Saturday, 2 August 2014

More Mental Mothing...

Some big catches recently. The main mass of moths being Large Yellow Underwings. 492 is a little bit excessive for a single trap!

Here are the results from 01/08/14

125 Watt Mercury Vapour home-made Robinson Trap
Location: Clearing in mixed deciduous woodland St Abb’s Head

Yponomeuta evonymella
0424
1
Pandemis Cerasana
0970
1
Udea Lutealis
1388
2
Pleuroptya ruralis
1405
12
Acrobasis advenella
1439
1
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla
1497
1
Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea biselata
1702
5
Flame Carpet
Xanthorhoe designata
1722
3
Dark Marbled Carpet
Chloroclysta citrata
1762
1
July Highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
1777
2
Brimstone Moth
Opisthograptis luteolata
1906
2
Mottled Beauty
Alcis repandata
1941
1
Light Emerald
Campaea margaritata
1961
1
Pebble Prominent
Notodonta ziczac
2003
2
Swallow Prominent
Pheosia tremula
2007
2
Common Footman
Eilema lurideola
2050
2
Garden Tiger
Arctia caja
2057
1
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Agrotis puta
2092
1
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
2107
492
Lesser Yellow Underwing
Noctua comes
2109
13
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua fimbriata
2110
1
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua janthe
2111
16
Least Yellow Underwing
Noctua interjecta
2112
3
Dotted Clay
Xestia baja
2130
2
Six-striped Rustic
Xestia sexstrigata
2133
39
Antler Moth
Cerapteryx graminis
2176
1
Mythimna conigera
2192
1
Clay
Mythimna ferrago
2193
1
Smoky Wainscot
Mythimna impura
2198
13
Dark Dagger
Acronicta tridens
2283
2
Dun-bar
Cosmia trapezina
2318
3
Dark Arches
Apamea monoglypha
2321
50
Slender Brindle
Apamea scolopacina
2335
3
Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis
2343
33
Rosy Rustic
Hydraecia micacea
2361
3
Rustic
Hoplodrina blanda
2382
1
Gold Spot
Plusia festucae
2439
1
Straw Dot
Rivula sericealis
2474
2
Snout
Hypena proboscidalis
2477
16
Fan-Foot
Zanclognatha tarsipennalis
2489
1
 
6 Watt Actinic Bucket Trap
Location: Mixed deciduous woodland St Abb's Head

Yponomeuta evonymella
0424
1
Udea Lutealis
1388
4
Pleuroptya ruralis
1405
1
Small Fan-footed Wave
Idaea biselata
1702
2
Dark Marbled Carpet
Chloroclysta citrata
1762
2
July Highflyer
Hydriomena furcata
1777
1
Coxcomb Prominent
Ptilodon capucina
2008
1
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
2107
2
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Noctua janthe
2111
1
Dotted Clay
Xestia baja
2130
1
Slender Brindle
Apamea scolopacina
2335
1
Common Rustic
Mesapamea secalis
2343
1
Burnished Brass
Diachrysia chrysitis
2434
1


Slender Brindle Apamea scolopacina
Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (I think)
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Gold Spot Plusia festucae
Large Yellow Underwings Noctua pronuba
Pug?...