Westleton, Suffolk...

A record catch of 12 Elephant Hawkmoths in one trap.

Blotched Emerald

Nematopogon swammerdamella

Monopis obviella

Argyresthia cupressella

Aproaerema anthyllidella ? I think?

Oegoconia deauratella

Blastodacna hellerella

This week has been spent on holiday in Suffolk where the weather has been substantially better than at home. Temperatures daily between 20 - 26 degrees and nights between 14 - 20 degrees. At home we might not get that all year!

The trap was set on 5 nights. The list below is a summary of the catch - 345 moths of 115 sp approx. I still have one or two to identify ( or get someone to identify!)

The species in Red are new to me, the ones in Green I have seen on occasion elsewhere, but not in my trap.

It was great to get a taste of what southern moth-ers can expect...I will sort out the images of new species and ones I cant identify this week...Please feel free to correct any misidentified ones.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Records	Individuals
14	Hepialus humuli	Ghost Moth	2	2
140	Nematopogon swammerdamella		1	1
229	Monopis obviella		1	1
246	Tinea semifulvella		1	1
0409b	Argyresthia cupressella		2	4
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	3	15
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House Moth	1	2
724	Metzneria lappella		1	1
843	Aproaerema anthyllidella		2	2
871	Oegoconia deauratella		1	1
905	Blastodacna hellerella		1	1
966	Cochylis atricapitana		1	1
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	2	2
994	Clepsis consimilana		2	2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	2	3
1010	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	4	7
1021	Cnephasia asseclana	Flax Tortrix	3	3
1033	Tortrix viridana	Green Oak Tortrix	1	1
1055	Acleris hyemana		2	2
1063	Celypha striana		3	5
1076	Celypha lacunana		2	2
1082	Hedya pruniana	Plum Tortrix	4	5
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	1	2
1168	Gypsonoma sociana		1	1
1174	Epiblema cynosbatella		1	1
1201	Eucosma cana		2	2
1212	Rhyacionia pinivorana	Spotted Shoot Moth	1	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	3	8
1294	Crambus pascuella		3	4
1328	Schoenobius gigantella		1	1
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		4	8
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		2	2
1348	Parapoynx stratiotata	Ringed China-mark	1	1
1361	Pyrausta aurata		1	1
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	4	4
1392	Udea olivalis		1	1
1421	Aglossa pinguinalis	Large Tabby	2	2
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	2	3
1442	Pempelia palumbella		2	2
1445	Pempelia formosa		1	1
1474	Ephestia parasitella		1	1
1481	Homoeosoma sinuella		1	1
1648	Drepana falcataria	Pebble Hook-tip	1	1
1667	Comibaena bajularia	Blotched Emerald	1	1
1707	Idaea seriata	Small Dusty Wave	3	3
1711	Idaea trigeminata	Treble Brown Spot	3	4
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	1	1
1742	Camptogramma bilineata	Yellow Shell	1	1
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	2	2
1765	Cidaria fulvata	Barred Yellow	3	4
1808	Perizoma flavofasciata	Sandy Carpet	3	4
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	2	3
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1	1
1887	Lomaspilis marginata	Clouded Border	1	1
1902	Petrophora chlorosata	Brown Silver-line	1	1
1904	Plagodis dolabraria	Scorched Wing	3	3
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3	3
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	2	2
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	3	6
1954	Bupalus piniaria	Bordered White	2	2
1955	Cabera pusaria	Common White Wave	1	1
1958	Lomographa temerata	Clouded Silver	2	3
1976	Sphinx ligustri	Privet Hawk-moth	1	1
1980	Smerinthus ocellata	Eyed Hawk-moth	1	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	5	26
1994	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	1	1
2000	Notodonta dromedarius	Iron Prominent	1	1
2006	Pheosia gnoma	Lesser Swallow Prominent	1	1
2007	Pheosia tremula	Swallow Prominent	1	1
2011	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	1	1
2037	Miltochrista miniata	Rosy Footman	1	2
2040	Cybosia mesomella	Four-dotted Footman	1	1
2050	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	3	4
2060	Spilosoma lubricipeda	White Ermine	1	3
2061	Spilosoma luteum	Buff Ermine	4	10
2088	Agrotis clavis	Heart and Club	5	19
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	4	10
2092	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	1	1
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	4	19
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	1	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2	2
2118	Lycophotia porphyrea	True Lover's Knot	3	4
2126	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	2	5
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	1	1
2147	Hada plebeja	Shears	2	3
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	2	2
2157	Lacanobia w-latinum	Light Brocade	1	1
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	1	1
2164	Hecatera bicolorata	Broad-barred White	1	1
2170	Hadena compta	Varied Coronet	1	1
2173	Hadena bicruris	Lychnis	1	1
2193	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	1	1
2194	Mythimna albipuncta	White-point	1	1
2196	Mythimna pudorina	Striped Wainscot	1	1
2278	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar Grey	1	1
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	1	1
2301	Dypterygia scabriuscula	Bird's Wing	1	1
2302	Rusina ferruginea	Brown Rustic	5	7
2305	Euplexia lucipara	Small Angle Shades	1	1
2306	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	1	1
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	3	7
2334	Apamea sordens	Rustic Shoulder-knot	1	1
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	2	3
2340	Oligia fasciuncula	Middle-barred Minor	1	1
2380	Charanyca trigrammica	Treble Lines	3	4
2381x	Hoplodrina alsines/blanda	Uncertain/Rustic agg.	5	17
2384	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	3	5
2387	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	4	5
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1	1
2410	Protodeltote pygarga	Marbled White Spot	1	1
2434	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	1	1
2441	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	2	2
2443	Autographa jota	Plain Golden Y	1	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1	1
2474	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	4	6