Moths of East Haddon, Northamptonshire (SP66, VC32)

Using a Skinner trap with a 15w actinic tube.

Count data for August 2008

Moths per day

Days trapped

					1	2
3	4	5	6	7	8	9
10	11	12	13	14	15	16
17	18	19	20	21	22	23
24	25	26	27	28	29	30
31

Statistics

Number of moths: 1525
Number of species: 93

Largest catch: 136 on the 30th

Catch list

B&F ▾	Common Name	Scientific Name	National Distribution	Count
455		Ypsolopha scabrella	Local	7
462		Ypsolopha sequella	Local	1
658		Carcina quercana	Common	1
937		Agapeta hamana	Common	10
998	Light Brown Apple Moth	Epiphyas postvittana	Common	16
1048	Garden Rose Tortrix	Acleris variegana	Common	1
1183		Epiblema foenella	Local	1
1356	Garden Pebble	Evergestis forficalis	Common	4
1378		Phlyctaenia coronata	Common	1
1405	Mother of Pearl	Pleuroptya ruralis	Common	16
1413	Gold Triangle	Hypsopygia costalis	Common	2
1640	The Drinker	Euthrix potatoria	Common	1
1651	Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	Common	5
1682	Blood-vein	Timandra comae	Common	4
1690	Small Blood-vein	Scopula imitaria	Common	1
1702	Small Fan-footed Wave	Idaea biselata	Common	1
1705	Dwarf Cream Wave	Idaea fuscovenosa	Local	1
1708	Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata	Common	12
1713	Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	Common	28
1724	Red Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Common	8
1725	Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe ferrugata	Common	3
1726	Large Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata	Local	1
1728	Garden Carpet	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Common	32
1732	Shaded Broad-bar	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Common	1
1738	Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata	Common	10
1742	Yellow Shell	Camptogramma bilineata	Common	3
1764	Common Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta truncata	Common	2
1767	Pine Carpet	Thera firmata	Common	1
1776	Green Carpet	Colostygia pectinataria	Common	9
1777	July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata	Common	2
1825	Lime-speck Pug	Eupithecia centaureata	Common	2
1884	The Magpie	Abraxas grossulariata	Common	4
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Common	51
1913	Canary-shouldered Thorn	Ennomos alniaria	Common	4
1914	Dusky Thorn	Ennomos fuscantaria	Common	3
1917	Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	Common	1
1919	Purple Thorn	Selenia tetralunaria	Common	2
1937	Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Common	8
1947	The Engrailed	Ectropis bistortata	Common	55
1956	Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata	Common	1
1981	Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Common	10
2003	Pebble Prominent	Eligmodonta ziczac	Common	1
2008	Coxcomb Prominent	Ptilodon capucina	Common	4
2011	Pale Prominent	Pterostoma palpina	Common	1
2030	Yellow-tail	Euproctis similis	Common	2
2031	White Satin Moth	Leucoma salicis	Local	1
2044	Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	Common	13
2047	Scarce Footman	Eilema complana	Local	1
2049	Buff Footman	Eilema deplana	Local	1
2050	Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	Common	3
2064	Ruby Tiger	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Common	14
2102	Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	Common	14
2107	Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	Common	377
2109	Lesser Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes	Common	55
2110	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata	Common	5
2111	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua janthe	Common	13
2112	Least Yellow Underwing	Noctua interjecta	Common	1
2123	Small Square-spot	Diarsia rubi	Common	45
2126	Setaceous Hebrew Character	Xestia c-nigrum	Common	40
2128	Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum	Common	1
2133	Six-striped Rustic	Xestia sexstrigata	Common	3
2134	Square-spot Rustic	Xestia xanthographa	Common	48
2160	Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea	Common	1
2178	Feathered Gothic	Tholera decimalis	Common	1
2198	Smoky Wainscot	Mythimna impura	Common	8
2199	Common Wainscot	Mythimna pallens	Common	3
2232	Black Rustic	Aporophyla nigra	Common	1
2269	Centre-barred Sallow	Atethmia centrago	Common	1
2284	Grey Dagger/Dark Dagger	Acronicta tridens/psi		1
2289	Knot Grass	Acronicta rumicis	Common	1
2293	Marbled Beauty	Cryphia domestica	Common	7
2297	Copper Underwing	Amphipyra pyramidea	Common	4
2299	Mouse Moth	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Common	11
2306	Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa	Common	4
2321	Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	Common	75
2330	Dusky Brocade	Apamea remissa	Common	2
2337	Marbled Minor agg.	Oligia strigilis agg.		1
2341	Cloaked Minor	Mesoligia furuncula	Common	4
2343	Common Rustic agg.	Mesapamea secalis agg.		8
2343a	Lesser Common Rustic	Mesapamea didyma	Common	21
2350	Small Wainscot	Photedes pygmina	Common	1
2353	Flounced Rustic	Luperina testacea	Common	359
2360	Ear Moth	Amphipoea oculea	Common	1
2361	Rosy Rustic	Hydraecia micacea	Common	3
2381	The Uncertain	Hoplodrina alsines	Common	2
2387	Mottled Rustic	Caradrina morpheus	Common	1
2389	Pale Mottled Willow	Caradrina clavipalpis	Common	1
2439	Gold Spot	Plusia festucae	Common	2
2441	Silver Y	Autographa gamma	Common	4
2450	The Spectacle	Abrostola tripartita	Common	1
2452	Red Underwing	Catocala nupta	Common	1
2473	Beautiful Hook-tip	Laspeyria flexula	Local	1
2474	Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	Common	25