Species List for 25/10/2022

A good night with a new species for the site (and me) a Blair's Mocha. Other migrants included a second Golden Twin-spot for the year, two Vestals and anotyhe six Scarce Bordered Straws. In total there were 167 moths of 30 species with one NFY. 

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	20
62.076	Hypsopygia glaucinalis		1
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	8
63.048	Palpita vitrealis		1
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	18
63.054	Cydalima perspectalis	Box-tree Moth	6
70.033	Cyclophora puppillaria	Blair's Mocha	1	NFY
70.038	Rhodometra sacraria	Vestal	2
70.070	Larentia clavaria	Mallow	1
70.107	Epirrita dilutata	November Moth	2
73.008	Chrysodeixis chalcites	Golden Twin-spot	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
73.068	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	2
73.076	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	6
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
73.134	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	1
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	17
73.189	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	1
73.206	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	5
73.223	Dryobota labecula	Oak Rustic	1
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	6
73.235	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	1
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	17
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	7
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	5
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	29
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
73.365	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	1

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Blair's Mocha

Scarce Bordered Straw

Vestal

Golden Twin-spot

Species List for 20/09/2020

 Just 156 moths of  28 species, but with a couple of interest. A late, but not unprecedented Mottled Rustic, a Bloxworth Snout, only the second here, the first was on Apr 12th this year, a docile Humming-bird Hawk Moth and and Golden Twin-spot, that actually had two separate spots.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1309	Agriphila geniculea		2
1395	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	1
1408	Palpita vitrealis		1
1409a	Diaphania perspectalis	Boxworm	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	2
1984	Macroglossum stellatarum	Humming-bird Hawk-moth	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	7
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	45
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	6
2110	Noctua fimbriata	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	1
2111	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	18
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	13
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	2
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	2
2269	Atethmia centrago	Centre-barred Sallow	3
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	19
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	12
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2387a	Platyperigea kadenii	Clancy's Rustic	1
2428	Chrysodeixis chalcites	Golden Twin-spot	1
2478	Hypena obsitalis	Bloxworth Snout	1

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Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Humming-bird Hawk-moth

Mottled Rustic

Bloxworth Snout

Golden Twin-spot

Species List for 17/10/2018

The last nights mothing before a few days on St Mary's, Isles of Scilly, produced the first Gem of the year. A Golden Twin-spot was the fourth of the year, the only others I've had were three in 2014. In total there were 160 moths of 33 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	5
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1408	Palpita vitrealis		3
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1720	Orthonama obstipata	Gem	1	NFY
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	4
2091	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	5
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	80
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	2
2117	Eugnorisma glareosa	Autumnal Rustic	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	5
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2195	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	11
2232	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	2
2240	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	3
2245	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	1
2255	Polymixis lichenea	Feathered Ranunculus	4
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1
2263	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	1
2264	Agrochola macilenta	Yellow-line Quaker	1
2267	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	5
2270	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	5
2272	Xanthia aurago	Barred Sallow	2
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	2
2400	Helicoverpa armigera	Scarce Bordered Straw	1
2428	Chrysodeixis chalcites	Golden Twin-spot	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Scarce Bordered Straw

Large Wainscot

 Large Wainscot

 Gem, female

Golden Twin-spot,