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

Mortimer Forest: Barred Rivulet

Mortimer Forest: Barred Red

Mortimer Forest: Satin Lutestring

Mortimer Forest: Scalloped Hook-tip

Mortimer Forest: Nymphuls nitidulata

Mortimer Forest: Cloaked Carpet

Mortimer Forest: Mary Knoll Valley
SpeciesName	OtherName
Coptotriche marginea
Caloptilia stigmatella
Agonopterix liturosa
Brachmia blandella
Teleiodes vulgella
Blastobasis adustella
Blastobasis lacticolella
Pandemis heparana	Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
Agapeta hamana
Celypha lacunana
Cydia splendana
Dioryctria abietella
Phycita roborella
Hypsopygia costalis	Gold Triangle
Udea prunalis
Udea olivalis
Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl
Evergestis pallidata
Eudonia lacustrata
Eudonia mercurella
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Agriphila straminella
Catoptria falsella
Acentria ephemerella	Water Veneer
Nymphula nitidulata	Beautiful China-mark
Scalloped Hook-tip	Falcaria lacertinaria
Pebble Hook-tip	Drepana falcataria
Peach Blossom	Thyatira batis
Buff Arches	Habrosyne pyritoides
Satin Lutestring	Tetheella fluctuosa
Drinker	Euthrix potatoria
Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata
Small Fan-footed Wave	Idaea biselata
Riband Wave	Idaea aversata
Shaded Broad-bar	Scotopteryx chenopodiata
Red Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe spadicearia
Large Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata
Yellow Shell	Camptogramma bilineata
Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata
Cloaked Carpet	Euphyia biangulata
July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata
Phoenix	Eulithis prunata
Small Phoenix	Ecliptopera silaceata
Common Marbled Carpet	Dysstroma truncata
Rivulet	Perizoma affinitata
Small Rivulet	Perizoma alchemillata
Barred Rivulet	Perizoma bifaciata
V-Pug	Chloroclystis v-ata
Tawny-barred Angle	Macaria liturata
Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata
Canary-shouldered Thorn	Ennomos alniaria
Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria
Purple Thorn	Selenia tetralunaria
Scalloped Oak	Crocallis elinguaria
Swallow-tailed	Ourapteryx sambucaria
Peppered	Biston betularia
Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Satin Beauty	Deileptenia ribeata
Mottled Beauty	Alcis repandata
Engrailed	Ectropis crepuscularia
Common White Wave	Cabera pusaria
Light Emerald	Campaea margaritaria
Barred Red	Hylaea fasciaria
Large Emerald	Geometra papilionaria
Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius
Pebble Prominent	Notodonta ziczac
Lesser Swallow Prominent	Pheosia gnoma
Pale Prominent	Pterostoma palpina
Coxcomb Prominent	Ptilodon capucina
Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis
Snout	Hypena proboscidalis
Black Arches	Lymantria monacha
Rosy Footman	Miltochrista miniata
Buff Footman	Eilema depressa
Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola
Common Footman	Eilema lurideola
Scarce Footman	Eilema complana
Fan-foot	Herminia tarsipennalis
Pinion-streaked Snout	Schrankia costaestrigalis
Beautiful Hook-tip	Laspeyria flexula
Spectacle	Abrostola tripartita
Silver Y	Autographa gamma
Beautiful Golden Y	Autographa pulchrina
Marbled White Spot	Deltote pygarga
Coronet	Craniophora ligustri
Small Dotted Buff	Photedes minima
Slender Brindle	Apamea scolopacina
Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha
Dun-bar	Cosmia trapezina
Antler	Cerapteryx graminis
Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea
Smoky Wainscot	Mythimna impura
Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata
Lesser Broad-border	Noctua janthe
Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum