Species List for 02/05/2026

 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. A cooler day with an evening thunder and some rain through the night.  Just 11 moths of eight species with one NFY.  The Pool Garden and Greenhouse Garden traps were empty.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1	nfy
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
72.020	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
73.101	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	3
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2

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Buff-tip

Species List for 01/05/2022

I really didn't expect this! 63 moths of 27 species with 11 NFY.  The weather was calm and overcast.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
697	Agonopterix arenella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	2
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1	NFY
1680	Cyclophora punctaria	Maiden's Blush	1	NFY
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1	NFY
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	1	NFY
1852	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	2
1853	Eupithecia dodoneata	Oak-tree Pug	2	NFY
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	10
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	7
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1	NFY
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1	NFY
1995	Cerura vinula	Puss Moth	1	NFY
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1	NFY
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	3
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	5
2139	Cerastis rubricosa	Red Chestnut	1
2167	Hadena perplexa	Tawny Shears	1	NFY
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	9
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	2
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1	NFY
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1

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Poplar Hawk-moth

Puss Moth

Buff-tip

Brindled Pug

Common Carpet

Maiden's Blush

,Iron Prominent

Tawny Shears

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Chinese Character

Oak-tree Pug

Twenty-plume Moth

White-spotted Pug (phone photo).

Species List for 26/04/2020

Seven moths of six species with the first Buff-tip of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1	NFY
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Buff-tip

Species List for 18//5/2019

A much better night with 65 moths of 32 species, including six NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
697	Agonopterix arenella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	6
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		1
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	2
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1	NFY
1652	Thyatira batis	Peach Blossom	1	NFY
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	6
1852	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	1
1853	Eupithecia dodoneata	Oak-tree Pug	1
1858	Chloroclystis v-ata	V-Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	6
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	2
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1	NFY
2003	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1
2043	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	1	NFY
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	4
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	3
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	7
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1	NFY
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1	NFY
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	5
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1

 Peach Blosson

Buff-tip 

 Orange Footman

 Flame

 CommonWainscot

Bee Moth