Last two nights highlights...

Scrobipalpa costella

Green brindled Crescent

Red line Quaker

22/09/11

11 degrees here. Frosted Orange takes pole position for the first time with 16 individuals. Green Brindled Crescent was new for this year and I have two micros to id.

Taxa
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 1
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 5
1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) 1
1769 Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 6
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 1
2245 Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae) 1 NFY
2265 Flounced Chestnut (Agrochola helvola) 2
2266 Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura) 4
2270 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) 2
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 3
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 2
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 10
2364 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 16
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 5
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 1
Micro ( diff sp) 2 ( turned out to be Scrobipalpa costella and Teleopsis diffinis.)

68 Moths of 23 sp.

23/09/11

10 degrees at dawn. At last a Red Green Carpet in the trap about month late. Red Line Quaker was also a new addition.

Taxa
0648 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella) 1
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1 NFY
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 2
1767 Pine Carpet (Thera firmata) 4
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 3
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 1
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 5
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 4
2263 Red-line Quaker (Agrochola lota) 1 NFY
2265 Flounced Chestnut (Agrochola helvola) 5
2266 Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura) 8
2270 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) 5
2273 Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) 1
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 3
2306 Angle Shades (Phlogophora meticulosa) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 2
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 11
2364 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 4
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 2

67 Moths of 22 sp