FRI 22 DEC

A mild evening, overcast but a brisk NW breeze , one trap on from 17.15- 22.00 unattended.

N F Year - at last  , a December Moth - 401 for the year all but 3 in my back garden .

Also an immigrant- Turnip  and a Chestnut 

FRI 15 DEC

A very mild evening for Dec-10c, light breeze but also some u expected rain. 2 traps on - 17.15- 22.15 , 6moths of 4 species , 1

could be the moth of the year!

1 Chestnut

1Depressaria daucella

1 Clepsis consimilana 

2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

1 possible Marigold Shark 

if confirmed this Shark would be a first for Devon and the 4th for the UK.

A number of photos follow, the moth has been retained as a specimen in case it needs dissection.

The moth was on a white sheet behind a bucket trap at 22.15 when I went to close the traps down 

Update @ 16.00- Dave Grudy who traps in southern Spain has seen 25 Marigold Shark , he thinks it probably is a Marigold Shark,as this will only be the 4th record for the UK identity can only be confirmed 

by dissection . 
will be undertaken in the near future .

A really exciting end to a fantastic year of mothing 

News received 10 Jan - after investigation it was confirmed as a Chamomile Shark- flight season is April- June , a very unusual record for December. Still a lifer for me -only 1 record for Devon in 2022
 

THURS 7 DEC 

A milder evening after a day of heavy rain , put 2 traps out 17.00-21.30 . 
only 4 moths of 3 species-

1 Silver Y, 1 LBAM, 2 Depressaria daucella .

Ironically a Silver Y was the first moth caught on 16 Feb, trapped in every month since .

Still waiting for that elusive 400th specie of 2023 

WED 22 NOV 

Relatively mild evening , trap on 17.00- 21.30 -almost all activity by 19.30, 12 moths of 7 species -

Possible migrants - 1 Silver Y , 1 Turnip

Also - 1 November moth-agg, 3 Double Striped Pug , 4 LBAM, 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ferrugana, 1 Depressaria radialla 

TUES 21 NOV 

Only a light NW breeze , cool but dry , trap on at17.00- 22.00, 

whilst only 13 moths of 7 species- some interesting late records -

Migrants - 1 Angle Shades, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also - 1 Black Rustic ( pristine ), 1 Feathered Thorn, 1 Dark Arches ( my 1st Nov record ) , 1 Double Striped Pug , 3 LBAM .

Still searching for that elusive 400 th specie for the year 

new photos added.

MON 20 NOV 

Only a light breeze , 0/cast , cool 

Trap on at 17.00, most activity before 18.00. Only 11 moths of 7 species- 10 of them micros !

Macro- 1 Red Line Quaker 

Micros -

3LBAM, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Agonopterix heracliana/cilella 

1 Acleris notana/ferrugana, 1 Depressaria radiella, 1 Acleris hastiana

FRI 17 NOV 

A very wet night - 1trap17.30-21.00 Just 3 moths 

A pristine Bloxworth Snout , 1 November moth-agg, 1 LBAM 

THURS 16 NOV 

A cool calm and clear evening until heavy rain after 20.15 meant the trap was switched off . Only 6 moths of 5 species -

1 macro - a pristine Brindled Ochre -3rd garden record this year 

also - 2LBAM. , 1 Common Plume, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 

1 Acleris notana/ ferrugana 

WED 15 NOV 

A much calmer night - at least up to 23.00. 1 trap on from 17.30- 22.15, resulted in 14 moths of 10 species .

NFYear - Scrobipalpa Costello 

Migrants - 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Turnip, 1 Large Yellow Underwing 
( likely migrant in view of condition ) 
 

also - 1 Merville du Jour ( only 2nd record this year ), 2 Feathered Thorn, 1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Plume, 2 LBAM, 1 Agonopterix 

heracliana/ ciliella

nice photos added 

SUN 12 NOV 

A break in the weather gave an opportunity to put on 1 trap at 17.30 , switched off at 21.45 before the expected o/night storms . Finished with 11 moths of 9 species - 2 NFY took my 2023 total to 398 - hope to get 2 more in the next few weeks !

NFYear - Feathered Thorn, November moth -agg 
Migrants -1 Dark Sword Grass, 2 White-Speck, 1 Turnip, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

Also- 2 Red Line Quaker, 1 LBAM, 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana 

Photos added 
 

WED 8 NOV 

Trap lit up from 18.00-22.30 only 2 moths - a Double Striped Pug and  a nice Bloxworth Snout- only 18 records in South Hams in 2022, a scarce moth but the 3rd garden record this year .

MON 6 NOV 

Put 1 trap out at 18.00, had to get up at 02.00 to switch off due to a severe rain storm . Managed 10 moths of 7 species -

Migrants - 2 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also - 1 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Black Rustic, 1 Double Striped Pug, 

2 LBAM

FRI 3 NOV 

A breezy evening with som showers, 1 trap out from 18.00-22.30, first time I have used a black /blue light . 8 moths of 6 species -

1 Silver Y - this was the first moth recorded this year on 16/2 ) , 1 Black Rustic ( worn ) ,  1 Red Line Quaker, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

2 LBAM 

THURS 26 OCT 

Very heavy rain and thunderstorms last night resulting in only 17 moths of 10 species -

Migrants - 2 Vestal, 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 1 Turnip., 

1 Pearly Underwing, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl.

Also - 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 1 Dark Chestnut, 1 Common Plume 

WED 25 OCT 

A wet night , traps mainly unattended - 30 moths of 16 species 

Migrants - 1 Silver Y, 3 Turnip, 1 White-speck, 1 Vestal, 1 Cypress Carpet, 11 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest - 2 Large Wainscot, 2 Black Rustic, 1 Chestnut, 1 Beaded Chesnut, 1 Square Spot Rustic2 Common Marbled Carpet, 

1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Lunar Underwing.

MON 23 OCT 

Heavy rain last night resulted in poor results, only 27 moths of 13 species 

Migrants - 3 Vestal, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest -2 Black Rustic, 1 Vines Rustic, 2 Feathered Ranunculus , 

1 Brindled Green, 2 Large Wainscot, 4 Lunar Underwing, 1 Double 

Striped Pug, 1 Garden Carpet 

Also - 1 Eudonia angustea, 1 Agonopterix arenella , 2 Light Brown Apple Moth 

SUN 22 OCT 

A dry slightly cloudy night, still mild for back end of October.

mostly unattended traps resulted in 51 moths of 20 species inc a lifer -
N F Garden - Satellite ( not that common in South Devon ) 

Migrants - 1 White Point, 1 Delicate, 1 Cypress Carpet, 11 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Rush Veneer 

Of interest - 2 Green-brindled Crescent, 1 Feathered Ranunculus, 6 Large Wainscot, 4 Black Rustic, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Red-green Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Red Line Quaker, 1 Chestnut 

1 Beaded Chestnut, 7 Lunar Underwing, 1 Common Plune 
 

SAT 21 OCT 

A cool but dry night - 42 moths of 18 species -

Potenial migrants-

1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Turnip, 1 Silver Y , 2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest - 1 Cypress Carpet, 1 Red Line Quaker, 1 Chestnut, 3 Besded Chestnut, 5 Feathered Ranunculus, 3 Large Wainscot, 

1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 11 Lunar Underwing, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Common Plume 

FRI 20 OCT 

Wet & breezy night - traps unattended - only 22 moths of 14 species .Highlight my first Cosmopolitan- ( only 8 records in S Devon last year) a Girant from S Europe/N Africa .

Other migrants - 1 White Speck , 1 Gem , 1 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

2 Large Wainscot, 1 Black Rustic, 1 Red Line Quaker, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 4 Lunar Underwing, 2 Common Plume , 1 Agonopterix arenella 

THURS 19 OCT 

A mild night , cloudy early then clear- 3 traps resulted in a total of 125 of 31 species - a very good total for late October 

NF Year - 1 Merveille Du Jour ( first for 3 years ) , 1 Red Green Carpet 

Migrants - 1m 3 f Gem ( record for garden ) 1 Palpita Vitrealis, 

1 Vestal, 1 Delicate, 2 Silver Y, 24 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Rush Veneer 

Of interest - 

10 Large Wainscot, 2 Feathered Ranunculus, 1 Red Line Quaker, 

1 Green Brindled Crescent, 2 Black Rustic, 1 Vine's Rustic, 1 Blood Vein, 1Chestnut, 1 Dark Chestnut, 2 Beaded Chesnut, 1 Garden Carpet, 11 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Double Striped Pug 

Also - 21 Lunar Underwing, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing , 2 Square Spot Rustic , 13 Common Plume 

Photos added 

WED 18 OCT

Stormy and wet last night , one trap slightly sheltered produced 

58 moths of 23 species 

Migrants - 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth ( my latest record - flew into my garden chalet whilst I was sheltering ), 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 12 Rusty Dot Pearl. 
of interest - 1 Red Line Quaker, 2 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Dark Chestnut, 2 Black Rustic, 2 Feathered Ranunculus, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 

3 Large Wainscot, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout 

Also - 15 Lunar Underwing, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Double Striped Pug 

Although not a moth a Hawthorn Shield Bug was interesting 

photos added 
 

TUES 17 OCT 

With E gales and expected rain o/night just had the bucket trap out , finished with 14 moths of 8 species 

Possible migrants - 1 Vestal ( almost totally pink - not seen that colour before) , 1 Pearly Underwing , 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder 

Also - 2 Large Wainscot, 1 Feathered Ranunculus, 3 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 4 Lunar Underwing

MON 16 OCT 

2 traps in use due to F6 E Wind , cool & dry .Finished with a total of 

46 moths of 14 species 

Of interest -

2 Vestal, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 6 Large Wainscot, 1 Common Wainscot

Also 19 Lunar Underwing, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Common Plune, 6 Beaded Chesnut 

SUN 15 OCT 

Traps unattended , cool overcast night , finished with 30 moths of 14 species 

NFYear - Dark Chestnut 

Possible migrants - 1 Vestal, 1 Turnip, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl,

Of interest-

1 Pink-barred Sallow, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 3 Large Wainscot, 

3 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 

Also-

8 Lunar Underwing, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Common Plume 

photos added 

Change in reporting - due to amount of time it takes to process the records I will be reducing the amount of information posted 

FRI 13 OCT 

Much cooler, NW breeze but dry ,. First use of a bucket trap - 15 moths attracted .Traps attended 19.10-19.45 & 20.45-22.00 

final total 69 moths of 19 species 

main highlight was the 2nd record of Brindled Ochre ( in the bucket trap ) 

potential migrants - 1 Delicate, 1 White - speck, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also 2 Black Rustic, 9 Large Wainscot, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 

4 Red Line Quaker, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart., 6 Beaded Chestnut, 

2 Square Spot Rustic, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet, 

1 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Common Plume

photos added 

WED 11 OCT

Despite the weather I decided to put just 1 trap out as sheltered as possible from the rain . Trap attended 19.00-19.30 and 20.00-22.00 

finished with 130 moths of 36 species 

Outstanding moth of the night was a Brindled Ochre- 3rd consecutive October this scarce moth has been caught - it flew into my chalet and landed on my Concise Guide to moths of GB & Ireland ,. In 2022 there were only 3 records in VC3 - 2 in my garden.

More potential migrants than previous nights -

2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Angle Shades, 1 L- album Wainscot, 

2 Delicate, 2 White -point, 1 White-speck, 1 Silver Y, 1 Vestal, 

12 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest -2 Featured Ranunculus, 1 Crescent Dart , 6 Black Rustic, 

1 Chestnut, 1 Red Line Quaker, 2 Pinion Streaked Snout, 

3 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Autumnal Rustic, 9 Large Wainscot, 1 Willow Beauty 

Also -

26 Lunar Underwing, 2 Large Yellow Underwing. 6 Common Marbled Carpet, 6 Garden Carpet, 9 Square Spot Rustic, 6 Double Striped Pug 

Photo added 

TUES 10 OCT 

Last of the mild & cloudy conditions produced the best October totals with 166 moths of 35 species .Traps attended until 23.00 

NFYear - Brindled Green, Barred Sallow 

Potential migrants -

1 White-speck, 1 White -point, 1 L-album Wainscot, 2 Vestal, 

1 Radfords Flame Shoulder, 1 Angle Shades, 8 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest -

1 Common Wainscot, 15 Large Wainscot, 4 Feathered Ranunculus, 

1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Autumnal Rustic, 13 Black Rustic, 1 Red Line Quaker, 1 Bloxwich Snout, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 

Also -

36 Lunar Underwing, 14 Square Spot Rustic, 10 Beaded Chestnut, 15 Common Marbled Carpet, 8 Garden Carpet, 1 Straw Dot, 

4 Common Plume , 1Mother of Pearl

photos will be added tonight 

MON 9 OCT 

Mild nights continue - turned cloudy o/night . Plenty of activity with a total of 138 moths of 29 species 

NF Year - Green - brindled Crescent, White Shouldered House Moth

Potential migrants - 1 Silver Y, 3 Vestal, 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 1 Delicate, 8 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest -

1 Cypress Carpet, 1 Bloxworth Snout, 1 Uncertain ( a very late record ) 2 Red Line Quaker, 6 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout , 5 Feathered Ranunculus, 8 Black Rustic 

Also- 

17 Large Wainscot, 1 Common Wainscot, 4 Straw Dot, 36 Lunar Underwing, 13 Square Spot Rustic, 7 Garden Carpet , 4 Common Marbled Carpet ( 1 a candidate for Dark Marbled Carpet ) 

5 Common Plume  , 1 Large Yellow Underwing 

Some nice photos added 

SUN 8 OCT 

A lttle cooler, still calm & clear - traps attended 19.15- 22.30 

nothing in flight from 22.00 . Inc o/night the total was 117 moths of 25 species 

NF Year - Pink- barred Sallow 

Migrants - 1 Gem ( 2nd this year ), 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 

1 Turnip, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Vestal 

Of Interest -1 Mecyna asinalis, 2 Red Line Quaker, 2 Autumnal Rustic, 2 Black Rustic, 5 Feathered Ranunculus, 8 Beaded Chestnut, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 12 Large Eainscot, 1 Common Eainscot, 2 Garden Carpet, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 31 Lunar Underwing, 18 Square Spot Rustic 

more photos added

SAT 7 OCT 

Arrived hone in time to set the traps up , attended from 19.15- 22.45 inc o/night a total of 133 moths of 25 species -6 NFY 

NF Year- 1 Large Ranunculus, 1 Chestnut, 1 Beaded Chestnut, 2 Autumnal Rustic, 34 Lunar Underwing, 1 Red Line Quaker 

Migrants - poor - 3 Vestal, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Turnip,

Of interest -

21 Large Wainscot, 3 Common Wainscot, 5 Black Rustic, 25 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Feathered Ranunculus, 

1 Blood Vein, 12 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Double Striped Pug.

new photos added 

4/5 Oct - Can Picafort Majorca 

Afew moths found on the hotel walls- 2 Turnip, 4 Vestal, 1 Idaea

eugeniata ( English name - Geranium Wave - New for me 

SAT 23 SEPT 

Lights on 20.20 attended till 21.50, spoilt by rain from 20.40 

inc o/night totaled 53 moths of 26 species .

Migrants - 1 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 

4 Dark Sword Grass, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl 

of interest -

4 Snout, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Large Wainscot, 2 Common Wainscot, 2 Black Rustic, 1 Light Emerald, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Blood -vein, 7 Common Marbled Carpet, 

1 Garden Carpet 

Fri 22 SEPT 

Dry clear but cold night - little flying , traps attended 20.20- 21.40 

only 7 moths o/night - total of only 29 moths of 23 species 

NF Year - 1 Feathered Ranunculus 

Migrants -1 L- album Wainscot, 1 Delicate, 1 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl.

