Species List for 24/05/2026

 Four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden.  A very warm night, as temperatures break records for the warmest May Day ever. There were 201 moths of  67 species and 20 NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.002	Korscheltellus lupulina	Common Swift	2
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
22.003	Prays ruficeps		1	nfy
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		3
43.007	Scythris limbella		1	nfy
49.004	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	1	nfy
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	15
49.157	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	1
49.161	Celypha striana		1
49.292	Notocelia cynosbatella		2
62.054	Homoeosoma sinuella		1
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	1
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1	nfy
63.067	Eudonia lacustrata		1
63.075	Eudonia pallida		1	nfy
69.015	Hyles livornica	Striped Hawk-moth	1	nfy
70.009	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	1	nfy
70.012	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	2	nfy
70.017	Idaea degeneraria	Portland Ribbon Wave	2
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
70.095	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-Green Carpet	2
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
70.100	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1
70.127	Horisme radicaria	Cryptic Fern	1	nfy
70.144	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	2
70.151	Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	2	nfy
70.155	Eupithecia venosata	Netted Pug	1	nfy
70.157	Eupithecia dodoneata	Oak-tree Pug	4
70.169	Eupithecia innotata	Angle-barred Pug	1	nfy
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.183	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	2
70.184	Eupithecia exiguata	Mottled Pug	1
70.224	Plagodis dolabraria	Scorched Wing	2	nfy
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	6
70.278	Cabera exanthemata	Common Wave	1	nfy
70.280	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	3
70.283	Campaea margaritaria	Light Emerald	1	nfy
71.027	Clostera curtula	Chocolate-tip	1
72.004	Hypena rostralis	Buttoned Snout	1	nfy
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	2
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	22
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	5
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
72.049	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	4
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.024	Deltote pygarga	Marbled White Spot	1	nfy
73.036	Acronicta alni	Alder Moth	1	nfy
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	5
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
73.101	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	9
73.155	Apamea epomidion	Clouded Brindle	1	nfy
73.158	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1	nfy
73.175	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	7
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	11
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	17
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	16
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	4
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	2

Species List for 23/05/2026

 Four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden. Numbers almost identical to the previous night, although quite a lot of different species.  There were 144 moths of 44 species with 12 NFY.

code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.002	Korscheltellus lupulina	Common Swift	1
12.039	Monopis crocicapitella		1	nfy
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		2
40.008	Mompha subbistrigella		1	nfy
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	7
49.157	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	3
49.161	Celypha striana		1
49.184	Lobesia reliquana		1	nfy
49.292	Notocelia cynosbatella		3
62.054	Homoeosoma sinuella		1	nfy
63.016	Anania fuscalis		1	nfy
63.069	Eudonia angustea		1
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
69.017	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1	nfy
70.029	Timandra comae	Blood-Vein	1	nfy
70.052	Xanthorhoe ferrugata	Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet	1	nfy
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
70.09	Electrophaes corylata	Broken-barred Carpet	1	nfy
70.095	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-Green Carpet	4
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
70.100	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	4
70.183	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1	nfy
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	2
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	7
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	5
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
72.049	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	2
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	7
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
73.101	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	11
73.158	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1	nfy
73.175x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	4
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	19
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	23
73.328	Axylia putris	Flame	1	nfy
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
74.004	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1

Species List for 22/05/2026

 Four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden. The May heatwave arrived today, and after yesterday warm up there was a considerable increase in the number of both moths and species. There were 147 moths of 47 species with 13 NFY. (photos to follow)

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.002	Korscheltellus lupulina	Common Swift	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		5
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	14
49.157	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	2	nfy
49.161	Celypha striana		1	nfy
49.292	Notocelia cynosbatella		2
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	4	nfy
70.017	Idaea degeneraria	Portland Ribbon Wave	2	nfy
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1	nfy
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
70.100	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	2	nfy
70.128	Melanthia procellata	Pretty Chalk Carpet	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.144	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	3	nfy
70.156	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	1	nfy
70.183	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	5
70.222	Petrophora chlorosata	Brown Silver-line	1	nfy
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	3
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
70.280	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
71.012	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1
71.013	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	5
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	4
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
72.049	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	3
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1	nfy
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	2	nfy
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
73.101	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	14
73.175x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.284	Hadena albimacula	White Spot	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	12
73.316	Agrotis cinerea	Light Feathered Rustic	1	nfy
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	14
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	4
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
74.004	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1

Plum Tortrix

Celypha striana

Chinese Character

Portland Ribbon Wave

Red Twin-spot Carpet (playing dead then it flew away!)

Green Carpet

Pretty Chalk Carpet

Green Pug

Brindled Pug

Brown Silver-line

Small Mottled Willow

Mottled Rustic

Light Feathered Rustic