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 13/08/2024

 Four traps. An 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. A breezy night with a min temp of 16 deg C. There were 348 moths of 80 species and four NFY including a Webb's Wainscot, just the fifth  I've caught here.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
03.001	Triodia sylvina	Orange Swift	8
41.002	Blastobasis adustella		8
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	6
49.138	Cochylis molliculana		2
49.341	Cydia splendana		3
62.035	Acrobasis advenella		2
62.048	Euzophera pinguis		1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis		2
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		2
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		1
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	2
63.057	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	2
63.069	Eudonia angustea		1
63.074	Eudonia mercurella		2
63.088	Crambus perlella		1
63.089	Agriphila tristella		6
63.093	Agriphila straminella		3
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	4
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
70.004	Idaea rusticata	Least Carpet	5
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	3
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	13
70.037	Cyclophora linearia	Clay Triple-lines	2
70.038	Rhodometra sacraria	Vestal	1	nfy
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	2
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
70.187	Eupithecia icterata	Tawny Speckled Pug	1	nfy
70.200	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
70.218	Chiasmia clathrata	Latticed Heath	1	nfy
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	5
70.233	Ennomos quercinaria	August Thorn	2
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
71.012	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	2
71.017	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	2
71.022	Ptilodon cucullina	Maple Prominent	1
72.001	Scoliopteryx libatrix	Herald	1
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	1
72.030	Euplagia quadripunctaria	Jersey Tiger	5
72.041	Lithosia quadra	Four-spotted Footman	1
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	18
72.057	Pechipogo plumigeralis	Plumed Fan-foot	1
73.001	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
73.002	Abrostola triplasia	Dark Spectacle	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	10
73.022	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	1
73.037X	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	3
73.085	Nyctobrya muralis	Marbled Green	2
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	6
73.109	Thalpophila matura	Straw Underwing	1
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	4
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	6
73.151	Globia sparganii	Webb's Wainscot	1	nfy
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	2
73.169X	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	54
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	1
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	2
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	4
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	3
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	2
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	18
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	3
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	13
73.334	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	7
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	19
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
73.346	Noctua interjecta	Least Yellow Underwing	1
73.347	Noctua janthina	Langmaid's Yellow Underwing	1
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	20
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	19

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Gold Spot, a common moth but I can't resist anoth photo.

Iron Prominent

A unusally fresh looking Dark Sword-grass.

Maple Prominent

Flounced Rustic, often causes confusion, but the white hindwing is a great clue and is even visible from the underside.

Flounced Rustic

Vestal

Webb's Wainscot

Tawny Speckled Pug

Species List for 01/05/2020

Only five moths of five species, Angles Shades was a rather late NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1	NFY
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

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 Angle Shades

Dark Sword-grass

Species List for 21/03/2020

After a blank night on the 20th there was just one moth, but a surprise species, a Dark Sword-grass, the first migrant of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1	NFY

Dark Sword-grass

Species List for 3/10/2019

79 moths of 13 speciwa. Migrants were five Delicates and a Dark Sword-grass. Also a very handsome Turnip, which caught the eye.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	24
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	9
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	3
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	5
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	3
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	3
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	23
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2

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 Dark-sword Grass

Turnip

Species List for 29/9/2019

I was still drying everything out from the previous night and the wind was still very strong, so I decided to run just two traps. The Robinson and the 125W Skinner. There were 111 moths of 15 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	4
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	34
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	13
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	4
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	3
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	37
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1

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 Beaded Chestnut

 Dark Sword-grass

Black Rustic