Wow, a good night with a first for the site, two seconds and a third. The first was the spectacular Dark Crimson Underwing, the seconds were the very beautiful Cynaeda dentalis and the unspectacular Dotted Footman. In total there were 532 moths of 98 species, of which 27 were micros. The Diamond-backed Moth invasion has ceased, just five today. It was still warn with a bit of drizzle in the early part of the night. I found two Landmaid's amongst the Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, but as they get more numerous so it gets more time consuming to check everyone. Some are obviously not Langmaid's, the larger brighter ones, but some of those that are small and duller turn out to be Lesser Broad-bordered, so it does take a little time to be certain.
Dark Crimson Underwing
Dark Crimson Underwing just showing the beautiful underwing
with the aid of a small paintbrush I teased the wing open to show the diagnostic "w" shape on the hindwing.
Kent Black Arches
Cynaeda dentalis
Donacaula forficella
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 428 | Yponomeuta rorrella | Willow Ermine | 1 | |
| 464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 5 | |
| 647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 | |
| 787 | Bryotropha terrella | 2 | ||
| 873 | Blastobasis adustella | 12 | ||
| 874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | ||
| 937 | Agapeta hamana | 1 | ||
| 994 | Clepsis consimilana | 1 | ||
| 1048 | Acleris variegana | Garden Rose Tortrix | 1 | |
| 1063 | Celypha striana | 9 | ||
| 1234 | Pammene regiana | 1 | NFY | |
| 1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 1 | |
| 1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 5 | |
| 1302 | Crambus perlella | 1 | ||
| 1304 | Agriphila straminella | 22 | ||
| 1329 | Donacaula forficella | 1 | NFY | |
| 1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 5 | ||
| 1344 | Eudonia mercurella | 3 | ||
| 1348 | Parapoynx stratiotata | Ringed China-mark | 1 | NFY |
| 1359 | Cynaeda dentalis | 1 | NFY | |
| 1375 | Ostrinia nubilalis | European Corn Borer | 3 | |
| 1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 2 | |
| 1378 | Phlyctaenia coronata | 1 | ||
| 1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 2 | ||
| 1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 5 | ||
| 1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 1 | |
| 1483 | Phycitodes binaevella | 1 | ||
| 1640 | Euthrix potatoria | Drinker | 1 | |
| 1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
| 1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides | Buff Arches | 7 | |
| 1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 | |
| 1699 | Idaea rusticata atrosignaria | Least Carpet | 5 | |
| 1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 7 | |
| 1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 5 | |
| 1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 29 | |
| 1825 | Eupithecia centaureata | Lime-speck Pug | 1 | |
| 1832 | Eupithecia assimilata | Currant Pug | 1 | |
| 1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 | |
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
| 1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata | Brimstone Moth | 1 | |
| 1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 6 | |
| 1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 2 | |
| 1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 7 | |
| 1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 | |
| 1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 | |
| 1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 1 | |
| 1994 | Phalera bucephala | Buff-tip | 1 | |
| 2007 | Pheosia tremula | Swallow Prominent | 1 | |
| 2011 | Pterostoma palpina | Pale Prominent | 1 | |
| 2026 | Orgyia antiqua | Vapourer | 1 | |
| 2030 | Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 1 | |
| 2041 | Pelosia muscerda | Dotted Footman | 1 | NFY |
| 2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 1 | |
| 2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 3 | |
| 2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 26 | |
| 2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 6 | |
| 2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 1 | |
| 2067 | Euplagia quadripunctaria | Jersey Tiger | 1 | |
| 2076 | Meganola albula | Kent Black Arches | 1 | NFY |
| 2077 | Nola cucullatella | Short-cloaked Moth | 1 | |
| 2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 1 | |
| 2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 19 | |
| 2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 2 | |
| 2092 | Agrotis puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 5 | |
| 2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | |
| 2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 49 | |
| 2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 4 | |
| 2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 6 | |
| 2110a | Noctua janthina | Langmaid's Yellow Underwing | 2 | |
| 2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 26 | |
| 2112 | Noctua interjecta | Least Yellow Underwing | 5 | |
| 2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 3 | |
| 2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 5 | |
| 2134 | Xestia xanthographa | Square-spot Rustic | 1 | NFY |
| 2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 2 | |
| 2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 10 | |
| 2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 7 | |
| 2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 5 | |
| 2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 6 | |
| 2278 | Acronicta megacephala | Poplar Grey | 1 | |
| 2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 3 | |
| 2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger | 2 | |
| 2291 | Craniophora ligustri | Coronet | 5 | |
| 2295 | Cryphia muralis | Marbled Green | 1 | |
| 2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 1 | |
| 2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 3 | |
| 2319 | Cosmia pyralina | Lunar-spotted Pinion | 1 | |
| 2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 36 | |
| 2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 3 | |
| 2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 42 | |
| 2352 | Eremobia ochroleuca | Dusky Sallow | 3 | |
| 2353 | Luperina testacea | Flounced Rustic | 1 | NFY |
| 2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 29 | |
| 2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 15 | |
| 2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 | |
| 2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 9 | |
| 2455 | Catocala sponsa | Dark Crimson Underwing | 1 | NFS |
| 2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 | |







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