Home and Away

..........it has been another week of very warm, dry and windy weather, I did wonder whether I would see anything new in the moth trap, especially after an impressive 65 species trapped on the 10 Jul 26.

Well I did with nine more "firsts for the year" and eight lifers. In total there were over183 moths of 54 species.

As per norm, there are a few I'm unsure of, so if anyone would like to have a go at ID'ing them, please feel free.

*First for year
**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

#1 *Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria x4

#2 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis x5

#3 Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella x10

#4 **Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana x2

#5 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x5

#6 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x12

#7 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis x5

#8 Scarce Footman Eilema complana x6

#9 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina x3

#10 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta x8

#11 The Clay Mythimna ferrago x3

#12 Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra x3

#13 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua x8

#14 *The Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria x3

#15 *Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis x1

#17 *Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata x2

#18 Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta x6

#19 Common Footman Eilema lurideola x5

#20 Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana x3

#21 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae x3

#22 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x4

#23 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria x2

#24 *Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata x1

#25 The Lackey Malacosoma neustria x1

#26 Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria x1

#27 Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata x4

#28 Silver Y Autographa gamma x3

#29 *Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa x2

#30 *Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella x1

#31 **Gold Spot Plusia festucae x1

#32 *Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella x2

#33 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella x8

#34 Ermine moth agg. Yponomeuta sp. x1

#35 Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella x5

#36 **Devonshire Wainscot Leucania putrescens x1

#37 **Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea x1

#38 Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca x2

#39 Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata x1

#40 **Spotted Knot-horn Phycitodes binaevella x1

#41 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana x2

#42 **Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica x1

#43 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata x1

#44 **Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa x1

#45 Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana x1

#46 *Sycamore Piercer Pammene aurita x1

#47 Tortrix sp. x1

#48 *Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata x1

#49 Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata x1

#50 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria x1

#51 **The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua x1

#52 Marbled Green Nyctobrya muralis x2

#53 **Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella x1

#54 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea x2

#1 *Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria.

#1 Another Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria.

#1 And another Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria. Above it a #2 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#2 Another Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#2 And another Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#3 Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella

#3 Another Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella

#3 And another Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella aka Common Masoner

#4 **Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana

#4 Another Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana

#4 And another Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana. aka as Chestnut Tortrix

#5 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#5 Another Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#5 And another Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#6 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#6 Another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#6 And another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#7 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

#7 Another Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

#8 Scarce Footman Eilema complana

#9 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina

#10 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

#11 The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#11 Another The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#12 Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra - male

#12 Another Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra - male

#12 And another Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra - female

#13 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

#13 Another Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua aka Beet Armyworm

#14 *The Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria

#15 *Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis

#17 *Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

#18 Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta

#18 Another Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta

#19 Common Footman Eilema lurideola

#20 Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana aka as Ragwort Crown-boring Moth.

#21 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae

#22 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#23 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria

#24 *Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata

#25 The Lackey Malacosoma neustria

#26 Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria

#27 Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata

#27 Another Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata

#27 And two more Single-dotted Waves Idaea dimidiata

#28 Silver Y Autographa gamma

#28 Another Silver Y Autographa gamma

#29 *Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#30 *Straw Grass-veneer Agriphila straminella aka Straw Grass-moth. My first on Portland.

#31 **Gold Spot Plusia festucae

#32 *Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella

#32 Another *Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella

#32 Another *Wakely's Dowd Blastobasis lacticolella aka London Dowd and Large Pale Masoner

#33 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella

#34 Ermine moth agg. Yponomeuta sp.

#35 Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella

#36 **Devonshire Wainscot Leucania putrescens

#37 **Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea

#38 Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca

#39 Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata

#40 **Spotted Knot-horn Phycitodes binaevella

#41 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana

#41 Another Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana

#42 **Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica

#42 **Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica aka Italian Tubic

#43 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata

#44 **Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa

#45 Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana

#46 *Sycamore Piercer Pammene aurita

#47 Tortrix sp.

#48 *Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata

#49 Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata

#50 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria

#51 **The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua - male (Females are flightless)

#51 **The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua - aka a Rusty Tussock moth

#52 Marbled Green Nyctobrya muralis

#53 **Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella

#54 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

More on:

#4 Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#31 Gold Spot Plusia festucae UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#36 Devonshire Wainscot Leucania putrescens UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#37 Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#42 Italian Bark Moth Metalampra italica UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#44 Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#51 The Vapourer Orgyia antiqua UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#53 Willow Ermine Yponomeuta rorrella UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

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Also in the trap were 20+ lacewings, a hoverfly, 4 ichneumon wasp, caddis fly, a fly, a bug, 5 ladybirds and just 1 beetle.