Species List for 30/07/2018

The weather warmed up a bit, but remained breezy. The number of moths increased, but there were few "specials". A further three Tree Lichen Beauties, brought the total to 13.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
161	Zeuzera pyrina	Leopard Moth	1
0425x	Yponomeuta padella/malinellus		3
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	10
644	Borkhausenia fuscescens		2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	7
873	Blastobasis adustella		45
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	11
1036	Acleris forsskaleana		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	2
1063	Celypha striana		1
1260	Cydia splendana		3
1262	Cydia amplana		1
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	1
1292	Calamotropha paludella		1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
1302	Crambus perlella		7
1303	Agriphila selasella		1
1304	Agriphila straminella		28
1332	Scoparia subfusca		1
1344	Eudonia mercurella		14
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	3
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		1
1417	Pyralis farinalis	Meal Moth	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		11
1425	Galleria mellonella	Wax Moth	1
1438	Trachycera suavella		2
1439	Trachycera advenella		2
1444	Pempelia obductella		1
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1470	Euzophera pinguis		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		4
1673	Hemistola chrysoprasaria	Small Emerald	1
1690	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	2
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	15
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	3
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	3
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	21
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	4
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1804	Perizoma bifaciata	Barred Rivulet	1
1812	Eupithecia inturbata	Maple Pug	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	3
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1884	Abraxas grossulariata	Magpie Moth	2
1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1912	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	1
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	2
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	3
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2029	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	20
2057	Arctia caja	Garden Tiger	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	5
2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	24
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	4
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	38
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	7
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	11
2110a	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	3
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	38
2112	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	3
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	3
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	3
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	8
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
2292	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	3
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	1
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	3
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	2
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	5
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	10
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	3
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	175
2343a	Mesapamea didyma	Lesser Common Rustic	1
2360x	Amphipoea oculea agg.	Ear Moth agg.	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	19
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	4
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2439	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	67
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	2
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	3
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2

Species List for 29/07/2018

The last day of Jack and Josh's holiday with us. It started with a Bedstraw Hawk-moyh from the q9th and ended with a Pine Hawk-moth on the 29th. Altogether last night there were 285 moths of 53 species,

464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	10
873	Blastobasis adustella		69
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1260	Cydia splendana		2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
1302	Crambus perlella		2
1304	Agriphila straminella		4
1361	Pyrausta aurata		3
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		3
1439	Trachycera advenella		1
1483	Phycitodes binaevella		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1690	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	1
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	2
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	1
1978	Hyloicus pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	2
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	3
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	13
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	4
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	22
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	4
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	4
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	5
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	15
2112	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	2
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	2
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2166	Hadena rivularis	Campion	1
2223	Calophasia lunula	Toadflax Brocade	1
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	1
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svensson's Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	2
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	17
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	12
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	8
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	9
2439	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	30
2449	Abrostola triplasia	Dark Spectacle	2
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	3

Species List for 28/07/2018

A cool and breezy night, so different, but welcome, to the previous month. There were 440 moths of 82 species. The one surprise was a Water Veneer, a species not previously identified here. Sadly it was a corpse at the bottom of the trap.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
244	Tinea flavescentella		1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	32
642	Batia unitella		1
873	Blastobasis adustella		33
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	2
1063	Celypha striana		1
1260	Cydia splendana		3
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
1302	Crambus perlella		8
1304	Agriphila straminella		13
1331	Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer	1
1344	Eudonia mercurella		6
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1424	Endotricha flammealis		6
1438	Trachycera suavella		2
1439	Trachycera advenella		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1637	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
1648	Drepana falcataria	Pebble Hook-tip	1
1669	Hemithea aestivaria	Common Emerald	1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	2
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	2
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	3
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	4
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1
1782	Horisme tersata	Fern	1
1812	Eupithecia inturbata	Maple Pug	2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	3
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	2
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1947	Ectropis bistortata	Engrailed	1
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	2
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2029	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	4
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	3
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	3
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	2
2067	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	18
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	24
2092	Agrotis puta insula	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	5
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	5
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	12
2112	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	3
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	4
2154	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	2
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	3
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	3
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	3
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	1
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	3
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	7
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	64
2343a	Mesapamea didyma	Lesser Common Rustic	1
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	1
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	20
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	3
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	12
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1
2439	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	55
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	5

Species List for 27/07/2018

 The long, hot rainless period finally ended with a large thunder storm followed by steady rain. Only one trap run, the Robinson, as the others are more vulnerable to rain. Not surprisingly they were far fewer moths than for the last couple of weeks, a Dark Sword-grass was  the best migrant.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
455	Ypsolopha scabrella		1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	3
873	Blastobasis adustella		10
964a	Cochylis molliculana		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1302	Crambus perlella		3
1304	Agriphila straminella		11
1344	Eudonia mercurella		1
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	1
1470	Euzophera pinguis		1
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	2
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	1
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	1
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	6
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	5
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	4
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1

Species List for 26/07/2018 - updated 28/7/18

Another hot, possibly the hottest day of the year amd the moths are still numerous. In the interest of sanity we didn't count Diamond-backed Moths, the three common grass-moths and Light-brown Apple Moths. Even then we had 804 moths of 154 species. Star attractions were a male Gypsy Moth, Black Arches and five Tree-lichen Beauties.

