Eight Days On And........

..........it has been another week of very warm, dry and windy weather, I did wonder whether I would see anything new in the moth trap, especially after an impressive 65 species trapped on the 10 Jul 26.

Well I did and not just one but five more new for the year moths and a Lifer. So far I have ID'd 132 moths of 27 species. More to come tomorrow

  *First for year
**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

#1      *Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria x4

#2        Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis x5

#3        Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella x10

#4    **Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana x2

#5        Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata x5

#6        Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x12

#7        Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis x5

#8        Scarce Footman Eilema complana x6

#9        The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina x3

#10      Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta x8

#11      The Clay Mythimna ferrago x3

#12      Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra x3

#13      Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua x8

#14    *The Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria x3

#15    *Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis x1

#17    *Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata x2

#18      Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta x6

#19      Common Footman Eilema lurideola x5

#20      Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana x3

#21      Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae x3

#22      Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x4

#23      Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria x2

#24    *Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata x1

#25      The Lackey Malacosoma neustria x1

#26      Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria x1

#27      Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata x2

#1 *Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria.

#1 Another Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria.

#1 And another Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria. Above it a #2 Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#2 Another Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#2 And another Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis

#3 Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella

#3 Another Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella

#3 And another Dingy Dowd Blastobasis adustella aka Common Masoner

#4 **Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana

#4 Another Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana

#5 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata

#6 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#6 Another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#6 And another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#7 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis

#8 Scarce Footman Eilema complana

#9 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina 

#10 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

#11 The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#11 Another The Clay Mythimna ferrago

#12 Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra

#12 Another Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra

#13 Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua aka Beet Armyworm

#14 *The Uncertain Hoplodrina octogenaria

#15 *Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis

#17 *Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata 

#18 Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta

#19 Common Footman Eilema lurideola

#20 Black-headed Conch Cochylis atricapitana aka as Ragwort Crown-boring Moth. 

#21 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae

#22 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

#23 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria

#24 *Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata 

#25 The Lackey Malacosoma neustria

#26 Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria

#27 Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata 

More on:

#4 Marbled Piercer Cydia splendana UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

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Also in the trap were 20+ lacewings, 4 ichneumon wasp, caddis fly, a bug, 5 ladybirds and just 1 beetle.

Yellowhead Lacewing Apertochrysa flavifrons

Ichneumon wasp sp.

This caddisfly............

.............is called.........

............the Cinnamon Sedge Limnephilus marmoratus

Common Meadow Bug Lygus pratensis

A Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form spectabilis with a Small Mottled Willow Spodoptera exigua

A Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia axyridis - form succinea

Rove beetle Staphylinidae sp.

MORE TO COME TOMORROW