Species List for 21/7/2014

A slightly cooler night, in fact I put a jumper on first thing. The min temp was 16.3 deg C, which would feel like a heat wave normally.647 moths of 103 species was a fantastic catch, and not a Diamond-backed moth in sight. There were some interesting new moths for the year.

 Oak Eggar (Lasiocampa quercus) are stunning, as Pam says they look very cuddly. Last time I caught a female, I sat it on the porch and within 30 minutes there was a male courting it. It didn't work today and she remained lonely.

 I've caught quite a few pyralids this week, but sadly some have been a bit battered, probably by the extreme weather that's been around,  like this Sitochroa palealis. This is only my second record here, the first was on 22/7/2004, just a day short of 10 years ago.

 This is a bit tatty as well. It is in the wrong place and it should have very long palps, but I think it is a battered Chilo phragmitella. It's the right size and I can't think what else it could be, however since it would be new I'd like opinion as to whether I'm right. I don't think that this is correct, Most likely a worn and poorly marked female Donacaula forficella, so I'm taking it off the list.

 Evergestis extimalis is not a moth I catch many of, normally one or two a year, so it is a good addition to the years total.

 This is the forth Garden Tiger of the year. The pattern of of "blobs" is like a finger print and I'm pretty sure that this is a new moth, not a re-trap.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
173	Apoda limacodes	Festoon	2
424	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
873	Blastobasis adustella		16
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		4
937	Agapeta hamana		1
977	Archips podana	Large Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
994	Clepsis consimilana		2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1036	Acleris forsskaleana		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	3
1063	Celypha striana		2
1183	Epiblema foenella		1
1260	Cydia splendana		1
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	1
1329	Donacaula forficella		1	NFS
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	8
1302	Crambus perlella		7
1304	Agriphila straminella		21
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		1
1344	Eudonia mercurella		1
1357	Evergestis extimalis		1	NFY
1370	Sitochroa palealis		1	NFY
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	2
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	2
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		4
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		3
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1483	Phycitodes binaevella		1
1637	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
1640	Euthrix potatoria	Drinker	1	NFY
1647	Watsonalla cultraria	Barred Hook-tip	1
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	8
1690	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
1699	Idaea rusticata atrosignaria	Least Carpet	3
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	14
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	7
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	64
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1739	Epirrhoe rivata	Wood Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	1
1858	Chloroclystis v-ata	V-Pug	2
1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	11
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	3
1922	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed Moth	3
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1947	Ectropis bistortata	Engrailed	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	2
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2029	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	3
2037	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	5
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	2
2049	Eilema depressa	Buff Footman	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	73
2051	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	1
2057	Arctia caja	Garden Tiger	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	3
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	14
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	5
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	4
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	7
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	22
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	11
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	26
2112	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	19
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	2
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	10
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	8
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	7
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	2
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
2279	Acronicta aceris	Sycamore	2
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	4
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	5
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	2
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	2
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	4
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	25
2323	Apamea sublustris	Reddish Light Arches	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	66
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	5
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	30
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	22
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	2