Species List for 25/02/2026

Mothing for 2025 finished for me at the end of August (27th) when I then went for two months ro Australia, not mothing but Birding and Mammal and Reptile watching. I returned at the end of October, to be greeted with some of the wettest  most dismal weather imaginable. Coupled with the awful weather extending into January and February and a couple of  physical problems, due to my penchant in old age for falling over, I didn't get started this year until February 25th.  At the moment I am using two traps, a 125W MV Robinson in the Back Garden and an 80W  MV Robinson in the Pond Garden. Hopefully I will add photos for each NFY species as we go along. I will catch up in the near future.

There were 16 moths of five species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
70.251	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	2	nfy
73.242	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1	nfy
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	8	nfy
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4	nfy
73.250	Anorthoa munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1	nfy

Common Quaker

Oak Beauty

 

Twin-spot Quaker

Clouded Drab

Hebrew Character

Species List for 26/02/2022

 At last a day with two moths, it will improve in the end.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1	NFY

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Hebrew Character

Clouded Drab

Species List for 22/02/2021

Despite the much warmer weather only one moth appeared.

	Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
	2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1	NFY

 

Species List for 18/03/2020

At long last I've got going this year. After several attempts when the wind and rain beat my I decided to wait until the weather settled down

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1	NFY
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1	NFY
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4	NFY

Common Quaker

 hebrew Character

Clouded Drab

Species List for 18/02/2018 - The first Moth of 2018!!

A mild spell encouraged a first try, just one moth.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	1

Species List for 11/03/2015

Three moths last night!
Singles of Hebrew Character,March Moth and Acleris Christana. Unfortunately I failed to photograph the last one.

Hebrew Character

March Moth