Species List for 23/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 16 Moths of five species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	4
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	4
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2

Species List for 22/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 21 Moths of five species was a poor return, but not unexpected with a clear night and the temperature down to 4 deg C.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	3
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11

Species List for 21/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 19 Moths of six species with one NFY 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	3
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.243	Orthosia miniosa	Blossom Underwing	1	nfy
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8

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Blossom Underwing

Species List for 20/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 18 Moths of four species. The temperature dropped to 3 deg C and consequently a low catch.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11

Species List for 19/03/2026

 Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, an 80W MV Skinner in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. 40 Moths of seven species. After the warm day another disappointing  catch.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	4
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	5
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	13
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	5
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1

Species List for 18/03/2026

Three Traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. Following an exceptionally fine warm day and a warm night, I was hoping for more. Perhaps the clear sky was not helpful. There were 44 moths of eight species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
29.001	Diurnea fagella	a moth	1
70.245	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	6
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	6
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	9
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	6
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	13
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
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Species List for 17/03/2026

Three Traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. A warm night with it remaining at 11 deg C up to 0200 hrs  before dipping to 8 deg C by dawn at 0600 hrs.  There were 56 moths of ten species with three NFY. 

 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
44.001	Alucita hexadactyla	Many-plumed Moth	1	nfy
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.194	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1	nfy
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	12
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	13
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	10
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	15
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1

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Many-plumed Moth

Light Brown Apple Moth

 

The Chestnut

Double-striped Pug

Species List for 16/03/2026

 three Traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. There were 12 moths of five species with one NFY

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.21	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1	nfy
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8

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Satellite

Species List for 15/03/2026

Three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. More like my usual March catch on quite a chilly night.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	10

Species List for 13/03/2026

 After the storm that shut me down yesterday, with wind gusts over 56 mph,  it was normal business with three Traps, a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden. There were 22 moths of five species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	15
73.33	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1

Species List for 11/03/2026

Overnight temperatures dropped to 6 deg C. Three traps and the front garden Actinic held three Hebrew Characters, joining the list. There were 22 moths of five species, with one NFY.

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Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
29	Diurnea fagella		1	nfy
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	5
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	13

Species List for 10/03/2026

 The temperature dropped a bit with a min of 6 deg C. I added to the traps, with the 15W Actinic added to the front garden, but it remained mothless on its first outing of the year. The Pond Garden Robinson had a 125W MV Bulb. There were just seven moths of three species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
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Species List for 09/03/2026

There were 21 moths of 8 spccies and one NFY, a very early Dark Sword-grass.

 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
45.04	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
70.25	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1
73.07	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.24	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.24	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
73.25	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.25	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	8
73.33	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1	nfy

Dark Sword-grass

Species List for 08/03/2026

 A coolish day, with quite thick fog until noon and then mist returning i  the evening, gave little hope of many moths. Even so for early March it wasn't bad, with 19 moths of six species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	9
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	6

Species List for 07/03/2026

A cool haz

bight. There were 13 species of  five species, with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
73.200	Lithophane semibrunnea	Tawny Pinion	1	nfy
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	5
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

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Tawny Pinion

Species List for 06/03/2026

After a cooler dull day and night there were 32 moths, but only four species. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	14
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	5
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	11

Species List for 05/03/2026

 Fine warm weather produced, what  I think is the best early march catch I have ever had here. There were 54 moths of 12 species with three NFY.   

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1	nfy
49.075	Acleris umbrana		1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1	nfy
70.245	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	3
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2
70.255	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	3
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	16
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	21
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1

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Acleris umbrana

  

Common Plume

Species List for 04/03/2026

 After a foggy day I was surprised there were any moths, and the arrival of a pearly underwing was a bonus. There were 32 moths of six species with one NFY. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	7
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	18
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
73.307	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1	nfy

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Pearly Underwing

Species List for 03/03/2026

 Not so warm and dull during the day. There were 13 moths of six species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2

Species List for 02/03/2026

 The much warmer, fine weather, coming from the south, produced a big increase in activity. There were 32 moths of eight species, with three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
32.018	Agonopterix heracliana		1	nfy
70.245	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	1	nfy
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
70.255	Agriopis marginaria	Dotted Border	1	nfy
73.069	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	12
73.245	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	12

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Dotted Border

March Moth

Agonopterix heracliana