Of interest -

1 Black Rustic, 1 Cypress Pug, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 2 Snout, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 3 Common Plume 

photos added 

THURS 21. SEPT 

Cooler, overcast evening - rain from 21.20 , attended traps 20.10- 21.50 . Poor o/night only 14 moths , final total 56 moths + 1 caterpillar of just 20 species 

Migrants- 5 Silver Y, 2 Delicate, 2 White Speck, 1 L- album Wainscot, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl. 
of interest - 

1 Cypress Pug, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Snout, 7 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 4 Common Plume 

Catterpillar - Ruby Tiger 

photos added 
 

WED 20 SEPT 

After a very stormy day evening turned out cal , clear and only a light shower o/night . Traps attended 20.10- 22.40 , final total 88 moths of 28 species .

NF Year - 2 White Speck - migrant 

Other migrants -

2 Delicate, 3 Silver Y, 1 Turnip, 2 Convolvulus Hawk moths, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest - 2 Dark Spectacle, 3 Black Rustic, 1 Shore Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Angle Shade, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Nutmeg, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Common Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, 6 Snout, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.

1 Shuttle Shaped Dart

photos added 

MON 18 SEPT 

A very windy evening W f6/7 with showers , lit up at 20. 10 , closed down at 21.00 due to weather 

Only 18 moths of 11 species -

Another Red Underwing- flew into the garden chalet at 20.50 ,

3 Large Wainscot, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Light Emerald, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Common Xarpet, 1 Dark- barred Twin Spot Carpet, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

SUN 17 SEPT 

A mild calm and dry evening - heavy rain and strong winds from 04.30 next morning . Traps attended 20.10- 23.10 , final total of 127 moths of 26 species 

NF Garden - Rosy Underwing - only the 4th record for Devon 

NFYear - Bloxworth Snout 

Of interest-

Wainscots- 4 Large, 4 Common, 1 Smoky 

2 Red Underwing( only had 2 singles before ) , 1 Dark Sword Grass, 

1 Silver Y, 7 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Green Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Small Fan- footed Wave, 5 Snout, 20 Square Spot Rustic, 22 Double Striped Pug 

More Photos added 

SUN 17 SEPT

Sundays appear to produce some interesting and rare moths at Thurlestone.

Whilst photographing the interesting moths trapped I realised that there was a different large moth - a Rosy Underwing - first recorded in Devon in 2022 and only 3 previous records. 
A fantastic find . This is a rare immigrant moth to Britain 
 

Late report for Sunday 10 Sept 

Old World Webworm - A Small micro moth believed to originate around the Sahara area , 1 trapped at Thurlestone VC3 - quite worn .Needed assistance with identification - took the moth to Chris Vincent who has confirmed the identification - it was a male .

Only the 6th record for Devon - poor photo below 

THURS 14 SEPT 

Cooler nights result in much lower numbers - only 82 moths of 29 species .

NF Year - Cypress Pug 

 Wainscot- lot lower - 6 Common., 2 Large 

Of interest -

1 Vestal, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Delicate, 1 Blood Vein, 1 Dark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet, 1 Garden Capet,  Common Marbled Carpet 2 Angle Shades, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Rosy Footman, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 2 Snout, 2 Flounced Rustic, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl 

WED 13 SEPT 

Much cooler evening, dry & clear. Traps attended 21.10-22.30 

final total only 96 moths of 26 species - big reduction compared with recent tines 

NF Year - Tachystola acroxantha 

Wainscots- 6 Common, 2 Smoky, 1 Large, 1 L-album 

Of interest -

1 Old Lady - flew onto the sheet at 22.00 , 2 Rosy Rustic, 2 Flounced Rustic, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Purple Bar, 

1 Galium Carpet , 7 Rusty Dot Pearl

photos added 

TUES 12 SEPT 

Weather changing- much cooler tonight , light NE breeze , clear and dry .

Traps attended 21.45 - 22.40m, finished with 170 moths of 34 species 

NF Garden - in separate traps 2 Beautiful Gothic - classified as  rare moth found only in a few places coastal ares of Devon and Cornwall .only 6 records in Devon in 2022

Wainscots - 25 Common, 3 Smoky, 2 L-album , 1 Shore 

Of interest - 

2 Portland Ribbon Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 2 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Delicate, 1 Silver Y, 2 Burnished Brass, 1 Spectacle, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Rosy Footman, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 4 Flounced Rustic, 3 Snout, 1Dusky Thorn , 5 Rusty Dot Pearl

Some new photos added 

MON 11 SEPT 

Clear calm night , shower of rain at 07.30 . Finished with 247 moths of 43 species.

NFYear - Agonopterix alstromeriana 

Wainscots - 52 Common, 3 Smoky , 6 L-album ( probably a day record ) 1 Shore.

Of interest -

1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Portland Ribbon Wave, 2 Small Dusty Wave, 

1 Delicate, 1 Black Arches, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Spectacle, 

1 Burnished Brass, 1 Angle Shades, 2 Hoary Footman, 2 Rosy Footman, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 10 Snout, 1 Centre- barred Sallow, 1 Straw Dot, 3 Canary Shouldered Thorn , 2 Dusky Thorn , 

1 Early Thorn, 1 Light Emerald, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing.

30 Double Striped Pug, 2 Garden Carpet, 4 Common Carpet, 

1 Common Marbled Carpet, 12 Rusty Dot Pearl.

SUN 10 SEPT 

Overcast dry with a light breeze - traps attended 21.10- 23.15 

final total 244 moths of 43 species 

NF Year - Black Rustic 

Migrants - 1 Palpita Vitrealis (from Southern Europe) , 1 Convolvulus Hawk-moth ( 4 th in last week )2 Vestal, 2 Delicate, 8 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Rush Veneer, 2 Silver Y 

of interest-

Wainscots- 50 Common, 3 Large, 8 Smoky, 1 Small, 1 Shore 

1 Blood Vein, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 

1 Angle Shades, 1 Marbled Green, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Dingy Footman, 1 Chinese Character, 5 Dusky Thorn, 5 Rosy Rustic, 

1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Purple Bar, 3 Garden Carpet, 

3 Common Carpet , 8 Snout3 Light Emerald 

new photos added 

SAT 9 SEPT 

Rain from 23.15 and thunderstorms and heavy rain o/night .

attended traps from 22.30-23.30 , final total 241 moths of 47 species 

Of Interest- 

3rd Convolvulus Hawk -moth in the last 6 days - this was on the wet sheet at 07.30

Wainscots- 25 Common, 9 Smoky, 2 Shore, 1 L-album, 2 Large, 

1 Small Rufous

1 Mullein Wave, 2 Small Blood Vein, 1 Portland Ribbon Wave, 1 Vestal, 1 Frosted Orange, 2 Delicate, 1 Angke Shades, 2 Marbled Green, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 1 Centre - barred Sallow, 

1 Spectacle, 1 September Thorn, 4 Dusky Thorn, 2 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Hoary Footman, 4 Light Emerald, 5 Silver Y, 1 Crescent Dart.1 Pale Mottled Willow 1 Burnished Brass, 3 Small Square Spot, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl

new Photos added

FRI 8 SEPT

O/cast calm night less mild . Gardening contractors spent the morning cutting the grass around the garden fence and skimmed all the edges, also the farmer mowed the grass with his tractor around the Marsh . Probably why the species and numbers lower .

Traps attended 21.10-23.30 Finished with a total of 295 moths of 48 species .

NF Year - Depressaria daucellal

Wainscot's- 38 Common, 3 Smoky, 2 Large

Of interest-

3 Blood Vein, 1 Small Blood Vein, 6 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Satin Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Portland Ribbon Wave, 3 Mullein Wave, 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 7 Dusky Thorn, 2 Delicate, 1 Angle Shades, 2 Silver Y, 1 Turnip, 1 Marbled Green, 1 Flame, 1 Burnished Brass, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Ruby Tiger, 4 Light Emerald, 1 Scarce Footman.

'Also- 

71 Large Yellow Underwing, 10 Brimstone, 20 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 29 Willow Beauty, 7 Flounced Rustic, 15 Square Spot Rustic, 8 Vines Rustic, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Straw Dot, 

3 Small Square Spot, 7 Snout, 2 Common Rustic, 1 Green Carpet, 

4 Common Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet 

1 Purple Bar, 12 Double Striped Pug, 1 Bright Line Brown -eye, 2 Common Plume 3 Rusty Dot Pearl1 Eudona angustea 

THURS 7 SEPT 

Another clear, calm and mild night - yet again over 300 moths (326 ) of 62 species - highest count this year 

NFYear - September Thorn, Centre- barred Sallow, 

Wainscots- 50 Common, 3 Smoky, 2 L-album, 1 Shore 

Immigrants ( potential)- 

2 Hoary Footman, 1 Scrce -bordered Straw, 2 Turnip, 1 Vestal, 

2 Delicate, 1 RADFORDS Flame Shoulder ( 4th this week ), 2 Dark Sword Grass, 

Of interest -

1 Leopard Moth ( 3rd this year ) , 2 Portland Ribbon Wave , 1 Satin Wave, 2 Mullein Wave, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 

2 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Marbled Green, 

2 Angle Shades, 1 Knot Grass, 2 Silver Y, 1 Spectacle, 1 Common Wave, 2 Frosted Orange, 1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 1 Scarce Footman, 11 Dusky Thorn, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 

1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Crescent Dart,1 Chinese Character, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 1 Light Emerald .

Also - 

70 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 16 Square Spot Rustic, 14 Flounced Rustic, 11 Vines Rustic 3 Rosy Rustic, 2 Small Square Spot, 11 Snout, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Galium Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Common Carpet, 22 Willow Beauty, 4 Brimstone, 27 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 12 Double Striped Pug, 1 Bright Libe Brown Eye, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 2 Pyrausta despicata, 1 Twenty Plume, 1 Agriphilla geniculea 

new photos added

WED 6 SEPT 

An overcast evening, calm and very mild , no rain but did have a dusting of Sahara sand .

Traps attended 20.20- 22. 30 - overnight catches very good , finished with 360 moths of 59 species 

NF Year - Notocelia uddmanniana 

Wainscots - 60 Common, 8 Smoky, 1 Large, 2 L-album, 1 Small.

Of Interest - possible migrants-

1 Vestal, 6 Portland Ribbon Wave, 4 Delicate, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 

1White Point , 7 Rusty Dot Pearl, 11 Silver Y, 

3 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Mullein Wave, 8 Small Dusty Wave, 

1 Blood Vein, 1 Small Blood Vein, 4 Dusky Thorn , 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Hoary & 1 Scarce Footman, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Marbled Green, 4 Light Emerald, 3 Frosted Orange, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Burnished Brass, 5 Snout, 2 Yellow Barred Brindle, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 

ALSO- 

63 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 14 Brimstone, 23 Willow Beauty, 4 Rosy Rustic, 8 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Common Rustic, 10 Vines Rustic, 2 Uncertain- agg, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Common Carpet, 4 Garden Carpet, 4 Flame Shoulder, 12 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common Plume, 1 Light Brown Apple moth, 5 Agriphilia geniculea,

2 Agonopterix Arabella, 1 Blastobasis lacticoela, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix 

TUES 5 SEPT 

 Warm clear and calm night - another fantastic time- traps attended 2105 - 23.45 with o/night count finished with 339 moths of 49 species .

NF Year - Vestal, Scarce Bordered Straw, 

Wainscots- 60 Common, 2 Large, 1 L-album

Of interest -

1 Convolvulus Hawk- moth - flew into my garden chalet at 21.10 and landed on the arm of my chair.

9 Snout, 4 Dusky Thorn, 1 Mottled Beauty, 1 Chinese Charecter, 4 Rosy Rustic, 2 Frosted Orange, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Dark Spectacle, 2 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Crescenr Dart, 1 Delicate, 2 Turnip, 2 Silver Y, 5 Light Emerald, 1 European Corn Borer, 11 Small Dusty Wave ( record count ), 3 Portland Wave, 2 Mullein Wave, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Green Carpet, 1 Angle Shades, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Small Blood Vein, 1 Pyrausta despicata, 

Also- 

60 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 26 Willow Beauty, 14 Flounced Rustic,5 Brimstone, 

30 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4 Flame Shoulder, 4 Small Square Spot, 3 Bright Line Brown Eye, 7 Vines Rustic, 5 Garden Caepet, 6 Common Carpet, 7 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Common Rustic, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Uncertain -agg, 22 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common Plune, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix 

photos added

MON 4 SEPT 

Although dry and clear a strong F5/6 E breeze resulted in everything being blown out - traps attended 21.05- 22.45 when turned in for the night with just 70 pots filled . Very big surprise next morning to find the traps bursting with moths over 240 potted resulting in a final total of 311 moths of 40 species 

NFYear - superb Red Underwing 

Wainscot's - 120 Common ( a new day record ) 7 Smoky, 1 Large, 

1 Small , 2 L-album 

Of interest- 

1 F Four Spotted Footman ( all the others recorded have been male.

1 Burnished Brass, 2 Turnip, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 RADFORDS Flame Shoulder, 1 Spectacle, 2 Delicate, 1 Dusky Thorn, 1 Portland Ribbon Wave, 11 Silver Y, 1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Rosy Rustic, 

1 European Corn Borer

Also-

48 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 7 Brimstone, 7 Flounced Rustic, 30 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 35 Vines Rustic, 2 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Common Rustic, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Willow Beauty, 

2 Garden Carpet, 2 Small Square Spot, 5 Bright Line Brown-eye,

2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Celypha striana, 1 Light Brown Apple Moth, 

1Dark Fruit-Tree Tortrix, 1 Yponomeuta sp 

photos added - Note new page

SUN 3 SEPT 

A warm clear evening , breezy -E- Lots of activity , ran out of pots finished with a total of 293 moths of 47 species 

Hight were the NF Year - a male Convolvulus Hawk-moth , Maidens Blush , Cydia splendana , 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder ( a scarce immigrant ) 

 Wainscot- 64 Common ( a day record ), 8 Smoky, 1 Large, 

3 L- album 

Of interest -

27 Silver Y, 2 White Point, 3 Burnished Brass, 1 Marbled Green, 

1 Turnip, 2 Spectacle, 2 Delicate, 1 Small Blood-vein, 1 Blood Vein, 

1 Portland Ribbon Wave, 3 Snout, 5 Dusky Thorn, 2 Common Wave, 1 Light Enerald, 1 Galium Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Brown China-mark , 30 Setaceous Hebrew Character 

Also- 30 Vibes Rustic, 7 Square Spot Rustic, 8 Flounced Rustic, 3 Common Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Rosy Footman, 1 Bright Libe Brown-eye, 8 Willow Beauty, 5 Brimstone, 8 Common Carpet, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Heart & Club, 6 Small Square Spot, 3 Double Striped Pug, 27 Large Yellow Underwing, 6 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Clepsis consimilana, 

3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Agonopterix arenella 

nice photos added 

SAT 2 SEPT 

Clear calm mild night - late start- 22.30-24.00 153 moths of 40 species .

