Species List for 19/9/2014

A foggy but mild night brought another male Four-spotted Footman and the first two Beaded Chestnuts were the stars of the day. In total there were 274 moths of 41 species.

 The male Four-spotted Footman lacks the spots of the female but is a distinctive large footman.

 The yellow and black patches at the base of the forewing are distinctive.

 Some Beaded Chestnuts are relatively plain, the small narrow kidney and pointed wings are quite distinctive.

Other examples have much more distinct radiating pale lines and look quite similar to Lunar Underwings. The dark hind wings are diagnostic in this case.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
658	Carcina quercana		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	14
1307	Agriphila latistria		1
1309	Agriphila geniculea		1
1342	Eudonia angustea		3
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	1
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		2
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	5
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1914	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
2051	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	52
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	6
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	3
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	113
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	3
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	7
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	2
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	2	NFY
2269	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	1
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	19
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svensson's Copper Underwing	3
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	2
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2434	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	6