Species List for 16/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. A very wet and warm night with a min temp of 15 deg C and a 8-10 mph SW wind. Numbers were lower than expected although the number of species was the highest since 4th Oct. There were 57 moths of 23 species including one NFY. A bonus was a quick view of the rather worn Oleander Hawk-moth, Daphnis nerii, that was found at Langdon Cliffs. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
28.009	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House-moth	1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		2
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
49.069	Acleris sparsana		1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	11
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		7
70.070	Larentia clavaria	Mallow	2
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	3
70.236	Ennomos erosaria	September Thorn	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.068	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	3
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	2
73.180	Tiliacea aurago	Barred Sallow	1	nfy
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	1
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	1
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	4

Species List for 15/10/2024

 Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. A very warm night with a min temp of  14 deg C. and a 10-15 mph E to SE wind. The results were somewhat disappointing, although two Gems were a surprise. In total there were 45 moths of 16 species.

Species List for 14/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, Another warm, 11 deg C, damp night, with a 12mph E wind. There were 94 moths of 17 species with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		2
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	3
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	4
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
73.206	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	3
73.231	Aporophyla lutulenta	Deep-brown Dart	1	nfy
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	4
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	5
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	23
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	33
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	5

Species List for 13/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, A damp night with a 13 mph E wind and a min thep around 10 deg C. There were 39 moths of 16 species with two NFY. The Mallows appeared at a normal date, The September Thorn was only the third I've caught 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.070	Larentia clavaria	Mallow	2	nfy
70.236	Ennomos erosaria	September Thorn	1	nfy
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	4
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	1
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	5
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	9
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	6
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
73.365	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1

Species List for 12/10/2024

After last nights experiment it was back to just the two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, The temperature dropped to six deg \C and there was a W to NW wind of aroiund 10 mph. Just 16 moths of seven species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
70.079	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	1
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	3
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	8

Species List for 11/10/2024

 I mistakenly thought we were in for a dry night and became ambitious and put out four traps,  80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 80W  MV "Bucket trap", in the Greenhouse Garden,  and the 15W Actinic strip in a "bucket" trap.in the Front Garden. It was much qwarmer with a min temp of about ten deg C, with a 10 mph SE wind. There were 39 moths of 13 species and one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	4
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	3
73.189	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	2	nfy
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
73.206	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	1
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	12
73.330	Ochropleura leucogaster	Radford's Flame Shoulder	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	7

Species List for 10/10/2024

 Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, A change in air flow, brought a large drop in temperature down to 6 deg C overnight with a 14 mph NW wind. There were just 14 moths of six species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	2
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	1
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	2
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	3
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	5
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1

Species List for 09/10/2024

 Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, The temperature dropped to 10 Deg C with a 13 mph NNW. There were 46 moths of 12 species with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
73.068	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	1	nfy
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	5
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	3
73.206	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	2
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	4
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	7
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	16
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	2

Species List for 08/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. A very wet night, mild, The temperatures only dropped to  14 deg C , but the wind was around 25-29 mph. There were very few moths, just 21 ofr 10 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.261	Crocidosema plebejana	a moth	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	2
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	4
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	7
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1

Species List for 07/10/2024

Two traps, an 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 70  moths of 18 species.

 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		3
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.093	Caradrina kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	3
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	9
73.193	Anchoscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	3
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	3
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	11
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	15
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	7