Species List for 19/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 18 Moths of four species. The temperature dropped to 3 deg C and consequently a low catch.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11

Species List for 19/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 40 Moths of seven species. After the warm day another disappointing  catch.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	4
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	5
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	13
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	5
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1

Species List for 18/03/2026

Three Traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. Following an exceptionally fine warm day and a warm night, I was hoping for more. Perhaps the clear sky was not helpful. There were 44 moths of eight species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
29.001	Diurnea fagella	a moth	1
70.245	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	6
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	6
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	9
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	6
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	13
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
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Species List for 17/03/2026

Three Traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. A warm night with it remaining at 11 deg C up to 0200 hrs  before dipping to 8 deg C by dawn at 0600 hrs.  There were 56 moths of ten species with three NFY. 

 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
44.001	Alucita hexadactyla	Many-plumed Moth	1	nfy
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.194	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1	nfy
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	12
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	13
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	10
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	15
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1

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Many-plumed Moth

Light Brown Apple Moth

 

The Chestnut

Double-striped Pug

Species List for 16/03/2026

 three Traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. There were 12 moths of five species with one NFY

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.21	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1	nfy
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8

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Satellite

Species List for 15/03/2026

Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. More like my usual March catch on quite a chilly night.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	10

Species List for 13/03/2026

 After the storm that shut me down yesterday, with wind gusts over 56 mph,  it was normal business with three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. There were 22 moths of five species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	15
73.33	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1

Species List for 11/03/2026

Overnight temperatures dropped to 6 deg C. Three traps and the front garden Actinic held three Hebrew Characters, joining the list. There were 22 moths of five species, with one NFY.

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Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
29	Diurnea fagella		1	nfy
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	5
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	13

Species List for 10/03/2026

 The temperature dropped a bit with a min of 6 deg C. I added to the traps, with the 15W Actinic added to the front garden, but it remained mothless on its first outing of the year. The Pond Garden Robinson had a 125W MV Bulb. There were just seven moths of three species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
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Species List for 09/03/2026

There were 21 moths of 8 spccies and one NFY, a very early Dark Sword-grass.

 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
45.04	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
70.25	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8
73.33	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1	nfy

Dark Sword-grass