Wainscot - 15 Common, 2 Smoky 

Of interest-

1 m Oak Eggar, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Riband Wave, 2 Small Blood Vein, 1 White Point, 2 Delicate, 1 Turnip , 14 Common Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Galium Carpet, 1 Light Emerald, 4 Silver Y, 6 Snout, 3 Spectacle, 2 Burnished Brass, 1 Rosy Rustic, 2 Common Wave 

also-

14 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 6 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Small Square Spot, 2 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Rosy Footman, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Flame Shoulder, 14 Willow Beauty, 6 Double Striped Pug, 2 Bright Line Brown -eye, 4 Brimstone, 2 Uncertain, 13 Vines Rustic, 

12 Flounced Rustic, 2 Twenty Plume, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Agriphilla geniculea, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Dark Fruit- Tree Tortrix 

photos added 

FRI 1 SEPT 

O/cast evening , calm , mild - still quiet only 96 moths of 32 species 

NF Year -Cnephasia longana

Wainscot- 9 Common, 2 Silky 

Of interest-

6 Snout, 1 Spectacle, 3 Silver Y, 1 Burnished Brass, 2 Hoary Footman, 1 Rosy Footman, 2 Ruby Tiger, 1 Blood Vein, 1 Mullein Wave, 

Also-

4 Flounced Rustic, 11 Large Yellow Underwing, 8 Vines Rustic, 

5 Common Carpet, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Flame Shoulder 

1 BrightLine  Brown Eye, 4 Willow Beauty, 5 Square Spot Rustic, 3 Brimstone, 7 Double Striped Pug, 

Micros - 2 Rusty Dot Pearl , 1 Parsnip.1 Common Plume + 5 misc 

WED 30 AUG 

 A cloudy night, calm , heavy rain o/night . Traps attended 21.05- 23.30 - final total 124 moths of 36 species 

N F Year - Jersey Mocha , Acleris laterana/ comariana 

Of interest -

Wainscot's - 12 Common, 1 Smoky, 1 Small, 1 L-album

1 Mullein Wave, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 3 Hoary Footman, 1 Dingy Footman, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Rosy Footman 1 Spectacle, 

1 Angle Shades 

 Also- 

15 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Common Rustic, 25 Vines's Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic, 2 Flounced Rustic, 2 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Uncertain-agg, 3 Flame Shoulder, 8 Setaceous Hebrew character , 6 Brimstone, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 5 Common Carpet, 12 Double Striped Pug, 3 Common Plume, 1 Celypha lacunana , 

1 Dark-fruit tree Tortrix, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 2 Garden Pebble, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl 

new photos added 

TUES 29. AUG 

Spent evening with Dave Pakes , Richard Fox & Mark Marshall trapping at South Milton Ley -

Of interest - 

1 Silky Wainscot - a scarce Devon moth only 6 Devon records last year , 6 Shore Wainscot, 1 Small Wainscot, 1 Pearly Underwing, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Hoary Footman, 1 Scarce Footman, 2 Angle Shades , 1 Silver Y, 1 Pyrausta despicata 

Also- 

6 Common Wainscot, 1 Ruby Tiger, 6 Flounced Rustic, 4 Vines Rustic, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 

3 Flame Shoulder, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Garden Pebble, 

2 Rusty Dot Pearl.

In my garden traps unattended , overnight produced 60 moths of 21 species -

Of interest-

1 Crescent Dart, 1 Six Striped Rustic, 1 Turnip, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 

1 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Mullein Wave.

Also-

10 Common Wainscot, 9 Vines Rustic, 2 Snout, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Double Striped Pug, 10 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 7 Flounced Rustic 

 photos added 

MON 28 AUG 

 Cooler nights continue, overcast and calm , Traps attended 21.10-23.10 final total 175 moths of 44 species 

NF Year - Agonopterix subpropinquella Neocochylis molliculana 

Of interest -

1 Large Wainscot, 1 Small Wainscot, 1 Jersey Tiger,1 White Point, 

1 Silver Y, 1 Spectacle, 1 Hoary Footman , 3 Four Spotted Footman, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 1 Clouded Border, 

1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 2 Burnished Brass, 2 Blood Vein, 

1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 4 Snout, 1 Angle Shades 

Also-

22 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Garden carpe, 2 Common Carpet, 17 Flounced Rustic, 

30 Vines Rustic, 1 Common Rustic, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic, 2 Small Square Spot, 3 Flame Shoulder, 2 Bright Line Brown Eye, 9 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 27 Common Wainscot, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Rosy Footman, 1 Willow Beauty, 4 Double Striped Pug, 

4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Common Plume, 1 Conchylis astricapitana, 

1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 9 Brimstone 

SUN 27 AUG 

Cloudy, calm & milder evening , traps attended 21.15-24.00 

Good o/night moths in traps . Total of 177 moths of 45 species 

NF Garden - found in a trap early morning a Leopard Moth - superb 

photos added

Of interest -

2 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 1 Dusky Thorn , 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Blood Vein, 2 Angle Shades,1 Spectacle, 3 Burnished Brass, 4 Snout, 

1 Shore Wainscot, 2 Small Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1White Point, 1 Turnip, 1 Chinese Character, 2 Twenty Plume, 1 Hoary Footman, 1 Rosy Footman, 3 Four Spotted Footman, 5 Silver Y, 1 Light Emerald 

Also-

7 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 9 Flame Shoulder, 12 Brimstone, 

28 Vibes Rustic, 1 Uncertain, 6 Flounced Rustic, 2 Rosy Rustic, 2 Common Rustic, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Shuttle Shared Dart, 

2 Straw Dot, 1 Willow Beauty, 2 Bright Line Brown Eye, 23 Common Wainscot, 22 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Common Carpet, 10 Double Striped Pug, 

2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Common Plume, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Parsnip, 1 Dark Fruit Tree Tortrix, 

SAT 26 AUG 

 Late start 22.45, gave up at 23.30 due to lack of moths in flight 

after o/night trapsa total of 74 moths of 24 species 

Of interest - 

1 Hummingbird Hawk moth- late afternoon, 1 Blood Vein, 1 Drinker, 1 Silver Y, 1 White Ermibe, 1 Copper Underwing-agg, 1 Small Wainscot, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 6 Flounced Rustic, 4 Four Spotted Footman.

Also- 

21 Vines Rustic, 1 Small Square Spot, 2 Rosy Rustic, 2 Spectacle, 

10 Common Wainscot, 2 Brimstone, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Flame Shoulder, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2Double Striped Pug, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Broad- bordered 

'Yellow Underwing, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

More photos added 

FRI 25 AUG 

'Light cloud, little breeze, cool Traps attended 21.00-2330 , total of 181c moths of 44 species 

NF Year - Portland Ribbon Wave 

Of interest-

2 Shore Wainscot, 1 Drinker, 2 Jersey Tiger, 1 Cabbage, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Dark Spectacle, 5 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 

1 Mullein Wave, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 4Snout, 4 Rosy Footman, 2 Burnished Brass, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 3 Scarce Footman, 

1 Angle Shades 

Also-14 Large Yellow Underwing, 9 Lesser Broad _bordered Yellow Underwing, 26 Common WInscot, 36 Vines Rustic, 3 Flounced Rustic, 3 Common Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Small Square Spot, 

1 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Spectacle, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 

7 Setaceous Hebrew character, 2 Uncertain-agg, 5 Brimstone, 7 Flame Shoulder, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Dingy Foot man ,7 Common Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet, 10 Double Striped Pug, 

2 Common Plume, 1 Carcina quercana, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Acleris Fortuna/ ferrugana, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Garden Rose Tortrix

new photos added 

THURS 24 AUG 

A much cooler but clear & calm night - big reduction in moths .

Traps attended 21.15- 23.30 only 150 moths of 37 species.

Of interest-

1 Jersey Tiger, 3 Angle Shades, 3 Mullein Wave, 2 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Dark Spectacle, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 

3 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Turnip, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Pale Mottled Willow , 

Also-

1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 12 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Straw Dot, 2 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Small Square Spot, 5 Common Rustic, 1 Flounced Rustic, 3 Brimstone, 1 Bright Line Brown - eye, 

1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Common Carpet, 1 Willow Beauty, 

2 Rosy Rustic, 7 Flame Shoulder, 7 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

42 Vibes Rustic, 22 Common Wainscot, 1 Uncertain-agg, 4 Common Plume, 1 Ringed China Mark, 7 Double Striped Pug, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Dark fruit Tortrix .

new photos added 

WED 23 AUG 

A clear calm evening, rain around 04.00 resulted in a large increase of moths from 130 at 23.30 to 291 next morning .58 species recorded

N F Garden - Mecyna asinalis, Conchylis atricapitana 

N F Year - Old Lady ( flew onto sheet at 22.15 

Of Interest -

1 Oak Eggar, 3 Blood Vein, 1Small Dusty Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 

1 Common Wave, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Devonshire Wainscot ( 2nd record this year ) 5 Silver Y, 2 Burnished Brass, 1 Gold Point, 

3 Spectacle, 1 Chinese Character, 2 Snout, 1 White Point, 1 Small Wainscot, 1 Cabbage, 2 Turnip, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Scarce Footman, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl 2 Dusky Thorn, 

1 Early Thorn, 1 Light Emerald 

'Also - 14 Flame Shoulder, 8 Brimstone, 7 Willow Beauty, 

25 Large Yellow Underwing, 9 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 40 Common Wainscot, 1 Heart & Dart, 3 Common Rustic, 3 Small Square Spot, 4 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Rosy Rustic, 5 Flounced Rustic, 4 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Ruby Tiger, 2 Rosy Footman, 2 Purple Bar, 2 Garden Carpet, 8 Common Carpet, 15 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Uncertain-agg, 1 Straw Dot, 7 Double Striped Pug, 1 Dingy Footman, 1 Parsnip, 1 Common Plume, 1 Acleris hastiana

TUES 22 AUG 

 A mild calm night with just light cloud . Joined Dave Pakes to trap a t the entrance to South Milton Ley . Traps attended from 20.45 - 00.30. I was slightly disappointed with the moths I recorded, only 85 of 33 species .

NF Year - 2 Orange Swift , Rhomboid Tortrix 

Of interest. -

2 Spectacle, 2 Dusky Thorn, 3 Flounced Rustic, 2 Silver Y , 1Cabbage, 3 Hoary Footman, 1 White Point, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Drinker, 

1 Angle Shades, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Galium Carpet, 2 Purple Bar,

1 Shore Wainscot 

Also-

4 Brimstone, 2 Ruby Tiger, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 4 Common Carpet, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Small Square Spot, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Vines Rustic , 1 Square Spot Rustic, 26 Common Wainscot, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Dark Fruit Tortrix , 1Acleris tristiana

I kept 2 Small traps on in my garden o/night- only 23 moths of 12 species 

N F Year - Large Wainscot 

Also -

3 Common Wainscot, 10 Vibes Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Hoary Footman, 

1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 1Uncertain-agg, 

1 Jersey Tiger, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Acleris Christiana. Knot Grass , 

1 Clay, 2 Spectacle , 1vSilver Y, 1 Mullein Wave, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Large Yellow Underwing 

MON 21 AUG 

 Cloudy night with unexpected rain from 2215 for an hour . Traps attended 22.00- 00.20 - lots of activity 291 moths of 52 species -

NF Garden - Brachmia blandella 

Of Interest -

2 Yellow Shell, 2 Mullein Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 2 Common Wave, 17 Common Carpet, 1 Red Twin-Spot Carpet, 1 Oak Eggar, 

2 Angle Shades, 2 Snout, 2 White Point, 1 Hoary Footman, 2 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Jersey Tiger, 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Small Rufous, 1 Burnished Brass, 4 Spectacle, 4 Silver Y, 1 Blood Vein, 

1 Buff Ermine, 1 Flounced Rustic, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 

2 Cabbage 

 Also- 

66 Vine's Rustic, 2 Rosy Rustic, 9 Common Rustic, 4 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Small Square Spot, 9 Brimstone, 5 Shuttle Shaped Dart , 

1 Heart & Dart, 3 Ruby Tiger, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Uncertain-agg, 52 Common Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 17 Flame Shoulder, 3 Bright Line Brown-eye, 3 Dingy Footman,24 Lesser Broard Bordered Yellow Underwing, 23 Large Yellow Underwing, 

12 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Common Plume, 4 Double Striped Pug, 1 Celypha lacuna, 3 Dark Fruit Tortrix, 1 Parsnip, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 1 Acleris histiana, 1 Clepsis consimilana 

SUN 20 AUG 

A clear night , light breeze, cooler . Traps attended 21.10 - 23 .30

215 moths of 44 species .

Of interest-

2 Snout, 1 Small Fan-Foot, 2 Knot Grass, 8 Silver Y, 2 Spectacle, 

1 Duskt Thorn, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 3 Drinker, 1 Oak Eggar, 2 Jersey Tiger, 1Hoary Footman , 2 Cabbage, 1 Turnip 

Also- 43 Vine's Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic, 8 Common Rustic, 1 Flounced Rustic, 6 Square Spot Rustic, 3 Small Square Spot, 5 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Bright Line Brown-Eye, 2 Angle Shades, 

6 Brimstone, 6 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Ruby Tiger, 1 Purple Bar, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Blood Vein, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 2 Dingy Footman, 1 Scarce Footman, 1 Rosy Footman, 

3 Straw Dot, 8 Double Striped Pug, 27 Common Wainscot, 

5 Smoky Wainscot, 23 Large Yellow Underwing, 12 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Willow Beauty 

SAT 19 AUG 

 Mild, cloudy, calm night , traps attended from 22.50-00.30 , 

final total after opening the traps this morning a record total of 366 moths of 57 species 

NF Year - Gallium Carpet. , Eupoecilia angustana 

Also - 

7 Jersey Tiger, 1 Oak Eggar, 1 Drinker, 5 Ruby Tiger, 10 Brimstone, 

20 Silver Y, 2 Burnished Brass, 6 Spectacle, 1 Angle Shades, 3 Cabbage, 2 Turnip, 1 Yellow Tail, 1 Blood Vein, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1Small Dusty Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 2 Common Wave, 55 Vibes Rustic, 4 Square Spot Rustic, 4 Uncertain-agg, 18 Common Rustic, 3 Bright Line Brown-eye, 13 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4 Small Square Spot, 17 Flame Shoulder, 3 White Point, 12 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 

1 Snout, 4 Straw Dot, 1 Willow Beauty, 45 Common Wainscot, 

8 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Small Wainscot, 5 Small Rufous, 1 Purpke Bar, 9 Common Carpet, 31 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 

20 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Broard BorderedYellow Underwing

2 Dusky Thorn, 2 Dingy Footman, 2 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Lime Speck Pug, 9 Double Striped Pug, 3 Common Plume, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Mother of Pearl,1 Acleris Hastiana, 1 Acleris Notana, 1 Rush Venerr

photos added 

THURS 17 AUG 

 A very windy evening F 6 E , sheets blowing in the wind . Attended traps 21.00- 23.10 < nice surprise this morning to find over 160 

moths inside the traps . Total of 250 moths of 59 species 

NF Year - Black Arches, Brown China- Mark, Agriphilla geniculea 

Also-

3 Poplar Hawkmoth, 2 Jersey Tiger, 1 Oak Eggar, 2 Purple Bar, 

3 Common Carpet, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 2 Blood Vein, 3 Mullein Wave, 1 Common Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 23 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 20 Lesser Broad -bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Silver Y, 1. Burnished Brass, 

1Gold Spot, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Scarce Footman, 1 Dingy Footman ,1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Sharp Angked Peacock, 1 Cabbage, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Crescent, 2 Angle Shades, 1 Pebble Prominent, 3 Turnip, 2 Yellow Tail, 7 Flame Shoulder, 3 Brimstone, 

8 Setaceous Hebrew character, 11 Common Rustic, 5 Uncertain, 

48 Vibe's Rustic, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Heart & Dart, 2 White Point, 2 Bright Line Brown -eye, 1 Small Square Spot, 4 Rosy Rustic, 

2 Flounced Rustic, 1 Marbled Green, 44 Common Wainscot, 

3 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Devonshire Wainscot, 2 Straw Dot,1 Double Striped Pug,4 Common Plume, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Pyrausta despicata

1 Ringed China mark, 1 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 

1 Acleris laterana, 2 Mother of Pearl 

New photos added 

WED 16 AUG 

Cooler evening but still plenty of activity- traps attended from 21.15- 23.50 , total of 238 moths of 57 species .

