What A Howler

What a windy night. I thought the last time I put the moth trap out on the 11 Sep was bad, but last night was worse with gusts up to 33mph.

And so it showed, with just 28 moths of 11 species. However, despite the very low numbers I still managed two firsts for the year.

  *First for year
**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1        Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis x2

#2      *Carnation Tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana x1

#3        Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea x5

#4        Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x1

#5        Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana x2

#6      *Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa x4

#7        Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum x1

#8        Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba x5

#9        Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa x3

#10      Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes x3

#11      Ruddy Streak Tachystola acroxantha x1

#1 Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis

#1 Another Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis. Aka Jasmine moth.

#2 *Carnation Tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana

#3 Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea

#4 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#5 Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana

#5 Another Tree-mallow Tortrix Crocidosema plebejana

#5 Tree-mallow Tortrix

#6 *Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#6 Another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#6 And another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa, with this individual showing a different colour scheme altogether.

#6 And one more Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa.

#7 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 

#8 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 

#8 Another Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 

#8 And another Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 

#9 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#9 Another Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#10 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#11 Ruddy Streak Tachystola acroxantha. Aka Australian Orange-tip.

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Also in the trap was a lone cockroach.

Tawny Cockroach Ectobius pallidus