08/07/21

 Hello again, is there anyone out there! In the years since my last post a few things have changed. Mainly there is no Northumberland Moths website anymore. This is such a shame as it was a brilliant resource for Northumberland moth trappers but all things have their day I suppose.

We still post things on Northumberland Moths Facebook Page but I wondered about ressurrecting this old blog just for moth posts.. We will see how it goes...

Last night I had - 

Uncertain

Map winged Swift

Eucosma campoliliana

Eucosma hohenwartiana

Barred Fruit Tree Tortrix

Large Twin spot Carpet

233 Moths of 68 sp

Taxa

  Uncertain/Rustic agg. (Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda)  8

  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  1

  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  1

03.003  Map-winged Swift (Korscheltellus fusconebulosa)  9

03.003  Map-winged Swift (Korscheltellus fusconebulosa f. gallicus)  4

18.001  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  2

49.025  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  1

49.029  a moth (Lozotaenia forsterana)  1

49.109  a moth (Agapeta hamana)  2

49.166  a moth (Celypha lacunana)  6

49.265  a moth (Eucosma cana)  1

49.266  a moth (Eucosma hohenwartiana)  1

49.269  a moth (Eucosma campoliliana)  3

49.295  a moth (Notocelia roborana)  1

63.025  Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)  2

63.037  a moth (Udea olivalis)  3

63.064  a moth (Scoparia ambigualis)  2

63.067  a moth (Eudonia lacustrata)  3

63.080  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  47

63.093  a moth (Agriphila straminella)  1

63.114  Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata)  1

66.010  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  4

69.003  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  3

70.011  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  2

70.016  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  1

70.029  Blood-Vein (Timandra comae)  1

70.054  Silver-ground Carpet (Xanthorhoe montanata)  1

70.055  Large Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata)  1

70.093  Barred Straw (Gandaritis pyraliata)  7

70.100  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  1

70.183  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  1

70.218  Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)  1

70.252  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  1

70.265  Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)  3

70.283  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)  1

71.021  Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)  1

71.025  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  1

72.002  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  12

72.003  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  6

72.019  Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea)  5

72.020  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  2

72.045  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  1

72.053  Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis)  1

73.012  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  1

73.015  Silver Y (Autographa gamma)  5

73.016  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  1

73.084  Marbled Beauty (Bryophila domestica)  1

73.092  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  1

73.096  Uncertain (Hoplodrina octogenaria)  2

73.097  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  1

73.102  Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea)  1

73.114  Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)  1

73.147  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  7

73.156  Clouded-bordered Brindle (Apamea crenata)  2

73.162  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  4

73.163  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  4

73.176  Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)  3

73.254  Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)  1

73.264  Pale-shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina)  1

73.291  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  13

73.293  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  1

73.298  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  2

73.317  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  2

73.328  Flame (Axylia putris)  5

73.332  Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea)  1

73.334  Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)  5

73.342  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  8

73.353  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  2

73.361  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  1

An Annual Moth Post!

Back to one trap last night for the Garden Moth Scheme. First moth to arrive was new for the garden - Figure of 80.

Cydia splendana fagiglandana another garden first, 2nd VC68 and 4th Northumberland! Cheers Tom.