NF Garden - Clay Triple Lines, Tawny-barred Angle 

NF Year - Current Pug, Pyrausta despicata , Acrobasis advenella 

Also-

1 Rosy Footman, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Hoary Footman ( white underwing ) 1 Scarce Footman, 4 Dingy Footman, 15 Setaceous 

Hebrew Character, 13 Uncertain, 14 Vine's Rustic, 11 Common Rustic, 2 Flounced Rustic, 2 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Rosy Rustic, 

3 Bright Line Brown-eye, 2 Spectacle, 7 Silver Y, 1 Burnished Brass ,

3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Yellow Tail, 1 Angle Shades, 3 Brimstone, 

1 Knot Grass, 1 Marbled Green, 1 Turnip, 1 Chinese Character, 

1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 2 Jersey Tiger, 1 Common Wave, 2 Common White Wave, 2 Mullein Wave, 2 Small Fan-footed Wave, 4 Blood Vein, 1 Swallow Prominent, 2 Willow Beauty, 8 Flame Shoulder, 

2 Early Thorn, 3 Purple Bar, 1 Garden Carpet, 3 Sharp Angled Peacock, 19 Large Yellow Underwing, 24 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 35 Common Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 

7 Straw Dot, 5 Double Striped Pug, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Mother of Pearl, 1 Common Plume , 3 Rusty Dot Pearl,1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 

1 Carcina quercana 

new photos added 

TUES 14 AUG 

A calm mild night with some cloud produced a record night for my garden , attended traps from 21.10 to 00.10 when I had to retire as had run out of pots - with o/night additions final total was 251 moths of 64 species .

NF Garden - Endothenia gentiaeana 

NF Year- SixStriped Rustic, Flounced Rustic, Dingy Shell, Frosted Orange, Scarce Footman, Water Veneer, Phycitodes binavella 

Also-

26 Flame Shoulder, 17 Vines Rustic, 10 Uncertain-agg, 12 Common Rustic, 1 Spectacle, 1 Lychnis, 2 Dark Arches, 1 Buff Ermine, 3 Silver Y, 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Yellow Tail, 

1 Willow Beauty, 5 Straw Dot, 1 Small Fan-Foot, 1 Iron Prominent, 

1 Sallow Kitten, 1 Purple Bar, 2 Red TwinSpot Carpet, 8 Common Carpet, 2 Turnip, 7 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Angle Shades, 2 Common Wave, 3 Blood Vein, 10 Large Yellow Underwing, 21 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 8 Brimstone, 2 Ruby Tiger, 6 Jersey Tiger, 1 White Point, 1 Rosy Footman, 2 Dingy Footman, 

5 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Poplar Hawkmoth, 29 Common Wainscot, 

6 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Southern Wainscot, 2 Small Wainscot, 4 Small Rufous , 1 Early Thorn, 1 Dusky Thorn, 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn 

3 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Lime -speck Pug, 7 Double Strioed Pug 

Micros -

1 Common Plume, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Syndenis Musculana, 1 Parsnip, 2 Dark Fruit-Tree Tortrix, 1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 2 Rush Veneer, 2 Garden Grass Veneer, 1 Mother of Pearl, 1 Epiblema foenella 

Will post photos later 

MON 14 AUG 

A pleasant evening mothing- calm, clear , 21.30-00.10 175 moths of 55 species - new garden site for1 trap - good results .

NF Year - Dusky Thorn, Round China-mark, Agonopterix alstromeriana

Also - 4 Ruby Tiger, 4 Jersey Tiger ( 3 red , 1 orange underwing)

1 Oak Eggar, 1 Rosy Rustic, 7 Common Rustic, 4 Crescent, 19 Vines Rustic, 5 Uncertain-agg, 1 Small Square Spot, 3 Straw Dot, 1 Turnip, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Nutmeg, 1 White Point, 1 Sharp Angked Peacock, 1Chinese Charecter, 11 Flame Shoulder, 3 Blood Vein, 2 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Purple Bar, 1 Garden Carpet, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Cream - bordered Green Pea, 2 Silver Y, 

1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Pebble Prominent, 14 Common Wainscot, 

1 Southern Wainscot, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Willow Beauty, 6 Brimstone, 25 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 

1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 

1 Common Footman, 3 Rosy Footman , 1 Four Spotted Footman, 

1 Lime -speck Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 2 Canary Shouldered Thorn , 1 Rush Veneer, 4 Common Pulme , 1 Garden Pebble, 

plus 6 Common Micro species 

new photos added

SAT 12 AUG 

After a week away nice to be back in Thurlestone with the traps set up - attended 21.15 - 00.00 , breezy cloudy, cool , light rain shower.

A total of 177 moths of 52 species 

NFYear- Oak Eggar, Copper Underwing-agg, Celypha Lacuana, 

Acleris laterana 

Also - 5 White Point - immigrants ? ( day record ) , 9 Ruby Tiger, 1 Jersey Tiger, 5 Dingy Footman, 1 Rosy Footman, 15 Flame Shoulder, 

20 uncertain. 1 Clay, 14 Vines Rustic, 1 Cabbage, 3 Square Spot Rustic, 1 Crescent, 1 Rosy Rustic, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Silver Y, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Spectacle, 2 Drinker, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Common Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 2 Brimstone, 

1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Brussels lace, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Nutmeg 1 Dark Arches, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 30 Common Waibscot , 5 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Southern Wainscot, 1 Small Wainscot, 

1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Cream Bordered Green Pea, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 18 Lesser broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 

2 Common Plume, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Grass Veneer, 1 Dark Fruit- Tree Tortrix 1 Garden Rose Tortrix, 1 Acleris notana, 1 Parsnip moth, 1 Agriphilla tristella 

nnew Photos added 

SAT 5 AUG 

After a wet and very windy day evening cleared up so traps lit up 21.40 - 23 40 .Only 74 moths of 29 species 

1 Riband Wave, 2 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 

2 Waved Umber, 1Brussels Lace, 1 Willow Beauty, 7 Common Rustic, 5 Uncertain-agg, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Yellow Tail, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Turnip, 1 Spectacle, 5 Silver Y, 1 Swallow Prominent, 

5 Brimstone, 6 Flame Shoulder, 1 Purple Bar, 3 Dingy Footman,

2 Rosy Footman, 1 Straw Dot, 8 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 4 Common Plume, 6 Common Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Double Striped Pug, 1 Agonopterix arenella, 1 Acleris notana 

FRI 4 AUG 

Stormy & wet night expected , traps closed down at 00.30 as the rain started. Improved catch of 113 moths of 41 species 

NF Garden - Blastobasis adustella, Phycitodes binastella 

NF year - Golden Rose Tortrix 

Also- 

2 Drinker, 2 Jersey Tiger ( 1m 1F ) , 11 Brimstone, 3 Waved Umber, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 6 Uncertain-agg, 4 Common Rustic, 5 Flame Shoulder, 1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 

2 Common Carpet, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Cloaked Minor, 1 Turnip, 2 Ruby Tiger, 

1 Willow Beauty, 1 Vibes Rustic, 10 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Dingy Footman, 2 Hoary Footman, 16 Silver Y, 1 Southern Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 

9 Double Striped Pug, 1 Light Brown Apple Moth, 1 Common Plume, 

1 Endotricha flammealis, 1 Dark Fruit Tree Tortrix, 1 Mother of Pearl, 1 Agriphilla tristella, 5 Agronopterix arenella, 1 Crambus Perilla, 1 Agonopterix herecliana, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

new photos added 

THURS 3 AUG 

 A clear cool dry and calm night . Traps attended 22.10- 00.00 , very little flying , o/night traps very poor . Only 56 moths of 33 species .

2 Jersey Tiger, 1 Drinker, 5 Brimstone, 4 Uncertain - agg, 2 Vines Rustic, 1 Common Rustic, 1 Silver Y, 1 Clay, 1 Yellow Tail, 1 Smoky Wainscot,4 Common Wainscot, 1 Common Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Brussels Lace, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Lime Speck Pug, 3 Double Striped Pug, 

1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser 

Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 5 Dingy Footman, 1 Common Footman, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 1 Grass Veneer, 2 Agriphilla tristella, 1 Agonopterix herecliana, 

1 Agonopterix arenella, 1Twenty  Plume, 3 Common Plume 

MON 31 JULY 

The unseasonal weather continues- cool, cloudy , light breeze but dry . Traps attended 22.00- 00.00 - little flying o/night , 

total of 91 moths of 35 species 

NF Year - Small White Wave, Syndenis musculana 

Also -

3 Uncertain, 14 Common Rustic, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Vines Rustic, 1 Crescent, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 2 Ruby Tiger, 9 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Early Thorn, 4 Dingy Footman, 1 Scalloped Oak, 1 Dark Arches, 

5 Silver Y, 2 Lackey, 5 Brimstone, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Yellow Tail, 

1 Rivulet, 1 Small Rivulet, 1 Mullein Wave, 3 Double Striped Pug, 

11 Smokey Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 2 Common Wainscot, 

2 Small Rufous 1 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 

1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Common Plume, 1 Acleris notana -agg, 1 Rush Veneer, 1 Endotricha flammealis, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Grass Veneer.

Many Trappers are commenting how the poor and cooler weather conditions are effecting their totals this year - my comparisons certainly prove that -

2023 Trapped21 nights total moths 3035 of 165 species .

2022 Trapped 25 nights total moths 3888 of 199 species 

SAT 29 JULY 

A very windy cool night with rain o/night.little in flight , 22.10-23.50 92 moths of 35 species 

N F Year - Nutmeg, White Point 

Als-

14 Common Rustic, 8 Uncertain-agg, 1 Crescent Dart, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Clay, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Ruby Tiger, 1 Jersey Tiger, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Early Thorn, 3 Drinker, 1 Swallow Prominent, 7 Silver Y, 3 Dark Arches, 8 Brinstone, 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Common White Wave, 2 Dingy Footman, 6 Flame Shoulder, 1 Willow Beauty, 4 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Southern Wainscot, 1 Scorched Carpet, 1 Common Plume, 3 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Parsnip, 1 Grass Veneer, 2 Cyclamen Tortrix, 2 Mother of Pearl, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

new photos added 

FRI 28 JULY 

A cloudy night with light showers 0/night , traps attended 22.15-

00.10 

141 moths of 43 species 

N F Year - Yellow Shell, European Corn Borer 

Also- 

10 Common Rustic, 6 Uncertain, 1 Heart & Club, 2 Heart & Dart, 

2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Vibes Rustic, 17 Brimstone,  22 Silver Y, 4 Flame Shoulder, 5 Dark Arches, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Chinese Charecter, 1 Clay, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Buff Ermibe, 3 Elephant Hawkmoth, 4 Riband Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Pale Pinion, 2 Jersey Tiger, 3 Ruby Tiger, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Lesser Broad-bordered Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Scorched Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 2 Straw Dot, 2 Rosy Footman, 9 Dingy Footman, 1 Magpie, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 7 Southern Wainscot, 3 Mother of Pearl, 1 Small Magpie, 1 Endotricha flammealis , 1 Parsnip Moth, 1 Acleris notana -agg 

THURS 27 JULY 

A milder night , cloudy but dry . Traps attended 22.50- 00.50 

Lots of Wainscot - 45 species recorded 

NF Garden - Webb's Wainscot ( only 6 Devon records in 2022) 

NFYear - Devonshire Wainscot, Sharp Angled Peacock, Acleris variegana , 

Also-

12 Smoky Wainscot, 4 Common Wainscot, 5 Southern Wainscot, 

1 Small Rufous, 2 Clay, 1 Double Lobed, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 

12 Common Rustic, 3 Uncertain-agg, 1 Gold Spot, 17 Silver Y, 

6 Flame Shoulder, 4 Ruby Tiger, 2 Jersey Tiger, 1 Middle barred Minor, 10 Brimstone, 2 Lackey, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Crescent, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Scorched Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 11 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Dark Arches, 4 Double Striped Pug, 5 Small Fan-footed Wave, 22 Dingy Footman, 5 Rosy Footman, 2 Buff Footman, 1 Scarce Footman, 

1 Hoary Footman, 1 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Common Plume, 1 Mother of Pearl, 1 Agapeta hamana, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Garden Grass Veneer
New Photos added 
 

TUES 25 JULY 

Much cooler night - very little in flight , only 89 moths of 44 species 

Recorded-

1 Scalloped Oak, 4 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Riband Wave, 

1 Single Dotted Wave, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Bordered Beauty, 

1 Turnip, 2 Silver Y, 6 Lackey, 4 Buff Ermine, 1 Heart & Dart, 

6 Uncertain-agg, 3 Common Rustic, 1 Crescent, 1 Chocolate Tip, 

1 Pale Prominent, 3 Brimstone, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Scorched Carpet, 

1 Red Twin-Spot Carpet, 1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Spectacle, 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Lychnis, 3 Double Striped Pug, 

1 Fan-Foot, 1 Common Wainscot, 6 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 4 Dingy Footman, 3 Buff Footman, 7 Common Footman 

1 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Common Plume, 2 Twenty Plume, 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Acleris notana-agg, 1 Nomophilia noctuella, 

1 Agriphilla tristella, 2 Agonopterix herecliana, 1 Dark Friut-Tree Tortrix

New heading page for latest photos 

MON 24 JULY 

Amuch cooler  night , cloudy with a light breeze , attended traps 22.10- 00.00 as very little flying . Only 104 moths of 43 specie , 

what a night it turned out to be - with 3 new garden and 2 new year species . A long tine since I had 3 new lifers .

N F Garden - Chocolate Tip Second generation ( only36 Devon records in 2022 ), 2 Crescent (only 8 Devon records in 2022 ) , 

Clouded - bordered Brindle 

N F Year - 2 Small Rufous, Swallow Prominent 

Also- 

2 Ruby Tiger, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 9 Common Rustic, 6 Uncertain-agg, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 

1 Clay, 3 Dark Arches, 1 Pale Prominent, 12 Silver Y, 2 Lackey, 

1 Willow Beauty, 1 Straw Dot, 2 Brimstone, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Common Wave, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 

2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Buff Ermibe, 3 Large Yellow Underwing , 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad - bordered Yellow Underwing, 8 Dingy Footman, 8 Common Footman, 

1 Four Spotted Footman, 1 Buff Footman, 3 Common Wainscot, 

3 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 3 Double Strioed Pug, 

3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Mother of Pearl, 1 Twenty Plume, 1 Agrophila tristella 

new photos to be added 

SUN 23 JULY 

Cloudy but dry, light w breeze. Attended traps 22.00- 00.30, 

214 moths of 53 species 

NF year - Cloaked Minor. 
Also-

2 Elephant Hawkmoth, 2 Jersey Tiger, 4 Ruby Tiger, 19 Silver Y, 

7 Flame Shoulder, 25 Rustic/Uncertain-agg, 20 Common Rustic, 

2 Rosy Rustic, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Pale Prominent, 

4 Lackey, 1 Turnip., 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Bordered Beauty, 1 Clay, 

1 Double Lobed, 7 Brimstone, 1 Straw Dot, 1 Common Wave, 

1 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Riband Wave, 5 Small Fan-footed Wave, 

1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 3 Red -Twin Spot Carpet, 1 Rivulet, 4 Heart & Dart, 3 Dark Arches, 1 Kent Black Arches, 

2 Common Footman, 1 Rosy Footman, 10 Dingy Footman, 1 Buff Footman, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 1 Hoary Footman, 1 Common Emerald, 5 Double Striped Pug, 8 Large Yellow Underwing, 

6 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Canary Shouldered Thorn, 6 Southern 

Wainscot, 14 Smoky Wainscot, 23 Common Wainscot, 2 Parsnip Moth, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Carcina quercana, 1 Agriphilla  tristella 

FRI 21 JULY 

Late start 23.15- 01.20 , cloudy cool dry night produced 212 moths of 46 species.

