Species List for 22/05/2026

 Four traps. A 125W Robinson in the Back Garden, a 125W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, and a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden. The May heatwave arrived today, and after yesterday warm up there was a considerable increase in the number of both moths and species. There were 147 moths of 47 species with 13 NFY. (photos to follow)

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.002	Korscheltellus lupulina	Common Swift	1
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	1
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		5
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	14
49.157	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	2	nfy
49.161	Celypha striana		1	nfy
49.292	Notocelia cynosbatella		2
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	4	nfy
70.017	Idaea degeneraria	Portland Ribbon Wave	2	nfy
70.051	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1	nfy
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
70.100	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	2	nfy
70.128	Melanthia procellata	Pretty Chalk Carpet	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.144	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	3	nfy
70.156	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	1	nfy
70.183	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	5
70.222	Petrophora chlorosata	Brown Silver-line	1	nfy
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	3
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
70.280	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
71.012	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1
71.013	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	5
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	4
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
72.049	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	3
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1	nfy
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	2	nfy
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3
73.101	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	14
73.175x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.284	Hadena albimacula	White Spot	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	12
73.316	Agrotis cinerea	Light Feathered Rustic	1	nfy
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	14
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	4
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
74.004	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1

Plum Tortrix

Celypha striana

Chinese Character

Portland Ribbon Wave

Red Twin-spot Carpet (playing dead then it flew away!)

Green Carpet

Pretty Chalk Carpet

Green Pug

Brindled Pug

Brown Silver-line

Small Mottled Willow

Mottled Rustic

Light Feathered Rustic