FRI 29 NOV 

With mild conditions, s winds from 'Sahara' expectations were high , 2 traps set up , large switched off at 20.00 due to rain .

Only  5 moths of 4 species 

migrants - Small Mottled Willow - 2nd record this year, Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also  2 Twenty Pkume, Depressaria daucella.

A Marsh Cranefly was unexpected 

FRI 15 NOV 

Milder a cloudy , dry calm , full moon from 18.45 .Traps on from 17.15- 20.30 - only 6 moths of 5 species -

Migrants - Cypress Carpet, Turnip, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also - Double Striped Pug , Nov . Moth -agg

MON 11 NOV 

Much colder , traps only attended 17.30-18.30 , clear dry with a light NE breeze 

Only 7 moths -for the first time this year no moths in either trap or on sheets overnight 

3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Red-line Quaker , 2 LBAM , 1 Mervellle du Jour -wing only - very fresh

weather conditions not suitable for trapping until later in the month

SUN 10 NOV 

Cooler night, half moon, dry and calm . Just 33 moths of 11 species 

Migrants - 

16 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Gem ( worn ), 

Dark Sword Grass, Scarce Bordered Straw, Palpita Vitrealis, 

Rush Veneer 

Also -

2 Large Wainscot, Feathered Ranunculus, Pinion Streaked Snout 

3 LBAM

SAT 9 NOV 

 A milder evening, cloudy with light rain from 20.00, light breeze-

traps attended from 17.20- 19.00 , total of 51 moths of 17 species 

Migrants -

A Vestal - First Nov record, 19 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Gem, 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, Silver Y, Angle Shades 

Also- 

2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Black Rustic, 2 Feathered Thorn, 

2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Wainscot, Red-Line Quaker, 

Large Yellow U/Wing, Lunar U/Wing, Pinion Streaked Snout, 

5 Double Strioed Pug

6 LBAM

PHOTO added

FRI 8 NOV 

Cooler, continuous light rain , ESE breeze , total of 43 moths of 16 species 

NFY - Red- green Carpet 

Migrants -

12 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 4 Silver Y, 2 Angle Shades, White-speck, Gem, Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

4 Common Marbled Carpet, Garden Carpet, Lunar U/Wing, Large Yellow U/Wing, Black Rustic, 3 Large Wainscot, Red-Line Quaker, 

4 Double Striped Pug, 

Depressaria daucella 

photos added

THURS 7 NOV 

Cooler, ESE F4/5 wind, cloudy - big reduction in moths to 34 of 10 , 

Migrants -

14 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 6 Angle Shades 
- Site record , 3 Silver Y, 2 Gem 

Also - Common Marbled Carpet, November Moth -agg, 2 Double Striped Pug, Common Plume, Eudonia angustea 
 

WED 6 NOV 

 Cooler evening , drizzle & rain , cloudy , still managed 70 moths of 21 species 

Migrants -

14 Rusty Dot Pearl, 8 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Turnip, 3 Angle Shades, 3 Gem, 2 Silver Y, Dark Sword Grass, Rush Veneer 

Also- 

2 Merveille du Jour, 7 Common Marbled Carpet, 5 November Moth-agg, 5 Large Wainscot, Feathered Thorn, Cabbage moth, Lunar U/Wing, Black Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 5 Double Striped Pug 

4 LBAM, Depressaria daucella, Tachystola acroxantha 

photos added

TUES 5 NOV 

An outstanding night for Nov - very mild , some light drizzle, cloudy

calm - total of 79 moths of 21 species 

NFY - Merveille du Jour 

Outstanding record-  Brindled Ochre - 2nd record this year after a Spring record on 9 April . In 2023 only 3 Devon records - all in my garden .A coastal speciality 

Migrants -

25 Rusty Dot Pearl - site record , 9 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 

5 Silver Y, 3 Palpita Vitrealis, 2 Gem, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 

Also- 

3 Lunar Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow U/Wing, 6 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Large Wainscot, Feathered Ranunculus, Mottked Umber ( 2nd Garden record ), 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Double Striped Pug 

Twenty- plume Moth , Tachystola acroxantha, 4 LBAM , 4 Depressaria daucella, Depressaria radialla, 

new photos added

MON 4 NOV 

Unusual mid conditions for early Nov continue - traps on at17.35 - attended until 18.45 , good o/night . Total of 51 moths of 19 species 

Migrants -

14 Rusty Dot Pearl, 10 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 5 Silver Y, 

2 Palpita Vitrealis, Turnip, Dark Sword Grass, Angle Shades, Rush Veneer 

Also- 

3 Large Wainscot, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, Feathered Thorn, Red-line Quaker, Large Yellow & Lesser Yellow U/Wing., Black Rustic 

LBAM , Depressaria daucella, Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

SUNN3 NOV 

Mikd conditions continue, cloudy, dry , light E breeze . Total of 61 moths of 24 species 

NFY - Autumnal Moth - agg 

Migrants -

16 Rusty Dot Pearl, 13 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 3 Angle Shades, 

White-point, Delicate, Palpita Vitrealis, Dark Sword Grass 

Also- 

4 Large Wainscot, 2 Large Yellow & 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Dark Chestnut, Beaded Chestnut, Red-line Quaker, Feathered Thorn, 2 Feathered Ranunculus, Black Rustic, Grey Pibe Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

LBAM, Eudonia angustea, Agriphila geniculea 

photos added

SAT 2 NOV 

Cloudy, light rain evening, E breeze , most moths arrived 0/night .

Traps on 17.25 .total of 54 moths of 23 species 

NFY - Grey Pine Carpet

Migrants -

11 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Angle Shades, 

2 Delicate, 2 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass, Gem, Scarce Bordered Straw

Also-

7 Large Wainscot, 2 Large Yellow U/Wing, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Black Rustic, Lunar U/Wing, Beaded Chestnut, 

Feathered Thorn, Feathered Ranunculus, Dingy Footman ( late record ), 2 Common Marbled Carpet 

Box - Tree Moth - Dark Form , 

photos added

FRI 1 NOV 

Although a cooler night with less moths quality good , 45 moths of 19 species -1NFG , 2 NFY 

NFG - Mottled Umber ( I can't find any previous records )

NFY - Barred Sallow, November Moth-agg 

Migrants -
11 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 7 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Angle Shades, 

Rush Veneer, Dark Sword Grass 

Also -

5 Large Wainscot, 2 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Lunar U/Wing, Common Marbled Carpet, Garden Carpet, Setaceous Hebrew Character 

Beautiful Plume, 3 LBAM, Eudonia angustea, 2 Depressaria daucella

photos added
 

THURS 31 OCT 

Cooler last night , clear sky dry , light breeze 

17.45 traps on - large trap v poor only 2 moths/night
Migrants - 15 Radfords Flame Shoulder, 16 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Rush Veneer, 2 Dark Sword Grass, Angle Shades, Gem, Blair's Mocha , Cypress Carpet, Straw Dot ?

