Top Mothing!

Last few nights mothing…

4th July 2014

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

18 Map-winged Swift Hepialus fusconebulosa - 1 1652 Peach Blossom Thyatira batis - 1 1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata - 5 1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata - 10 1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata – 1 1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata - 1 1758 Barred Straw Eulithis pyraliata- 2 1762 Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrate- 1 1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria2 1803 Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata - 1 1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata - 1 1894 Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata - 1 1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata- 2 1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia - 1 1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria - 6 1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata - 4 1955 Common White Wave Cabera pusaria - 1 1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata - 4 1962 Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria - 1 1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi - 1 1991 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor - 1 2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina - 1 2060 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda - 1 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba - 32 2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis - 11 2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta - 23 2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum- 4 2098 The Flame Axylia putris - 1 2120 Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica - 6 2123 Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi - 8 2118 True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea - 1 2122 Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea- 3 2128 Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum - 6 2160 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea - 2 2192 Brown-line Bright-eye Mythimna conigera - 6 2193 The Clay Mythimna ferrago - 7 2199 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens - 9 2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha - 47 2305 Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara - 1 2326 Clouded-bordered Brindle Apamea crenata - 1 2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa- 2 2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis– 18 2434 Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis - 11 2442 Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina - 5 2443 Plain Golden Y Autographa jota - 1 2450 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita - 6 2477 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis - 28 2474 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis - 10 2489 The Fan-foot Zanclognatha tarsipennalis – 1 300 Moths of 49 Species.

 Peach Blossom    Top Moth!

5th July 2014

6 Watt Actinic Heath Trap

Location- Mixed deciduous woodland St Abb’s Head

18 Map-winged Swift Hepialus fusconebulosa – 2

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuate- 1

1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata – 1

1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata – 1

1727 Silver-ground Carpet Xanthorhoe montanata – 2

1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria – 3

1941 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata – 3

1962 Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria – 1

1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi – 1

2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina – 3

2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum- 3

2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis – 1

2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta – 4

2122 Purple Clay Diarsia brunnea- 2

2128 Double Square-spot Xestia triangulum – 3

2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba – 31

2193 The Clay Mythimna ferrago – 1

2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa- 2

2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha – 13

2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis– 6

2450 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartita – 2

2477 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis – 2

88 Moths of 22 Species

Poplar Hawk-moth     The Beast!                             5th July 2014 22 Watt Actinic circular home-made bucket trap Location- Mixed deciduous woodland St Abb’s Head   1803 Small Rivulet Perizoma alchemillata – 1 1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata – 1 1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria – 1 1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi – 1 2008 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina – 1 2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum- 1 2089 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis – 1 2102 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta – 1 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba – 1 2123 Small Square-spot Diarsia rubi – 4 2176 Antler Moth Cerapteryx graminis- 1  2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha – 5 2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa- 3 2337 Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis– 5 27 Moths of 14 Species   Spectacle                             Feel free to point out any obvious dodgy records…