Year Review 2018

A total of 522 species in 2018 was a joint record breaking year with 2013, though the ratio of Micros and Macros was very different.

In 2013, a still unbeaten 304 Macros and 218 Micros were logged.

This year, 281 Macros was my 3rd highest, with the attention to Micros paying dividends; an all-time record of 241 species, the previous best being 230 in 2016.

I would like to thank David Manning (DVM) and Andy Banthorpe (AMB) for their assistance with Gen dets. 

Trap nights: 213

Records: 7438

Most abundant species in 2018-

63.115 Acentria ephemerella Water Veneer 2475

73.099 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 824

73.325 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 711

73.342 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 706

73.317 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 673

73.319 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 575

73.096 Hoplodrina octogenaria Uncertain 476

73.244 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 442

73.359 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 414

63.095 Agriphila geniculea 401

Micros

There were 22 new micros recorded in 2018

38.038 Elachista rufocinerea 1- 4th May- gen det. DVM

49.022 Ptycholoma lecheana 2- 27th May

49.248 Epinotia tenerana Nut Bud Moth 1- 15th June

49.042 Neosphaleroptera nubilana 1- 16th June- gen det AMB

04.042 Stigmella plagicolella 1- 17th June- Mine on Victoria Plum

37.052 Coleophora ibipennella 1- 19th June- gen det AMB

49.005 Epagoge grotiana 1- 24th June

49.015 Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix 1- 24th June

35.091 Sophronia semicostella 3- 25th June- 6th,7th, 8th County record

49.305 Rhyacionia buoliana Pine Shoot Moth 1- 3rd July

28.008 Metalampra italica 3- 4th July

35.157 Recurvaria leucatella 1- 13th July- 6th County record

37.015 Coleophora serratella 1- 13th July- gen det AMB

37.046 Coleophora deauratella 1- 13th July- gen det AMB

37.049 Coleophora anatipennella Pistol Case-bearer 1- 13th July- gen det AMB

40.015 Mompha raschkiella 1- 17th July

14.007 Bucculatrix albedinella 1- 3rd August- gen det AMB

62.027 Dioryctria simplicella 1- 15th August- confirmed DVM

63.007 Pyrausta purpuralis 1- 19th August

04.012 Stigmella aceris 1- 3rd September- Mines in Field Maple

04.007 Stigmella luteella 1- 28th October- Mine in Birch

32.009 Agonopterix purpurea 1- 3rd December- 6th County record

Elachista rufocinerea 

Ptycholoma lecheana

Epinotia tenerana Nut Bud Moth

Neosphaleroptera nubilana 

Stigmella plagicolella

Coleophora ibipennella 

 Epagoge grotiana 

Archips xylosteana Variegated Golden Tortrix