Moths caught on the night of the 21st and 22nd August 2014
totalled 24 of 10 different species in my Back Garden in Howdon
They were as follows:
| 647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House Moth | 1 |
| 998 | Epiphyas postvittana | Light Brown Apple Moth | 1 |
| 1305 | Agriphila tristella | 2 | |
| 1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 1 |
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | Double-striped Pug | 1 |
| 2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 12 |
| 2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 1 |
| 2298 | Amphipyra berbera | Svenssons Copper Underwing | 1 |
| 2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 3 |
| 2343x | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic agg | 1 |
Here are pictures of a few of them
0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana
1305 Agriphila tristella
1405 Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis
1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba - 12
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
2298 Svenssons Copper Underwing Amphipyra berbera
2299 Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis
2343x Common Rustic agg Mesapamea secalis
Remember, I am not infallible (as most of you probably know) so if I have made an Identification error please let me know, I dont mind admitting when I am wrong as it is one of the ways you learn
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