Also -

Dingy Footman, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 6 Large Wainscot, Square Spot Rustic, 2 Double Striped Pug, Lunar U/Wing, Common Marbled Carpet, Pinion Streaked Snout

2 Common Plume, LBAM, 2 Agonopterix yeatiana, Tachystola acroxantha 
 

WED 30 OCT 

Mild evenings continue, dry, cloudy, light breeze , traps on 17.40 

good total of 70 moths of 27 species 

NFY - Spruce Carpet, Blastobasis lacticolella 

Migrants -

14 Radfords Flame Shoulder, 14 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Silver Y, 

Scarce Bordered Straw, Angle Shades, Palpita Vitrealis, Birch Mocha, Dark Sword Grass, 2 Cypress Carpet, Rush Veneer 

Also -

4 Lunar Underwing, 2 Feathered Ranunculus, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, Dark Chestnut, 3 Black Rustic, 4 Large Wainscot, Feathered Thorn, Brussels Lace, Large Yellow U/Wing, 

2 Double Striped Pug, Pinion Streaked Snout

Rosy Tabby, Common Plume, 4 LBAM

TUES 29 OCT 

Still mild, cloudy with light rain in evening, calm - total of 60 moths of 26 species -

'Migrants -

'Blair's Mocha ( 3rd this month & 4th for the year ) , 6 Radford's 

Flame Shoulder, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Silver Y, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 Palpita Vitrealis, Dark Sword Grass 

Of interest-

Blood Vein, Cypress Carpet, Dingy Footman, 2 Black Rustic, 

2 Feathered Ranunculus, 5 Large & 1 Common Wainscot, 

6 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet, 

Mother of Pearl, Common Plume

Also- 5 Lunar Underwing, 2 Pinion Streaked Snout, 1 Lesser Yellow U/Wing, 3 Double Striped Pug, Setaceous Hebrew Character 

4 LBAM, Clepsis consimilana 

Photos added 

SUN 27 OCT 

Milder than expected - 12c at 23.00, cloudy, light SW breeze dry, 

traps on at 17.30.Total of 46 moths of 17 species 

Migrants - 

2 Vestal, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 9 Radford's Flame Shoulder, Singles of - 

Delicate, Angle Shades, Pearly Underwing, Gem 

Also-

6 Large & 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Large Wainscot, Cypress Carpet, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Black Rustic, 10 Lunar Underwing, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Double Striped Pug

LBAM

Photos added

SAT 26 OCT 

Cooler , clear, dry night , traps on 18.45- unattended until 22.40 

Good o/night , total of 44 moths of 17 species- some nice migrants 

NFY - White-speck 

Other migrants -

10 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, Delicate, Gem - F 

Also- 

2 Feathered Ranunculus, 3 Black Rustic, 5 Large Wainscot, 

3 Lunar U/Wing, 2 Red-Line Quaker, Beaded Chestnut, Brimstone, 

Common Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow U/Wing, 2 Double Striped Pug 

Depressaria daucella 

Photos added

FRI 25 OCT 

Cooler, clear, dry night with a SE breeze, traps on from 18.45

only 39 moths of 16 species 

Migrants -

3 Scarce Bordered Straw, 4 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Palpita Vitrealis, 2 Rush Veneer

Also- 

1 Feathered Thorn, 4 Large Wainscot, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, 

Red-Line Quaker, 3 Feathered Ranunculus, 4 Lunar Underwing, 

Pinion Streaked Snout, Black Rustic, Large Yellow U/Wing, 

3 LBAM 

THURS 24 OCT

A stormy _SSE wind& wet o/night - one sheltered trap produced most of the 48 moths of 21 species 

NFY - Feathered Thorn 

Migrants -

7 Radford's Flame Shoulder, Gem, Vestal (fresh), 2 Rusty Dot Pearl,

Angle Shades, Scarce Bordered Straw

Of interest-

9 Large Wainscot, 5 Feathered Ranunculus, Pinion Streaked Snout, 

2 Black Rustic, Large & Lesser Yellow U/Wing, Square Spot Rustic, 

Green Brindled Crescent, 3 Common Marbled Carpet

Also _ Common Wainscot- worn, 4 Lunar U/Wing, 3 LBAM, Depressaria daucella

New photo page from today 

WED 23 OCT 

A mild evening, clear , cloudy later , breeze SE increased later , 

traps attended 18.45 - 19.45 & 20.30- 21.30 , inc o/night total of 59 moths of 25 species - evidence of migrants arriving 

NFY - Gem 

Other migrants -

Blair's Mocha, 8 Radford's Flame Shoulder ( most numerous specie ), 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, Dark Sword Grass, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, Vestal ( worn )

Of interest -

Dark Chestnut, 2 Red-Line Quaker, 2 Black Rustic, 6 Large Wainscot, 5 Feathered Ranunculus, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Large Yellow U/Wing, Green Bordered Crescent, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet

Also-

4 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common Wainscot, Square Spot Rustic, 

3 LBAM, Depressaria daucella, Depressaria radiella 

photos added 

TUES 22 OCT 

Back home - lights on 18-45 attended until 21.00 ( break for dinner 

at 19.45 for 30mins ) , total of 48 moths of 20 species .