NF Year - Canary Shouidered Thorn, Four Spotted Footman, 

Marbled Green, Mompha ochraceella 

Also- 

26 Common Rustic, 12 Uncertain, 2 Marbled Minor -agg, 

1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Flame Shoulder, 3 Heart & Dart, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Clay, 1 Lychnis, 1 Pale Prominent, 1 Clouded Silver , 4 Dark Arches, 7 Brimstone, 4 Ruby Tiger, 38 Silver Y, 

1 Spectacle, 2 Buff Ermibe, 11 Double Striped Pug, 1 Garden Carpet, 

3 Common Carpet, 1 Peppered, 1 Chinese Character, 4 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 2 Rosy Footman, 3 Common Footman, 24 Dingy Footman, 1 Buff Footman, 3 Riband Wave, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 1 Jersey Tiger, 3 Common Wainscot, 

6 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 19 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 4 Lesser Broad Bordered

Yellow Underwing, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Carcina quercana, 1 Twenty Plume , Parsnip moth

THURS 20 JULY 

A much cooler evening although calm & clear resulted in a big reduction in moths to 141 of 44 species 

Attended traps from 22.00- 00.20 

NFYear - Small Wainscot, Agonopterix ocellana 

'Also -

16 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Broad 

Bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 7 Lackey, 1 Drinker, 1 Dot Moth, 13 Common Rustic, 

5 Uncertain-agg, 2 Heart & Dart, 1 Heart & Club, 7 Silver Y, 

1 Peppered, 2 Scalloped Oak, 2 Buff Arches, 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 

3 Flame Shoulder, 2 Ruby Tiger, 2 Buff Ermine, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Fan- Foot, 1 Early Thorn, 2 Scorched Carpet, 1 Bordered Beauty, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 

1 Southern Wainscot, 1 Shore Wainscot, 1 Round Winged Muslin,

3 Rosy Footman, 17 Common Footman, 11 Dingy Footman, 

2 Buff Footman, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Small Fan- footed Wave, 

1 Riband Wave, 7 Brimstone, 4 Double Striped Pug, 2 Twenty Plume, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl

WED 19 JULY 

A mild ( until 22.45 ) night, calm and clear. Attended traps 22.00- 

00.30. Plenty of moths - 210 moths of 56 species .

NFY- 3 Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Coronet, Cabbage 

Also-

35 Large Yellow Underwing, 10 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 

2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 2 Least Yellow Underwing, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 

1 Privet Hawkmoth, 6 Uncertain-agg, 14 Common Rustic, 1 Crescent Dart, 1 Clay, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Gold Spot, 24 Silver Y, 2 Heart & Dart, 

5 Dark Arches, 1 Yellow Tail, 1 Common Wave, 4 Riband Wave, 

2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 4 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Double Square Spot, 2 Lackey, 1 Swallowtail Moth, 

1 Brimstone, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Early Thorn, 2 Scorched Carpet, 

1 Garden Carpet, 3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 

1 Double Lobed, 1 Willow Beauty, 2 Brussels Lace, 15 Common Footman, 20 Dingy Footman, 8 Rosy Footman, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 1Fan-Foot, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Common Wainscot, 

1 Southern Wainscot, 1 Shore Wainscot, 5 Smoky Wainscot, 

2 Ruby Tiger, 1Early Thorn, 5 Double Striped Pug, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Twenty Plume, 1 Endotricha flammealis, Parsnip Moth, 1 Yponomeuta - agg

New photos added 

TUES 18 JULY 

Arrived back home after visiting family in Ampthill, thankfully the 

replacement bulbs arrived at lunchtime - only 3 of the 4 are working .

Light rain until 20.30, light WNW breeze, cloudy . Attended t raps from 21.50- 00.30 a total of 161 moths of 41 species 

NFY - Bordered Beauty, 2 Jersey Tiger Moth, 2 Least Yellow Underwing, 1 Palpita Viteralis ( immigrant ) , Epiblema foenella, 

Also -

28 Large Yellow Underwing, 6 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 14 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 

6 Uncertain-agg, 1 Mottled Rustic, 11 Dark Arches, 1 Buff Arches, 

3 Lackey, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Small Fan Footed Wave, 1 Swallowtail moth, 1 Peppered, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Double Lobed, 2 Brimstone, 2 Bright Line Brown Eye , 6 Heart & Dart, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 16 Silver Y, 4 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Southern Wainscot, 2 Common Wainscot, 3 Double Striped Pug, 21 Common Rustic, 3 Dingy Footman, 1 Clay, 1 Agonopterix herecliana, 

8 Depressaria radiella ( Parsnip Moth ) 

new photos added 

TUES 11 JULY 

Due to the storms and very heavy rain no trapping on Mon night , also damage to the big trap lights meant no use last night - spare bulbs ordered .

Only34 moths of 22 species -

NF Year- Yponomeuta species 

Also -

2 Nut Tree Tussock, 2 Common Rustic, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

1 Silver Y, 1 Plain Golden Y, 1 Dingy Footman, 1 Common Footman, 3 Elephant Hawkmoth, 2 Dark Arches, 1 Large Yellow Underwing,

1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Double Lobed, 1 Heart & Club,  1 Heart & Dart, 1 Common Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 1 Bee Moth, 3 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Common Emerald, Brown House Moth

SUN 9 JULY 

A cloudy cool night- little in flight , trap attended 22.15- 00.00 

just 108 moths of 45 species 

NF Year -Fern , Yellow Tail 

Also-

3 Dark Arches, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Willow Beauty, 2 Heart & Club, 1 Heart & Dart, 

6 Common Rustic, 2 Crescent Dart, 5 Uncertain-agg, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Kent Black Arches, 2 Marbled Minor-agg, 1 Middle Barred Minor, 4 Lackey, 1 Flame, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Nit Tree Tussock, 1 Small Blood Vein, 

1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Riband Wave, 

1 Common Emerald, 1 Magpie, 6 Silver Y, 1 Garden Carpet, 

4 Common Wainscot, 1 Southern Wainscot, 4 Smoky Wainscot, 

10 Common Wainscot, 10 Common Footman, 6 Dingy Footman ,

2 Orange Footman, 3 Double Striped Pug, 8 Round -winged Muslin, 

1 Mother of Pearl, 1 Small Magpie, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Endotricha 

flammealis, 1 Carcina quercana, 1 Twenty Plume, 1 Depressaria 

radialla, Agonopterix heracliana

SAT 8 JULY 

What a difference a day makes - cooler night with sone cloud and a breeze - justo moths of 36 species - attended 22.45- 00.40 

NF Garden- Carcina quercana 

NFYear- Shark, Ruby Tiger 

Also-

13 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 13 Dark Arches, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 5 Silver Y, 

1 Lychnis, 4 Lackey, 1 Peppered, 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 1Snout, 

1 Peach Blossom, 1 Swallow-tailed Moth , 1 Barred Straw, 3 Crescent Dart, 3 Uncertain, 9 Common Rustic, 1 Double Square Spot, 3 Heart & Dart, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 4 Dingy Footman, 2 Buff 

Footman, 11 Common Footman, 1 Delicate, 3 Common Wainscot, 

2 Southern Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Early Thorn, 1Twenty Plume, 1 ANANIA coronata, 1 Brown Hornsey Moth 

FRI 7 JULY

Cloudy mild breezy night . Attended traps 22.30-01.00.

Shelterd area behind the garden chalet was absolute mayhem , never had so many moths in flight - ran out of pots - eventually emptied 261 pots - total of 367 moths but only 45 species

Highest day total ever 

NF Year - 2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Drinker , 

Cnephasis agg 

Also- 
66 Silver Y ( largest day total by miles ) 64 Dark Arches, 44 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 14 Swallow- tailed Moth, 17 Common Rustic, 10 Uncertain-agg, 27 Heart & Dart, 2 Heart & Club, 1 Rosy Rustic, 1 Turnip, 1 Dun-bar, 4 Lackey, 4 Clay, 3 Willow Beauty, 4 Bright Line Brown Eye, 2 Clouded Silver, 1 Lychnis, 1 Brimstone, 1 Crescent Dart, 1 Dot moth, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Riband Wave, 2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 2 Flame, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Blood Vein, 5 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 9 Common Wainscot, 7 Southern Wainscot, 8 Smoky Wainscot, 4 Common Footman, 7 Dingy Footman, 2 Double Square Spot, 6 Marbled Minor - agg, 20 Depressaria radialla , Agonopterix herecliana, 1 Twenty Plume, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl .
 

THURS 6 JULY 

A cloudy night brisk E breeze , attended traps 22.45-00.30 

Total of 143 moths of 53 species 

NF Garden -  Lobesia abscisana 

N F Year - Rosy Rustic, Square Spot Rustic 

Also- 

4 Large Yellow Underwing, 6 Swallow-tailed moth, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 19 Dark Arches, 13 Heart & Dart, 

1 Heart & Club, 7 Lackey, 3 Silver Y, 1 Plain Golden Y, 1 Turnip moth

1 Double Lobed, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Peach Blossom, 11 Common Rustic 

8 Uncertain-agg, 4 Clay, 2 Marbled Minor, 1 Barred Straw, 1 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Flame, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Willow Beauty, 

1 Early Thorn, 1 Delicate, 4 Southern Wainscot, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 

1 Common Wainscot, 2 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Small Fan-Foot, 

1 Common Emerald, 4 Round Winged Muslin, 1 Buff Footman, 

3 Dingy Footman, 3 Common Footman, 2 Riband Wave, 2 Royal Mantle, 2 Small Fan Footed Wave, 1 Common Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 V Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

2 Endotricha flammealis, 1 Clepsis consimilana, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Small Magpie, 1 Common Plume 

WED 5 JULY 

A cooler , breezy & cloudy night , a total of 174 moths of 51 species .Nothing outstanding but a good selection of species .

4 Swallow-tailed moth, 26 Dark Arches, 9 Large Yellow Underwing, 

3 Elephant Hawkmoth, 2 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Small Elephant Hawkmoth, 12 Common Wainscot, 4 Southern Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 1 L- album Wainscot, 2 Delicate, 10 Common Rustic, 2 Uncertain, 9 Bright Line Brown Eye, 11 Lackey, 1 Buff Arches, 

5 Clay, 3 Marbled Minor , 1 Double Square Spot, 1 Turnip moth, 

1 Crescent Dart, 1 Barred Straw, 1 Small Blood Vein, 4 Riband Wave,

1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Common Wave, 2 Bee Moth, 1 Common  Emerald, 1 Clouded Silver, 2 Royal Mantle, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Brussels Lace, 2 Willow Beauty,1 Mottled Beauty,  3 Double Lobed, 3 Common Footman, 3 Dingy Footman, 11 Heart & Dart, 2 Heart & Club, 1 Fan-Foot, 2 Flame, 6 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Green Pug, 1 V Pug, 3 Double Striped Pug, 1 Garden Pebble, 

1Carnation Tortrix, 1Acleris hastiana, 1 Endotricha flammealis 

1 Agopta hamana 

MON 3 JULY 

Light cloud, Full Moon, breezy, cool 

Surprisingly good considering the conditions 

175 moths of 54 species 

Nf Garden - Gem - an immigrant moth , only 13 Devon records in 2022

NF Year -1 Light Arches, 1 Shoulder Striped Wainscot, 1 Pale Mottled Willow ( possible migrant ) 

Also- 6 Elephant Hawk moth , 8 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 27 Heart & Dart, 5 Heart & Club, 24 Dark Arches, 8 Uncertain-agg, 5 Double Square Spot, 6 Bright Line Brown Eye, 

10 Common Rustic, 7 Lackey, 5 Silver Y, 2 Buff Ermine, 2 Willow Beauty, 2 Buff Arches, 4 Flame, 3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Snout, 1 Spectacle, 

1 Dun-bar, 1 Sycamore, 1 Poplar Grey, 2 Turnip, 1 Buff Tip, 

2 Swallow-tailed Moth, 1 Magpie, 1 Dingy Footman, 2 Common Footman, 6 Common Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Common Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 2 Riband Wave, 

1 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Small Fan Footed Wave, 1 Marbled Minor., 

1 Common Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 July Highflyer, 1 Green Pug, 1 Wormwood Pug, 3 Double Striped Pug, 2 Depressaria radiella, 2 Clepsis consimilana, 1 Rhodophaea formosa, 1 Eudonia deluaella 

Nice Photos added

SUN 2 JULY 

Light cloud, full moon, breezy, cooler - reduced number of moths due to weather conditions . 
150 moths of 48 species 

NFYear - 2 Small Emerald 

also-

3 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 18 Dark Arches, 1 Buff Arches, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Riband Wave, 

1 Small Fan Footed Wave, 3 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Small Blood Vein, 

1 Brimstone, 1 Barred Straw, 18 Heart & Dart, 7 Heart & Club, 

1 Mottled Rustic, 10 Common Rustic, 9 Uncertain, 8 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Turnip Moth, 1 Clay, 7 Silver Y, 1 Plain Golden Y, 

1 Buff Ermine, 4 Double Lobed, 1 Spectacle, 2 Double Square Spot

4 Lackey, 1 Dun-bar, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Poplar Grey, 1 Grey Dagger -agg, 1 Flame, 1 Flame Shoulder, 3 Common Footman, 1 Round Winged Muslin, 2 Swallow- tailed Moth, 3 Middle Barred Minor, 

2 Common Wainscot, 2 Southern Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 

2 Double Striped Pug, 2 Wormwood Pug, 1 Mother of Pearl, 

6 Depressaria radiella 
 

SAT 1 JULY 

LIght cloud And Breeze , attended traps 22.15- 01.00 , total of 168 moths of 56 species , surprisingly no Hawkmoths.

NFG - Phycita roborella 

NFY - Poplar Grey, Grey Dagger -agg 

Also- 

2 Clouded Silver, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 6 Large Yellow Underwing, 8 Common Rustic, 1 Mottled Rustic, 3 Uncertain-agg ,

3 Clay, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Double Square Spot, 3 Lackey, 6 Marbled Minor-agg, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Heart & Club, 21 Heart & Dart, 4 Bright Line Brown Eye, 4 Double Lobed, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Buff Arches, 23 Dark Arches , 4 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 4 Buff Ermine, 1 Barred Straw, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 4 Silver Y, 2 Plain Golden Y, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Brimstone, 1 FanFoot, 1 Small Fan Foot, 1 Swallowtail, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Common Carpet, 4 Common Footman, 2 Dingy Footman, 3 Common Wainscot 

1 Silky Wainscot, 7 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Southern Wainscot, 1 V Pug 

7 Double Striped Pug, 1 Mother of Oearl, 11 Dwarf Cream Wave, 

1 Clepsis consimilana, 1 Depressaria radiella, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Agonopterix herecliana-agg, 2 Anania coronata, Garden Grass Veneer

THURS 29 JUNE 

A cooler night, cloudy and breezy . Spent the night trapping at the entrance to South Milton Ley with Dave Pake & Mark Marshall 

Reduction on recent nights garden numbers due to change in the weather conditions. 
Will post more detailed results when all the 3 traps have been recorded .

I had 3 NFY - Leopard Moth, Lime Speck Pug, Celphy striana 

I left 1 small trap  on in my garden - produced 34 moths of 15 species - of interest 

2 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Ekephant Hawkmoth, 1 Buff Arches, 1 Buff Tip. 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Smoky Wainscot 

WED 28 JUNE 

Cloudy night, light breeze, cooler . Attended 22.30- 00.40 , 

249 moths of 60 species.

