Species List for 25/10/2020

 The weather was pretty poor and although I did run five traps the result was much as expected, very poor, 330 moths of just nine species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	18
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	1
2240	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	4
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1

Species List for 23/10/2020

 Not a great number of moths with 84 of just 13 species, but there was a NFS with a  Radford's Flame Shoulder, a Gem, sadly rather tatty, and an Oak Rustic, both NFY, a Scarce Bordered Straw was only the third this year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
1720	Orthonama obstipata	Gem	1	NFY
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	4
2102a	Ochropleura leucogaster	Radford's Flame Shoulder	1	NFS
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	54
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2246a	Dryobota labecula	Oak Rustic	1	NFY
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	5
2259	Conistra ligula	Dark Chestnut	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	9
2375	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1

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Rusty Dot Pearl

 

,Dark Chestnut.

 

,Oak Rustic

 

Scarce Bordered Straw

 

Radford's Flame Shoulder,

 

Gem

Species List for 22/10/2020

 After the poor showing yesterday I debated whether to put all five traps out,but decided to give it another try and I was pleased with the result. !00 moths of 19 species, including one NFY

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
1408	Palpita vitrealis		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	48
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	11
2263	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	1	NFY
2264	Agrochola macilenta	Yellow-line Quaker	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	18
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
2375	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

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Red-line Quaker

Yellow-line Quaker,

Species List for 21/10/2020

 After the previous night, and with a better forecast I put all five traps out, but caught fewer moths than the previous night, just 34 moths of 10 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	16
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	4
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	5
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	2
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1