More Of The Same

Despite the outdoor temperature dropping to 6.0°C last night, there was a very slight uptake in the number of moths in the trap this morning. The return today was 25 moths of 12 species, of which 9 moths were Common Quakers Orthosia cerasi. A new addition to my Port & Wey moth was a Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa.

#1 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x2
#2 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi x9

#3 Early Grey Xylocampa areola x2

#4 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x2

#5 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica x1

#6 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum x2

#7 Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa x1

#8 V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata x1

#9 Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis x2

#10 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella x1

#11 Silver Y Autographa gamma x1

#12 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua x1

#1 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#1 And another Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#2 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi

#3 Early Grey Xylocampa areola

#4 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#5 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica

#6 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum

#7 Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa

#8 V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata

#9 Powdered Quaker Orthosia gracilis

#10 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 

#11 Silver Y Autographa gamma

#12 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

#12 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

Note:
#7 Red Chestnut Cerastis rubricosa. Another new moth for my Port & Wey moth species list. This moth is fairly common and is a Spring-flying moth appearing on warm days in March and April. This individual looks pretty worn which would suggest it over-wintered. More on this moth here.

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Also in the trap was an Ornate Sac Spider Clubiona comta.

This is an Ornate Sac Spider Clubiona comta and also goes by the name of Sac Spider or Leaf-curling Sac Spider. It is often found on trees and under loose bark, or on Ivy leaves, where where it constructs a silk sac . Adult females are found all year round, with males more often seen from April to July. More on this spider here.