Species List for 28/10/2026

 My 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. A further calm 24 hours, as high pressure settled. The temperature dropped to 8 deg C with a WNW wind. There was  a surprising number of moths, 200 of  32 species, the most I've had for a late October date. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
15.006	Caloptilia rufipennella		1
18.001	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	4
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	2
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	46
49.069	Acleris sparsana		1
49.261	Crocidosema plebejana		5
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	45
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		8
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	10
70.083	Thera cupressata	Cypress Carpet	2
70.095	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-Green Carpet	3
70.107	Epirrita dilutata agg.	November Moth agg.	5
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.068	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	2
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
73.087	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	5
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
73.134	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	2
73.189	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	1
73.190	Agrochola macilenta	Yellow-line Quaker	1
73.195	Conistra ligula	Dark Chestnut	3
73.206	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	2
73.223	Dryobota labecula	Oak Rustic	3
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	1
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	1
73.296	Mythimna unipuncta	White-speck	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	5
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	33
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1