Species List for 14/08/2026

 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 Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Quite a big night with 693 moths of 94 species and three NFY, including a rather worn Convolvulus Hawk-moth. The two A. laterana would need dissection for confirmation (which I don't do), but the date is in their favour.

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Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.001	Triodia sylvina	Orange Swift	4
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	8
32.018	Agonopterix heracliana		1
32.031	Agonopterix alstromeriana		1
35.118	Scrobipalpa ocellatella	Beet Moth	3
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		3
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.026	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	25
49.066	Acleris laterana		2	nfy
49.161	Celypha striana		2
49.166	Celypha lacunana		1
49.294	Notocelia uddmanniana	Bramble Shoot Moth	1
49.341	Cydia splendana		2
49.343	Cydia amplana		1
62.006	Galleria mellonella	Wax Moth	1
62.029	Phycita roborella		1
62.033	Acrobasis tumidana		1
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		6
62.053	Ancylosis oblitella		5
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		3
63.022	Anania crocealis		2	nfy
63.028	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn-borer	3
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	3
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	6
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		6
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	13
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	2
63.057	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	3
63.059	Evergestis limbata		1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		2
63.089	Agriphila tristella		31
63.093	Agriphila straminella		2
63.095	Agriphila geniculea		1
63.112	Platytes alpinella		1
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	5
69.004	Agrius convolvuli	Convolvulus Hawk-moth	1	nfy
69.010	Macroglossum stellatarum	Humming-bird Hawk-moth	1
70.006	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
70.008	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	3
70.009	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	2
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
70.017	Idaea degeneraria	Portland Ribbon Wave	3
70.023	Scopula marginepunctata	Mullein Wave	1
70.024	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	9
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	5
70.179	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
70.212	Macaria alternata	Sharp-angled Peacock	1
70.218	Chiasmia clathrata	Latticed Heath	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	4
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	2
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
70.283	Campaea margaritaria	Light Emerald	2
71.017	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	3
71.022	Ptilodon cucullina	Maple Prominent	9
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	4
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	9
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	4
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	6
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.047	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	2
73.074	Heliothis peltigera	Bordered Straw	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	2
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	3
73.085	Nyctobrya muralis	Marbled Green	3
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	51
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	42
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
73.123	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	30
73.172	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	6
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.275	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	13
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	93
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	4
73.307	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	18
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	17
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	28
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	59
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	5
73.346	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	3
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	9
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	57

 

Species List for 13/08/2026

 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 Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. When I went to the back garden the Robinson trap was off the table and had turned over. The light remained on, but some of the boxes were scattered out of the trap. Nevertheless there were still mothis in many of the boxes and it totalled 119 moths of 40 species,

The five traps results:

125W Robinson in the Back Garden, 119 moths 40 species.

125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, 119 moths, 32 species.

15W Actinic in the Front Garden, 93 moths of 31 species

80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden, 107 moths of  46 species

Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. in the drive 105 moths of 30 species.

In total there were 542 moths of 82 species with two NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.001	Triodia sylvina	Orange Swift	2
15.008	Caloptilia alchimiella		1
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	3
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		1
33.006	Ethmia bipunctella		1
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		6
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	29
49.077	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	3
49.097	Cochylimorpha straminea		1	nfy
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		1
49.341	Cydia splendana		3
49.343	Cydia amplana		1
62.006	Galleria mellonella	Wax Moth	1
62.015	Delplanqueia dilutella		1
62.021	Oncocera semirubella		1
62.032	Nephopterix angustella		1
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		4
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		1
62.053	Ancylosis oblitella		6
62.058	Phycitodes binaevella		1
63.007	Pyrausta purpuralis		1
63.028	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn-borer	7
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	4
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	16
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		1
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	3
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	3
63.057	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	2
63.058	Evergestis extimalis		2
63.059	Evergestis limbata		3
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		8
63.089	Agriphila tristella		12
63.116	Cataclysta lemnata	Small China-mark	1
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	2
70.008	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	3
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
70.017	Idaea degeneraria	Portland Ribbon Wave	3
70.126	Horisme vitalbata	Small Waved Umber	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	9
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	16
70.232	Ennomos autumnaria	Large Thorn	1
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1
70.283	Campaea margaritaria	Light Emerald	2
71.017	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
71.022	Ptilodon cucullina	Maple Prominent	3
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
72.011	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	2
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	9
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	3
73.062	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	2
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	2
73.085	Nyctobrya muralis	Marbled Green	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	33
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	20
73.109	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	1	nfy
73.123	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	2
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	18
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	10
73.172	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	6
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	92
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
73.307	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	14
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	13
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	27
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	28
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	3
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	8
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	19
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	34