Species List for 08/05/2022

 A  further drop to 14 moths of ten species, with three NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	2
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2223	Calophasia lunula	Toadflax Brocade	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1	NFY
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1	NFY

 

Green Carpet,

Vine's Rustic

Silver Y

Species List for 26/05/2021

A better night in the current circumstances with 15 moths of ten species, four NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	2
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1	NFY
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1	NFY
2173	Hadena bicruris	Lychnis	1	NFY
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	2
2425	Colocasia coryli	Nut-tree Tussock	1

 

Poplar Hawk-moth,

Green Carpet,

Lychnis,

Setaceous Hebrew Character,

Nut-tree Tussock,

Waved Umber,

Species List for 27/05/2020

Still the coolair from the North East continued to depress the number of moths flying. 55 moths of 21 species with one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	2
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1	NFY
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	1
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	9
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	2
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	16
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1

 Green Carpet

 Mottled Rustic

Green Pug

Species List for 09/05/2020

After the exceptional weather a better day with 47 moths of 24 species, 11 NFY. Always good to see a Privet Hawk-moth.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House Moth	1	NFY
697	Agonopterix arenella		1	NFY
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	7
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		1
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1	NFY
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	2	NFY
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1	NFY
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1	NFY
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1	NFY
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	2
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	3
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	6
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1	NFY
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2	NFY
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	4
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1	NFY
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	3

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Privet Hawk-moth

Willow Beauty

Willow Beauty

Common Carpet

Common Pug

Bright-line Brown-eye

Pale Mottled Willow, 

Yellow-barred Brindle

Agonopterix arenella

Green Carpet

 Epiblema cynosbatella

Species List for 15/06/2018

Another reasonable night with 323 moths of 58 species. Two micros and five macros NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
424	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
966	Cochylis atricapitana
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	9
1010	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	1	NFY
1032	Aleimma loeflingiana		2	NFY
1063	Celypha striana		2
1082	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	5
1294	Crambus pascuella		1
1333	Scoparia pyralella		1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		1
1356a	Evergestis limbata		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	3
1458	Myelois circumvoluta	Thistle Ermine	1
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		1
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	2
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1
1817	Eupithecia pulchellata	Foxglove Pug	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	2
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	2
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	9
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	19
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	125
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	8
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	24
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	12
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1	NFY
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	6
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1	NFY
2205	Mythimna comma	Shoulder-striped Wainscot	1	NFY
2216	Cucullia umbratica	Shark	1	NFY
2279	Acronicta aceris	Sycamore	1
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	1
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	2
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	12
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	1
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	9
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	9
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	11
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	5
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2422	Pseudoips prasinana	Green Silver-lines	2	NFY
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	8
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1

Green Sliver Lines 

 Green Carpet

 Aleimma loeflingiana

 Red-barred Tortrix

 Shoulder-striped Wainscot

 Shark

L-album Wainscot