24/07/12

Lyme Grass

Lyme Grass

True Lover's Knot - is there a better looking moth than this?

Grass Emerald

13 degrees min. Not as hectic as the previous night but still a good one. Lyme Grass was a new species for me and Grass Emerald made a welcome return after a no show in 2011.

Taxa
Coleophora species (Coleophora sp.) 2
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 1
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 1
0886 Mompha ochraceella 4
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
0946 Aethes rubigana 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 4
1055 Acleris hyemana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 8
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 14
1304 Agriphila straminella 16
1305 Agriphila tristella 9
1314 Pearl-band Grass Veneer (Catoptria margaritella) 3
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1333 Scoparia pyralella 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 3
1356 Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis) 2
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 1
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1640 Drinker (Euthrix potatoria) 4
1665 Grass Emerald (Pseudoterpna pruinata) 1 NFY
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 4
1707 Small Dusty Wave (Idaea seriata) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 3
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 3
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata) 1 NFY
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 3
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 2
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 2
1808 Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata) 2
1809 Twin-spot Carpet (Perizoma didymata) 1
1832 Currant Pug (Eupithecia assimilata) 1 NFY
1884 Magpie Moth (Abraxas grossulariata) 1 NFY
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1941 Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata) 2
1961 Light Emerald (Campaea margaritata) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 4
2006 Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 2
2057 Garden Tiger (Arctia caja) 9
2089 Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 12
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 7
2112 Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta) 1 NFY
2118 True Lover's Knot (Lycophotia porphyrea) 1
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 2
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 3
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 4
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2176 Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) 6
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 9
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 3
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 3
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 8
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 3
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 1
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula) 2
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 5
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2348 Lyme Grass (Chortodes elymi) 1 NEW
2382 Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 4
2439 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1 NFY
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 5
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 17
2489 Fan-foot (Zanclognatha tarsipennalis) 1

238 Moths of 75 sp.