Despicable Me!

Above two shots of 1365 Pyrausta despicata

13 degrees. Highlight was 1365 Pyrausta despicata only the 4th county record and the first since 1976 ( the other two were in the 1800s). Also it was good to get another 1362 Pyrausta purpuralis.

Still knee deep in lutealis.

Taxa
0293 Caloptilia syringella 1
0422 Argyresthia albistria 2 NFY
0424 Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella) 5
0449 Ash Bud Moth (Prays fraxinella) 1
0464 Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) 35
0644 Borkhausenia fuscescens 1
0672 Parsnip Moth (Depressaria heraclei) 1
0713 Agonopterix angelicella 1
0819 Scrobipalpa costella 2
0873 Blastobasis adustella 5
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1016 Cnephasia longana 2
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1345 Brown China-mark (Elophila nymphaeata) 1
1362 Pyrausta purpuralis 1
1365 Pyrausta despicata 1 NEW
1388 Udea lutealis 163
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 21
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) 4
1722 Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata) 1
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 2
1732 Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata) 1
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 3
1754 Phoenix (Eulithis prunata) 1
1759 Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) 2
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 5
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 6
1802 Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) 1
1803 Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
2081 White-line Dart (Euxoa tritici) 1 NFY
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 137
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 26
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua janthe) 38
2123 Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi) 6
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 1
2130 Dotted Clay (Xestia baja) 2
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 35
2176 Antler Moth (Cerapteryx graminis) 2
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 1
2254 Grey Chi (Antitype chi) 1
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 1 NFY
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 4
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 2
2342 Rosy Minor (Mesoligia literosa) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 18
2350 Small Wainscot (Chortodes pygmina) 3
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 3
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 2
2369 Bulrush Wainscot (Nonagria typhae) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 13
2443 Plain Golden Y (Autographa jota) 1
2477 Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 1

597 Moths of 55 sp.