Friday 15 May 2020

Slightly belated news from a mega moth night at Whitchurch in the Wye Valley. 77 species were identified of which 3 were new for the site, Monopis weaverella, P.combinella & Ochreous Pug. No less than 6 Buttoned Snout came in and there were loads new for 2020 and really early too.

Full List

A quick summary of catch at <site> on <date> [Whitchurch - Greenland Villa] [9/5/20]

Taxa
12.033  a moth (Tinea trinotella)  1
12.037  a moth (Monopis weaverella)  1
16.014  a moth (Pseudoswammerdamia combinella)  1
18.001  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  1
28.010  Brown House-moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella)  1
45.044  Common Plume (Emmelina monodactyla)  1
49.022  a moth (Ptycholoma lecheana)  1
49.039  Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)  10
49.156  Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana)  1
49.166  a moth (Celypha lacunana)  1
49.240  a moth (Epinotia immundana)  2
49.292  a moth (Notocelia cynosbatella)  1
62.001  Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella)  3
62.065  a moth (Ephestia unicolorella)  1
63.025  Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)  1
63.057  Garden Pebble (Evergestis forficalis)  1
63.064  a moth (Scoparia ambigualis)  1
65.005  Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria)  2
65.007  Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata)  2
65.008  Peach Blossom (Thyatira batis)  1
69.003  Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi)  3
69.016  Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)  1
69.017  Small Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila porcellus)  1
70.027  Cream Wave (Scopula floslactata)  1
70.031  Mocha (Cyclophora annularia)  1
70.051  Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia)  4
70.053  Flame Carpet (Xanthorhoe designata)  1
70.061  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  1
70.079  Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica)  1
70.094  Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)  1
70.095  Red-Green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata)  1
70.097  Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata)  1
70.100  Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria)  2
70.126  Small Waved Umber (Horisme vitalbata)  1
70.138  Sandy Carpet (Perizoma flavofasciata)  1
70.142  V-Pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)  1
70.156  Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata)  1
70.157  Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata)  1
70.171  Ochreous Pug (Eupithecia indigata)  1
70.183  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  4
70.198  Seraphim (Lobophora halterata)  1
70.200  Yellow-barred Brindle (Acasis viretata)  2
70.208  Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata)  3
70.226  Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)  2
70.240  Scalloped Hazel (Odontopera bidentata)  1
70.248  Brindled Beauty (Lycia hirtaria)  2
70.252  Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)  1
70.257  Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)  1
70.258  Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)  1
70.279  White-pinion Spotted (Lomographa bimaculata)  1
70.283  Light Emerald (Campaea margaritaria)  2
71.003  Puss Moth (Cerura vinula)  1
71.006  Alder Kitten (Furcula bicuspis)  1
71.012  Iron Prominent (Notodonta dromedarius)  1
71.016  Great Prominent (Peridea anceps)  1
71.018  Lesser Swallow Prominent (Pheosia gnoma)  1
71.021  Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina)  1
71.025  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  4
72.004  Buttoned Snout (Hypena rostralis)  6
72.015  Pale Tussock (Calliteara pudibunda)  6
72.019  Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea)  1
72.020  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  3
72.022  Muslin Moth (Diaphora mendica)  2
72.031  Cinnabar (Tyria jacobaeae)  1
73.001  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  2
73.015  Silver Y (Autographa gamma)  1
73.032  Nut-tree Tussock (Colocasia coryli)  3
73.095  Pale Mottled Willow (Caradrina clavipalpis)  1
73.099  Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua)  1
73.101  Treble Lines (Charanyca trigrammica)  5
73.249  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  3
73.251  Silver Cloud (Egira conspicillaris)  1
73.267  Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)  1
73.317  Heart and Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)  2
73.325  Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)  4
73.329  Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)  2
74.004  Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis)  2

Regards, John

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

Puss Moth

Alder Kitten

Peach Blossom

Mocha

Cream Wave

P.lecheana

M.weaverella


2 comments:

  1. Around 30 different species to my large catch as well, so we both could have actually had more. Nice list.

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  2. Nice list.
    Seems that Small Elephant Hawkmoth is one of the species that doesn’t come up the hill. I’ve never caught it on top of the Doward. (I’m a mile or so away ). I do see M. weaverella most years though.

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