And The Point Is....

......15 White-point moths Mythimna albipuncta in the trap this morning. Where there has just been a few White-points, there now seems to be a bit of a "boom".

Similarly there were also increased numbers of both Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis and Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta.

So this morning there were119+ moths of 22 species, including 2 new moths for my Port & Wey moth list and 2 new for year.

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

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1       White-point Mythimna albipuncta x15
#2    **Orange Footman Eilema sororcula x1

#3       Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata x3

#4     **Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata x1

#5       Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua x1

#6      *L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album x1

#7       Satin Wave Idaea subsericeata x1

#8       Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria x3

#9       Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana x2

#10    *Barred Marble Celypha striana x1

#11      Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x3

#12      Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis x13

#13      Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta x12

#14      Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg. x2

#15      Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua x2

#16      Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella x1

#17      Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis x1

#18      Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella x50+

#19      Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea x2

#20      Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x1

#21      Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x1

#22      Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina x2

#1 White-point Mythimna albipuncta

#1 Another White-point

#1 And another White-point

#2 My first ever **Orange Footman Eilema sororcula. Just a shame it's a dreadful photo, especially as this is a not so common moth on Portland

#3 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata

#3 Another Garden Carpet with a White-point behind.

#4 **Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata 

#5 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

#6 *L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album

#7 Satin Wave Idaea subsericeata

#8 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria

#8 Another Willow Beauty

#8 And another Willow Beauty

#9 Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana 

#9 Another Black-headed Conch

#10 *Barred Marble Celypha striana

#11 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#11 Another Large Yellow Underwing

#12 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis

#12 Another Heart & Dart

#12 And another Heart & Dart with White-points either side.

#13 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

#13Another Shuttle-shaped Dart

#14 Marbled Minor agg. Oligia strigilis agg.

#14 Another Marbled Minor agg. 

#15 Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua

#15 Another Vine's Rustic 

#16 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella

#17 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#18 Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella

#18 Diamond-back Moth

#19 Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea

#19 Another Narrow-winged Grey

#20 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#21 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#22 Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina

More on:

#2 Orange Footman Eilema sororcula UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#4 Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

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Also in the trap was a Harvester.

This the larvae/nymph of the Red Harvestman........

...........Opilio canestrinii. It is also known as the Canestrini's Harvestman