Species List for 30/04/2026

 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. An improvement, still considering the daytime "heatwave" a bit disappointing. There were 23 Moths of 14 species with four NFY. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
28.024	Tachystola acroxantha		1	nfy
35.118	Scrobipalpa ocellatella	Beet Moth	1	nfy
44.001	Alucita hexadactyla	Many-plumed Moth	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1	nfy
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
70.173	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1	nfy
70.200	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
70.257	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
74.004	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	2

 

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Lime-speck Pug

Garden Carpet

Tachystola acroxantha

Species List for 02/06/2021

A definite improvement with 51 moths of 28 species, nine NFY and one, caught in a pheromone trap, NFS. (photo to come).

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	1
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House Moth	3
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1082	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	1
1184	Epiblema scutulana		1	NFS
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1	NFY
1342	Eudonia angustea		1	NFY
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		1	NFY
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1	NFY
1817	Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	1	NFY
1823	Eupithecia venosata	Netted Pug	1	NFY
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	3
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1
2011	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1	NFY
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1	NFY
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	11
2157	Lacanobia w-latinum	Light Brocade	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	1	NFY
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	8
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1

Homoeosoma sinuella

Foxglove Pug

Bright-line Brown-eye

Codling Moth

Hedya pruniana

Garden Carpet

Netted Pug

Pale Tussock

,Epiblema scutulana

Pale Prominent

Pale Prominent

Species List for 29/4/2019

A bit more excitement with 20 moths of 13 species, including three NFY. The Brindled Beauty was my first for five years, and only the seventh I've caught here.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1927	Lycia hirtaria	Brindled Beauty	1	NFY
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	2
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1	NFY
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	7
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

 Brindled Beauty

 Garden Carpet

White Ermine

Species List for 08/05/2018

A slightly cooler night but still 45 moths of 18 species including four NFY. The Scorched Carpet unfortunately flew as I when to press the shutter and I couldn't find it.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	1
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1	NFY
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	1	NFY
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	6
1888	Ligdia adustata	Scorched Carpet	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	4
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1	NFY
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	14
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	2

 Bright-line Brown-eye

 Twenty-plume Moth

 Brown House Moth

 Garden Carpet

Powdered Quaker