Figure of 80

Taxa

0018  Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa)  2

0544  Coleophora albicosta  1 NFY

0724  Metzneria lappella  2

0886  Mompha ochraceella  4 NFY

0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  1 NFY

1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  2

1021  Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)  2

1076  Celypha lacunana  7

1083  Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)  1

1201  Eucosma cana  2

1259  Cydia fagiglandana  1 NEW
1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  5

1304  Agriphila straminella  1

1316  Catoptria falsella  1

1334  Scoparia ambigualis  3

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata  3

1358  Evergestis pallidata  1 Probable retrap

1376  Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)  10

1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  2

1458  Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)  1

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  3

1654  Figure of Eighty (Tethea ocularis)  1 NEW

1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  3

1708  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  3

1713  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  3

1732  Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)  1

1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  3

1742  Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)  1

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  11

1764  Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)  2

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  1

1802  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  1

1803  Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)  2

1808  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  2

1830  Wormwood Pug (Eupithecia absinthiata)  1 NFY

1862  Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)  1

1887  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  1

1910  Lilac Beauty (Apeira syringaria)  1 NFY

1922  Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)  1

1931  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  1

1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  1

1941  Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)  9

1954  Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria)  1

1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  2

1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  4

1991  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  1

2008  Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)  2

2038  Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana)  1 NFY

2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  8

2057  Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)  5

2060  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  1

2061  Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)  2

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  16

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  11

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  2

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  68

2118  True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)  1 NFY

2122  Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea)  2

2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  6

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  7

2130  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  2

2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  10

2192  Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera)  1

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  12

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  19

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  48 

2284x  Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)  1

2293  Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)  2

2305  Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)  1

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  34

2322  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  7

2330  Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa)  3

2335  Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina)  1 

2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  5

2340  Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)  3 

2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  19

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  9

2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  12

2387  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  4

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  9

2440  Lempke's Gold Spot (Plusia putnami)  1

2441  Silver Y (Autographa gamma)  1

2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  1

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  1

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  3

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  4

458 Moths of 86sp

Busy...

14 degrees, the busiest night of the year so far. Two new species for me - 1358  Evergestis pallidata and 1876  Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria). Later after a time in the fridge I tried to get some pics and totally fluffed the Wave, it flying off without so much as a snap of it. I hate it when 'firsts' go unrecorded for posterity : (

1358  Evergestis pallidata NEW

1314  Pearl-band Grass Veneer

2278  Poplar Grey

Taxa

  Coleophora species (Coleophora sp.)  10

0424  Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)  2 NFY

0464  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  12

0647  Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)  1

0724  Metzneria lappella  1

0873  Blastobasis adustella  1

0886  Mompha ochraceella  1

0937  Agapeta hamana  2

0946  Aethes rubigana  3

0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  4

0994  Clepsis consimilana  2

1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  5

1076  Celypha lacunana  1

1111  Bactra lancealana  3

1201  Eucosma cana  3

1234  Pammene regiana  1

1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  10

1304  Agriphila straminella  54

1305  Agriphila tristella  2

1314  Pearl-band Grass Veneer (Catoptria margaritella)  5 NFY

1316  Catoptria falsella  4

1332  Scoparia subfusca  1

1333  Scoparia pyralella  1

1334  Scoparia ambigualis  1

1336  Eudonia pallida  1

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata  4

1345  Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata)  1

1356  Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis)  1

1358  Evergestis pallidata  1 NEW

1376  Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)  3

1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  10

1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  8

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  2

1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  9

1713  Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)  1

1713  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  3

1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  2

1749  Dark Spinach (Pelurga comitata)  2

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  3

1764  Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)  1

1765  Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata)  1

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  2

1802  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  1

1803  Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)  2

1808  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  8

1846  Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata)  2

1876  Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria)  1 NEW

1887  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  1

1906  Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)  1

1922  Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)  1

1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  2

1956  Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)  1

1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  3

1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  3

2038  Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana)  1

2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  6

2057  Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)  5

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  10

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  1

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  1

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  14

2111  Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)  2

2118  True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)  1

2120  Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)  3

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  8

2130  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  1

2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  2

2173  Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)  1

2176  Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)  2

2192  Brown-line Bright Eye (Mythimna conigera)  1

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  2

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  20

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  1

2278  Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)  1 NFY

2293  Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)  7

2306  Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa)  1

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  9

2322  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  2 

2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  21

2345  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  1

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  2

2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  2

2387  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  3

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  5

2442  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  1

2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  2

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  1

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  7

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  37

2489  Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis)  1

2492  Small Fan-foot (Herminia grisealis)  1

397 Moths of 91 sp

Last night...

1451  Pyla fusca  1 NFG

11 degrees. 1451  Pyla fusca was a garden first, though I have caught this species in western Scotland. 