NFY - Red-Line Quaker 

Migrants -

1 Vestal, 3 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 L-album Wainscot, 1 Delicate 

of interest -

1 Large Yellow U/Wing, 4 Feathered Ranunculus, 7 Large Wainscot, 

2 Common Wainscot, 1 Green Brindled Crescent, 1 Double Striped Pug, 2 Black Rustic, 

Also -

11 Lunar U/Wing, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, Square Spot Rustic

Cyclamen tortrix, LBAM, Agriphila geniculea, 2 Depressaria Daucella

photos added 

MAJORCA MOTHS ETC -

MON 21 OCT 

Hotel gardens -

Butterfly - Double Pisha ( lifer ) , American Cockroach ( lifer ) 

SUN 20 OCT -

Small Dusty Wave, Mottled Ulmer ( NFY ) 

Petite Wave , 

THURS - 17 OCT-

Gem (NFY ), Double Striped Tabby , Rusty Dot Pearl 

 TUES - 15 OCT-

Spondoptera Litteralis ( lifer ), Mediterranean Brocade ( lifer ) 

Photos added 

MON 14 OCT 

On holiday in Can Picafort - Majorca . A few moth finds in the corridor- Lifers - Dotted Rustic, Scopula Minorata, Agidistis Benneti

also a Scace Bordered Straw 

MON 8 OCT 

Heavy rain late pm, windy - trap placed under old garden table, no sheets - only 31 moths of 13 species 

Migrants -

4 Radford's Flame Shoulder , Delicate, Rusty Dot Pearl 

of interest-

Swallow-tailed Moth ( second brood- looked fresh ) , 4 Large Wainscot, Common Wainscot 

Also- 

5 Lunar U/Wing.,4 Square Spot Rustic, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 

2 Large Yellow U/Wing, Lesser Yellow U/wing

SUN 6 OCT 

 more windy than expected, cloudy with o/night showers , total of 80 moths of 25 species

Migrants -

Increase of Radford's Flame Shoulder to 9, 2 L-album Wainscot, 

Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer 

Of interest -

'Buff Arches, 4 Large Wainscot, 2 Common Wainscot, Small Square Spot, Black Rustic, 6 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Light Emerald, 

4 Straw Dot, 2 Beaded Chestnut 

Also - 10 Lunar U/Wing, 10 Square Spot Rustic, 10 Large Yellow U/Wing, 2 Lesser Yellow U/Wing, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

Pinion Streaked Snout, Snout, Willow Beauty, Double Striped Pug 

Depressaria daucella, Eudonia angustea 

photos added 

Sat 5 OCT 

Cool with a brisk F5/6 SE wind, very heavy rain from 19.00 

Total of 80 moths of 21 species 

NFG - Double Striped Tabby 

Migrants-

3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Radford's Flame Shoulder, L- album Wainscot , 2 Silver Y 

Of interest-

11 Large Wainscot, 2 Light Emerald , 3 Lesser Yellow U/Wing , 3 Pinion Streaked Snout, Snout, Buff Arches, Feathered Ranunculus 

Also-

12 Lunar U/Wing., 12 Large Yellow U/Wing, 10 Square Spot Rustic, 

5 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Common Marbled Character, 

Garden Carpet, Willow Beauty 

Eudonia angustea 

photo added 

FRI 4 OCT 

Late start- traps attended 22.50- 23.40, o/night good . Total of 106 moths of 28 species 

NFY - 2 Pink- barred Sallow- (my 400th specie of the year ) 

Migrants -

Blair's Mocha ( 3rd record this year ), 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Radford's 

Flame Shoulder, Delicate, Scarce Bordered Straw 

Of interest - 

Black Rustic, Feathered Ranunculus, 5 Lesser Yellow U/Wing, 

1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow U/Wing, Dingy Footman, 

8 Common Marbled Carpet, 11 Large Wainscot, 2 Blood-vein, 

Light Emerald 

Also- 

13 Large Yellow U/Wing, 18 Lunar U/Wing, 8 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Garden Carpet, 2 Brimstone, 2 Common Wainscot, 

4 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Straw Dot, 4 Willow Beauty, 2 Double Striped Pug , 2 Pinion Streaked Snout.

Common Plume, 2 Eudonia angustea 

Photos added 

THURS 3 OCT 

Although a cooler evening numbers still good for Oct with 114 of 30 species 

NFG - Lesser Wax Moth 

NFY - Green Brindled Crescent 

Migrants - Only 10 Rashford's Flame Shoulder, 2 L-album Wainscot, 

2 Palpita Vitrealis, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, Delicate 

Of Interest -

Small Dusty Wave, Brimstone, Cabbage Moth ( Late record ) 

2 Light Emerald, 2 Beaded Chestnut, 3 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 

3 Garden Carpet, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, 

Wainscot - 9 Large, 4 Common, 1 Smoky 

Also-

17 Large Yellow Underwing, 8 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 10 Square Spot Rustic, 14 Lunar Underwing, 3 Double Striped Pug, 2 Willow Beauty, 2 Straw Dot 

Agonopterix yeatiana, Agriphila geniculea, LBAM , Common Plume 

Photos added 

WED 2 OCT 

Still good numbers trapped even though a cool night , high cloud early, dry NE breeze , total of 114 moths of 29 species .The Radford's Flame Shoulder continue to arrive - a new site record 

Migrants -

12 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Delicate, 2 Scarce Bordered Straw, 2 L- album Wainscot, Palpita Vitrealis, 

3 Rusty Dot Pearl, Angle Shades, Dark Spectacle 

Of interest -

Blood-vein, Small Fan- footed Wave, Green Carpet, Flame Shoulder, 

Lesser Yellow Underwing, Snout 

Wainscot - 8 Large, 6 Common, 1 Smoky 

Also -

18 Large Yellow Underwing, 11 Lunar Underwing, 11 Square Spot Rustic, 10 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Garden Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 5 Willow Beauty, 2 Double Striped Pug, Straw Dot 

LBAM, Common Plume

photos added 

TUES 1 OCT 

A cooler evening, clear, dry just a light breeze . Good activity with a toal of 108 moths of 31 species with some interesting migrants 

Migrants -

Blair's Mocha ( 2nd record this year ), 5 L- album Wainscot, 

5 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 3 Scarce Bordered Straw, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Angle Shades, Silver Y , Delicate, Four Spotted Footman, 

Dark Sword Grass, Dark Spectacle 

Of interest-

Mottled Rustic, 2 Buff Arches, 4 Straw Dot, 4 Willow Beauty, 9 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 10 Large Wainscot, 

3 Common Wainscot 

Also-

17 Large Yellow Underwing, 11 Square Spot Rustic , 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 6 Lunar Underwing, Pinion Streaked Snout, Snout, 3 Double Striped Pug 

New Photos added

MON 30 SEPT 

Traps on for first tine since last Tuesday, clear with light WNW breeze , Attended 22.00- 22.45 , o/night v good .Total of 80 moths of 25 species 