NFG - Rhodophaea Formosa ( only 11 `Devon records last year )

NFY- Tawny Shears, 4 Dingy Footman, Hoary Footman, Green Arches, True Lovers Knot, Round Winged Muslin, Iron Prominent 

Also- 

53 Dark Arches, 31 Large Yellow Underwing, 7 Clouded Silver, 1 Barred Straw, 2 Buff Tip, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 4 Elephant Hawkmoth, 

1 Small Elephant Hawkmoth, 3 Riband Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 1 Dwarf Cream `wave, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Common Carpet, 

2 Sandy Carpet, 3 Royal Mantle, 7 Common Footman, 2 Brimstone, 

3 Double Lobed, 2 Buff Arches, 3 Common Emerald, 2 Lackey, 

1 Dun-bar, 1 Sharp Angked Peacock, 1 Crescent Dart, 15 Heart & Dart, 6 Heart & Club, 6 Common Rustic, 2 Mottled Rustic, 4 Clay, 1 Lychnis, 2 Buff Ermine, 3 Small Magpie, 6 Silver Y, 1 Delicate. , 1 Rosy Footman, 9 Uncertain-agg, 3 Double Square Spot, 4 Flame, 

2 Flame Shoulder, 8 Middle Barred Minor, 1 Marbled Minor, 1 White Plume, 1 Crescent Plume, 6 Common Wainscot, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 

1 Broom Moth, 2 Brown Line Brown Eye, 3 V Pug, 1 Green Pug, 3

Double Striped Pug, 8 Willow Beauty 

Photos will be added Friday

TUES 27 JUNE 

Another bumper night with 290 moths of 75 species - light cloud and breeze with 10 min of drizzle around 23.30 

NFG - Crescent Plume , Catoptria pinella, Eudonia delviella, 

NFY - Hummingbird Hawkmoth ( spent the night in the trap ) , 

3 Dot Moth, Sallow Kitten, Haworth's Pug, Scalloped Oak, Sycamore, 

July Highflyer, Mother of Pearl 

Also-

48 Large Yellow Underwing, 50 Dark Arches, 1 Grey Arches, 8 Swallowtail moth, 4 Brimstone, 8 Clouded Silver, 6 Common Emerald, 1 Magpie, 2 Small Magpie, 4 Elephant Hawkmoth, 5 Privet Hawkmoth, 12 Uncertain-agg, 2 Mottled Rustic, 1 Common Rustic, 2 Vines Rustic, 1 Small Square Spot, 2 Bright Line Brown Eye, 

1 Clouded Border, 2 Double Square Spot, 1 Common Wave, 6 Willow Beauty, 2 Brussels Lace, 1 Peppered, 6 Heart & Club, 15 Heart & Dart, 2 Double Lobed, 2 Dun-bar, 3 Lackey.,6 Common Footman, 

1 Small Mottled Willow, 1 Spectacle, 2 Barred Straw, 4 Marbled Minor, 1 Foxglove Pug, 3 Double Striped Pug, 1 Green Pug, 1 V-pug, 

1 Buff Ermine, 2 Burnished Brass, 3 Silver Y, 1 Buff Arches , 1 Flame Shoulder, 10 Flame, 2 Mullein Wave, 3 Riband Wave, 2 Small Blood Vein, 3 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Sinke Dotted Wave, 1 Common Wave, 

8 Common Wainscot, 2 Southern Wainscot, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 

2 Royal Mantle, 1 Common Carpet, 2 White Plume, 1 Thistle Ermib, 4 Hedya sali Ella, 1 Eucosma Cana , 1 Depressaria radialla , Garden Rasseln Veneer

MON 26 JUNE 

Attended the traps from 22.30- 00.40 , after dealing with the o/night catch a day record of 303 moths of 74 species -

NFG - Silky Wainscot ( one of the few of this family that I had not recorde - only 6 Devon records in 2022), Hedya salicella, 

Varegated Golden Tortrix, Cnephasia- agg 

NFY - Small Mottled Willow, Buff Footman, 2 Royal Mantle, Small m

Elephant Hawkmoth, Barred Umber 

Also- 

1 Swallowtail moth, 4 Clouded Silver, 6 Elephant Hawkmoth, 

1 Polar Hawkmoth, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 30 Dark Arches, 1 Grey Arches, 1 Buff Arches, 24 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 8 Flame, 3 Mullein Wave, 8 Dwarf Cream Wave, 

10 Riband Wave, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 2 Common Wave, 2 Small Blood Vein, 1 Peach Blossom, 5 Lackey, 1 Clouded Border, 2 Buff Tip, 1 Magpie, 1 Small Magpie, 1 Small Angle Shades, 6 Silver Y, 

2 Spectacle, 6 Clay, 1 Burnished Brass, 4 Dun-bar, 2 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Double Lobed, 25 Heart & Dart, 9 Heart & Club, 5 Bright Line Brown Eye, 3 Lychnis, 2 Common Emerald, 1 Double Square Spot, 7 Mottled Rustic, 3 Common Rustic, 7 Uncertain-agg, 

6 Common Footman, 6 Buff Ermine, 1 Rosy Footman, 1 Cream 

bordered Creen Pea, 2 Vines Rustic, 11 Common Wainscot, 

3 Southern Wainscot, 4 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Snout, 1 Fan Foot, 

1 Small Fan Foot, 7 Middle Barred Minor, 3 Marbled Minor-agg, 

5 Brussels Lace, 9 Willow Beauty, 3 Foxglove Pug, 1 Green Pug, 

1 V-pug, 4 Double Striped Pug, 2 Common Carpet , 1 Dark-barred Twin Spot Carpet, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Endotricha flammealis, 

1 Garden Pebble, Garden Grass Veneer ( not counted )

Will post photos later 

SUN 25 JUNE 

Not as mild also a stiff breeze the sheets were being well blown about , as a result a reduction 149 moths of 46 species -

NFY - 2 Dun-bar 

Also, 

15 Large Yellow Underwing, 24 Dark Arches, 1 Grey Arches, 

1 Common Emerald, 22 Heart & Dart, 7 Heart & Club, 1 Small Square Spot, 4 Mottled Rustic, 2 Common Rustic, 3 Rustic - agg, 2 Uncertain, 1 Silver Y, 1 Buff Tip, 4 Flame, 1 Buff Arches, 3 Bright Line Brown Eye, 2 Buff Ermine, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 4 Willow Beauty, 2 Brussels Lace, 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth.,8 Common Wainscot, 

2 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Southern Wainscot, 4 Riband Wave, 1 Small Cream Wave, 1 Small Blood Vein, 4 Lackey, 1 Common Footman, 1 Mullein Wave, 2 Clouded Silver, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 

3 Middle Barred Minor, 4 Marbled Minor, 1 Green Pug , 1 V Pug, 1 Foxglove Pug, 1 Toadflax Pug , 1Snout, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Thistle Ermine, 1 Magpie caterpillar 

new photos added

SAT 24 JUNE 

Attended the traps from 22.30- 01.30 , large number in flight from 00.30 , total of 271 moths of 68 species .

NFY - Rosy Footman, Kent Black Arches, Small Yellow Wave, Barred Wave, Blair's Mocha, Anana coronata .

Also -

3 Swallow-tailed Moth, 3 Elephant Hawk moth, 3 Privet Hawkmoth, 

7 Flame, 3 Flame Shoulder, 24 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Common Emerald, 30 Heart & Dart, 14 Heart & Club, 11 Mottled Rustic, 4 Uncertain, 2 Double Square Spot, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Common Rustic, 1 Vines Rustic, 3 Clay, 1 Rustic, 1 Lychnis, 1 Small Square Spot, 6 White Line Brown Eye, 3 Crescent Dart, 4 Double Lobed, 6 Silver Y, 1 Plain Golden Y, 1 Beautiful Brocade, 1 Spectacle, 2 Lackey, 27 Dark Arches, 7 Marbled Minor-agg, 10 Middle Barred Minor, 1 Buff Arches, 1 Peach Blossom, 3 Clouded Border, 2 Clouded Silver, 2 Barred Straw, 2 Buff Tip, 3 Buff Ermine, 1 Mottled Beauty, 

8 Willow Beauty, 10 Common Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 

2 Smoky Wainscot, 1 Magpie, 1 Peppered, 3 Bee Moth, 2 Brimstone,

1 Common Wave, 5 Dwarf Cream Wave, 7 Riband Wave, 1 Brussels Lace, 3 Common Footman, 2 Fan Foot, 4 Common Carpet, 1 Sandy Caepet, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Toadflax Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 2 Grey Pug, 2 Thistle Ermine, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Common Plume, 1 Eucosma Cana 

photos to be added later 

FRI 23 JUNE 

 The moths really are flying, last night a record of236 moths of 57 species 

NFG - Dolicharthria punctualis ( only 3 Devon records last year ) 

NFY - Fan Foot , Small Fan Foot, Satin Beauty, Wormwood Pug, 

Twin Spotted Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot 

Also-

12 Dwarf Cream Wave, 10 Riband Wave, 1 Common Wave, 2 Mullein Wave, 2 Snout, 1 Lackey, 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Magpie, 24 Dark Arches, 6 Clouded Silver, 11 Heart & Club, 17Heart & Dart, 

11 Flame, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Peach Blossom, 2 Brimstone, 

1 Early Thorn, 1 Swallowtail, 1 Common Footman, 4 Bee Moth, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Blood Vein, 2 White Line Brown Eye, 18 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 5 Double Loaded, 

4 Buff Ermine, 3 Silver Y, 3 Thistle Ermine, 6 Clay, 13 Mottled Rustic, 

7 Uncertain, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Crescent Dart, 

1 Ingrailed Clay, 8 Willow Beauty, 1 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Double Square Spot, 8 Common Wainscot, 1 Privet Hawkmoth , 

2 Sandy Carpet, 2 Double Striped Pug, 2 Grey Pug, 1 Toadflax Pug, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Endotrichia flammelis, 1 Clepsis consimilana, 

12 Garden Grass Veneer 

Some nice photos added 

THURS 22 JUNE 

 Another large total of 228 moths of 56 species  due to a calm clear and mild night 
 

NFG - Beautiful Brocade 

NFY- Crescent Dart, Magpie, 2 Elephant Hawkmoth, 4 Common Footman , Southern Wainscot, Plain Golden Y, Large Emerald, 

Short Angled Peacock, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Celypha striana

Small Magpie, Endotricha flammealis 

Also -

2 Snout, 18 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Common Emerald, 9 Flame , 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Bee Moth, 9 Riband Wave, 17 Dwarf Cream Wave, 2 Common Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Small Blood Vein, 

1 Swallowtail, 1 Peach Blossom , 15 Dark Arches, 22 Heart & Dart, 

15 Heart & Club, 1 Common Rustic, 4 Uncertain, 11 Mottled Rustic, 

2 Double Square Spot, 7 Middle Barred Minor, 8 Marbled Minor -agg, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Spectacle, 1 Brimstone, 

10 Willow Beauty, 3 Brussels Lace, 1 Double Lobed, 3 White Line Brown Eye, 1 Silver Y, 1 Clouded Border, 3 Common Wainscot, 

1 Cream Bordered Green Pea, 2 Grey Pug, 1 Twenty Plume, 

1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Garden Pebble,  

2 Thistle Ermine, 10 Garden Grass Veneer, 13 Buff Ermine 

WED 21 JUNE 

Although it took 7 hours of driving to get back from York - decided i

could not miss trapping on a calm warm and clear night - glad I did , resulted in a total of 232 moths of 56 species 

NFG - White Satin ( only 15 VC3 records last year )

NFY - 10 ! -3 Small Fan Footed Wave, Clay, Muslin Footman, 

Swallowtail, Lackey, Common Rustic, Grey Arches, White Plume, 

Small Angle Shades, Phycitodes biaevvilla

Also-

2 Silver Y, 14 Large Yellow Underwing, 12 Willow Beauty, 12 Heart & Club, 13 Heart & Dart, 6 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 23 Dark Arches, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Uncertain, 3 Bee Moth, 3 Double Lobed, 5 Flame Shoulder, 10 Flame, 2 Buff Tip, 4 Brussels Lace, 

13 Buff Ermine, 1 Clouded Border, 3 Rustic -agg, 14 Marbled Minor-agg , 2 Middle Barred Minor, 1 Uncertain, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Blood Vein, 10 Riband Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 8 Dwarf Cream Wave, 

3 Mottled Rustic, 1 Vines Rustic, 1 Spectacle, 2 Dark Spectacle, 

2 Burnished Brass, 1 Broom Moth, 3 Common Emerald, 3 Peach Blossom, 1 May Highflyer, 1 Common Carpet, 2 Double Striped Pug, 5 Clouded Silver, 6 Common Wainscot, 2 White Line Brown Eye, 1 Udea Olivalisi, 2 Clepsil consimilana, 4 Garden Grass Veneer, 

1 Garden Pebble 

MON 12 JUNE 

A very mild night, calm and cloudy produced the best night of the year with 211 moths of 61 species 

NFG - 2 Sand Dart ( a scarce moth here ) Notocelia uddmanniana 

'NFY - 2 Straw Dot, 2 Cream-bordered Green Pea, 1 Common Emerald, 1 Small Yellow Wave, 3 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Small Blood Vein, 1 Common Swift, 1 Broom Moth 

'Also-

11 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Mottled Rustic, 3 Vibes Rustic, 4 Small Square Spot, 3 Ingrailed Clay, 2 Double Lobed, 3 Clouded Border, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 18 Heart & Dart, 1 Dusky Brocade, 2 Uncertain, 5 Flame, 5 Treble Libes, 1 Snout, 3 Heart & Club, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Lynchis, 1 Peppered, 2 Delicate, 

2 Rivulet, 3 Purple Bar, 2 Blood Vein, 2 Riband Wave, 3 Dusty Wave, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Buff Tip, 10 Dark Arches, 5 Common Wainscot 

21 Middle Barred Minor, 18 Marbled Minor, 12 William Beauty, 

1 Mottled Beauty, 1 Common Plume, 6 Common Carpet, 3 Bee Moth 3 Clouded Silver, 1 Grey Pug, 2 Common Pug, 1 Foxglove Pug, 

4 Green Oak, 2 BRussels Laden 

1 Thistle Ermine

Some nice photos added 

SUN 11 JUNE 

Moths were flying late last night , most activity after 23.30 and particularly overnight , a total of 117moths of 41 species 

'NFG - Scorched Wing, Satin Wave 

NFY- Diamond Back Moth 

'Also-

4 Willow Beauty, 1 Brussels Lace, 12 Buff Ermine , 2 White Ermine, 

2 Pale Tussock, 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Vines Rustic, 

4 Marbled Minor- agg, 5 Middle Barred Minor , 2 Uncertain, 1 Double Square Spot, 1 Dusky Brocade, 1 Ingrailed Clay, 10 Heart & Dart, 

2 Heart & Club, 5 Small Square Spot, 3 Mottled Rustic, 3 Setaceous 

'Hebrew Character, 2 Double Lobed, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 5 Riband Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 4 Flame, 1 Blood Vein, 1 Clouded Border, 

1 Common White Wave, 1 Common Wave, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 6 Common Wainscot, 1 Foxglove Pug, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 10 Treble Lines, 2 Thistle Ermine, 1 Garden Pebble + 5 micros of 4 species 

SAT 10 JUNE 

As I arrived back one a thick a damp mist descended- finished at 23.30 , small numbers o/night , total of 76 moths of 30 species 

N -Privet Moth , Brown Rustic 

Also -

7 Vines Rustic, 2 Mottled Rustic, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Mullain Wave, 

7 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Dark Arches, 9 Treble Lines, 9 Heart & Dart, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 2 Delicate, 

1 Silver Y, 2 Common Waibscot, 4 Flame, 5 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Dusky Brocade, 1 F Ghost Moth, 1 Dark Spectacle, 

1 Willow Beauty, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Clouded Silver, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl,

 2 Green Oak Tortrix, 1 Grey Pug, 1 White Ermine, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Middle Barred Minor

Photos to be added 

FRI 9 JUNE 

Due to a long journey on Sat with an early start had to retire at midnight , heavy rain from 22.00 , large numbers in the traps o/night , total of 145 moths of 33 species 

NFY - 2 Delicate ( immigrants ) 1 F Ghost Moth , 1 Argyrotaenia  ljungiana 

Also-

1 Barred Straw, 16 Large Yellow Underwing , 27Heart & Daert, 

16 Treble Lines, 8 Willow Beauty, 11 Vines Rustic, 4 Silver Y, 

7 Common Wainscot, 1 Shore Wainscot, 2 Bee Moth, 2 Mottled Rustic, 8 Flame, 4 Dark Arches, 3 Small Square Spot, 2 Middle Barred Minor, 2 Marbled Minor-agg, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

1 Double Lobed , 1 Dark Spectacle, 1 Sitte Shaped Dart 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 White Ermine, 1 Clouded Border, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Uncertain, 1 Common Pug, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Mullein, 10 Green Oak Tortrix

THURS 8 JUNE 

late start - 23.00 - 00.30 , very windy sheets kept biting blown down , small trap partially sheltered was the best , 85 moths of 28 species 

NFY - Ingrailed Clay

Also -

6 Treble Lines, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye , 1 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 15 Heart & Dart, 3 Heart & Club, 

5 Vines Rustic, 2 Mottled Rustic , 4 Silver Y, 7 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermibe, 2 Middle Barred Border, 

4 Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Common Wainscot, 1 Shore Wainscot, 

1 Small Dusty Wave, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Barred 

Straw, 2Small Square Spot, 2 Grey Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

10 Green Oak Tortrix , 2 Garden Grass Veneer 

more photos added 

WED 7 JUNE 

Milder, breezy but clear, trap sheltered from the breeze was v good with over 80% of moths caught . A total of 155 moths of 49 species is the best of this year .

