Latest Moth Count
We manage Stillingfleet Garden as an environment for wildlife, so it is always very exciting when we are rewarded by plenty of wildlife. David Baker, who many of you have met at the Wildlife Day, is a moth expert and regularly sets his moth traps in the garden. He was very excited by the latest finds from his traps at the end of July. He caught a total of 656 moths in one night of which 529 were macro (larger) species.
He recorded 107 different species from one evening trapping, of which 46 were new records in our garden. This was one of the best nights of trapping David has had and he was particularly please with the Small China Mark and True Lover’s Knot species – not to mention the whopping count of 263 yellow under wing. Please don’t be worried about the term trapping – the moths are returned safely to the garden in the morning.
Here is a full list of this record haul, the letter N denotes a new species to the garden.
Code | Latin name | Common name | Number | ||||||
Micro Moths | |||||||||
286 | Caloptilia alchimiella | 1 | N | ||||||
293 | Caloptilia syringella | 1 | N | ||||||
411 | Argyresthia goedartella | 5 | |||||||
424 | Yponomeuta evonymella | Bird-cherry Ermine | 9 | N | |||||
453 | Ypsolopha dentella | Honeysuckle Moth | 2 | N | |||||
455 | Ypsolopha scabrella | 1 | N | ||||||
464 | Plutella xylostella | Diamond-back Moth | 5 | ||||||
658 | Carcina quercana | 2 | N | ||||||
676 | Depressaria pulcherrimella | 1 | N | ||||||
789 | Bryotropha domestica | 2 | N | ||||||
873 | Blastobasis adustella | 5 | |||||||
874 | Blastobasis lacticolella | 1 | N | ||||||
905 | Blastodacna hellerella | 1 | N | ||||||
969 | Pandemis corylana | Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | N | |||||
972 | Pandemis heparana | Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix | 2 | ||||||
1011 | Pseudargyrotoza conwagana | 3 | N | ||||||
1035 | Acleris bergmanniana | 1 | N | ||||||
1036 | Acleris forsskaleana | 2 | |||||||
1037 | Acleris holmiana | 2 | N | ||||||
1082 | Hedya pruniana | Plum Tortrix | 1 | ||||||
1138 | Epinotia nisella f. cinereana | 1 | N | ||||||
1260 | Cydia splendana | 1 | N | ||||||
1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 5 | N | |||||
1292 | Calamotropha paludella | 2 | N | ||||||
1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | Garden Grass-veneer | 4 | ||||||
1304 | Agriphila straminella | 3 | |||||||
1313 | Catoptria pinella | 1 | N | ||||||
1316 | Catoptria falsella | 5 | |||||||
1331 | Acentria ephemerella | Water Veneer | 3 | N | |||||
1354 | Cataclysta lemnata | Small China-mark | 8 | N | |||||
1358 | Evergestis pallidata | 4 | |||||||
1361 | Pyrausta aurata | 1 | |||||||
1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis | Mother of Pearl | 27 | ||||||
1415 | Orthopygia glaucinalis | 1 | N | ||||||
1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 6 | |||||||
1439 | Trachycera advenella | 2 | |||||||
1470 | Euzophera pinguis | 5 | |||||||
Macro Moths | |||||||||
1645 | Falcaria lacertinaria | Scalloped Hook-tip | 1 | N | |||||
1648 | Drepana falcataria | Pebble Hook-tip | 4 | N | |||||
1681 | Cyclophora linearia | Clay Triple-lines | 1 | N | |||||
1682 | Timandra comae | Blood-vein | 2 | N | |||||
1690 | Scopula imitaria | Small Blood-vein | 1 | N | |||||
1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 2 | ||||||
1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 4 | ||||||
1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 1 | ||||||
1713 | Idaea aversata ab. remutata | Riband Wave [non-banded form] | 8 | ||||||
1722 | Xanthorhoe designata | Flame Carpet | 8 | ||||||