NFY - Beaded Chestnut 

Migrants - 

2 Silver Y, Delicate, 3 L-album Wainscot, 3 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Dark Spectacle 

Of interest -

Brussels Lace ( late record ), Black Rustic, 2 Frosted  Orange, Flounced Rustic, Crescent Dart, 7 Large Wainscot, 2 Common Wainscot 

Also -

15 Large Y U/Wing, 18 Square Spot Rustic, 6 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Snout, Pinion Streaked Snout, 2 Lunar U/Wing, Straw Dot, 4 Setaceous Hebrew Character 

new photos added 

TUES 24 SEPT 

Less mild , light showers , light breeze , total of 119 moths of 30 species 

Migrants -

Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 3 Silver Y, 7 Radford's Flame Shoulder (Site record ) , 5 Rusty Dot Pearl, 5 L-album Wainscot (site record ), 

Dark Spectacle, Angle Shades, Dark Sword Grass 

Of interest-

Wainscot - 7 Large, 9 Common, 1 Shore 

2 Feathered Ranunculus, 2 Rosy Rustic, 3 Lunar Underwing, Four Spotted Footman-M, Box-Tree Moth, Frozen Orange 

Also - 

5 Willow Beauty, 13 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 13 Large Yellow Underwing, 8 Double Striped Pug, 9 Square Spot Rustic, 2 Snout 

3 Straw Dot 

3 species of Micro 

photos added 

MON 23 SEPT 

Another mild night, light showers, light breeze .Traps on 19.40- 23.00, total of 181 moths of 39 species 

NFG - 3 Box-Tree Moth 

NFY - Copper Underwing 

Migrants -

1 Silver Y, 5 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 3 Angle Shades, Small Motttled Willow, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 L-album Wainscot, 

2 Dark Spectacle, Delicate, Dark Sword Grass, 

Of interest -

Bloxworth Snout, 2 Frosted Orange, Rosy Rustic, Straw Dot, Mullein Wave, Pale Mottled Willow, 3 Large Wainscot, 13 Common Wainscot 

Ringed China Mark 

Carpet- 7 Common Marbled, 4 Common, 5 Garden 

Also-

25 Willow Beauty, 16 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 13 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 15 Double Striped Pug, Small Fan- footed Wave, 3 Brimstone, Bright-Line Brown-eye, 23 Square Spot Rustic , 5 Snout , 4 Light Emerald 

2 Agriphila geniculea, Eudonia angustea, Carcena quercana, 3 LBAM, 2 Depressaria daucella 

Photos added 

Sunday 22 SEPT 

Mild night, Cloudy , Dry with a light breeze - traps attended 20.00-

22.35 total of 185 moths of 34 species 

NFY - Small Mottled Willow 

Migrants -

5 Silver Y, 2 White -Point, 2 Dark Spectacle, Dark Sword Grass, 

2 L-album Wainscot, 10 Rusty Dot Pearl , 4 Radfords Flame Shoulder 

- record day count 

Of interest 

Crescent Dart, 2 Large & 15 Common Wainscot, Lunar Underwing, 

Light Emerald, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, 23 Willow Beauty( year record), 

Carpets - 5 Garden, 9 Common Marbled, 2 Coom

Also - 

38 Square Spot Rustic, Small Square Spot, 11 Double Striped Pug, 8 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 12 Large Yellow Underwing, 7 Snout, Vines Rustic, 2 Flame Shoulder, Bright-Line Brown -eye , 4 Brimstone, 2 Straw Dot 

Many Plumed, Depressaria daucella, Acleris literana/comarlana ,

4 Agriphila geniculea.

THURS 19 SEPT 

Another clear sky with a full moon , NE F5+ wind meant few moths in flight .

'Just 73 moths of 25 species 

Migrants -

2 Silver Y, White-Point, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Turnip, Dark Spectacle 

Of interest -

9 Common Wainscot, 3 Flounced Rustic, Cabbage, Snout, Burnished Brass, Light Emerald 

'Also-

17 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 5 Vines Rustic, 7 Square Spot Rustic, Small Square Spot, 9 Large Yellow U/Wing, Bright-Line Brown-eye, 2 Common Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, Common Rustic, Willow Beauty, Flame Shoulder, Brimstone, Single -dotted Wave.

LBAM

WED 18 SEPT 

Mild , full moon, clear sky, dry , strong NE breeze resulted in little in flight , only 70 moths of 23 species 

Migrants -

9 Silver Y, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 

Angle Shades

Of interest - 

Blood-vein, Frosted Orange, 2 Large Wainscot, 11 Common Wainscot, Red Twin-Spot Carpet, Bright-line Brown-eye, Snout, Straw Dot

Also-

11 Large Yellow U/Wing, 14 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

Vines Rustic, 2 Square Spot Rustic , Small Square Spot, Brimstone, 

Flame Shoulder, 2 Double Striped Pug , Garden & Common Carpet

TUES 17 SEPT 

A milder evening produced sone interesting moths despite a clear sky and full moon 

NFG -Agriphila inquinatella 

'NFY Red Underwing ( a superb moth - photo below ), Blair's Mocha 

( only my 2nd garden record ) , Feathered Ranunculus 

Migrants - Portland Ribbon Wave ( worn ) , 22 Silver Y ( big increase ), 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer

Carpets - 3 Garden, 3 Common Marbled, 2 Common 

Of interest -

9 Common & 1 Large Wainscot, 2 Frosted Orange, Dusky Thorn, Light Emerald, Burnished Brass, Rosy Rustic, Crescent Dart, Mecyna asinalis 

MON 16 SEPT 

Much cooler than expected, full moon & clear sky resulted in just 70 moths of 30 species 

Possible migrants -

2 Silver Y, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Portland Ribbon Wave 

Of interest -

3 Mullein Wave, Pale Mottled Willow, Large Wainscot, 6 Common Wainscot, Crescent Dart, Rosy Rustic, Burnished Brass, Common Wave , 3 Snout, Pinion Streaked Snout 

Many Plumed Moth 

Carpets - singles of - Common Marbled, Garden, Green, Common Photos added 

SUN 15 SEPT 

A milder evening, cloudy , light showers and a light W breeze . 
Traps attended 20.40- 23.50 , more activity o/night 

Total of 131 moths of 42 species 

NFY - Black Rustic 

Possible Migrants -

3 Silver Y, 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 4 L- album Wainscot (Long time since had 4 at once ) , 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer, 2 Dark Chocolate 

