04/09/12

An impromptu couple of hours from 8.30pm - 11pm, myself and John Rutter managed a few reasonable moths...0858 Hypatima rhomboidella is only the third VC68 record and only the second in the county since 1987. There are few new for the year too.

Taxa
0284 Caloptilia rufipennella 1 NEW
0293 Caloptilia syringella 1 NFY
0411 Argyresthia goedartella 5 NFY
0453 Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella) 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 1
0697 Agonopterix arenella 1
0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 1 NEW
0873 Blastobasis adustella 3
1021 Flax Tortrix (Cnephasia asseclana) 2
1134 Epinotia ramella 2 NFY
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 2
1388 Udea lutealis 1
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 2
1501 Platyptilia gonodactyla 1 NFY
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 19
1766 Blue-bordered Carpet (Plemyria rubiginata) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 11
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 4
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 11
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 2
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 14
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2273 Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) 1 NFY
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 2
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 2

98 Moths of 31 sp.

0284 Caloptilia rufipennella 

0293 Caloptilia syringella

0858 Hypatima rhomboidella 

0411 Argyresthia goedartella

1134 Epinotia ramella