Species List for 29/07/2026

 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 Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. There were 338 moths of  73 species. Although there were no  NFY another, the 3rd Eastern Bordered Straw and two Striped Hawk-moths, the ninth and tenth of the year, were notable.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	3
28.014	Crassa unitella		1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		2
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		18
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	8
49.026	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	23
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		4
49.269	Eucosma campoliliana		2
49.341	Cydia splendana		1
49.343	Cydia amplana		2
49.367	Pammene fasciana		1
62.021	Oncocera semirubella		1
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		2
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		1
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		3
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		14
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	4
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	7
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		4
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
63.088	Crambus perlella		2
63.093	Agriphila straminella		28
69.015	Hyles livornica	Striped Hawk-moth	2
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	5
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	5
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	12
70.024	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
70.037	Cyclophora linearia	Clay Triple-lines	1
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
70.059	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.166	Eupithecia simpliciata	Plain Pug	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	4
70.179	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
70.207	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1
70.234	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	1
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	2
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
71.013	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
72.011	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	2
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	13
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	4
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	5
73.037	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
73.074	Heliothis peltigera	Bordered Straw	3
73.075	Heliothis nubigera	Eastern Bordered Straw	2
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	20
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	4
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	14
73.172	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	2
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.279	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	25
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	3
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	14
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	3
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	22
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
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	9
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	3

Species List for 28/07/2026

 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 Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. There were 3665 moths of 89 species and three NFY. I need to further check the Delplanqueia dilutella which would be my second ever, 21 years after the first. The Jersey Mocha is also my second, the first was in 2019.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
19.001	Orthotelia sparganella		3
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	2
31.001	Carcina quercana		1
32.018	Agonopterix heracliana		1
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		45
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.038	Clepsis consimilana		1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	18
49.062	Acleris forsskaleana		1
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		4
49.161	Celypha striana		2
49.264	Eucosma obumbratana		1
49.269	Eucosma campoliliana		3
49.294	Notocelia uddmanniana	Bramble Shoot Moth	1
49.343	Cydia amplana		2
62.015	Delplanqueia dilutella		1	nfy
62.021	Oncocera semirubella		1
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		5
62.036	Acrobasis suavella		4
62.053	Ancylosis oblitella		1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		3
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		6
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	2
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	5
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	3
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	1
63.057	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		10
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
63.088	Crambus perlella		2
63.089	Agriphila tristella		1
63.093	Agriphila straminella		25
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	9
70.009	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	1
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
70.013	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	2
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	7
70.034	Cyclophora ruficiliaria	Jersey Mocha	1	nfy
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
70.059	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	7
70.148	Eupithecia inturbata	Maple Pug	1	nfy
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	7
70.205	Abraxas grossulariata	Magpie Moth	1
70.207	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1
70.212	Macaria alternata	Sharp-angled Peacock	1
70.218	Chiasmia clathrata	Latticed Heath	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
70.233	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	1
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1
70.236	Ennomos erosaria	September Thorn	1
71.001	Thaumetopoea processionea	Oak Processionary	1
72.011	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	1
72.012	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	17
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	3
72.046	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	3
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	3
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	8
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
73.047	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
73.064	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
73.074	Heliothis peltigera	Bordered Straw	2
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	13
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	4
73.123	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	4
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	10
73.172	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	3
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	2
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.276	Sideridis rivularis	Campion	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	13
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	7
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	12
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	2
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	24
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	7
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1

Species List for 27/07/2026

 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 Garden, plus a portable Actinic trap  on loan from Sam Perfect. Although the temperature was marginally higher numbers were similar to the previous days with 369 moths of 84 species, with five NFY. The Rest Harrow was the eighth and earliest of this very local species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
16.001	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	2
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
28.008	Metalampra italica		1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	4
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		1
31.001	Carcina quercana		2
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		30
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	3
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	12
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		3
49.261	Crocidosema plebejana		1
49.269	Eucosma campoliliana		2
49.341	Cydia splendana		4
62.005	Achroia grisella	Lesser Wax Moth	1
62.029	Phycita roborella		3
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		3
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		2
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		1
63.028	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn-borer	1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	3
63.038	Patania ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	9
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		3
63.088	Crambus perlella		3
63.093	Agriphila straminella		19
66.007	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	12
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	2
70.013	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	1
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
70.045	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Shaded Broad-bar	1	nfy
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
70.126	Horisme vitalbata	Small Waved Umber	1
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	3
70.146	Eupithecia haworthiata	Haworth's Pug	1
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
70.218	Chiasmia clathrata	Latticed Heath	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	1
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
70.296	Aplasta ononaria	Rest Harrow	1	nfy
71.001	Thaumetopoea processionea	Oak Processionary	1
71.013	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1
71.020	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1
72.010	Lymantria monacha	Black Arches	1	nfy
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	3
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	13
72.035	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	2
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	13
72.046	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	3
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3
73.074	Heliothis peltigera	Bordered Straw	1
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1	nfy
73.082	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	12
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	1
73.097	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	2
73.120	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	35
73.169	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	22
73.171	Litoligia literosa	Rosy Minor	1
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	20
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	2
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	13
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	15
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	2
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	5
73.341	Standfussiana lucernea	Northern Rustic	1	nfy
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	18
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	2
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	6
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1