Mothing off piste...

Tom organise a short trapping session at East Chevington reedbeds, his thoughts emblazoned with rare wainscots. As the sky cleared the catch was ordinary but held a few interesting species...

Taxa
0670 Depressaria daucella 1
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 4
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0697 Agonopterix arenella 2
1126 Ancylis badiana 1
1139 Nut Bud Moth (Epinotia tenerana) 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 2
1305 Agriphila tristella 3
1388 Udea lutealis 4
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 1
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 7
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1 NFY
2081 White-line Dart (Euxoa tritici) 14
2085 Archer's Dart (Agrotis vestigialis) 1 a new species for me.
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 9
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 13
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 1
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 1
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 1
2133 Six-striped Rustic (Xestia sexstrigata) 5
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 71
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 3
2274 Sallow (Xanthia icteritia) 3 NFY
2306 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) 1
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 6
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 5
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 2
2369 Bulrush Wainscot (Nonagria typhae) 1 the only scarce wainscot.
Sorry too dark for pics...