Species List for 24/07/2026

The intention was to run My 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, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. A electrical fault mean that the 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden didn,t run. There were 368 moths of 83 species with four NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
27.002	An Oegoconia species		1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	7
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		1
39.005	Chrysoclista linneella		1	nfy
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		38
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
49.040	Lozotaeniodes formosana		1
49.062	Acleris forsskaleana		2
49.077	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
49.109	Agapeta hamana		1
49.184	Lobesia reliquana		1
49.341	Cydia splendana		2
49.343	Cydia amplana		1
62.033	Acrobasis tumidana		1	nfy
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		1
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		2
62.053	Ancylosis oblitella		4	nfy
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		6
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	2
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	9
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	1
63.067	Eudonia lacustrata		1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		4
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	4
63.093	Agriphila straminella		15
63.095	Agriphila geniculea		1
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	2
69.006	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	4
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	8
70.013	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	1
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
70.017	Idaea degeneraria	Portland Ribbon Wave	1
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
71.017	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	1
72.024	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	21
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	4
72.053	Herminia tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	2
73.001	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
73.002	Abrostola triplasia	Dark Spectacle	1
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	27
73.022	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	2
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
73.064	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	1
73.085	Nyctobrya muralis	Marbled Green	2
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	13
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	9
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	2
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	5
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	25
73.172	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
73.266	Lacanobia suasa	Dog's Tooth	1	nfy
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.281	Hadena bicruris	Lychnis	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	16
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	7
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	25
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	4
73.328	Axylia putris	Flame	1
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	4
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	21
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.346	Noctua interjecta caliginosa	Least Yellow Underwing	1
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	11

Species List for 23/07/2026

 My 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 Garde, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. There were 276 moths of 84 species with six NFY. The Dusky HHook-tip was the sixth here, the first was on 30 July 2017.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
16.001	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	4
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	5
28.014	Crassa unitella		1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		2
32.017	Agonopterix arenella		1
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		22
45.001	Agdistis bennetii	Saltmarsh Plume	1	nfy
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
49.110	Agapeta zoegana		1
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		2
49.161	Celypha striana		2
49.269	Eucosma campoliliana		2
49.341	Cydia splendana		1
49.343	Cydia amplana		2	nfy
62.013	Moitrelia obductella		1
62.029	Phycita roborella		1
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		3
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		1
62.076	Hypsopygia glaucinalis		1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		3
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		2
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	2
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	4
63.062	Scoparia subfusca		1
63.067	Eudonia lacustrata		1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		1
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	3
63.088	Crambus perlella		2
63.089	Agriphila tristella		1
63.093	Agriphila straminella		7
63.117	Parapoynx stratiotata	Ringed China-mark	2
65.004	Drepana curvatula	Dusky Hook-tip	1	nfy
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	2
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	3
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	2
70.013	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	1
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	11
70.024	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
70.233	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	1
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1	nfy
70.237	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1
71.001	Thaumetopoea processionea	Oak Processionary	1	nfy
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	3
72.011	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	3
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	2
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	24
72.035	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	2
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	6
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	2
73.001	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	14
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	3
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	2
73.085	Nyctobrya muralis	Marbled Green	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	2
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	5
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	14
73.120	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
73.123	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	2
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	17
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	1
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	5
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.279	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	11
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	18
73.346	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1	nfy

Species List for 22/07/2026

 My 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 Garde, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Still waiting for an improvement, but the downward trend continues. Their were 149 moths of  62 species and two NFY. Not a single of yellow underwing of any species was an oddity.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	3
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		6
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
49.069	Acleris sparsana		1
49.077	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	2
49.341	Cydia splendana		1
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		1
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		3
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		2
63.018	Anania coronata		1
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	2
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		1
63.088	Crambus perlella		1
63.089	Agriphila tristella		1
63.093	Agriphila straminella		9
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	3
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	6
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	9
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
70.233	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	1
71.005	Furcula furcula	Sallow Kitten	1	nfy
71.020	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2
72.011	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	2
72.012	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	2
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	7
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	3
72.046	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	3
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	1
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.032	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	5
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	2
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	3
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
73.120	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	1
73.136	Nonagria typhae	Bulrush Wainscot	1	nfy
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	16
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	2
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	4
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	7
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1