Temperatures were slightly higher on Wednesday 20th and that was enough to trigger a major upturn in the count. The 21st was back to the old routine with a low of under 9°C. Numbers well down, but a new macro in the form of the extremely common Flounced Rustic.
1470 Euzophera pinguis
2nd of the year for this 'local' species.
1038 Acleris laterana
NFY and only the 2nd record.
1437 Acrobasis consociella
Garden 1st- probably overlooked last year.
Leopard Moth
NFY- 2nd Record.
White Satin
NFY
Dingy Footman
1 of 2 caught.
Buff Arches
2nd this year.
Flounced Rustic
NFY- 21st July.
Results for 21/07- 2x 15w Actinic U/V Skinner x 2- 198 of 60 species-
- 0161 Zeuzera pyrina
Leopard Moth
1
NFY
- 0424
Yponomeuta evonymella Bird-cherry Ermine 1
- 0640
Batia lunaris 1
- 0647
Hofmannophila pseudospretella Brown House-moth 1
- 0862
Dichomeris marginella Juniper Webber 1
- 0871
Oegoconia sp. 1
- 0905
Blastodacna hellerella 1
- 0937
Agapeta hamana 1
- 1001
Lozotaeniodes formosanus 1
- 1020-24 Cnephasia sp. 1
- 1036
Acleris forsskaleana 1
- 1038
Acleris laterana 1
NFY
- 1048
Acleris variegana Garden Rose Tortrix 1
- 1063
Celypha striana 1
- 1261
Cydia pomonella Codling Moth 2
- 1293
Chrysoteuchia culmella 23
- 1294
Crambus pascuella 14
- 1302
Crambus perlella 1
- 1304
Agriphila straminella 3
- 1316
Catoptria falsella 1
- 1344
Eudonia mercurella 8
- 1413
Hypsopygia costalis Gold Triangle 1
- 1424
Endotricha flammealis 8
- 1437
Acrobasis consociella 1
Garden 1st
- 1452
Phycita roborella 1
- 1470
Euzophera pinguis 1
- 1699
Idaea rusticata
Least Carpet
6
- 1708
Idaea dimidiata
Single-dotted Wave
2
- 1713
Idaea aversata
Riband Wave
12
- 1728
Xanthorhoe fluctuata
Garden Carpet
1
- 1742
Camptogramma bilineata
Yellow Shell
1
- 1781
Horisme vitalbata
Small Waved Umber
1
- 1825
Eupithecia centaureata
Lime-speck Pug
1
- 1862
Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
Double-striped Pug
1
- 1906
Opisthograptis luteolata
Brimstone Moth
1
- 1921
Crocallis elinguaria
Scalloped Oak
1
- 1937
Peribatodes rhomboidaria
Willow Beauty
1
- 1976
Sphinx ligustri
Privet Hawk-moth
1
- 2031
Leucoma salicis
White Satin
1
NFY
- 2044
Eilema griseola
Dingy Footman
2 NFY
- 2047
Eilema complana
Scarce Footman
3
- 2050
Eilema lurideola
Common Footman
5
- 2061
Spilosoma luteum
Buff Ermine
1
- 2064
Phragmatobia fuliginosa
Ruby Tiger
4
- 2092
Agrotis puta
Shuttle-shaped Dart
41
- 2098
Axylia putris
Flame
2
- 2107
Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing
1
- 2109
Noctua comes
Lesser Yellow Underwing
2
- 2111
Noctua janthe
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
1
- 2128
Xestia triangulum
Double Square-spot
4
- 2155
Melanchra persicariae
Dot Moth
1
- 2192
Mythimna conigera
Brown-line Bright Eye
1
- 2284
Acronicta psi
Grey Dagger
1
agg.
- 2321
Apamea monoglypha
Dark Arches
4
- 2341
Mesoligia furuncula
Cloaked Minor
2
- 2343x Mesapamea secalis agg.
Common Rustic agg.
1
- 2352
Eremobia ochroleuca
Dusky Sallow
2
- 2381
Hoplodrina alsines
Uncertain
10
- 2389
Paradrina clavipalpis
Pale Mottled Willow
1
- 2425
Colocasia coryli
Nut-tree Tussock
1