Species List for 29/05/2017

A real surprise today when I opened my 80W No1 trap and the first moth I saw was a Scarce Merveille du Jour. We're not close to any known breeding colonies and not near any extensive Oak Woodland, so is it a migrant I ask myself?

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	2
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	8
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		1
1063	Celypha striana		1
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		2
1301	Crambus lathoniellus		2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1454	Dioryctria abietella		1
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1727	Xanthorhoe montanata	Silver-ground Carpet	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2
1944	Hypomecis punctinalis	Pale Oak Beauty	2
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2043	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	4
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	30
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	5
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	8
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	16
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
2277	Moma alpium	Scarce Merveille du Jour	1	NFS
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	9
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	4
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2434	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

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