Wainscot -in addition to the 4 L-album, 2 Large, 14 Common, Small, Smoky 

Of interest -

Crescent Dart, Early Thorn, 2 Cabbage, Rosy Rustic, 2 Flounced Rustic, Lunar Underwing, 4 Snout , Pinion Streaked Snout , 3 Common Marbled, 2 Green, 2 Common, 2 Garden Carpet , Straw Dot 

Photos will be added later 
 

FRI 13 SEPT 

First trap since last Saturday, still cool evenings , very little in flight 

total of 46 moths of 21species -

Migrants -

Radfords Flame Shoulder, Silver Y, Rush Veneer 

Of interest -

2 Large Wainscot, 4 Common Wainscot, 1 Cabbage , Blood-vein, Mullein Wave, Buss Ermine, Light Emerald , 2 Common Marbled Carpet 

MON 9 SEPT 

Very autumnal feeing last night - cooler , cloudy showers o/night 

toal of 119 moths of just 36 species 

Migrants -

5 Silver Y, 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer, Angle Shades 

Of interest-

3 Frozen Orange, Mullein Wave, Pale Mottled Willow, Early Thorn , 2m 1F Four Spotted Footman, 12 Common & 2 Smoky Wainscot, 

2 Flame, Yellow-barred Brindle

SUN 8 SEPT 

Cloudy evening with light rain /drizzle . Total of 154 moths of 43 species 

NFY - August Thorn 

Migrants - 15 Silver Y, Scarce Bordered Straw ( worn ) Rush Veneer 

Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest -

Dusky & Early Thorn, 3 Flame, 2 F Four Spotted Footman, 2 Flounced Rustic, Rosy Rustic, Crescenr Dart, Hoary Footman, 

yellow- barred Brindle 

9 species of Micro 

New photos added 

FRI 6 SEPT 

Mild dry & cloudy evening. Late start - 22.50- 00.50, busy finished with a total of 280 moths of 54 species 

Migrants -

3 Portland Ribbon Wave, 24 Silver Y (a few smaller & grey ) 

2 Radford's Flame Shoulder, White - Point, Rush Veneer, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Turnip, 4 Cabbage, 5 Dark Spectacle.

Of interest -

Wainscot - 20Common, 2 Large, 2 Small, 1 Smoky

Old Lady, Buff Arches, Centre -barred Sallow, Lunar Underwing, 

Tawny Speckled Pug, Four Spotted Footman, Knot Grass, 3 Early Thorn , 2 Dusky Thorn, Cabary- shouldered Thorn, Burnished Brass, 

Marbled Green 

Garden Rose Tortrix 

 New photo page 

WED 4 SEPT 

 Cooler evening, cloudy & calm , expected rain did not arrive until 06.00 .Traps attended 21.10-23.10 , total of 223 moths of 50 species 

Migrants -

Radfords Flame Shoulder, 5 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 2 L-album Wainscot, Portland Ribbon Wave, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Rush Veneer 

Wainscot - 14 Common, 2 L-album, Shore, Small, Smoky, Large 

of interest -

Bloxworth Snout, 9 Snout, 2 F Four Spotted Footman, Hoary Footman, 3 Cabbage, 2 Crescent Dart, 3 Galium Carpet, 2 Mullein Wave, Centre- barred Sallow , 4 Rosy Rustic, Anania crocealis 

New photos added 

TUES 3 SEPT 

Still mild cloudy calm & dry . Traps attended 21.00- 23.10

total of 298 moths of 54 species 

Migrants -

21 Silver Y., 8 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Angle Shades, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer, L-album Wainscot, Jersey Mocha 

Wainscot - 22 Common, Smoky, 2 Large, 1 L-album 

Of Interest -

Jersey Tiger ( 1st record for Sept ), Bloxworth Snout, Early Thorn, 

2 Crescent Dart, Mullein Wave, 2 Rosy Rustic, Cabbage, Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2 Peach Blossom, Small Blood -vein, 2 Knot Grass, Frosted Orange, 3 Four Spotted Footman ( 2 F )

MON 2 SEPT 

 Another mild evening , Gary, calm & cloudy . Traps attended 

21.00-22.45 - very busy 

total of 356 moths of 73 species 

NFY - Vestal, Beautiful Plume 

Wainscot - 22 Common, 2 Smoky, 1 Large, 1 Small Rufous 

Migrants -

Convolvulus Hawkmoth ( worn ) , 11 Dark Sword Grass, Radford's Flame Shoulder, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, Jersey Mocha, Portland Ribbon Wave, , Palpita Vitrealis, Scarce Bordered Straw, Angle Shades, 3 Rush Veneer, 2 Silver Y, 

Of Interest -

Canary- shouldered Thorn, Dusky Thorn, Ear moth-agg, Marbled Green, 4 Chinese Character, 6 Light Emerald, 5 Blood-vein, 

4 Four Spotted Footman ( 2m 2 f), 3 Crescent Dart, Peach Blossom,  Knot Grass, Burnished Brass, Galium Carpet, 2 Rosy Rustic, Lime- speck Pug

new photos to be added 

SUN 1 SEPT 

Another very mild evening, cloudy, dry & calm , great conditions producing 420 moths of 73 species , . Traps attended 20.30- 23.20 (ran out of pots ! ) 

NFY - Old Lady, Centre- barred Sallow 

Wainscot - 16 Common, 2 Smoky, 3 Large, 1 Shore, 1 L-album 

Migrants -

4 Angle zshades, 9 Silver Y, 11 Dark Sword Grass, Palpita Vitrealis, 

4 Rush Veneer, Convolvulus Hawkmoth, Portland Ribbon Wave, 

L-album Wainscot, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl , 2 Dark Spectacle 

Of interest -

2 Rosy Footman, Small Blood-vein, 2 Blood-vein, Thorns - 4 Dusky, Canary- shouldered , 2 Early, Four Spotted Footman , 2 Hoary Footman, Scarce Footman, Clouded Silver, Ruby Tiger, Lime-speck Pug, 2 Light Enerald, 3 Purple Bar, Mullein Wave, 3 Cabbage Moth, 

5 Crescent Dart 

new photos added

SAT 31 AUG 

Very mild evening still 18c @ 22.30 , brisk ENE breeze, dry & clear .

