| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 688 | Agonopterix heracliana agg. | 1 | ||
| 1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 2 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 | |
Passenger, caught 23/9/2006 (National moth night).
Wednesday, 10 April 2019
Species List for 9/4/2019
Just 15 moths of 7 species.
Tuesday, 9 April 2019
Species List for 8/4/2019
$0 moths of 11 species,with two NFY, including a Dark Sword-grass, my first migrant of the year and the second earliest I've caught.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 4 | |
| 1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 1 | NFY |
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 7 | |
| 2091 | Agrotis ipsilon | Dark Sword-grass | 1 | NFY |
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
| 2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 12 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 3 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 8 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 | |
| 2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
A sightly unusual Clouded Drab
Dark Sword-grass
V-Pug
Monday, 8 April 2019
Species List for 7/4/2019
An interesting collection of just 26 moths. Four new for the year, all micros. The putative Leek moth has been reidentified by Ian Roberts and Dave Shelton (the County Recorder) as the similar Digitivalva pulicariae. Thanks still to Ben Sale for his help.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 472 | Digitivalva pulicariae | 1 | NFy | |
| 998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 | NFY |
| 1054 | Acleris cristana | 1 | NFY | |
| 1288 | Alucita hexadactyla | Twenty-plume Moth | 1 | NFY |
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 8 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 | |
| 2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa | Angle Shades | 1 | |
Acleris cristana
Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)
Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella)
Light Brown Apple Moth
Twenty-plume Moth
Sunday, 7 April 2019
Species List for 6/4/2019
A flame Shoulder was new for the year and my earliest ever but more than two weeks, in total just 19 moths of seven species.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 2 | ||
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
| 2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 1 | NFY |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 5 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 8 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 | |
| 2258 | Conistra vaccinii | Chestnut | 1 | |
Flame Shoulder
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| Flame Shoulder |
Chestnut
Saturday, 6 April 2019
Species List for 5/4/2019
Another unexceptional night with just 14 moths of 6 species.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
| 2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 6 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 3 | |
Friday, 5 April 2019
Species List for 4/4/2019
Just 13 moths of six species, including two NFY
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 688 | Agonopterix heracliana | 1 | NFY | |
| 2186 | Orthosia gracilis | Powdered Quaker | 1 | NFY |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 4 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 2 | |
Powdered Quaker
Agonopterix heracliana
Thursday, 4 April 2019
Species List for 3/4/2019
Hopefully the weather is going to pick up for the next few days. Just 10 moths of six species, and my 125W Skinner scored a duck.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 4 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 2 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 | |
Wednesday, 3 April 2019
Species List for 2/4/2019
Only four species, 11 individuals, arrived in the rain
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 1663 | Alsophila aescularia | March Moth | 1 | |
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 3 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 6 | |
Tuesday, 2 April 2019
Species List for 1/4/2019
27 moths of just five species.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 3 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 9 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 3 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 11 | |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola | Early Grey | 1 | |
Monday, 1 April 2019
Species List for 31/3/2019
A change in the weather with a cold front on the move,down to just 11 moths of six species.
| Code | Taxon | Vernacular | Individuals | |
| 1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 | |
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda | Small Quaker | 1 | |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi | Common Quaker | 2 | |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta | Clouded Drab | 1 | |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica | Hebrew Character | 5 | |
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