Taxa

  Coleophora species (Coleophora sp.)  3

0018  Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa f. gallicus)  1

0464  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  2

0724  Metzneria lappella  2

0779  Bryotropha affinis  1

0886  Mompha ochraceella  1 NFY

0937  Agapeta hamana  1

0945  Aethes cnicana  1

0946  Aethes rubigana  3

0972  Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)  1

0994  Clepsis consimilana  1

1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  3

1021  Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)  2

1076  Celypha lacunana  3

1083  Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)  2

1197  Eucosma campoliliana  1 NFY

1201  Eucosma cana  2

1236  Pammene fasciana  1 NFY

1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  1

1304  Agriphila straminella  27

1316  Catoptria falsella  3

1332  Scoparia subfusca  1

1334  Scoparia ambigualis  1

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata  7

1376  Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)  4

1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  1

1451  Pyla fusca  1 NFG

1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  2

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  7

1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  5

1708  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  2

1713  Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)  1

1713  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  4

1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  2

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  2

1764  Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)  1

1765  Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata)  1 NFY

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  2

1802  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  1

1808  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  6

1887  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  1

1910  Lilac Beauty (Apeira syringaria)  1

1922  Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)  4

1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  2

1956  Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)  1

1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  2

1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  4

2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  4

2057  Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)  3

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  5

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  1

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  2

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  44

2111  Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)  1

2120  Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)  1

2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  1

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  20

2130  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  4

2154  Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)  2

2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  4

2173  Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)  1

2176  Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)  2

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  5

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  20

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  2

2293  Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)  4

2322  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  4

2335  Slender Brindle (Apamea scolopacina)  1 NFY 

2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  1

2342  Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa)  1 NFY 

2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  13

2345  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  2

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  5

2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  10

2387  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  2

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  4

2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  3

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  1

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  5

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  22

2489  Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis)  2

348 Moths of 81 sp

Last two nights...

09/07/14 - 11 degrees

Taxa

0018  Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa f. gallicus)  1

0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  1

0994  Clepsis consimilana  1

1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  1

1234  Pammene regiana  2

1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  3

1304  Agriphila straminella  1

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata  1

1428  Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)  1

1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  1

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  1

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  4

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  2

1803  Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata)  1

1808  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  2

1922  Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria)  1 NFY

1931  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  1

1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  1

2003  Pebble Prominent (Notodonta ziczac)  1

2057  Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)  1

2087  Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum)  1

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  6

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  1

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  2

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  34

2110  Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata)  1 NFY

2120  Ingrailed Clay (Diarsia mendica)  1

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  9

2130  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  1

2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  8

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  4

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  23

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  7

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  28

2322  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  2

2330  Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa)  1

2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  35

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  3

2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  1

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  2

2442  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  1

2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  2

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  2

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  1

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  23

227 Moths of 45 sp

1504  Platyptilia pallidactyla

2114  Double Dart (Graphiphora augur)

10/07/14 11 degrees Only my second garden record of Double Dart was a nice record. Photo attached.

Taxa

0018  Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa)  1

0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  2

1083  Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)  1

1234  Pammene regiana  1

1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  1

1304  Agriphila straminella  6

1334  Scoparia ambigualis  2

1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  2

1504  Platyptilia pallidactyla  1

1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  4

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  1

1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  2

1708  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  2

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  3

1802  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  1

1848  Ash Pug (Eupithecia innotata f. fraxinata)  1

1894  Latticed Heath (Chiasmia clathrata)  1

1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  1

1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  1

1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  2

2038  Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana)  1

2049  Buff Footman (Eilema depressa)  1 NFY

2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  2

2057  Garden Tiger (Arctia caja)  4

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  5

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  1

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  14

2111  Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)  2

2114  Double Dart (Graphiphora augur)  1 NFY

2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  1

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  6

2130  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  1

2173  Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)  1

2176  Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis)  1 NFY

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  6

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  18

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  6

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  7 2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  37

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  6

2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  6

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  5

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  4

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  17

190 moths of 44 sp.

Another goody...

Clouded Brindle

Pammene regiana

12 degrees and lashing down.My second Clouded Brindle and a Common Lutestring the highlights...

Taxa

  Coleophora species (Coleophora sp.)  1

0464  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  5

0724  Metzneria lappella  2

0779  Bryotropha affinis  1 NFY

0874  Blastobasis lacticolella  1

0937  Agapeta hamana  3

0945  Aethes cnicana  1

0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  2

0972  Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana)  1

1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  6

1021  Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)  3

1111  Bactra lancealana  2

1201  Eucosma cana  3

1234  Pammene regiana  1 NFY

1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  17

1304  Agriphila straminella  4

1316  Catoptria falsella  2

1332  Scoparia subfusca  1

1333  Scoparia pyralella  2

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata  3

1345  Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata)  1

1376  Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)  1

1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  3

1483  Phycitodes binaevella  2

1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  9

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  2

1657  Common Lutestring (Ochropacha duplaris)  1 NFY

1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  2

1708  Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)  2

1713  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  1

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  5

1768  Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata)  1

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  2

1802  Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata)  1

1846  Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata)  1

1860  Green Pug (Pasiphila rectangulata)  1

1931  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  1

1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  2

1941  Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)  2

1956  Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)  1

1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  1

1981  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  7

1991  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  3

2008  Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)  1

2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  3

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  22

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  8

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  2

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  14

2111  Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe)  1 NFY

2118  True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea)  3

2122  Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea)  3

2123  Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)  2

2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  3

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  13

2154  Cabbage Moth (Mamestra brassicae)  1

2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  6

2173  Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)  1

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  5

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  8

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  4 2284x  Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)  1