NFY - Double Lobed, Heart & Club, Single Dotted Wave, 

12 Green Oak Tortrix , Phycitodes saxicloa, Agriphilla tristellal, Udea Olivalis, Syndemis musculana 

Also- 

9 Willow Beauty, 12 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth., 

2 Pale Tussock, 2 Snout, 7 Dark Arches, 4 Flame, 17 Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Riband Wave, 15 Heart & Dart, 1 Clouded Silver, 3 Silver Y, 

6 Vines Rustic, 3 Mottled Rustic, 2 Clouded Border, 2 Brimstone, 

1 Alder Moth, 1 Double Square Spot, 3 Small Square Spot, 7 Treble Lines 1 Peppered, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, 1 Pebble Prominent, 5 Bee Moth, 1 Buff Tip, 6 Common Wainscot, 

2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 4 Grey Pug, 1 Golden Rod Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Foxglove Pug, 1 Common Pug ,2 Thistle Ermine, 1 Garden Pebble, 2 Garden Grass Veneer, 1 Plum Tortrix

photos added 

TUES 6 JUNE

Milder conditions resulted in an increase to 119 moths of 49 species 

NFY - Dusky Brocade, Barred Straw 

Also - 

4 Pale Tussock, 9 Willow Beauty, 7 Treble Lines, 7 Heart & Dart, 

6 Small Square Spot, 5 Vibes Rustic, 1 Clouded Border , 1 Thistle Ermine, 8 Mottled Rustic, 12 Marbled Minor-agg, 3 Middle Barred Minor, 1 White Ermine , 4 Buff Ermine, 2 Silver Y, 1 Lychnis, 1 Yellow-barred Brindle, 1 Alder Moth, 1 Brimstone, 1 Snout, 1 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 3 Riband Wave, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Shore Wainscot, 3 Common Wainscot, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 

1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 

1 Cream Spot Tiger, 2 Bee Moth, 3 Double Striped Pug, 

1 Green Pug, 3 Grey Pug, 1 Foxglove Pig, 1 Toadflax Pug, 1 Common Pug, 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Plum Tortrix, 1 Clepsis consimilana, 

1 Homoeosoma Sinella, 1 Garden Grass Veneer, 1 Nomatogopn swammerdamella 

A Maggie caterpillar 

photos added 

MON 5 JUNE 

 Cooler from 24.00 when suddenly a drop in moths in flight , cloud cover early hours . Traps attended 22.00- 00.20 

Total of 101 moths of 41 species .

NFG - Fox Moth , Homoeosoma sinuella 

NFY-  White Spotted Pug, 3 Green Pug, Shore Wainscot 

Also - 7 Treble Lines , 1 Clouded Silver, 2 Clouded Border , 8 Buff Ermine, 13 Heart & Dart, 5 Mottled Rustic, 4 Vibes Rustic, 

6 Marbled Minor - agg, 1 Flame, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Spectacle, 1 Silver Y, 2 Lychnis, 2 Small Square Spot, 

1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Dark Arches, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Alder Moth, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 4 Bee Moth, 2 Brussels Lace, 7 Willow Beauty, 3 Common Pug

1 Double Striped Pug, 4 Grey Pug, 2 Common Wainscot, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Dark fruit- Tree Tortrix, 1 Tinea semifulvella, 

1 Notocelia trimacaluna , 1 Nematopogon swammerdamella, 

1 Garden Grass Veneer 

photos added 

SUNN4 JUNE 

Much milder night , calm, clear , with a full moon - Best traps of the year , attended 22.10- 00.30 81moths with a further 33 o/night , 47 species.

NFY - 1 Spectacle, 1 Blood Vein, 3 Riband Wave, 1 Brown Silver Line, 1 Eucosma Cana, 2 Notocelia trimaculana

Also-

6 Willow Beauty, 5 Brimstone, 1Sandy Carpet, 7 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Dark-barred Twin Spot Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Rivulet, 9 Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Middle barred Minor , 3 Mottled Rustic, 4 Vines Rustic, 11 Heart & Dark, 5 Small Square Spot, 7 Treble Lines, 1 Clouded Border, 6 Common Pug, 1 Foxglove Pug, 5 Grey Pug, 1 Lychnis, 1Bee Moth, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Dark Arches, 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Common Wainscot, 3 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 2 Flame, 2 Snout, 1 Alder Moth, 1 Dark Spectacle, 1 Least

Black Arches, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 White Line Brown Eye, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Clepsis consimilana, 1 Agonopterix arenella

Photos added 

SAT 3 JUNE 

Late start 22.45 - 00.30 & o/night , total of 53 moths of 28 species .A clear calm & less cold night 

NFY - Double Square Spot, Golden Rod Pug 

Also- 3 Clouded Border, 1 Brimstone, 14 Heart & Dart, 2 Treble Lines, 1 Vines Rustic , 1 Mottled Rustic, 3 Common Wainscot, 2 Lychnis, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Flame, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth , 2 White Ermine , 2 Buff Ermine, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

3 Willow Beauty, 1 Gold Spot, 1 Common Pug , 1 Grey Pug, 

1 Pale Tussock, 1 Common Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Orange Footman, 2 Scoparia ambigualis, 1 Tinea semifulvella, 

1 Nematopogon swammerdammella 

photos added 

FRI 2 JUNE 

Very cool evening , clear cloud cover arrived overnight m.

Work undertaken by gardening contractors could be the reaso that only 34 moths of 20 species 

Highlights-

1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Orange Footman, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Common Wainscot, 5 Heart & Dart, 10 Treble Lines, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Silver Y, 

1 Marbled Minor- agg, 1 Common Wave, 2 Grey Pug, 1 Common Pug, 

1 Scoparia ambigualis, 1 Brown House Moth 

photos added 

THURS 1 JUNE 

Another cool clear night with cloud appearing overnight .

a total of 67 moths but only 27 species 

NFY - 2 Orange Footman 

also- 

1 Snout, 1 Brimstone, 1 Burnished Brass, 8 Heart & Dart, 

14 Treble Libes , 2 Mottled Rustic, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

2 Clouded Silver, 2 Vines Rustic, 4 Flame, 1 Sandy Carpet, 

1 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Common Pig, 2 Grey Pug, 1 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine , 3 Willow Beauty, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 

1 Purple Bar, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Flame Shoulder, 3 Bee Moth, 1 Brussels Lace, 3 Scoparia ambigualis, 

1 Tinea simifulvella 

WED 31 MAY 

Clear breezy night - 22.15-00.10- 37 moths , o/night another 33 

total of 70 moths of 37 species 

NFY -Eyed Hawkmoth , Snout, Alder Moth ( in Garden ) 

Also-

8 Treble Lines, 8 Heart & Dart, 1Light Emerald, 1 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Mottled Beauty, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Brussels Lace, 1 Brimstone, 2 Flame, 2 Lychnis, 2 Vines Rustic, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Middle Barred Minor, 3 Marbled Minor agg, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Bee Moth, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Peppered, 2 Double Striped Pug, 2 Grey Pug, 

2 Garden Carpet, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Rivulet, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Dark Fruit Tree Tortrix, 1 Clepsisconsimilana

Photos added

TUES 30 MAY 

Very windy in evening - 22.15-24.00 only 31 moths , however cloud cover arrived overnight resulting in a further 46 in the traps , total of 77 moths of 38 species 

NFY -

Uncertain, L-album Wainscot, 2 Cream Spot Tiger , Garden Grass Veneer 

Also - 

1 Flame Shoulder, 3 Common Pug, 3 Grey Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug 

8 Heart & Dart, 6 Vines Rustic, 1 Common Quaker, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Small Square Spot, 2 Silver Y, 9 Treble Lines , 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Pale Pinion, 2 Clouded Silver, 2 Clouded Border,3 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Peppered, 1 White Ermine , 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Mottled Beauty, 1 Brimstone, 1 Garden Carpet, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 

1 Green Carpet, 1 Rivulet, 1 Yellow-barred Brindle, 1 Marbled Minor-agg, 1 Mottled Rustic , 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Bee Moth , 1 Scoparia ambigualis 

photos added 

MON 29 MAY 

A windy sunny day , breezy after 23.30 . 22.15- 24.00 

& o/night , total of 66 moths of 37 species .

NFY - Oblique Carpet , Middle -barred Minor .

Also-1 Yellow- barred Brindle , 

2 Small Square Spot, 8 Heart & Daet, 8 Treble Lines, 2 Bee Moth, 

1 Bright Line Brown Eye , 3 Vines Rustic, 2 Small Clouded Brindle 

1 Knot Grass, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Flame Shoulder, 3 Flame, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Common Pug, 5 Foxglove Pug, 1 Clouded Border, 2 Green Carpet, 1 Common 

Marbled Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 1 Small Rivulet, 1 Scorched Carpet, 

1 Common Carpet, 1 Silver Y, 1 Grey Pug, 2 Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Common White Wave, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 

1 Agonopterix arenella, 1 Diurnea fagella

photos added 

SUN 28 MAY 

A rare field visit this evening with Dave Pakes , Chris Vincent and 3bothers to Kerse Farm - on the back road from Thurlestone to South Milton - 20 45 - 00.15 . 
'My small trap produced 34 moths of 21 species -

NFY - Alder moth , Cream Wave, Seraphim, Nematopogon swammerdamella 

Also - 

4 Brimstone, 4 Pale Tussock, 2 Purple Bar, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Rivulet, 1 Sandy Carpet, 2 Scorched Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Flame Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, 1 Brussels Lace, 1 Common White Wave, 2 Marbled Minor -agg, 1 Treble Lines, 2 Common Pug, 

2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Cyclamen Tortrix .

Had a Small trap on at Home - overnight produced 19 moths of 17 species-

NFY - Mottled Beauty 

Also-

2 Polar Hawk- moth, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Silver Ground Carpet, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Willow Beauty, 2 Treble Libes, 1 Common Pug, 2 Heart & Dart, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Light Emerald, 1 Double Striped Pug 

New photos added

SAT 27 MAY 

A very cool night , late start 22.45, by 23.30 only 3 moths potted , o/night added23 - total 26 of 14species 

NFY - Brussels Lace 

Also- 

2 Mullein Wave, 1 Vibes Rustic, 8 Treble Libes, 5 Heart & Dart, 

1 Common Wave, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Flame, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Poplar Hawk-moth 

Photos added

FRI 26 MAY

Not as cold as anticipated, clear and calm night .lights on 22.15- 24.00 and o/night resulted in 60 moths of 30 species 

NFG - Alder Kitten ,

NFY- Clepsis consimilana , Pale Pinion 

Also-

3 Mottled Rustic, 13 Treble  Lines, 1 Light Emerald, 2 Buff Tip, 

1 Common Carpet, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Vines Rustic, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 4 Heart & Dart, 1 Small Rivuket, 1 Lychnis, 3 Grey Pug, 3 Common Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug,  1 Pebble Prominent, 2 Clouded Border, 3 Flame Shoulder, 

2 Willow Beauty, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Bee Moth, 

1 Marbled Minor- agg, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Brimstone, 1 Plum Tortrix 

photos added

THURS 25 MAY 

Until 22.3 some cloud cover , milder night produced 63 moths of 31 species .

NFY

Pinion Streaked Snout, 2 Scoparia ambigualis 

Also 

3 Flame Shoulder, 11 Treble Lines, 1 Common Wave, 1 Lychnis, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Buff Tip, 3 Marbled Minor-agg, 

1 Willow Beauty,4 Heart & Dart, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 

1 Knot Grass, 1 Silver Y, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Grey Pug

4 Common Pug, 3 Brimstone, 2 Flame, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 

1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Broken-barred Carpet, 2 Clouded Border, 5 Mottled Rustic, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana, 1 Tinea semifulvella, 

1 Agonopterix propinquella 

A very cool evening , by 23.30 there were no moths in flight .

Total trapped were 48 of 30 species 

NFY - 1 SHEARS 

Also- 

3 Clouded Border, 1 Tellow Barred Brindle, 2 Common Wave, 

1 Small Rivulet, 1 Flame Shoulder, 10 Treble Lines, 1 Foxglove Pug, 

2 Common Pug, 3 Heart & Dart, 1 Lychnis, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 

1 Common Quaker, 2 Small Square Spot, 1 White Ermine, 2 Buff Ermine, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Chinese Character, 3 Willow Beauty, 

1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Green Carpet, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet

1 Garden Carpet, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

1 Tinea semifulvella, 1 Eudonia pallida 

photos added 

TUES 23 MAY 

Much cooler night , clear & calm - big reduction in moths to 43 of 22 species , 2 NFY 

NFY - 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Bee Moth 

also - 

1 Lychnis, 1 light Emerald, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Marbled Minor- agg , 

16 Treble Lines, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Heart & Dart, 1 Peppered, 

2 Clouded Border, 1 Double Striped Pug, 2 Common Pug, 1 Small Dusty Wave, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Mullein, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 

1 Brimstone, 1 Yellow Barred Brindle 

MON 22 MAY 

Record total so far this year with 82 moths of 39 species .