Mayhem - record total of 425 moths of 68 species 

NFG - Acleris emargana ( requires Gen Det - I have released it ) 

Migrants -

Jersey Mocha, Portland Ribbon Wave, 18 Silver Y, 9 Dark Sword Grass, 3 Palpita Vitrealis, 6 Angle Shades, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

6 Rush Veneer, Radford's Flame Shoulder, White-point, Dark Spectacle 

 Of interest-

Elephant Hawkmoth, Ruby Tiger, Frosted Orange, 10 Snout, 9 Flounced Rustic, Crescent Dart, Heart & Dart, Tawny Speckled Pug, 4 Purple Bar, 2 Knot Grass, 4 Dusky Thorn, Small Blood -vein

Oak Nycteoline , 4 Burnished Brass 

 photos to be added later 

FRI 30 AUG 

COOL Calm& dry evening - traps attended 20.45 - 23.30 2 contrasting period - 75 pots up to 23.30 , 140 in traps o/night , 

total of 214 moths of 54 species 

NFY - Tawny-speckled Pug 

Migrants - Convolvulus Hawkmoth ( 2nd this year ) , 8 Rush Veneer, 

7 Silver Y, White-point, Scarce Bordered Straw, Jersey Mocha ( 2nd this year ), 2 Angle Shades, Dark Sword Grass, 

Of interest -

Light Emerald, 4 Snout, Pinion - streaked Snout, 3 Flounced Rustic, Burnished Brass, Frosted Orange, , 2 Cabbage Moth, 2 Knot Grass, 

2 Four Spotted Footman , 1 Early Thorn, 3 Dusky Thorn, Purple Bar, Swallow Prominent, Rosy Footman, Blood-vein, 2 Small Blood-vein, DarBarred Twin-Spot Carpet , 2 Mullein Wave, 3 Rosy Rustic , 

11 Common Wainscot 

new photos added 

THURS 29 AUG 

Much cooler evening , traps attended 21.15- 23.15 , total of 163 moths of 49 species 

NFY -  Large Wainscot, Small Dusty Wave 

Migrants - 6 Rush Veneer, 3 Dark Sword Grass, Pearly Underwing 

Wainscot- 10 Common, 1 Sliky, 1 Small 

Of interest-

Bloxworth Snout ( 2nd record this. Onth ) , Satin Wave, 2 Mullein Wave, Green Carpet, Black Arches 

New photos added 

WED 28 AUG 

Clear, dry, calm evening - slightly cooler . Traps attended 21.15- 23.45 , final total of 236 moths of 62 species -interesting migrants 

NFG - Porter's Rustic - migrant- only 7 previous Devon records 3 in 2023 , 2 trapped in S are Cornwall last night 

NFY -3 Small Dusty Wave, Convolvulus Hawkmoth - migrant 

Other migrants - White-point, Delicate, Portland Ribbon Wave, 

8 Rush Veneer, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, Angle Shades, 4 Silver Y

Of interest - 

Drinker, Jersey Tiger, Small Blood-vein, 2 Blood-vein, Dusky Thorn, Canary - shouldered Thorn, 3 Rosy Rustic, 3 Flounced Rustic, 

2 Chinese Character, Burnished Brass, 2 Four Spotted Footman, Mullein Wave, Yellow- barred Brindle, Galium Carpet, 35 Large Yellow U/Wing, 15 Common Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot, 

Lobesia abscisana + 8 species of micro

TUES 27 AUG 

Cloudy, mild and calm , light shower at 20.30 . Traps attended 

21.10- 23.40 , best night of the year - total of 253 moths of 64 species - 3 lifers & 2 NFY 

NFG - Latticed Heath - a scarce Devon moth only 4 records in last 10 years , Lilac Beauty, Carnation Tortrix 

NFY - Orange Swift, Common Marbled Carpet 

Migrants - 11 Rush Venerr, Palpita Vitrealis, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

2 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass, Dark Spectacle 

Of interest -

Jersey Tiger, Garden Tiger, Oak Eggar, Nutmeg, Black Arches, Dark Arches, Knot Grass, Marbled Green, Small Rufous, Cabbage Moth, Brussels Lace, 2 Chinese Character, Galium Carpet, 2 Dusky Thorn,

3 Hoary Footman, 2 Round-winged Muslin, 3 Rosy Rustic, 8 Flounced Rustic, Four Spotted Footman, Yellow -barred Brindle, 

2 Mullein Wave, 2 Blood-vein, 2 Burnished Brass, 26 Large Yellow U/Wing, 18 Common Wainscot 

MON 26 AUG

Cloudy, dry with a light breeze , traps attended  21.05- 23.20 - o/night v good . Total of 201 moths of 57 species inc a scarce micro 

NFG - Lobesia abscisana- only 2 Devon records in 2023 

NFY- Agriphilla straminella 

Possible migrants - 

Palpita Viteralis ( 2nd this year ) , 5 Dark Sword Grass, Silver Y, 

Rusty Dot Pearl , 3 Dark Spectacle ( migrants ?) 

Of interest - 

2 Jersey Tiger, 10 Common Wainscot, 1 Small Wainscot, 2 Small Rufous , 1 Crescent Dart, 3 Rosy Rustic, 2 Flounced Rustic, 

Burnished Brass, 3 Hoary Footman, 2 Peach Blossom, 2 Round-winged Muslin, Flame, Drinker, Heart & Club, Flame Carpet, 
Galium Carpet, Green Carpet, 3 Yellow-barred Brindle, 7 Snout, 

17 Bright-Line Brown-eye, Satin Wave, 

Also - 32 Vine's Rustic, 28 Flame Shoulder, 2 Single DottedWave, 

2 Spectacle, 

9 Species of micro -inc 

Pyrausta despicata, 2 Garden Pebble, 5 LBAM

Photos added
 

SAT 24 AUG 

Another breezy clear & dry evening, late start 22 . 20, gave up 23.40 very little in flight , total only 66 moths of 28 species 

NFY - Barred Fruit -tree Tortrix 

Of interest-

Small Wainscot, Small Rufous, Poplar Hawkmoth, 2 Flounced Rustic, 

Rosy Rustic, Spectacle, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl , 11 Flame Shoulder, 13

Vibes Rustic 

4 species of micro 

photos to be added 

FRI 23 AUG 

After some unseasonal summer weather - gales and rain light back from 21.10- 23.30 , cloudy but heavy rain o/night , total of 164 moths of 48 species 

NFY - 2 Frosted Orange 

Possible migrants -

Scarce Bordered Straw ( worn ), Dark Sword Grass, Silver Y, 2 Rush Veneer 

Of interest -

2 Elephant Hawkmoth, Jersey Tiger, Ruby Tiger, Drinker, 4 Flounced Rustic, 2 Spectacle, Heart & Club, Burnished Brass, Blood-vein, 4 Common Wainscot, 3 Yellow -barred Brindle, Small Rufous, Hoary Footman, 7 Bright-line Brown-eye, Clay, 2 Snout, Pinion Streaked Snout, Pale Mottled Willow 

WED 21 AUG 

Very windy - W F5/6 , cloudy , heavy rain o/night. Traps attended 

21.20- 22.40- because of wind very little flying .

