Species List for 07/06/2017

A first running of my new Robinson Trap, that arrived from ALS yesterday. The weather was not great, so nothing spectacular and, predictably, the first migrant it trapped was a Silver Y.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	1
697	Agonopterix arenella	Orange Swift	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1063	Celypha striana		1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	1
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	28
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	5
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
2331	Apamea unanimis	Small Clouded Brindle	1
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

Species List for 06/06/2017

It didn't rain last night, in fact ofter 9pm. it was clera with a big moon. It was exceptionally cold and very windy, therefore with four traps out I really should have been surprised at the almost complete lack of moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	4
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	1

Species List for 05/06/2017

A dreadful night, with a lot of rain, high winds and low temperatures. Two traps run, my 15W Actinic Tube and 125W MV in its "defensive" position, under a garden table.A stunning Puss Moth was the reward.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	11
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1995	Cerura vinula	Puss Moth	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	15
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	3
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	1

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Species List for 04/06/2017

A cold evening and night, with a clear moon, few moths.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	2
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	2
1385	Ebulea crocealis		1
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1979	Mimas tiliae	Lime Hawk-moth	1
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	23
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	1
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	3
2145	Discestra trifolii	Nutmeg	1
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	4
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	2
2385	Spodoptera exigua	Small Mottled Willow	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	3
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1

Species List for 03/06/2017

A much cooler night and consequently far fewer moths of fewer species. Straw Dot made its first appearance of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	3
449	Prays fraxinella	Ash Bud Moth	1
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2
1002	Lozotaenia forsterana		1
1076	Celypha lacunana		1
1333	Scoparia pyralella		1
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	3
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1
1781	Horisme vitalbata	Small Waved Umber	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	5
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	3
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	1
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	3
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	4
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	24
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2119	Peridroma saucia	Pearly Underwing	1
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	11
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	2
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2
2340	Oligia fasciuncula	Middle-barred Minor	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	8
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	2
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	1

Species List for 02/06/2017

254 moths of about 63 species, give or take a minor sp, was the biggest catch of the year.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	8
230	Monopis crocicapitella		1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	2
697	Agonopterix arenella		1
714	Agonopterix yeatiana		2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	19
1063	Celypha striana		3
1175	Epiblema uddmanniana	Bramble Shoot Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	1
1301	Crambus lathoniellus		1
1333	Scoparia pyralella		2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		2
1336	Eudonia pallida		1
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	2
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1465	Nephopterix angustella		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		1
1654	Tethea ocularis	Figure of Eighty	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	2
1724	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Red Twin-spot Carpet	1
1727	Xanthorhoe montanata	Silver-ground Carpet	1
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	3
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	17
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	3
1823	Eupithecia venosata	Netted Pug	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	2
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	4
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	11
1835	Eupithecia tripunctaria	White-spotted Pug	3
1848	Eupithecia innotata	Angle-barred Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	2
1888	Ligdia adustata	Scorched Carpet	1
1904	Plagodis dolabraria	Scorched Wing	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	2
1936	Menophra abruptaria	Waved Umber	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	10
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	3
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	8
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	1
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	2
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	4
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	44
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	7
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	4
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	5
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	2
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	18
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2202	Mythimna l-album	L-album Wainscot	1
2302	Rusina ferruginea	Brown Rustic	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	15
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	5
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	4
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	3
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

Species List for 01/06/2017

I haven't seen any Hummingbird Hawk-moths around the garden this year, so one in the trap was a surprise.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	10
1002	Lozotaenia forsterana		1
1063	Celypha striana		1
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		1
1333	Scoparia pyralella		1
1342	Eudonia angustea		1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	1
1727	Xanthorhoe montanata	Silver-ground Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	3
1776	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	1
1808	Perizoma flavofasciata	Sandy Carpet	1
1819	Eupithecia exiguata	Mottled Pug	1
1825	Eupithecia centaureata	Lime-speck Pug	1
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1834	Eupithecia vulgata	Common Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	3
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	5
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1
1984	Macroglossum stellatarum	Humming-bird Hawk-moth	1
1992	Deilephila porcellus	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	3
2028	Calliteara pudibunda	Pale Tussock	2
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	3
2087	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	1
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	24
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	4
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	5
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	7
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1
2279	Acronicta aceris	Sycamore	1
2302	Rusina ferruginea	Brown Rustic	1
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	4
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	7
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	2
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

Species List for 31/05/2017

Overslept this morning, may have missed s few!

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
17	Hepialus lupulinus	Common Swift	2
697	Agonopterix arenella	Orange Swift	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	9
1709	Idaea subsericeata	Satin Wave	2
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	3
1738	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	1
1739	Epirrhoe rivata	Wood Carpet	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	1
1830	Eupithecia absinthiata	Wormwood Pug	1
1883	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	1
1920	Odontopera bidentata	Scalloped Hazel	1
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	2
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	6
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	7
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	29
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	2
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	4
2123	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	11
2157	Lacanobia w-latinum	Light Brocade	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1
2326	Apamea crenata	Clouded-bordered Brindle	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	4
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	7
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	4
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	2