Species List for 19/06/2025

 Four traps. An 80W MV Robinson in the Pond Garden, a 15W Actinic in the Front Garden, a 80W MV Skinner in the Greenhouse Garden and a 125W Robinson in the Back Garden. 267 Moths of 80 species with 12 NFY.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
73.174	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	4
15.010	Caloptilia stigmatella		1	nfy
16.001	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	4
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	2
31.001	Carcina quercana		1	nfy
41.003	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	1
45.044	Emmelina monodactyla	Common Plume	1
49.004	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	3
49.029	Lozotaenia forsterana		2
49.156	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1
49.161	Celypha striana		5
62.001	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
62.054	Homoeosoma sinuella		4
63.006	Pyrausta aurata		1
63.025	Anania hortulata	Small Magpie	3
63.028	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn-borer	2
63.031	Udea ferrugalis	Rusty-dot Pearl	3
63.052	Nomophila noctuella	Rush Veneer	1
63.064	Scoparia ambigualis		2
63.069	Eudonia angustea		1
63.072	Eudonia delunella		2
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	27
63.081	Crambus pascuella		1
63.088	Crambus perlella		2
63.093	Agriphila straminella		1
65.009	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	1	nfy
69.002	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	3
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
69.006	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
69.007	Sphinx pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	2	nfy
69.016	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	6
70.006	Idaea fuscovenosa	Dwarf Cream Wave	2	nfy
70.008	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
70.011	Idaea dimidiata	Single-dotted Wave	1
70.012	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	6
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	9
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1
70.093	Gandaritis pyraliata	Barred Straw	5
70.141	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
70.144	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	3
70.183	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
70.226	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
70.231	Apeira syringaria	Lilac Beauty	1	nfy
70.252	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	6
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
70.265	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	5
70.280	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	2
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	4
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2
72.004	Hypena rostralis	Buttoned Snout	1	nfy
72.009	Leucoma salicis	White Satin	1	nfy
72.019	Spilosoma lutea	Buff Ermine	2
72.045	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	2
72.046	Eilema complana	Scarce Footman	1	nfy
72.069	Laspeyria flexula	Beautiful Hook-tip	1
72.074	Eublemma purpurina	Beautiful Marbled	1	nfy
73.012	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1
73.047	Craniophora ligustri	Coronet	1
73.074	Heliothis peltigera	Bordered Straw	1
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	2
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain	7
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	2
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
73.162	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	15
73.163	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
73.267	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	2
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	1
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
73.293	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1	nfy
73.295	Mythimna vitellina	Delicate	3
73.297	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
73.300	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	2
73.317	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	30
73.320	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	22
73.328	Axylia putris	Flame	7
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	7
74.003	Nola cucullatella	Short-cloaked Moth	1	nfy
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Beautiful Marbled

European Corn Borer

Satin Moth

Pine Hawk-moth

Lilac Beauty

Species List for 31/05/2020

One of my favourites today, a Pine Hawk-moth. The Oegoconia was probably quadripuncta, but would need gen det for specific certainty. Altogether 114 moths of 39 species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Commoneg Swift	1
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
697	Agonopterix arenella		1
0870x	Oegoconia sp.	An Oegoconia species	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		2
1651	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1769	Thera britannica	Spruce Carpet	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1920	Odontopera bidentata	Scalloped Hazel	1	NFY
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	2
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1
1978	Hyloicus pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	1	NFY
1981	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	2
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	4
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	33
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	6
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	4
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	5
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	13
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	10
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2413	Deltote bankiana	Silver Barred	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

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Pine Hawk-moth

Species List for 31/5/2019

The last night of May gave the mediocre total of 84 moths of 30 species. There were however four NFY including two Hawk-moths, bring this years total to seven species.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		1
1646	Watsonalla binaria	Oak Hook-tip	1	NFY
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	2
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1	NFY
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1978	Hyloicus pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	1	NFY
1979	Mimas tiliae	Lime Hawk-moth	1	NFY
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	1
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	2
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	32
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	4
2157	Lacanobia w-latinum	Light Brocade	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2289	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	1
2337	Oligia strigilis	Marbled Minor	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	13
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1

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 Lime Hawk-moth

Pine Hawk-moth

Species List for 16/06/2017

279 moths of 89 species, including a Pine Hawk-moth and an Evergestis limbata.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
14	Hepialus humuli	Ghost Moth	1
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	13
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	3
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	3
658	Carcina quercana		1
718	Ethmia dodecea		1
874	Blastobasis lacticolella		2
937	Agapeta hamana		1
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
994	Clepsis consimilana		7
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	16
1002	Lozotaenia forsterana		2
1063	Celypha striana		5
1201	Eucosma cana		2
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	16
1294	Crambus pascuella		1
1302	Crambus perlella		3
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		3
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		2
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1344	Eudonia mercurella		1
1356	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	1
1356a	Evergestis limbata		1
1375	Ostrinia nubilalis	European Corn Borer	1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	5
1378	Phlyctaenia coronata		1
1392	Udea olivalis		1
1513	Pterophorus pentadactyla	White Plume Moth	1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		3
1640	Euthrix potatoria	Drinker	1
1654	Tethea ocularis	Figure of Eighty	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	2
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	4
1758	Eulithis pyraliata	Barred Straw	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	4
1765	Cidaria fulvata	Barred Yellow	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1830	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
1832	Eupithecia assimilata	Currant Pug	1
1837	Eupithecia subfuscata	Grey Pug	2
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	4
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	5
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	5
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	2
1978	Hyloicus pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	3
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2043	Eilema sororcula	Orange Footman	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	22
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	27
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	20
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	16
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	12
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2199	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	1
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	5
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	6
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	3
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
2473	Laspeyria flexula	Beautiful Hook-tip	2
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	2
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	3