Moths of East Haddon, Northamptonshire (SP66, VC32)

Using a Skinner trap with a 15w actinic tube.

Count data for August 2009

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: 1424
Number of species: 76

Largest catch: 254 on the 24th

Catch list

B&F ▾	Common Name	Scientific Name	National Distribution	Count
15	Orange Swift	Hepialus sylvina	Common	7
16	Gold Swift	Hepialus hecta	Local	1
455		Ypsolopha scabrella	Local	1
462		Ypsolopha sequella	Local	1
464	Diamond-back Moth	Plutella xylostella	Migrant	1
873		Blastobasis adustella	Local	6
937		Agapeta hamana	Common	1
938		Agapeta zoegana	Local	1
998	Light Brown Apple Moth	Epiphyas postvittana	Common	2
1288	Twenty-plume Moth	Alucita hexadactyla	Common	1
1348	Ringed China-mark	Parapoynx stratiotata	Common	1
1356	Garden Pebble	Evergestis forficalis	Common	1
1405	Mother of Pearl	Pleuroptya ruralis	Common	13
1413	Gold Triangle	Hypsopygia costalis	Common	1
1651	Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	Common	3
1680	Maiden's Blush	Cyclophora punctaria	Local	1
1708	Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata	Common	12
1713	Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	Common	20
1724	Red Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Common	1
1728	Garden Carpet	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Common	8
1738	Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata	Common	8
1742	Yellow Shell	Camptogramma bilineata	Common	1
1764	Common Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta truncata	Common	6
1776	Green Carpet	Colostygia pectinataria	Common	3
1803	Small Rivulet	Perizoma alchemillata	Common	1
1825	Lime-speck Pug	Eupithecia centaureata	Common	9
1838	Tawny Speckled Pug	Eupithecia icterata	Common	1
1842	Plain Pug	Eupithecia simpliciata	Local	1
1884	The Magpie	Abraxas grossulariata	Common	1
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Common	14
1913	Canary-shouldered Thorn	Ennomos alniaria	Common	2
1917	Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	Common	2
1921	Scalloped Oak	Crocallis elinguaria	Common	3
1937	Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Common	14
1981	Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Common	3
1997	Sallow Kitten	Furcula furcula	Common	1
2000	Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius	Common	3
2003	Pebble Prominent	Eligmodonta ziczac	Common	3
2007	Swallow Prominent	Pheosia tremula	Common	2
2011	Pale Prominent	Pterostoma palpina	Common	2
2030	Yellow-tail	Euproctis similis	Common	3
2044	Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	Common	7
2050	Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	Common	3
2064	Ruby Tiger	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Common	30
2089	Heart & Dart	Agrotis exclamationis	Common	1
2102	Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	Common	57
2107	Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	Common	626
2109	Lesser Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes	Common	18
2110	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata	Common	1
2111	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua janthe	Common	29
2112	Least Yellow Underwing	Noctua interjecta	Common	2
2123	Small Square-spot	Diarsia rubi	Common	76
2126	Setaceous Hebrew Character	Xestia c-nigrum	Common	67
2134	Square-spot Rustic	Xestia xanthographa	Common	24
2154	Cabbage Moth	Mamestra brassicae	Common	1
2160	Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea	Common	2
2199	Common Wainscot	Mythimna pallens	Common	30
2265	Flounced Chestnut	Agrochola helvola	Common	9
2278	Poplar Grey	Acronicta megacephala	Common	1
2289	Knot Grass	Acronicta rumicis	Common	1
2293	Marbled Beauty	Cryphia domestica	Common	3
2297	Copper Underwing	Amphipyra pyramidea	Common	5
2299	Mouse Moth	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Common	9
2306	Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa	Common	3
2321	Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	Common	52
2343	Common Rustic agg.	Mesapamea secalis agg.		40
2353	Flounced Rustic	Luperina testacea	Common	107
2361	Rosy Rustic	Hydraecia micacea	Common	3
2381	The Uncertain	Hoplodrina alsines	Common	7
2389	Pale Mottled Willow	Caradrina clavipalpis	Common	3
2434	Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis	Common	2
2439	Gold Spot	Plusia festucae	Common	3
2441	Silver Y	Autographa gamma	Common	9
2450	The Spectacle	Abrostola tripartita	Common	1
2474	Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	Common	25
2489	The Fan-foot	Herminia tarsipennalis	Common	1