Species List for 24/04/2026

 There were 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.  Another warm day and then very cool night.  Twelve moths of six species and one NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
72.015	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1	nfy
72.022	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	5
73.058	Cucullia verbasci	Mullein	1
73.244	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
73.249	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2

Pale Tussock

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Species List for 02/05/2022

 Another good night for early May, with 62 moths of 24 species with eight NFY. there was aslo  melanistic male Pale Tussock that had me scratching my head at first.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
293	Caloptilia syringella		1	NFY
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	2	NFY
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	8
1288	Alucita hexadactyla	Twenty-plume Moth	5
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1747	Anticlea derivata	Streamer	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1	NFY
1852	Eupithecia abbreviata	Brindled Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	7
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1	NFY
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1	NFY
2003	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	1	NFY
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2078	Nola confusalis	Least Black Arches	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	9
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2179	Panolis flammea	Pine Beauty	1	NFY
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	7
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1	NFY

 

Brown House Moth

Caloptilia syringella

Common Wainscot

Powdered Quaker

Pebble Prominent

Melanistic Pale Tussock

,Double-striped Pug

Peppered Moth

Clouded Drab

Pine Beauty

Common Pug

Waved Umber,

Species List for 24/04/2022

 The cold N wind continues to keep the temperature down and so far I'm not seeing any major  numbers emerging. There were 14 moths of  10 species,with the very "furry" Pale Tussock new for the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1927	Lycia hirtaria	Brindled Beauty	1
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1	NFY
2063	Diaphora mendica	Muslin Moth	4
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	1
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2186	Orthosia gracilis	Powdered Quaker	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1

 

brindled Beauty

Pale Tussock

Pale Tussock                                                                   

brindled Beauty

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