Species List for 16/07/2026

 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. Again the number is dominated by Diamond-backed Moths, 185 of them by myu best counting (they may have been more). there were 414 moths of 78 species and three NFY, including a Marbled Clover,a new species for me,

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
16.001	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	2
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	185
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
32.018	Agonopterix heracliana		1
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		7
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	4
49.161	Celypha striana		4
49.182	Lobesia botrana	European Vine Moth	2	nfy
49.265	Eucosma cana		2
49.341	Cydia splendana		2
50.002	Zeuzera pyrina	Leopard Moth	1
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		2
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		1
62.076	Hypsopygia glaucinalis		1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		3
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	5
63.028	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn-borer	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	2
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	3
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	13
63.088	Crambus perlella		2
63.093	Agriphila straminella		17
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	8
70.006	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	4
70.234	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	1	nfy
70.241	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	3
70.243	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed Moth	1
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
71.020	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	2
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2
72.012	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	5
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	10
72.024	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	3
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	3
72.035	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	1
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	3
72.045	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	12
72.047	Eilema caniola	Hoary Footman	1
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	1
73.002	Abrostola triplasia	Dark Spectacle	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	9
73.022	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
73.032	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	4
73.039	Acronicta aceris	Sycamore	1
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.072	Heliothis viriplaca	Marbled Clover	1	nfy
73.075	Heliothis nubigera	Eastern Bordered Straw	1
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	3
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	5
73.0965	Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	5
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	2
73.120	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	1
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	9
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.293	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	4
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	6
73.328	Axylia putris	Flame	1
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	3
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	10
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	2

Species List for 15/07/2026

 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. Similar conditions to the previous night, but the wind dropped, but remain from the  NE.  There were 395 moths, (but of these 132 were Diamond-backed Moths) of 82 species with two NFY. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17.005	Ypsolopha scabrella		1
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	132
19.001	Orthotelia sparganella		1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
33.002	Ethmia quadrillella		1
35.031	Helcystogramma rufescens		1
35.032	Pexicopia malvella	Hollyhock Seed Moth	2
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		10
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	4
49.004	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	2
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
49.109	Agapeta hamana		1
49.161	Celypha striana		1
49.224	Spilonota ocellana	Bud Moth	1
49.265	Eucosma cana		1
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		1
62.076	Hypsopygia glaucinalis		2
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		2
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	6
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	4
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	6
63.088	Crambus perlella		5
63.093	Agriphila straminella		8
63.117	Parapoynx stratiotata	Ringed China-mark	1
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
65.009	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	6
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	5
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	6
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	4
70.024	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
70.029	Timandra comae	Blood-Vein	1
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	2
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.146	Eupithecia haworthiata	Haworth's Pug	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.237	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
70.241	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	5
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	4
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2
72.012	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	10
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	4
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	1
72.024	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	2
72.035	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	2
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	5
72.045	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	13
72.046	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
72.048	Eilema pygmaeola	Pigmy Footman	1	nfy
73.001	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	7
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	2
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	3
73.047	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	5
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	4
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	10
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	7
73.144	Denticucullus pygmina	Small Wainscot	1	nfy
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	10
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	15
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	2
73.217	Cosmia pyralina	Lunar-spotted Pinion	2
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	3
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	3
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	3
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	13
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.346	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	4
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	5

Species List for 14/07/2026

 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. Our corner still seems to be missing the really hot weather, and this morning had a really cold, damp feel. There were 337 moths (93 Diamond-backed Moths)  of 95 species with seven NFY. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	93
28.009	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House-moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	2
28.014	Crassa unitella		1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		3
35.031	Helcystogramma rufescens		1	nfy
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		2
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	3
48.0071	Choreutis nemorana		1	nfy
49.004	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
49.161	Celypha striana		1
49.254	Epinotia bilunana		1	nfy
49.376	Pammene aurita		1
62.006	Galleria mellonella	Wax Moth	1	nfy
62.013	Moitrelia obductella		1
62.028	Dioryctria abietella		1	nfy
62.029	Phycita roborella		1
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		4
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		2
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		3
63.018	Anania coronata		1
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	1
63.028	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn-borer	4
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		1
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	9
63.088	Crambus perlella		6
63.093	Agriphila straminella		10
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
69.006	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
69.007	Sphinx pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	1
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	10
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	4
70.004	Idaea rusticata atrosignaria	Least Carpet	1
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	4
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
70.024	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
70.089	Eulithis prunata	Phoenix	1
70.119	Philereme transversata	Dark Umber	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.192	Aplocera plagiata	Treble-bar	1
70.233	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	1
70.241	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2
70.302	Hemistola chrysoprasaria	Small Emerald	1
70.305	Hemithea aestivaria	Common Emerald	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
72.011	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	1
72.012	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	3
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	2
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	3
72.024	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	4
72.043	Eilema depressa	Buff Footman	1
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	3
72.045	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	5
72.046	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
72.053	Herminia tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	1
72.069	Laspeyria flexula	Beautiful Hook-tip	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.047	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	3
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	4
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	16
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	2
73.120	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	2
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	6
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	17
73.172	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	2
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	3
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
73.320	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	1
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	6
73.328	Axylia putris	Flame	2
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	17
73.343	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
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	8
74.008	Pseudoips prasinana	Green Silver-lines	1	nfy