Species List for 17/10/2018

The last nights mothing before a few days on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, produced the first Gem of the year. A Golden Twin-spot was the fourth of the year, the only others I've had were three in 2014. In total there were 160 moths of 33 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	5
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1408	Palpita vitrealis		3
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1720	Orthonama obstipata	Gem	1	NFY
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	4
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	5
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	80
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	5
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	11
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2240	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	3
2245	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	4
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1
2263	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	1
2264	Agrochola macilenta	Yellow-line Quaker	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	5
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	5
2272	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	2
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	2
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
2428	Chrysodeixis chalcites	Golden Twin-spot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Scarce Bordered Straw

Large Wainscot

 Large Wainscot

 Gem, female

Golden Twin-spot,