Garden Moths - 13th July 2013

Steve came round to the garden over the weekend to do a second moth trapping session. A warm humid night helped and in the mornings count a staggering 97 species from 423 moths were recorded.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Quantity
38	Ectoedemia subbimaculella		1
263	Lyonetia clerkella	Apple Leaf Miner	7
288	Caloptilia stigmatella		1
0332a	Phyllonorycter leucographella	Firethorn Leaf Miner	1
415	Argyresthia retinella		2
420	Argyresthia pruniella	Cherry Fruit Moth	1
442	Cedestis gysseleniella		1
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	2
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	4
656	Tachystola acroxantha		10
765	Teleiodes vulgella		1
779	Bryotropha affinis		1
787	Bryotropha terrella		3
892	Mompha subbistrigella		1
905	Blastodacna hellerella		1
970	Pandemis cerasana	Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix	7
989	Aphelia paleana	Timothy Tortrix	1
994	Clepsis consimilana		5
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	1
1002	Lozotaenia forsterana		2
1010	Ditula angustiorana	Red-barred Tortrix	4
1032	Aleimma loeflingiana		1
1033	Tortrix viridana	Green Oak Tortrix	1
1076	Celypha lacunana		4
1083	Hedya nubiferana	Marbled Orchard Tortrix	2
1115	Ancylis achatana		1
1176	Epiblema trimaculana		1
1205	Spilonota ocellana	Bud Moth	1
1236	Pammene fasciana		1
1245	Grapholita janthinana		1
1261	Cydia pomonella	Codling Moth	1
1293	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	22
1294	Crambus pascuella		3
1304	Agriphila straminella		2
1334	Scoparia ambigualis		1
1338	Dipleurina lacustrata		25
1344	Eudonia mercurella		3
1354	Cataclysta lemnata	Small China-mark	2
1376	Eurrhypara hortulata	Small Magpie	1
1390	Udea prunalis		1
1428	Aphomia sociella	Bee Moth	6
1497	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla		3
1653	Habrosyne pyritoides	Buff Arches	3
1666	Geometra papillionaria	Large Emerald	1
1669	Hemithea aestivaria	Common Emerald	1
1713	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	11
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	3
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	4
1827	Eupithecia intricata	Freyer's Pug	1
1837	Eupithecia subfuscata	Grey Pug	2
1854	Eupithecia pusillata	Juniper Pug	1
1858	Chloroclystis v-ata	V-Pug	2
1860	Pasiphila rectangulata	Green Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
1874	Euchoeca nebulata	Dingy Shell	1
1906	Opisthograptis luteolata	Brimstone Moth	3
1922	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Swallow-tailed Moth	5
1931	Biston betularia	Peppered Moth	6
1937	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	11
1941	Alcis repandata	Mottled Beauty	4
1955	Cabera pusaria	Common White Wave	1
1961	Campaea margaritata	Light Emerald	1
1991	Deilephila elpenor	Elephant Hawk-moth	6
2077	Nola cucullatella	Short-cloaked Moth	2
2089	Agrotis exclamationis	Heart and Dart	34
2098	Axylia putris	Flame	9
2102	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	3
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	7
2118	Lycophotia porphyrea	True Lover's Knot	1
2122	Diarsia brunnea	Purple Clay	5
2128	Xestia triangulum	Double Square-spot	19
2136	Naenia typica	Gothic	3
2138	Anaplectoides prasina	Green Arches	1
2155	Melanchra persicariae	Dot Moth	27
2160	Lacanobia oleracea	Bright-line Brown-eye	5
2198	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	1
2280	Acronicta leporina	Miller	2
2284x	Acronicta tridens/psi	Dark Dagger / Grey Dagger	5
2293	Cryphia domestica	Marbled Beauty	2
2305	Euplexia lucipara	Small Angle Shades	3
2321	Apamea monoglypha	Dark Arches	27
2322	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	1
2330	Apamea remissa	Dusky Brocade	2
2337x	Oligia strigilis agg.	Marbled Minor agg.	10
2340	Oligia fasciuncula	Middle-barred Minor	1
2381	Hoplodrina alsines	Uncertain	5
2382	Hoplodrina blanda	Rustic	1
2434	Diachrysia chrysitis	Burnished Brass	4
2442	Autographa pulchrina	Beautiful Golden Y	3
2443	Autographa jota	Plain Golden Y	8
2449	Abrostola triplasia	Dark Spectacle	1
2450	Abrostola tripartita	Spectacle	1
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	3
2489	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Fan-foot	13
2492	Herminia grisealis	Small Fan-foot	1
	Coleophora sp.		3
	Tinea sp.		1
	97 species from 423 moths

Burnished Brass

 

 

 

Common Emerald

 

Swallow - tailed Moth

 

 

I also had a species that is a new record for my town, Cedestis gysseleniella a pine specialist moth

 

 Link to Cedestis gyssenleniella here