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Moth species recorded on the evening of the 22nd July 2012           B&F Code Ta [...]

Moth species recorded on the evening of the 22nd July 2012

 
       
B&F Code Taxon Vernacular Status
  Cnephasia sp. Cnephasia species  
  Yponomeuta sp.    
868 Helcystogramma rufescens    
874 Blastobasis lacticolella    
946 Aethes rubigana    
994 Clepsis consimilana    
1076 Celypha lacunana    
1104 Endothenia quadrimaculana    
1197 Eucosma campoliliana    
1201 Eucosma cana    
1290 Chilo phragmitella   Local
1304 Agriphila straminella   Common
1316 Catoptria falsella   Local
1336 Eudonia pallida   Local
1354 Cataclysta lemnata Small China-mark Common
1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble Common
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie Common
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl Common
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth Common
1439 Trachycera advenella   Common
1458 Myelois circumvoluta Thistle Ermine Local
1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker Common
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches Common
1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave Common
1708 Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave Common
1713 Idaea aversata ab. remutata Riband Wave [non-banded form] Common
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet Common
1725 Xanthorhoe ferrugata Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet Common
1732 Scotopteryx chenopodiata Shaded Broad-bar Common
1738 Epirrhoe alternata alternata Common Carpet Common
1758 Eulithis pyraliata Barred Straw Common
1777 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer Common
1803 Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet Common
1830 Eupithecia absinthiata Wormwood Pug Common
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug Common
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug Common
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug Common
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth Common
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn Common
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth Common
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty Common
1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave Common
1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald Common
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth Common
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth Common
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent Common
2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent Common
2031 Leucoma salicis White Satin Local
2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman Common
2049 Eilema depressa Buff Footman Local
2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman Common
2057 Arctia caja Garden Tiger Common
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine Common
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart Common
2098 Axylia putris Flame Common
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder Common
2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing Common
2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Common
2112 Noctua interjecta caliginosa Least Yellow Underwing Common
2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot Common
2136 Naenia typica Gothic Local
2155 Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth Common
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye Common
2193 Mythimna ferrago Clay Common
2198 Mythimna impura impura Smoky Wainscot Common
2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot Common
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey Common
2280 Acronicta leporina Miller Common
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi Dark / Grey Dagger  
2312 Ipimorpha subtusa Olive Local
2314 Parastichtis ypsillon Dingy Shears Local
2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar Common
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches Common
2336 Apamea ophiogramma Double Lobed Local
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg.  
2343x Mesapamea secalis agg. Common Rustic agg.  
2379 Coenobia rufa Small Rufous Local
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic Common
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass Common
2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y Migrant
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle Common
2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot Common
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout Common

A super selection in the trap last night. Including Peppered Moth pictured below.

http://ukmoths.org.uk/systematic.php

The above link is to the excellent UK Moths website were pictures of all the species listed can be seen.

AB

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