Mothing at St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, 30/10/2014

A slightly windier night produced a reduction in moth numbers. In total there were 225 moths of 28 species, using the four traps including Sam's Heath trap.The Vestals and P. vitiealis fest continued and the first, and only Small Mottled Willow arrived. Sam was pleased with two Pearly Underwings in his trap.

 Pearly Underwing

 Small Mottled Willow

 Grey Pine Carpet

Pearly Underwing and Dark Sword-grass

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
0278a	Opogona omoscopa		Present
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	17
1157	Crocidosema plebejana		3
1342	Eudonia angustea		7
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	79
1408	Palpita vitrealis		3
1716	Rhodometra sacraria	Vestal	2
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	7
1768	Thera obeliscata	Grey Pine Carpet	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	7
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	31
2119	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	6
2203	Mythimna unipuncta	White-speck	8
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	6
2240	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	2
2255	Polymixis lichenea scillonea	Feathered Ranunculus	23
2263	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	2
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	4
2375	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	4
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3