Final total65 moths of 24 species , but did include some surprises .

Of interest -

1 Radford's Flame Shoulder - 5th record this year - normally not recorded until late September . 
1 Shark, 1 White Ermine, Pale Mottled Willow, Flounced Rustic, Rosy Rustic, Dark Arches, Knot Grass, 1 Common Wainscot 

Also- 

4 Brimstone, 17 Flame Shoulder, 10 Vines Rustic, 2 Small Square Spot, Common Rustic, Square Spot Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Bright-line Brown-eye, 

4 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow U/wing, Common Carpet, 2 Dingy Footman 

2 Common Plume , LBAM , 6 Agriphila tristella 

New photos added 
 

TUES 20 AUG 

Cooler evening with clear moonlight breezy conditions combined to produce a low total of 118 moths of 35 species .

Traps attended 21.20- 23.30

Of interest (just ) -

Jersey Tiger, Poplar Hawkmoth, Black Arches, 3 Silver Y, 

2 Four Spotted Footman, 2 Hoary Footman , Eary Thorn, Knot Grass, 2 Rosy Rustic 

Also- 

26 Flame Shoulder, 7 Brimstone, 10 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow U/wing , 10 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Rustic, 

2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 12 Vines Rustic, Square Spot Rustic, Small Square Spot, Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Dingy Footman, 1 Scarce Footman, 1 Rosy Footman, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, Small Fan-footed Wave, 7 Common Carpet, Double Striped Pug, 1Buff Ermine 

7 species of micros 

SUN 18 AUG 

Joined Dave Pakes & Andy Trout at South Milton Ley - cooler evening , cloudy from 23.00 but dry 

I recorde 51 moths of 27 species -

Elephant Hawkmoth, Oak Eggar, 3 Jersey Tiger, 7 Silver Y, Dark Sword Grass, Angle Shades, Black Arches, Marbled Green, White Ermine, Knot Grass, Brimstone, Common Wainscot , Spectacle, 

Square Spot Rustic, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, Vines Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 4 Dingy Footman, 

4 Rosy Footman, Hoary Footman, 2 Scarce Footman, 5 Flame Shoulder, 4 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U/wing, Ringed China Mark , Rosy Tabby 

In my garden left 1 trap on against the house wall - 40 moths of 22 species , only items of interest were-

Scorched Carpet, Dot Moth, 3 Dark Sword Grass, Mullein Wave, 2 Knot Grass, Hoary Footman, Snout

SAT 17 AUG 

Milder night, cloudy, light breeze , shower at 00.15 . Late start 22.55 - 00.30 , plenty of activity, finished with 230 moths of 57 species 

Tiger - 9 Jersey, 4 Ruby 

Possible migrants - 16 Silver Y, 8 Dark Sword Grass, Angle Shades, Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Rush Veneer 

Footman - 6 Four Spotted, 5 Dingy, 4 Hoary, 1 Scarce, 1 Buff, 2 Rosy 

Of interest-

2 Flounced Rustic, Rosy Rustic, Crescent Dart, Small Rufous, 

3 Peach Blossom, 2 Black Arches, Satin Wave, Single Dotted Wave, Small Fan- footed Wave, 5 Common Wave, Purple Bar, 4 Snout, Blood-vein, Waved Umber, Yelliw Tail, 2 Spectacle, Yellow- barred Brindle, Early Thorn 

Big increase in - 14 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 7 Large Yellow U/wing- highest of the year , 20 Vine's Rustic 

FRI 16 AUG 

A cool night for August , few moths in flight ,traps attended 21.25- 23.10 , total of 101 moths of 44 species 

Possible migrants - 2 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Angle Shades, Rush Veneer 

Of interest -

8 Jersey Tiger, Drinker, Marbled Green, Small Dusty Wave, Crescent, 

Knot Grass, Flame, Rosy Rustic, Heart & Club, Chinese Character, 

3 Common Wainscot, 1 Southern Waibscot, Magpie, V Pug, 

6 Spectacle, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, Common Marbled Carpet 

WED 14 AUG 

Less mild , calm clear & dry - only 118 moths of 47 species but 2 NFG 

NFG - Grass Eggar - a scarce moth in Devon- last record in South Hams was a larvae at Bokt Tail in 2012.

Also a Mouse Moth 

Tigers - 7 Jersey, 7 Ruby 

Migrants - 3 Silver Y, 6 Dark Sword Grass, Garden Pebble , Rush Veneer, Turnip 

Footman - 9 Dingy, 7 Four Spotted (1 F ), Rosy 

Of interest -

Herald, Poplar Hawkmoth, 3Swallow &  1 Iron Prominent, 

Crescent Dart, Small Rufous, 2 Knot Grass, Drinker, 2 Spectacle, 

2 Mullein Wave, Yellow Tail, Yellow Barred- brindle, Waved Umber 

photos added

TUES 13 AUG 

Late start waited until rain stopped at 22,40 , total of 172 moths of 51 species 

Migrants - 20 Silver Y, 9 Dark Sword Grass, Rusty Dot Pearl, 

2nd record this year for - Scarce Bordered Straw 

Tigers- 1 Jersey , 17 Ruby

Footman - 9 Dingy, 4 Four Spotted (1F ) , 1 Rosy 

Of interest -

Early & Dusky Thorn, 2 Yellow Tail, Sharp-angled Peacock, 2 Peach Blossom, Blood-vein, Mullein Wave, Herald, Flounced Rustic, 

2 Waved Umber, 2 La Cheyenne, Elephant Hawkmoth, 10 Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow U/wing, 2 Large Yellow U/Wing 
The Cydia amplana returned to the white sheet 

photos added
 

MON 12 AUG 

Less mild but clear calm & dry . Traps attended 21.30- 23.35 

activity and o/night good , total of 205 moths of 62 species 

NFG - Cydia amplina - scarce moth in Devon 

NFY - Ear moth - agg 

Tiger - record Site count of 21 Jersey, 4 Ruby 

Migrants-2 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Rush Veneer, Angle Shades , Rusty Dot Pearl, 

