28th, 29th, 30th and 31st August 2014

Trying hard to catch up on my posts which are basically just a record for myself

So here are the records and a few pictures of the Moths from the subject heading

dates starting with the  28th August 2014 in which I caught 51 Moths of 11 Species

28-Aug
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1011	Pseudargyrotoza conwagana		1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	5
1762	Chloroclysta citrata	Dark Marbled Carpet	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	17
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	7
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	5
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svenssons Copper Underwing	4
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	3
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	2

0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana

1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 

 1762 Dark Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta citrata

 1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria

 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes 

 2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera 

 2299 Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis

2353 Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea 

The 29th August yielded a total of 44 Moths of 11 species 

29-Aug
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	1
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered house moth	1
1722	Xanthorhoe designata	Flame Carpet	1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	26
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	3
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	4
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svenssons Copper Underwing	2
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	1
2343x	Mesapamea secalis	Common Rustic agg	2

0648 White-shouldered House Moth - Endrosis sarcitrella

1722 Flame Carpet Xanthorhoe designata 

 1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata

1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata 

2343x Common Rustic agg Mesapamea secalis 

On the 30th August 2014 my catch was basically the same with a total of 41 Moths of 10 Species

30-Aug
647	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House Moth	2
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered house moth	1
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	4
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	18
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	5
2134	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	5
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svenssons Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	2

0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata 

2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 

finally to round of the month on 31st August my total was of 31 Moths

but with an increase in species to 13 including a Pine Carpet and my 

first ever  Acleris laterana/comariana agg.

31-Aug
648	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered house moth	2
998	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	5
1038x	Acleris laterana/comariana		1
1728	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	2
1767	Thera firmata	Pine Carpet	1
1816	Eupithecia linariata	Toadflax Pug	1
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	2
1913	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	1
2107	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	9
2109	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	3
2298	Amphipyra berbera	Svenssons Copper Underwing	1
2299	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	2
2353	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	1

0648 White-shouldered House Moth - Endrosis sarcitrella

1038x Acleris laterana/comariana agg

 1767 Pine Carpet Thera firmata

1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn Ennomos alniaria 

Any ideas on this one anybody 

 This caterpillar was on top of the table where I
put my moth trap and I was basically puzzled 
as to how it got there but could only think of a 
passing bird dropping it ??
Anyone know what it will turn into ??