Wednesday, 21 May 2014

Species List for 20/5/2014

Another interesting night, with 78 moths of 32 species, four new for the year, including one, long expected, new for the site. Some early light rain and a min temp of 12.9 deg C.


Code Taxon Vernacular Individuals
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 4
714 Agonopterix yeatiana 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 3    
1682 Timandra comae Blood-vein 1
1724 Xanthorhoe spadicearia Red Twin-spot Carpet 1
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1807 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet 1 NFY
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 2    
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1 NFY
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 1
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 1
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2063 Diaphora mendica Muslin Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 14
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 12
2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2172 Hadena albimacula White Spot 1 NFY
2279 Acronicta aceris Sycamore 1
2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 10
2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 3
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1
2484 Schrankia costaestrigalis Pinion-streaked Snout 1 NFS

 Pinion-streaked Snout, the first I've caught here, gives the first impression of being an odd pyralid, this is one of the smallest "macros" to be found.

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