Wednesday, 24 June 2015

Moths Caught in Howdon Garden 20th to 22nd June 2015


My best night of the year so far

20th June 2015


Code Taxon Vernacular Total
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
892 Mompha subbistrigella 4
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 5
1344 Eudonia mercurella 2
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 4
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 6
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer 1
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 3
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 3
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 5
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 18
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 2
2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 4
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 2
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 3
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 6
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 1
2449 Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle 5
2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 1

Eudonia mercurella
 Mottled Pug

 Buff Tip
 Beautiful Golden Y
 Snout

21st June 2015

Code Taxon Vernacular Total
14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
284 Caloptilia rufipennella 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 12
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 1

Ghost Moth
Common Swift


22nd June 2015

Code Taxon Vernacular Total
17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 11
2284x Acronicta psi Grey Dagger/Dark Dagger 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1

Dark/Grey Dagger agg
Rustic Shoulder Knot

Sunday, 21 June 2015

Moths Caught in Howdon Garden 15th to 19th June 2015

15th June 2015

0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 1
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 2
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 11
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 2
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 31
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2280 Acronicta leporina Miller 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 5

Scalloped Hazel
 Turnip Moth
 Miller


16th June 2015

0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 3
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 9
1501 Platyptilia gonodactyla 1
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 12
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 2
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1

Platyptilia gonodactyla (Triangle Plume)
 Silver-ground Carpet
 Clouded Silver
 Flame Shoulder


17th June 2015

0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 1
1851 Eupithecia virgaureata Golden-rod Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 12
2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 2
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa Angle Shades 1

Small Magpie
 Golden-rod Bug
 Bright-line Brown-eye
 Amgle Shades

18th June 2015

0892 Mompha subbistrigella
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form]

Clouded-bordered Brindle
 Clouded-bordered Brindle (melanic form)

19th June 2015

0017 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 1
0293 Caloptilia syringella 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 2
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 3
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 2
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 13
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 2
2337 Oligia strigilis Marbled Minor 1
2387 Caradrina morpheus Mottled Rustic 1
2389 Paradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1
2449 Abrostola triplasia Dark Spectacle 1

Common Swift
 Epiblema cynosbatella
 Pale Mottled Willow
 Dark Spectacle

Monday, 15 June 2015

Moths Caught in Howdon Garden 13th and 14th June 2015

13th June 2015

0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 1
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 1
2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 8
2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 1


Common Pug

 Elephant Hawk-moth and a Shark
 Elephant Hawk-moth
 Shark

14th June 2015

0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 3

Heart and Dart

Finally, my first moth video for quite a while



Sunday, 14 June 2015

Moths Caught in Howdon Garden 11th and 12th June 2015

11th June 2015

0464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 3
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 1
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 7
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
2164 Hecatera bicolorata Broad-barred White 1

Scalloped Hazel

Peppered Moth 
 Broad-barred White


12th June 2015

0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House Moth 1
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 4
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 2
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 2
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 1
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 2
1827 Eupithecia intricata Freyer's Pug 2
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 4
2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 8
2278 Acronicta megacephala Poplar Grey 1
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1

Bee Moth
 Scalloped Hazel
 Buff Ermine
 Poplar Grey


Friday, 12 June 2015

Moths Caught in Howdon Garden 9th and 10th June 2015

9th June 2015

0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 1
0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 7
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer 2
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1

Argyresthia trifasciata
 Scoparia Ambigualis
 May Highflyer
Mottled Pug
 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia 


10th June 2015

0293 Caloptilia syringella 1
0409a Argyresthia trifasciata 1
0892 Mompha subbistrigella 5
0998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 3
1174 Epiblema cynosbatella 1
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer 1
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 1
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 2
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 1
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 1

Caloptilia syringella
 Epiblema cynosbatella
Scoparia ambigualis 
Least Black Arches 
Cabbage Moth 
Clouded-bordered Brindle 
Brown Rustic
 Parornix sp