Another Good Morning

It was another very good night for mothing, with 3 firsts for the year and another new moth for my Port & Wey list.

It was still very windy last night, but at least the rain held off and checking the moth trap this morning revealed 49 moths of 13 species.

There were slightly more Heart & Darts Agrotis exclamationis than a few nights ago, with 35 counted this morning. And it was great see another Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni in the trap as well.

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

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1          L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album x1

#2        *Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens x1

#3        *Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata x1

#4          Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha x2

#5          Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis x35

#6          Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x2

#7         *Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea x1

#8          Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua x1

#9          The Flame Axylia putris x1

#10        Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni x1

#11     **Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus x1

#12        Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea x1

#13        Barred Marble Celypha striana x1

#1 L-album Wainscot Mythimna l-album

#2 *Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens

#3 *Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata

#4 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha

#4 Another Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha

#5 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis. A light form - presumed female.

#5 And a pair of Heart & Darts Agrotis exclamationis, with the darker form being a male.

#6 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#7 *Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea 

#8 Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua

#9 The Flame Axylia putris 

#10 Ni Moth Trichoplusia ni 

#11 **Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus

#12 Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea

#13 Barred Marble Celypha striana

More on:

#11 **Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.