1042	Acleris rhombana	Rhomboid Tortrix	1
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	8
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuate	Garden Carpet	1
1760	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	2
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1767	Thera firmata	Pine Carpet	1
1984	Macroglossum stellatarum	Humming-bird Hawk-moth	1
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	61
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	7
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	12
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	2
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	5
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1
2262	Agrochola circellaris	Brick	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	12
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	18
2272	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	3
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	3
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Species List for 610/2016

Numbers are still decreasing, but a couple of species reappeared after a gap, Clepsis consimilana and  Double-striped Pug.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	6
994	Clepsis consimilana		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	5
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	49
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	7
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	6
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	8
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	5
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	7
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	24
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2375	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Species List for 5/10/2016

Although the Convolvulus Hawk-moth had flown off high yesterday it re-appeared, this time in my 80W no1 by the pond.

The trap I have in the small vegetable garden has had very few moths for the last few days and I was thinking of retiring it for the winter, however today it yielded the first Green-brindled Crescent of the season.

Green-brindled Crescent

It has been a few days since the last Silver Y and the one today was very fresh.

Silver Y

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
1972	Agrius convolvuli	Convolvulus Hawk-moth (re-trap)	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	34
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	6
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
2245	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	6
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	9
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	24
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svensson's Copper Underwing	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Species List for 4/10/2016

After the Convolvulus Hawk-moth from Chris's garden I had one in my Actinic trap this morning. A quick look confirmed it was a different individual. There was also a Scarce Bordered Straw and a Chestnut.

 Convolvulus Hawk-moth

 Scarce Bordered Straw

Chestnut

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	3
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	8
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	4
1972	Agrius convolvuli	Convolvulus Hawk-moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	42
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	8
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	3
2258	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	8
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	28
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2375	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1

Species List for 3/10/2016

This list includes the Convolvulus Hawk-moth that featured yesterday. In the traps the first Large Wainscot of the Autumn, another Delicate and the third Clancy's Rustic for the year were good.

 Convolvulus Hawk-moth

 Large Wainscot

 Clancy's Rustic

 Barred Sallow

 Barred Sallow

Acleris rhombana

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1042	Acleris rhombana	Rhomboid Tortrix	1
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	7
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	4
1972	Agrius convolvuli	Convolvulus Hawk-moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	61
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	3
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	10
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	13
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	34
2272	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2375	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1

Species List for 2/10/2016

A Dark Chestnut was new for the year and there was another Delicate. However my mothing wasn't confined to my traps. My next door neighbour, Chris, who knows of my eccentricities called me to come and look at something in her garden. I guessed immediately what it was and was amazed that I was right. Sitting in the middle of a path in her garden was a Convolvulus Hawk-moth.

 Delicate

 Dark Chestnut

Convolvulus Hawk-moth

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	3
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	32
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	10
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	6
2259	Conistra ligula	Dark Chestnut	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	5
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	55
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1

Species List for 1/10/2016

A Delicate was a bright spot in a fairly dismal collection.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	4
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	53
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	12
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	3
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	2
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	6
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	3
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	45
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1

Species List for 30/9/2016

My first Boxworm, and a "brown" type. I would think that it might be a migrant here. A second Clancy's Rustic for the year, but little else of note.

 Boxworm (Diaphania perspectalis)

 Boxworm (Diaphania perspectalis)

Clancy's Rustic, a very tatty individual.

There were two Copper Underwings, one was too beaten up tp get to species, this one was a normal Copper Underwing.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	7
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
1398	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	7
1409a	Diaphania perspectalis	Boxworm	1
1758	Eulithis pyraliata	Barred Straw	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	95
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	4
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	29
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	5
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	4
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	8
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	7
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	48
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
2297x	Amphipyra pyramidea agg.	Copper Underwing agg.	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1