2293  Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)  2

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  8

2327  Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion)  1 NFY 2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  3

2340  Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)  4 2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  2

2345  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  1

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  3

2382  Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)  2 NFY

2387  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  2

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  3

2442  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  2

2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  1

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  3

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  5

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  40

295 Moths of 78 sp

Long time no see..

I've been a bit busy to post on this blog, but I've still been mothing. This was my first 'big' catch of the year with a highlight being Heart and Club, the first in the county since 2007. I've only caught this species before when on holiday in Suffolk. 

Taxa

  Coleophora species (Coleophora sp.)  1

0018  Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa)  1

0018  Map-winged Swift (Hepialus fusconebulosa f. gallicus)  1

0216  Cork Moth (Nemapogon cloacella)  1 NFY

0464  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  7

0647  Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)  1

0724  Metzneria lappella  2

0874  Blastobasis lacticolella  1

0937  Agapeta hamana  3

0970  Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana)  4

0994  Clepsis consimilana  3 NFY

1002  Lozotaenia forsterana  1 NFY

1011  Pseudargyrotoza conwagana  13

1021  Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana)  4

1083  Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)  1

1201  Eucosma cana  1

1293  Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella)  8

1302  Crambus perlella  1 NFY

1304  Agriphila straminella  2

1305  Agriphila tristella  1 NFY

1316  Catoptria falsella  2

1332  Scoparia subfusca  2 NFY

1334  Scoparia ambigualis  5

1336  Eudonia pallida  1

1338  Dipleurina lacustrata  7

1376  Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata)  2

1392  Udea olivalis  1

1405  Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis)  2 NFY

1640  Drinker (Euthrix potatoria)  6

1653  Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)  3

1702  Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)  3

1713  Riband Wave [non-banded form] (Idaea aversata ab. remutata)  1

1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  2

1742  Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)  1

1758  Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)  3

1764  Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)  1

1776  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  4

1807  Grass Rivulet (Perizoma albulata)  1 NFY

1808  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  4

1809  Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata)  1 NFY

1837  Grey Pug (Eupithecia subfuscata)  1

1846  Narrow-winged Pug (Eupithecia nanata)  1 NFY

1848  Ash Pug (Eupithecia innotata f. fraxinata)  1

1851  Golden-rod Pug (Eupithecia virgaureata)  1

1887  Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata)  1

1937  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  1

1941  Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata)  7

1961  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata)  1

1991  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  1

2038  Muslin Footman (Nudaria mundana)  1

2050  Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)  3

2060  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  1

2088  Heart and Club (Agrotis clavis)  1 NFG

2089  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  10

2098  Flame (Axylia putris)  6

2102  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  5

2107  Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)  15

2122  Purple Clay (Diarsia brunnea)  1

2126  Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum)  1

2128  Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)  24

2130  Dotted Clay (Xestia baja)  1

2147  Shears (Hada plebeja)  1

2158  Pale-shouldered Brocade (Lacanobia thalassina)  2

2160  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  7

2173  Lychnis (Hadena bicruris)  4

2193  Clay (Mythimna ferrago)  4

2198  Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)  17

2199  Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens)  5

2205  Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)  1 

2284x  Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens/psi)  1 NFY

2293  Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica)  3

2305  Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)  2

2321  Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)  23

2322  Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea)  2

2334  Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens)  2 

2337x  Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.)  4

2340  Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)  6

2343x  Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.)  7

2345  Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima)  1

2381  Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)  2 NFY

2387  Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)  2

2434  Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)  8

2442  Beautiful Golden Y (Autographa pulchrina)  5

2443  Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota)  3

2444  Gold Spangle (Autographa bractea)  1 NFY

2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  4

2474  Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis)  7

2477  Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)  38

2489  Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis)  4

366 moths of 88 sp