The moth trap was out again last night and I trapped and identified 109
moths, covering forty-four species of which nine were new for the year and
three, Scrobipalpa costella, Small China-mark and Clouded Brindle, were new for
the garden and Scrobipalpa costella was also a lifer.
The following were recorded: Common Swift [3]; Scrobipalpa costella [1]; Light Brown Apple Moth [3]; Green Oak Tortrix
[2]; Agapeta hamana [1]; Celypha lacunana [1]; Anania perlucidalis [1]; Small Magpie [5]; Eudonia mercurella [1]; Crambus pascuella [3]; Small China-mark [1]; Eyed Hawk-moth [4]; Elephant Hawk-moth [4]; Riband
Wave [1]; Garden Carpet [1]; Flame Carpet [2]; Common Marbled Carpet [3]; Green
Carpet [3]; Green Pug [1]; Foxglove Pug [1]; Freyer’s Pug [1]; Common Pug [7];
Mottled Pug [2]; Brown Silver-line [1]; Scorched Wing [1];
Brimstone Moth [9]; Scalloped Hazel [1]; Clouded Silver [1]; Straw Dot [4];
White Ermine [2]; Orange
Footman [1]; The Spectacle [1]; Silver
Y [3]; The Coronet [1]; Angle Shades [2]; Clouded Brindle [1];
Large Nutmeg [1]; Rustic Shoulder-knot [3]; Marbled Miner species [2];
Bright-line Brown-eye [1]; Common Wainscot [1]; Heart and Dart [19];
Shuttle-shaped Dart [1] and Setaceous Hebrew Character [1].
Scrobipalpa costella
Anania perlucidalis
Eudonia mercurella
Small China-mark
Angle Shades
Orange Footman
Clouded Brindle
Scorched Wing
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