Species List for 15/6/2011

Male Gem (Orthonama obstipata)

I took the rather bland photo, above, in the evening and the moth promptly flew and remained hidden in my mothing conservatory.

Male Gem (Orthonama obstipata)

As I had hoped it was waiting for me, resting on the window this morning. Looking at the Atropos site, there were a few Gems on the 15th.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	6
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1063	Celypha striana		2
1201	Eucosma cana		1 NFY
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	3
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	2
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2
1474	Ephestia parasitella		1
1689	Scopula marginepunctata	Mullein Wave	1 NFY
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	2
1720	Orthonama obstipata	Gem	1 NFY
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	4
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1920	Odontopera bidentata	Scalloped Hazel	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	4
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	25
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	36
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	4
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	1
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	5
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

126 Moths of 37 Species, (27 Macro, 10 Micro)