NFY - Large Yellow Underwing, Small Square Spot, Oak Tree Pug, 

Mottled Pug, Agonopterix subpropinquella , Small Rivulet 

Also -

13 Treble Lines, 2 White Ermine, 2 Buff Ermine, 3 Lychnis, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Purple Bar, 1 Common Carpet, 2 Rivulet, 2 Yellow Barred Brindle, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 

6 Flame Shoulder, 1 Brimstone, 1 Buff Tip, 3 Heart & Dart, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Vines Rustic, 1 Mullein Wave, 1 Mullein, 4 Common Pug, 1 Grey Pug, 7 Double Striped Pug, 1 V Pug, 4 Willow Beauty, 

1 Dark Spectacle, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Marbled Minor - agg, 1 Dark Fruit-Tree Tortrix, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

New Photos added 

SUN 21 MAY 

 After a warm day light cloud meant the temperature didn't fall as quickly as previous nights . Lights on 22.00 attended until 24.00 

after emptying the traps the total was 62 moths of 34 species with 2 NFG & 5 NFY - definitely the best so far this year 

NFG - Common Lutestring, Dark Spectacle 

NFY - Burnished Brass, Grey Pug, Dark Arches, Plum Tortrix , 

Brown House Moth 

Also-

7 Treble Lines, 4 Flame Shoulder, 4 Brimstone, 4 Common Pug, 

1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Foxglove Pug, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Broken Barred Carpet, 2 Purple Bar, 2 Mullein Wave, 2 Willow Beauty, 

1 Lychnis, 1 Early Grey, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Muslin, 

1 Least Black Arches, 2 White Ermine, 2 Vines Rustic, 

1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Heart & Dart, 2 Dark fruit-Tree Tortrix, 

3 Scarparia ambigualis , 1 Tinea semifulvella 

New photos added 

SAT 20 MAY 

Warm day, clear skies , temp dropped after sunset 

lit up 22.15 - 23.45 & O/night , 52 moths of 26 species - 5 NFY 

NFY- 1 Sandy Carpet, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Toadflax Pug 

Also - 3 Vibes Rustic, 17 Treble Lines, 1 Purple Bar, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Green Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Muslin, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Scalloped Hazel, 2 Mullein Wave, 

1 Willow Beauty, 1 Clouded Beauty, 3 Double Striped  Pug, 

2 Common Pug, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Common White Wave, 

1 Cyclamen Tortrix, 1 Scoparia ambigualis, 1 Eudonia angustea, 

1 LBAM 

FRI 19 MAY 

Cloudy evening , showers around 19.00- 20.00 

21.50-23.30- & o/night , 34 moths of 13 species , 1 NFY

NFY - 1 Mullein Wave 

Also -1 Common Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 3 Clouded Border, 9 Treble Lines, 6 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Mottled Rustic, 1 L B A moth, 4 Silver Y, 1 Buff Tip, 2 Lychnis, 

1 Garden Pebble 

THURS 18 MAY 

Mild, cloudy, calm evening , lights on 22.00- 23.50 & o/night 

Improved weather produced the best traps for weeks , a total of 70 moths of 35 species - 1 NFG, 8 NFY 

NFG - Tinia Semifulvella 

NFY- Light Emerald, Grey Pug, 2 Broken-barred Carpet, 

Marbled Minor -agg, Flame Carpet, Flame, Thistle ermine, 

Eudonia agustea

Also -

3 Clouded Border, 23 Treble Lines, 3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Silver Y, 

1 Common Wainscot, 1 White Ermine, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 

1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 

1 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 2 Purple Bar, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Brimstone, 1 Scalloped Hazel, 1 Pearly Underwing, 1 Mottled Rustic, 

1 F Lime  Hawk Moth, 1 Willow Beauty, 3 Common Pug, 1 Chestnut, 1 Common White Wave, 3 Acleris  histiana, 2 Tachystola acroxantha

More Photos added 

WED 17 MAY 

Milder evening clear and calm , lit up 22.10 attended until 23.45 on o/night 

39 moths of 18 species 

NFY - Common Wainscot- ( 100th specie in the garden this year ) 

Mottled Rustic 

Also 14 Treble Lines, 5 Flame Shoulder, 3 Muslin, 1 Hebrew Character, 2 Common Quaker, 2 Puss Moth, 1 Willow Beauty, 

1 Waved Umber, 1 Green Carpet, 2 Common Pug, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Acleris notana/ ferrugana, 1 Eudonia pallida

Nice photos of the Puss Moths added 

TUES 16 MAY 

Although still cool evenings , clear and calm lights on at 22.00 , attended until 23.50 . After emptying the traps this morning finished with a total of 32 moths of 19 species with 6 NFY

NFY - Marbled Coronet, 2 Lychnis, Common Marbled Carpet, 
Least Black Arches, Small Dusty Wave , Agapeta hamana 

Also - a nice Puss Moth , 12 Treble Libes, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Muslin, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Common Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug, 

1 Silver Y, 1 Willow Beauty, 2 Purple Bar, 1 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Common White Wave , 1 Rush Veneer

good new photos added 
 

MON 15 MAY 

A much cooler night resulted in a big drop to only 20 moths of 10 species plus a caterpillar 

NFY - 1 Silver Ground Carpet 

Also- 10 Treble Lines, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Brimstone, 1 Muslin, 

1 Peppered, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Pale Tussock , 1 Common White Wave, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart 

The Catterpillar was a Magpie 

photos added 

SUN 14 MAY 

Cloudy and milder, light shower at 21.00 . Lit up 21.30 by 23.15 only 22 moths , next morning 29 were inside the large trap, 51 moths of 21 species with 7 NFY 

NFY - Peppered

          2 Pebble Prominent 

           Dark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet 

           Gold Spot

            Buff Ermine

            Vines Rustic 

             Garden Pebble

Also- 20 Treble Lines, 2 Pale Tussock, 3 Brimstone, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Green Carpet, 2 Red Twin-Spot Carpet, 

1 Willow Beauty, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Silver Y, 2 Common white Wave, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Muslin Moth, 1 Hebrew Character, 

Photos added

SAT 13 MAY

Clear night lit up 22..00 42 moths of 17 species 

NFY - Cypress Carpet 

          Mullein 

Also - 16 Treble Lines, 6 Muslin, 1 White Ermine, 1 Buff Tip, 

3 Garden Carpet, 1 Silver Y, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Foxglove Pug, 

1 Common Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common White Wave, 

1 Hebrew Character, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Eudona pallida 

photos added

FRI 12 MAY 

Partially cloudy, light NE breeze - 49 moths of 20 species , 7 NFY 

NFY - Chinese Character, 

           Clouded Silver

           White Ermine

            Pale Prominent 

            Pale Tussock 

            Carnation tortrix

             Eudonia angustea

Also - 

         17 Treble Lines , 4 Flame Shoulder, 3 Muslin, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Waved Umber, 1 Early Grey, 4 Brimstone, 2 Buff Tip, 

1 Scalloped Hazel, 1 Common Quaker,1 Dark fruit-Tree Tortrix, 

1 Acleris otana/ferrugana, 1 LBAM 

photos added 

THURS 11 MAY 

A partially cloudy night but feeling cool . Only 29 moths of 11 species -

NFY - 1 Scalloped Hazel 

also - 3 Brimstone, 13 Treble Lines , 3 Muslin, 1 Hebrew Character, 

1 Buff Tip, 3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Shuttle Shared Dart, 1 Red Chestnut, 

1 Rivulet , 1 May Highflyer ( worn ) 

WED 10 MAY 

Improvement in the weather produced an increase to 54 moths of 23 species last night. Most activity after 21.15 

NFY- 1 Willow Beauty, 1 May Highflyer, 1 Bright Line Brown Eye, 

1 Green Carpet, 1 Rivulet.

Also-

6 Flame Shoulder, 5 Brimstone, 1 Small Quaker, 6 Common Quaker, 

6 Hebrew Character, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 8 Treble Lines, 

4 Early Gray, 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Muslin, 

3 Silver Y, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Foxglove Pug, 1 Garden Carpet, 

1 Common Wave, 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana, 1 Agonopterix ocellana.

new Photos added

TUES 9 MAY 

After a wet and foggy day the evening was dry if cool , light cloud cover . Lit up at 21.30 - only 5 moths before 23.00, although o/night another 8 in the traps - 2 NFY 

NFY - 1 BUFF TIP 

           1 Poplar Hawkmoth 

Also -2 Brimstone, 4 Treble Lines , 1 Muslin. , 2 Flame Shoulder, 

          1 Red Chestnut, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

nice photos added 

SUN 7 MAY 

Milder night, cloud cover , calm although heavy rain and wind overnight.40 moths of 20 species with1 NFG , 5 NFY 

NFG - Tachystola acroxantha 

NFY - Common White Wave, 

Purple Bar, Common Carpet, 6 Treble Lines , Cyclamen Tortrix 

Also- 5 Flame Shoulder, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Double Striped Pug, 

3 Silver Y, 2 Hebrew Character, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Brimstone 

2 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 2 Waved Umber, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Parsnip Moth, 1 Agonopterix arenella, 1 Acleris notana/ ferrugana 

New photos added 

SAT 6 MAY 

Very wet until 15.00 wich probably resulted in a poor total of just 

14 moths of 11 species 

NFY - Lime Hawk Moth - only 1 record last year on 29 May 

NFY- 1 Common Pug . Eudonia truicicollela 

Also- 

3 Brimstone, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Waved Umber, 2 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Silver Y, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Twenty-plume moth , 

1 Dark Fruit Tortrix 

photos added 

MON 2 MAY 

Colder night with a brisk E wind - just 15 moths of 12 species .

NFY - Clouded Border, Great Prominent 

Also-

4 Brimstone, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Early Grey, 1 Common Quaker, 

1 Small Quaker, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Lunar Marbled Brown, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart , 1 Agonopterix arenella 

SUN 1 MAY

28 MOTHS OF 12 SPECIES.

NFY- Knot Grass 

NFY- Agonopterix  arenella 

Also - 

6 Brimstone, 6 Muslin Moth, 3 Hebrew Character, 2 Common Quaker 

3 Small Quaker, 1 Brindle Beauty, 1 Puss Moth, 1 Angle Shades, 

1 Early Grey, 1 LBAM 

SUN 30 APRIL 

Although a calm clear night only 25 moths of 17 species .

NFG - Eudonia pallida

NFY - Acleris notana , Puss Moth 

Also -

1 Lunar Marbled Brown, 1 Brindled Beauty, 1 Silver Y, 3 Brimstone, 

6 Common Quaker, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 V Pug, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Early Grey,2 Diamond Back , 1 Scoparia ambiguallis .

Finished April with 488 moths of 49 species ( far better than 2022) 

SAT 29 APRIL 

Ligh breeze , clear conditions but only 20 moths of 9 species .

NFG - Agonopterix propinquella 

Also -

8 Brimstone, 1 Twenty Plume, 1 Common Wave, 2 Muslin Moth, 

3 Common Quaker, 2 Early Grey, 1 Flame Shoulder , 1 Acleris histiana 

FRI 28 APRIL 

With an improvement in the weather traps lit up at 21.25

produced a total of 29 moths of 15 species.

NFG - Agonopterix yeatiana 

NFY - Common Wave, Red Twin Spot Carpet, Foxglove Pug 

Also -

4 Brimstone, 5 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 2 Muslin Moth 

1 Silver Y, 2 Early Grey, 2 Twenty Plume, 1 Clouded Drab, 

1 Angle Shades, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 March Moth , 

1 Acleris histiana

THURS 20 APRIL 

Another clear and cold evening/night . Only 21 moths of 11 species - but still interesting 

NFY - 2 Flame Shoulder

           2 Early Thorn 

Immigant - 2 Dark Sword Grass 

Also -1 Powdered Quaker, 3 Common Quaker, 1 Brindled Beauty, 

1 Waved Umber, 5 Hebrew Character, 1 Muslin Moth , 1 Agonopterix heracliana- agg 

photos added 

WED 19 APRIL 

Very windy and cooler than recent nights , although 2 traps lit up only 20 moths of 9 species -

NFY - 1 Turnip moth 

2 Dark Sword Grass - Immigrant, 1 Red Chestnut,1 Small Quaker, 

6 Common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 1 Brimstone, 6 Hebrew Character, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart 

TUES 18 APRIL 

Big reduction in numbers only 24 13 species due to the cold wind .

NFY - 1 Rusty Dot Pearl - immigrant 

also - 

2 Red Chestnut, 1 Early Grey, 3 Powdered Quaker, 5 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 2 Brimstone , 1 March Moth, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Lunar Marbled Brown 

Immigrant/potential immigrants - 

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Silver Y, 

MON 17 APRIL 

 2 traps lit up , another very good night with a total of 78 moths of 23 species .

NFG - 1 Lunar Marbled Brown 

NFY - 1 V Pug, 1 Water Carpet, 2 Scorched Carpet, 2 LBAM, 1 Dark Sword Grass ( Immigrant ) , 1 Yellow Barred Brindle , 1 Acleris histiana .

Also- 

10 Hebrew Character, 6 Waved Umber, 12 Brimstone, 15 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 9 Early Grey, 

3 March Moth, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 4 Double Striped Pug, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Brindled Beaut, 1 Shoulder Stripe, 1 Common Plume 

Photos added 

SUN 16 APRIL 

Another calm overcast evening produced an excellent catch of 91 moths of 25 species -

NFY - 2 Muslin Moth, 1 Brindled Beauty, 1 Shoulder Stripe,

1 Chestnut, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart , 1 Nut Tree Tussock, 

1 Agonopterix ocellana .

Also- 

18 Common Quaker, 2 Small Quaker, 3 Powdered Quaker, 2 Silver Y

23 Hebrew Character, 1 Clouded Drab. ,7 Early Grey, 2 March Moth, 2 Angle Shades, 1 Red Chestnut, 2 Garden Carpet, 5 Brimstone, 

4 Waved Umber, 2 Dotted Border, 1 Twenty-plume, 1 Early Moth , 

5 Double Striped Pug

photos added 

Sat 15 APRIL -

Calm , cloudy and milder resulted in a total of 84 moths of 18 species from 2 traps 

NFG - 1 PINE BEAUTY 

NFY - 2 SMALL QUAKER, 2 WAVED UMBER, 2 BRIMSTONE, 

1 GARDEN CARPET, 1- RED CHESTNUT , 1- Scoparia ambigualis 

Also- 

4 Clouded Drab , 9- Early Grey, 5 March Moth, 31 Hebrew Character, 

13 Common Quaker, 4 Powered Quaker, 3 Angle Shades, 

2 Silver Y, 1 Dotted Border, 1- Agonopterix herecliana-agg 

Photos added 

FRI 14 APRIL -

2 traps lit up o/night 24 moths of 8 species-

12 HEBREW CHARACTER, 2 ANGLE SHADES, 5 COMMON QUAKER, 

1 POWDERED QUAKER, 1 EARLY GREY, 1 RUSH VENEER , 

1 AGONOPTERIX herecliana

Photos added on the photos page 

SUN 19 MARCH 

Only I trap on from 18.30 , rain arrived from 23.30 , still managed 

28 moths of 10 species - 3 NFY 

NFY - 1 Diruna figella, 2 March Moth, 1 Early moth .

Also- 8 Agonopterix radialla/daucella, 4 Hebrew Character, 

5 Common Quaker, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Pearly Underwing, 

4 Early Grey 

photos added 

Sat 18 March 

Another good night - a total of 40 moths of 10 species inc 2 immigrants.

3 Common Quaker, 1 Twin Spotted Quaker-NFY, 3 Dotted Border, 

6 Hebrew Character, 4 Early Grey-NFY, 1 Double Striped Pug - NFY, 

17 Agonopterix herecliana/ cilella, 3 Dark Fruit Tortrix-NFY 

Immigrants - 1 Silver Y, 1 Pearly Underwing-NFY 

photos added

A very early Pearly Underwing- last year not recorded until 27 May 

Fri 17 March 

windy and light rain , lit up at 18.30- rewarded with 27 moths of 7 species -

1 Silver Y, 3 Dotted Border-NFY, 2 Common Quaker-NFY, 

2 Hebrew Character-NFY, 1 Common Plume-NFY, 5 Agonopterix 

heraclina/cilella, 2 Depressaria radialla- Parsnip moth - NFY 

1 Green caterpillar- Carcina gueriana

Photos added 

Thurs 16 Feb 

Lit up at 18.00- left on o/night , only 1 moth in the a trap - a 

Silver Y . 
last year this was also the first specie of the year on 1st Feb 

photo added 
 

SUN 19 FEB 

Lit up 18.00, left on o/night - 8 moths of 3 species -

1 Silver Y, 1 Winter Moth, 6 Agonopterix herecliana agg 

Photos added