12th - 16th September 2014

A Record of the Moths caught in my Back Garden in Howdon

over the last few days with a few pictures

12-Sep
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	3
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	3
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	5
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svenssons Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	3
2477	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	1

Common Marbled Carpet

 Snout

15-Sep
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered house moth	1
972	Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	3
1048	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	4
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	1
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	1
2389	Paradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	1

Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

Garden Rose Tortrix 

Square-spot Rustic 

 Pale Mottled Willow

16-Sep
464	Plutella xylostella	Diamond-back Moth	1
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered house moth	3
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	7
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	4
1764	Chloroclysta truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	5
1768	Thera obeliscata	Grey Pine Carpet	1
1816	Eupithecia linariata	Toadflax Pug	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	2
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1

Garden Carpet

 Grey Pine Carpet

Toadflax Pug 

 Anyone know what this is - found it on my garden table

14 Spot Yellow Ladybird, the book says they are common,

must admit I haven't seen many