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.