Low Numbers Again

Just when the moth numbers were increasing in the trap, last night's haul was pretty poor with just 17 moths of 10 species, with one first for year.

Noticeable absentees were Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica, Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana and Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina

Moths recorded:

  *First for year
**New for P&W moth list

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1  *Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata x1

#2    Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg. x1

#3    Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella x5

#4    Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea x1

#5    Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta x2

#6    Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi x1

#7    Mallow Seed Moth Platyedra subcinerea x3

#8    Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata x1

#9    Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis x1

#10  Yellow-faced Bell Notocelia cynosbatella x1

#1 *Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata

#2 Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.

#3 Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella

#3 Another Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella

#3 And another Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella

#4 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

#5 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

#5 Another Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

#6 Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi

#7 Mallow Seed Moth Platyedra subcinerea

#8 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata

#9 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#10 Yellow-faced Bell Notocelia cynosbatella

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Also in the trap was a cranefly.

Limoniid cranefly Rhipidia maculata  AKA  Short-palped Cranefly