Home and Away: 2026

A much quieter night wind-wise and a little cooler, was just what was needed to fill the moth trap up. Filled up is a bit of an exaggeration, but there were certainly more moths than there were a few days ago.

So the numbers, well there were 68 moths of 28 species including 3 firsts for the year and a lifer..

*First for year
**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1 Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana x2

#2 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x4

#3 **Birch Bell Epinotia demarniana x1

#4 Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis x1

#5 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria x3

#6 *Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata x1

#7 Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis x1

#8 Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata x3

#9 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa x5

#10 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea x6

#11 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa x4

#12 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x5

#13 *Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii x1

#14 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes x4

#15 Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea x3

#16 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis x3

#17 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe x2

#18 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x3

#19 Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea x4

#20 Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella x3

#21 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana x1

#22 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata x2

#23 Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla x1

#24 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis x1

#25 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum x1

#26 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella x1

#27 *Chalk Carpet Scotopteryx bipunctaria x1

#28 Common Daisy Moth Dichrorampha acuminatana x1

#1 Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana

#2 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#2 Another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#3 **Birch Bell Epinotia demarniana aka Blotched Tortrix. The normal flight period is June to July, but can extend into August/Sep.

#4 Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis aka Jasmine moth

#5 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria

#6 *Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata

#7 Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis. I haven't noticed it before but this moth species has a purple sheen in its wings.

#8 Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata

#8 Another Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata

#9 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#9 Another Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#9 And another Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#9 And one more Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#10 Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea

#10 Another Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea

#10 And another Elbow-stripe Grass-veneer Agriphila geniculea

#11 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#11 Another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#11 And another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#12 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#12 Another Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#12 And another Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#13 *Clancy's Rustic Caradrina kadenii..................

.......................This moth was first found in the UK in 2002. More on this moth here.

#14 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#14 Another Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#14 A worn Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#15 Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea

#15 Another Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea

#16 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#17 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

#18 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#19 Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea

#19 Another Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea

#20 Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella

#21 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana

#22 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

#22 Another Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

#23 Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla

#24 Possibly a very worn...........

....................Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis.

#25 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum

#26 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella

#27 *Chalk Carpet Scotopteryx bipunctaria

#28 Common Daisy Moth Dichrorampha acuminatana

More on:

#3 Birch Bell Epinotia demarniana UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

What a windy night. I thought the last time I put the moth trap out on the 11 Sep was bad, but last night was worse with gusts up to 33mph.

And so it showed, with just 28 moths of 11 species. However, despite the very low numbers I still managed two firsts for the year.

*First for year
**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1 Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis x2

#2 *Carnation Tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana x1

#3 Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea x5

#4 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x1

#5 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana x2

#6 *Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa x4

#7 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum x1

#8 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x5

#9 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa x3

#10 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes x3

#11 Ruddy Streak Tachystola acroxantha x1