Wednesday 14 July 2010

Moth Report

David Baker setting up the traps.
Below is the full list of all the moths caught in the 2 moth traps placed on Scarcroft Allotments on Friday 9th July 2010, by David Baker, from the Yorkshire branch of Butterfly Conservation http://www.yorkshirebutterflies.org.uk/index.htm

The traps were opened on Saturday morning and 62 different species were identified.  All of which are classified as common or local but all of interest none the less.  If you are interested in finding out more about these moths we recommend you join the Yorkshire Branch of Butterfly Conservation which is a thriving organisation with more than 500 members.

We would all like to thank David Baker and his colleague (also called David) for sharing their knowledge and ethusiasm with us.  If you missed this event we plan to conduct another similar event later in the year.  Apologies for the fact that some of the photos are a bit out of focus (all the dodgy ones are me, all the good ones are mostly Danny Carpenter's).  To see the full set of photos click on this link.  Please note all these photos were taken on the day on Scarcroft and show the actual moths caught. http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/ScarcroftAllotments/BatAndMothPhotos?feat=directlink
Code Taxon -Vernacular Individuals Status

0424 Yponomeuta evonymella - Bird-cherry Ermine 3 Common
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella -Brown House Moth 1 Common
0937 Agapeta hamana 2 Common
0972 Pandemis heparana - Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 2 Common
0993 Clepsis spectrana - Cyclamen Tortrix 3 Common
0998 Epiphyas postvittana  - Light Brown Apple Moth 2 Common
Small Magpie
1020 Cnephasia stephensiana - Grey Tortrix 1 Common
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 1 Common
1063 Celypha striana 1 Common
1076 Celypha lacunana 6 Common
1175 Epiblema uddmanniana - Bramble Shoot Moth 1 Common
1183 Epiblema foenella 1 Common
1288 Alucita hexadactyla - Twenty-plume Moth 1 Common
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella - Garden Grass-veneer 3 Common
1305 Agriphila tristella 7 Common

1376 Eurrhypara hortulata - Small Magpie 8 Common
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata 21 Common
1388 Udea lutealis 1 Common
1392 Udea olivalis 1 Common
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis - Mother of Pearl 5 Common
Buff Arches
1439 Trachycera advenella 1 Common
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides - Buff Arches 2 Common
Small Yellow Wave
1669 Hemithea aestivaria - Common Emerald 1 Common
1708 Idaea dimidiata - Single-dotted Wave 3 Common
1713 Idaea aversata - Riband Wave 4 Common
1713 Idaea aversata ab. remutata - Riband Wave [non-banded form] 3 Common
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata fluctuata - Garden Carpet 1 Common
1738 Epirrhoe alternata - Common Carpet 2 Common
1754 Eulithis prunata - Phoenix 7 Common
1817 Eupithecia pulchellata - Foxglove Pug 4 Common
1834 Eupithecia vulgata - Common Pug 1 Common
1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria - Small Yellow Wave 1 Common
1921 Crocallis elinguaria - Scalloped Oak 1 Common
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria - Willow Beauty 2 Common
1954 Bupalus piniaria - Bordered White 1 Common
1955 Cabera pusaria - Common White Wave 1 Common
1961 Campaea margaritata - Light Emerald 1 Common



Poplar Hawk Moth

1981 Laothoe populi - Poplar Hawk-moth  1 Common
2050 Eilema lurideola - Common Footman 2 Common
2089 Agrotis exclamationis - Heart and Dart 24 Common
2098 Axylia putris - Flame 4 Common
2102 Ochropleura plecta - Flame Shoulder 1 Common
2107 Noctua pronuba - Large Yellow Underwing 15 Common
2110 Noctua fimbriata - Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2 Common
Angle Shades
2128 Xestia triangulum - Double Square-spot 2 Common
2136 Naenia typica - Gothic 2 Local
2154 Mamestra brassicae - Cabbage Moth 1 Common
2155 Melanchra persicariae - Dot Moth 4 Common
2160 Lacanobia oleracea - Bright-line Brown-eye 7 Common
2198 Mythimna impura - Smoky Wainscot 6 Common
2284x Acronicta tridens/psi - Dark / Grey Dagger 2 Common
2293 Cryphia domestica - Marbled Beauty 4 Common
2306 Phlogophora meticulosa - Angle Shades 1 Common
2318 Cosmia trapezina - Dun-bar 1 Common
2321 Apamea monoglypha - Dark Arches 14 Common
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea - Light Arches 1 Common
2336 Apamea ophiogramma - Double Lobed 1 Local
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. - Marbled Minor agg. 11 Common
2381 Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 9 Common
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis - Burnished Brass 2 Common




Snout
2477 Hypena proboscidalis - Snout 20 Common
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis - Fan-foot 6 Common

MapMate: 18:05 Sat 10 Jul 2010


A very interesting time was had by all.  Thanks to Sara for organising this event.

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