A blog for moth enthusiasts in and around Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Friday, 31 July 2020
Pyrausta nigrata
Four-spotted Footman - Whitchurch
This 4 spot came into my trap at Whitchurch on Wednesday night, (6th VC record). This was sort of on my radar as there have been 3 reports from Tintern this month which is about 10 miles South as the moth flies. It may be spreading into our area up the Wye Valley. Otherwise a pretty good night with 96 confirmed species and some micros TBC.
John
John
Crescent Dart Agrotis trux
Alan Prior does it again in his Hall Green garden.
"After suffering the worst July ever for recording garden moths, I arrived home from a fairly epic moth night at 5 am this morning and found a very lost moth in the garden trap. A species I'd never heard of, let alone seen, from the rocky shorelines of the south and west! A Crescent Dart. Thought it worthy of sticking on the blog, as it may be a first for VC 37."
Unsurprisingly, it is a first for Worcestershire VC.
Patrick Clement
"After suffering the worst July ever for recording garden moths, I arrived home from a fairly epic moth night at 5 am this morning and found a very lost moth in the garden trap. A species I'd never heard of, let alone seen, from the rocky shorelines of the south and west! A Crescent Dart. Thought it worthy of sticking on the blog, as it may be a first for VC 37."
Unsurprisingly, it is a first for Worcestershire VC.
Patrick Clement
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| Crescent Dart Agrotis trux |
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| Crescent Dart Agrotis trux |
Monday, 27 July 2020
Mortimer Forest July 25th
I've been trying to get out moth recording for a while, but keep getting thwaretd by poor night-time weather. However last night I decided to head out to the Mortimer Forest and took the car down to Mary Knoll Valley and ran 2 Robinsons for 3 hours and packed up just as the rain arrived, so perfect timing. 96 species so far and with a few pugs and surprisingly few micros to identify later, the list will just creep above 100 species. Top for numbers was Buff Footman with 265 counted, but there were good numbers of quite a few species. Still recording Satin Lutestring (15), then Cloaked Carpet (4), Scalloped Hook-tip (2) and Barred Rivulet (2) were nice to see, otherwise the usual species you'd expect just about anywhere. Conspicuous by their absence - no Hoplodrinas and no Common Rustic. List below. Peter Hall
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| Mortimer Forest: Barred Rivulet |
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| Mortimer Forest: Barred Red |
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| Mortimer Forest: Satin Lutestring |
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| Mortimer Forest: Scalloped Hook-tip |
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| Mortimer Forest: Nymphuls nitidulata |
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| Mortimer Forest: Cloaked Carpet |
Mortimer Forest: Mary Knoll Valley
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SpeciesName
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OtherName
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Coptotriche marginea
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Caloptilia stigmatella
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Agonopterix liturosa
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Brachmia blandella
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Teleiodes vulgella
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Blastobasis adustella
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Blastobasis lacticolella
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Pandemis heparana
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Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
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Agapeta hamana
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Celypha lacunana
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Cydia splendana
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Dioryctria abietella
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Phycita roborella
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Hypsopygia costalis
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Gold Triangle
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Udea prunalis
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Udea olivalis
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Pleuroptya ruralis
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Mother of Pearl
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Evergestis pallidata
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Eudonia lacustrata
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Eudonia mercurella
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Chrysoteuchia culmella
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Agriphila straminella
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Catoptria falsella
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Acentria ephemerella
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Water Veneer
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Nymphula nitidulata
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Beautiful China-mark
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Scalloped Hook-tip
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Falcaria lacertinaria
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Pebble Hook-tip
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Drepana falcataria
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Peach Blossom
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Thyatira batis
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Buff Arches
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Habrosyne pyritoides
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Satin Lutestring
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Tetheella fluctuosa
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Drinker
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Euthrix potatoria
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Single-dotted Wave
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Idaea dimidiata
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Small Fan-footed Wave
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Idaea biselata
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Riband Wave
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Idaea aversata
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Shaded Broad-bar
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Scotopteryx chenopodiata
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Red Twin-spot Carpet
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Xanthorhoe spadicearia
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Large Twin-spot Carpet
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Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata
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Yellow Shell
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Camptogramma bilineata
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Common Carpet
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Epirrhoe alternata
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Cloaked Carpet
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Euphyia biangulata
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July Highflyer
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Hydriomena furcata
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Phoenix
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Eulithis prunata
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Small Phoenix
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Ecliptopera silaceata
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Common Marbled Carpet
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Dysstroma truncata
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Rivulet
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Perizoma affinitata
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Small Rivulet
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Perizoma alchemillata
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Barred Rivulet
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Perizoma bifaciata
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V-Pug
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Chloroclystis v-ata
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Tawny-barred Angle
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Macaria liturata
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Brimstone Moth
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Opisthograptis luteolata
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Canary-shouldered Thorn
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Ennomos alniaria
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Early Thorn
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Selenia dentaria
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Purple Thorn
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Selenia tetralunaria
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Scalloped Oak
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Crocallis elinguaria
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Swallow-tailed
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Ourapteryx sambucaria
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Peppered
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Biston betularia
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Willow Beauty
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Peribatodes rhomboidaria
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Satin Beauty
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Deileptenia ribeata
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Mottled Beauty
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Alcis repandata
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Engrailed
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Ectropis crepuscularia
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Common White Wave
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Cabera pusaria
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Light Emerald
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Campaea margaritaria
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Barred Red
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Hylaea fasciaria
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Large Emerald
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Geometra papilionaria
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Iron Prominent
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Notodonta dromedarius
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Pebble Prominent
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Notodonta ziczac
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Lesser Swallow Prominent
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Pheosia gnoma
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Pale Prominent
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Pterostoma palpina
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Coxcomb Prominent
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Ptilodon capucina
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Straw Dot
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Rivula sericealis
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Snout
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Hypena proboscidalis
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Black Arches
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Lymantria monacha
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Rosy Footman
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Miltochrista miniata
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Buff Footman
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Eilema depressa
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Dingy Footman
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Eilema griseola
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Common Footman
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Eilema lurideola
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Scarce Footman
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Eilema complana
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Fan-foot
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Herminia tarsipennalis
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Pinion-streaked Snout
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Schrankia costaestrigalis
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Beautiful Hook-tip
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Laspeyria flexula
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Spectacle
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Abrostola tripartita
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Silver Y
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Autographa gamma
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Beautiful Golden Y
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Autographa pulchrina
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Marbled White Spot
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Deltote pygarga
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Coronet
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Craniophora ligustri
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Small Dotted Buff
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Photedes minima
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Slender Brindle
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Apamea scolopacina
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Dark Arches
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Apamea monoglypha
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Dun-bar
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Cosmia trapezina
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Antler
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Cerapteryx graminis
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Bright-line Brown-eye
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Lacanobia oleracea
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Smoky Wainscot
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Mythimna impura
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Large Yellow Underwing
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Noctua pronuba
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Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
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Noctua fimbriata
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Lesser Broad-border
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Noctua janthe
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Double Square-spot
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Xestia triangulum
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