Another Good Night For Moths

It has taken awhile to recover from the impressive haul of moths I trapped on the 25 Jun 26. And as much as I enjoyed ID'ing them all, it took a lot of time to finalise the numbers and species caught.

So with a bit of apprehension I put the trap out last night and had a decent number of moths, but not as overwhelming as before.

So what were the numbers, well I trapped 148+ moths of 65 species, with 21 firsts for the year and 9 lifers.

  *First for year

**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

#1       *Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca x2

#2        Common Footman Eilema lurideola x11

#3        Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella x8

#4        Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula x2

#5        Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea x4

#6        Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura x3

#7        Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x8

#8        Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata x1

#9        V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata x1

#10     *Scarce Footman Eilema complana x6

#11       Riband Wave Idaea aversata x5

#12       Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana x5

#13       Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x1

#14       Portland Ribbon Wave Idaea degeneraria x1

#15       Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria x3

#16      *Rosy Knot-horn Oncocera semirubella x3

#17       Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea x3

#18       Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella x5

#19    **Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana x1

#20      *Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata x1

#21    **Vetch Moth Aproaerema anthyllidella x1

#22      *Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra x4

#23       Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata x3

#24       Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua x4

#25    **Heather Knot-horn Pempelia palumbella x1

#26       Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha x5

#27       White-point Mythimna albipuncta x3

#28      *Marbled Green Nyctobrya muralis x1

#29       Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata x2

#30     **Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis x1

#31      *Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis x2

#32      *The Clay Mythimna ferrago x3

#33     **Fen Wainscot Arenostola phragmitidis x1

#34       The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina x1

#35       Ruddy Streak Tachystola acroxantha x4

#36       Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana x1

#37       Codling Moth Cydia pomonella x1

#38       The Lackey Malacosoma neustria x2

#39      *Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata x1

#40     **Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana x1

#41      *Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe x1

#42      *Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta x2

#43      *Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis x1

#44     **Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta x1

#45        Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata x1

#46        Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea x1

#47       *Dingy Footman Eilema griseola x1

#48        Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata x1

#49        Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria x1

#50       *The Rustic Hoplodrina blanda x1

#51     **Carrion Moth Monopis weaverella x1

#52        White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella x1

#53       *Garden Tiger Arctia caja x1

#54         Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x2

#55       *Rosy Conch Cochylis roseana x1

#56       *Moth sp x1

#57       *Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata x1

#58       *Spotted Magpie Anania coronata x1

#59        Coast Grey Eudonia lineola x1

#60        Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria x2

#61     **Small Scallop Idaea emarginata x1

#62        Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla x1

#63        Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella x5

#64      *Triangle Plume Platyptilia gonodactyla x1

#65        Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata x1

#1 *Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca

#1 Another Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca

#1 Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca

#2 Common Footman Eilema lurideola

#2 Another Common Footman Eilema lurideola

#3 Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella

#3 Another Garden Grass-veneer Chrysoteuchia culmella

#4 Scarlet Tiger Callimorpha dominula

#5 Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea

#6 Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura

#7 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#7 Another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#8 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata

#9 V-Pug Chloroclystis v-ata

#10 *Scarce Footman Eilema complana

#11 Riband Wave Idaea aversata form remutata

#11 Another Riband Wave Idaea aversata form remutata

#11 And another Riband Wave Idaea aversata

#11 And one more Riband Wave Idaea aversata

#12 Rufous Tortrix Clepsis consimilana

#13 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#14 A damaged Portland Ribbon Wave Idaea degeneraria

#15 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria

#15 Another Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria

#16   *Rosy Knot-horn Oncocera semirubella aka Rhubarb and Custard Moth

#16 Another Rosy Knot-horn Oncocera semirubella

#16 And another Rosy Knot-horn Oncocera semirubella

#17 Buff Ermine Spilosoma lutea

#18 Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella

#19 ***Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana

#20 *Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata 

#21 ***Vetch Moth Aproaerema anthyllidella

#22 *Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra

#23 Little Grey Eudonia lacustrata

#24 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua aka Beet Armyworm

#24 Another Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

#24 And another Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

#25 ***Heather Knot-horn Pempelia palumbella

#26 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha

#27 White-point Mythimna albipuncta

#28 *Marbled Green Nyctobrya muralis

#29 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata

#30 ***Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis

#31 *Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

#31 Another *Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

#32 *The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#32 Another *The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#32 And another *The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#33 ***Fen Wainscot Arenostola phragmitidis

#34 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina

#35 Ruddy Streak Tachystola acroxantha aka Australian Orange-tip

#36 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana.....................

.....................aka Copper Tipworm moth

#37 Codling Moth Cydia pomonella

#38 The Lackey Malacosoma neustria

#39 *Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata

#40 **Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana aka Netted Tortrix

#41 *Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe

#42 *Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta

#42 Another Thistle Ermine Myelois circumvoluta

#43 *Rosy Tabby Endotricha flammealis

#44 **Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta 

#45 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata x1

#46 A very worn Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea

#47 *Dingy Footman Eilema griseola

#48 Haworth's Pug Eupithecia haworthiata

#49 Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria

#50 *The Rustic Hoplodrina blanda.

#51 **Carrion Moth Monopis weaverella

#52 White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella

#53 *Garden Tiger Arctia caja

#54 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#55 *Rosy Conch Cochylis roseana aka Rosy Straw

#56 Moth sp.

#57 *Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata

#58 *Spotted Magpie Anania coronata aka Elder Pearl, Elderberry Pearl or Crowned Phlyctaenia

#59 Coast Grey Eudonia lineola

#60 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria

#61 **Small Scallop Idaea emarginata

#62 Twenty-plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla

#63 Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

#64 *Triangle Plume Platyptilia gonodactyla

#65 Mullein Wave Scopula marginepunctata

More on:

#19   Burdock Straw Aethes rubigana UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.
#21   Vetch Moth Aproaerema anthyllidella UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#25   Heather Knot-horn Pempelia palumbella UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#30   Dusky Pearl Udea prunalis UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#33   Fen Wainscot Arenostola phragmitidis UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#40   Maple Button Acleris forsskaleana UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#44   Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#51   Carrion Moth Monopis weaverella UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

#61   Small Scallop Idaea emarginata UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

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Also in the trap were 50+ lacewings, 60+ beetles, 1 ichneumon wasp, 1 weevil, 3 bugs and 2 ladybirds

A Common Green Lacewing Chrysoperla carnea

Ground Beetle Ophonus ardosiacus. It doesn't have a common name, but in Holland it is called the Grote blauwe halmklimmer, which translate into English as Large Blue Runner.

Ichneumon wasp sp.

And this little chap..................

............is a Nut Weevil Curculio nucum