Although it was a warm night, min. temp. 15.1 deg C. the over riding factor was the wind. There was a NNW wind of around 25 mph (fresh to strong breeze) with gusts up to 40 mph ( just gale force). Consequently there were far fewer moths than of late, just 75 of 28 species.
Varied Coronet
Yesterday's Lunar Spotted Pinion
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals |
| 977 | Archips podana | Large Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 |
| 1063 | Celypha striana | 1 | |
| 1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 5 |
| 1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 |
| 1931 | Biston betularia | Peppered Moth | 1 |
| 1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 1 |
| 2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 1 |
| 2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 3 |
| 2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 1 |
| 2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 17 |
| 2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 2 |
| 2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 4 |
| 2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 |
| 2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 |
| 2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 3 |
| 2126 | Xestia c-nigrum | Setaceous Hebrew Character | 3 |
| 2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 3 |
| 2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 |
| 2170 | Hadena compta | Varied Coronet | 1 |
| 2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 |
| 2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 7 |
| 2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 3 |
| 2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 2 |
| 2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 5 |
| 2382 | Hoplodrina blanda | Rustic | 3 |
| 2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 |
| 2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 |
| 2449 | Abrostola triplasia | Dark Spectacle | 1 |



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