1725 | Xanthorhoe ferrugata | Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet | 3 | ||||||
1726 | Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata | Large Twin-spot Carpet | 1 | ||||||
1738 | Epirrhoe alternata | Common Carpet | 6 | ||||||
1754 | Eulithis prunata | Phoenix | 3 | ||||||
1769 | Thera britannica | Spruce Carpet | 1 | ||||||
1802 | Perizoma affinitata | Rivulet | 1 | N | |||||
1803 | Perizoma alchemillata | Small Rivulet | 2 | N | |||||
1839 | Eupithecia succenturiata | Bordered Pug | 1 | N | |||||
1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 1 | ||||||
1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 | ||||||
1947 | Ectropis bistortata | Engrailed | 1 | ||||||
1956 | Cabera exanthemata | Common Wave | 1 | ||||||
1958 | Lomographa temerata | Clouded Silver | 1 | ||||||
1978 | Hyloicus pinastri | Pine Hawk-moth | 3 | N | |||||
1981 | Laothoe populi | Poplar Hawk-moth | 1 | ||||||
1991 | Deilephila elpenor | Elephant Hawk-moth | 2 | ||||||
1997 | Furcula furcula | Sallow Kitten | 1 | ||||||
2000 | Notodonta dromedarius | Iron Prominent | 2 | ||||||
2003 | Notodonta ziczac | Pebble Prominent | 1 | N | |||||
2011 | Pterostoma palpina | Pale Prominent | 2 | ||||||
2030 | Euproctis similis | Yellow-tail | 1 | ||||||
2031 | Leucoma salicis | White Satin | 2 | N | |||||
2040 | Cybosia mesomella | Four-dotted Footman | 1 | N | |||||
2044 | Eilema griseola | Dingy Footman | 41 | ||||||
2044 | Eilema griseola ab. stramineola | Dingy Footman [pale form] | 6 | ||||||
2049 | Eilema depressa | Buff Footman | 8 | ||||||
2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 9 | ||||||
2064 | Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa | Ruby Tiger | 11 | ||||||
2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 9 | ||||||
2092 | Agrotis puta puta | Shuttle-shaped Dart | 4 | ||||||
2102 | Ochropleura plecta | Flame Shoulder | 14 | ||||||
2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 263 | ||||||
2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 9 | ||||||
2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 1 | ||||||
2111 | Noctua janthe | Lesser Broad-bordered Y/Underwing | 24 | ||||||
2118 | Lycophotia porphyrea | True Lover’s Knot | 1 | N | |||||
2123 | Diarsia rubi | Small Square-spot | 19 | ||||||
2145 | Discestra trifolii | Nutmeg | 3 | N | |||||
2154 | Mamestra brassicae | Cabbage Moth | 1 | N | |||||
2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 2 | ||||||
2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | N | |||||
2284x | Acronicta tridens/psi | Grey Dagger / Dark Dagger | 1 | N | |||||
2293 | Cryphia domestica | Marbled Beauty | 3 | N | |||||
2297x | Amphipyra pyramidea agg. | Copper Underwings | 4 | ||||||
2299 | Amphipyra tragopoginis | Mouse Moth | 2 | ||||||
2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 9 | ||||||
2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 7 | ||||||
2336 | Apamea ophiogramma | Double Lobed | 3 | N | |||||
2341 | Mesoligia furuncula | Cloaked Minor | 2 | N | |||||
2343x | Mesapamea secalis agg. | Common Rustic agg. | 73 | ||||||
2361 | Hydraecia micacea | Rosy Rustic | 1 | ||||||
2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 15 | ||||||
2423 | Nycteola revayana | Oak Nycteoline | 1 | N | |||||
2439 | Plusia festucae | Gold Spot | 3 | ||||||
2441 | Autographa gamma | Silver Y | 1 | ||||||
2449 | Abrostola triplasia | Dark Spectacle | 1 | N | |||||
2450 | Abrostola tripartita | Spectacle | 1 | ||||||
2473 | Laspeyria flexula | Beautiful Hook-tip | 1 | N | |||||
2474 | Rivula sericealis | Straw Dot | 2 | ||||||
2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 1 | N |