Code		Vernacular	Individuals
125	Emmetia marginea		1
263	Lyonetia clerkella	Apple Leaf Miner	7
420	Argyresthia pruniella	Cherry Fruit Moth	1
424	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	1
0425x	Yponomeuta padella/malinellus		8
428	Yponomeuta rorrella	Willow Ermine	1
455	Ypsolopha scabrella		2
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth
642	Batia unitella		6
0642a	Metalampra italica		1
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	6
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House Moth	2
658	Carcina quercana		3
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
947	Aethes smeathmanniana		1
972	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	3
994	Clepsis consimilana		4
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth
1010	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	1
1016	Cnephasia longana		1
1036	Acleris forsskaleana		13
1038x	Acleris laterana/comariana		1
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	9
1063	Celypha striana		17
1093	Apotomis betuletana		1
1114	Eudemis porphyrana		1
1159	Rhopobota naevana	Holly Tortrix	1
1233	Pammene aurita		2
1260	Cydia splendana		11
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1262	Cydia amplana		1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer
1294	Crambus pascuella		1
1302	Crambus perlella
1303	Agriphila selasella		1
1305	Agriphila tristella		1
1325	Platytes alpinella		1
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		1
1344	Eudonia mercurella		22
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		6
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	3
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	3
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		4
1405	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	3
1415	Orthopygia glaucinalis		7
1424	Endotricha flammealis		24
1425	Galleria mellonella	Wax Moth	3
1438	Trachycera suavella		2
1439	Trachycera advenella		11
1444	Pempelia obductella		1
1467	Ancylosis oblitella		1
1470	Euzophera pinguis		3
1495	Marasmarcha lunaedactyla		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1637	Lasiocampa quercus	Oak Eggar	1
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	3
1652	Thyatira batis	Peach Blossom	1
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1
1673	Hemistola chrysoprasaria	Small Emerald	1
1682	Timandra comae	Blood-vein	2
1689	Scopula marginepunctata	Mullein Wave	1
1690	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	1
1699	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	41
1702	Idaea biselata	Small Fan-footed Wave	18
1705	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	5
1708	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	10
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	61
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	4
1804	Perizoma bifaciata	Barred Rivulet	5
1811	Eupithecia tenuiata	Slender Pug	1
1812	Eupithecia inturbata	Maple Pug	1
1813	Eupithecia haworthiata	Haworth's Pug	2
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	5
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	9
1842	Eupithecia simpliciata	Plain Pug	1
1858	Chloroclystis v-ata	V-Pug	3
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	3
1876	Hydrelia flammeolaria	Small Yellow Wave	1
1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1
1888	Ligdia adustata	Scorched Carpet	1
1890	Macaria alternata	Sharp-angled Peacock	1
1917	Selenia dentaria	Early Thorn	1
1921	Crocallis elinguaria	Scalloped Oak	3
1922	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	3
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	8
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	2
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2011	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1
2029	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	1
2030	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	4
2031	Leucoma salicis	White Satin	1
2033	Lymantria monacha	Black Arches	1
2034	Lymantria dispar	Gypsy Moth	1
2044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	26
2047	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	11
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	3
2064	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	16
2081	Euxoa tritici	White-line Dart	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	11
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	31
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	3
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	9
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	6
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	31
2112	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	4
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	6
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	4
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	3
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	6
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2279	Acronicta aceris	Sycamore	1
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	2
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2291	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	2
2292	Cryphia algae	Tree-lichen Beauty	5
2295	Cryphia muralis	Marbled Green	2
2297	Amphipyra pyramidea	Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
2318	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	3
2319	Cosmia pyralina	Lunar-spotted Pinion	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	17
2335	Apamea scolopacina	Slender Brindle	1
2341	Mesoligia furuncula	Cloaked Minor	2
2342	Mesoligia literosa	Rosy Minor	1
2343	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic	75
2352	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	6
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	4
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	25
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	15
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	8
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2418	Earias clorana	Cream-bordered Green Pea	1
2422	Pseudoips prasinana	Green Silver-lines	1
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	3
2434	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	10
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	4
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	2