Footman - 9 Dingy, 9 Four Spotted ( 1F ) , 7 Rosy, 5Hoary 

Of interest -

Oak Eggar, 2 Blood-vein, 2 Mullein Wave, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, Single Dotted Wave, 5 Common Wave, Pebble Iron & Swallow Prominent, 3 Yellow Tail, Small Rufous, Spectacle, 2 Knot Grass, Rosy Rustic, Gold Spot, 2 Herald, Crescent, Crescent Dart, Flounced Rustic , 2 Pinion- streaked Snout , 10 Vines Rustic , Cloaked Minor, 5 Southern Wainscot, 2 Common Wainscot, 4 Setaceous H Character, 

2 Dusky Thorn, 

Micros - Conchulis molliculana, Clepsis consimilana, 2 Common Plume, 3 Twenty Plume, Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix

new photos added 

SUN 11 AUG 

Very windy - F5 E resulted in poor traps , improved a lot o/night when the wind dropped . Traps attended 21.25 - 23. 30 total of 

165 moths of 62 species 

NFG - Ancylosis oblitella - a scarce moth in Devon 

NFY - Bloxworth Snout , Green Oak Tortrix 

Tiger - Jersey, 2 Ruby 

Footman - 5 Four Spotted ( M ) , 2 Dingy, 1 Rosy

Migrants - 5 Silver Y, Rusty Dot. pearl, Angle Shades 

Of interest -

Elephant Hawk, 2 Oak Eggar, Gold Spot, 2 Cabbage, 1 Turnip, Spectacle, Crescent, Crescent Dart, Clay, 2 Small Rufous, 5 Southern Wainscot, Common Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot, Flame, Yellow Shell, Early Thorn, Knot Grass, 14 Lesser Broad -bordered Yellow U/wing, 

2 Large Yellow U/Wing, Swallow Prominent, Purple Bar, Waved Umber 

Also -

40 Flame Shoulder, 6 Brimstone, 8 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 7 Common Rustic, 3 Vine's Rustic, Square Spot Rustic, 3 Small Square Spot, 

2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Cloaked Minor, Heart & Dart, 

Snout, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 2 Common Wave, Single Dotted Wave, Small Fan-footed Wave, 3 Common Carpet, Buff Ermine, Double Striped Pug 

Micros- Mother of Pearl, Rose Garden Tortrix, Common Plume , 

Celphya striana, +6 species 

FRI 9 AUG 

Mild dry night with a light breeze - traps attended 21.55- 23.45 

Little in flight after 23.15 , total of 150 moths of 50 species 

Tiger - 5 Jersey, 2 Ruby, 

Migrants- 8 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl

Footman - 4 Dusty, 4 Hoary, 3 Four Spotted (1F ) 1 Rosy  

of interest -

2 Spectacle, Rosy Rustic, Crescent Dart, Setaceous Hebrew Character, 4 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Cabbage, Yellow- barred Brindle, 3 Purple Bar, Early Thorn, 2 Peach Blossom, Swallow Prominent, Pebble Prominent, 2 Knot Grass, Clay, 2 Waved Umber 

Also-

41 Flame Shoulder, 10 Brimstone, 3 Common Rustic , Uncertain, 

4 Vines Rustic, Square Spot Rustic, Dark Arches, Single Dotted Wave, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, Buff Ermine, Straw Dot, Large Yellow U/Wing, 3 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U/wing, 4 Common Carpet, Red Twin Spot Carpet, 3 Common Wave, Common White Wave, Double Striped Pug

Common Plume, Twenty Plume, Mother of Pearl, Willow Ermibe, + 3 species 

WED 7 AUG 

Cloudy, mild light breeze , heavy rain o/night impacted on a total of 147 moths of 54 species 

NFG - Hemp Agrimony Plume 

Nfy - Dark Fruit- Tree Tortrix 

Outstanding record- Devonshire Wainscot- 2nd of the year 

Migrants - 6 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass , 4 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Of interest -

Drinker, 2 Oak Eggar, 6 Jersey Tiger, 5 Ruby Tiger, Elephant Hawkmoth, Common Waibscot, 2 Knot Grass, Sharp-angled Peacock, 4 Four Spotted Footman , Swallow Prominent, Pebble Prominent, Yellow- barred Brindle, Peach Blossom, Rosy Rustic 

Also -

16 Brimstone, 25 Flame Shoulder, 2 Magpie, Crescent Dart, 3 Common Rustic, Lackey, Snout, Uncertain, 3 Straw Dot, Early Thorn, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Spectacle, 2 Buff Ermibe, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, 2 Common Wave, Common White Wave, 2 Single Dotted Wave, 12 Dingy Footman, 2 Rosy Footman, Dark Arches, 

Willow Beauty, Small Square Spot, 4 Common Carpet, 2 Double Striped Pug, Large Yellow U/Wing, Lesser Yellow U/wing, 

2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow U/wing 

Tewnty Plume, Common Plume + 3 sp 

New photos added 

TUES 6 AUG 

Mild, cloudy, light breeze dry , traps attended 22.10- 00.25

186 moths of 60 species 

NFG - Oegoconia caradjai-  released , needs gen det for confirmation 

NFY - Oak Eggar 

Hawkmoth - Elephant, Poplar

Tiger - 10 Jersey, 7 Ruby

Migrants - 7 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl

Footman - 14 Dingy, 1 Common, 1 Hoary, 4 Rosy, 1 Four Spotted 

Of interest-

8 Pebble Prominent, 1 Leopard Moth, 4 Early Thorn, 2 Knot Grass, Lychnis, 4 Spectacle, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Crescent Dart, Clay, 2 Peach Blossom, Waved Umber, Rosy Rustic, Yellow- barred Brindle, 2 Sharp Angled Peacock, Brussels Lace, 2 Purple Bar 

Also-

18 Brimstone, 26 Flame Shoulder, 2 Large Yellow U/Wing, 

Lesser Yellow U/wing , 3 Lesser Broad-borderedYellow U/wing, 

4 Dark Arches, 4 Straw Dot, 3 Uncertain, 3 Small square Spot, 

3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3v Common Wave, Common White Wave, 

Single Dotted Wave, Willow Beauty, 9 Smoky Wainscot, 5 Southern Wainscot, Magpie, 2 Double Strioed Pug, 2 Common Carpet, 

4 Lackey, 1 Clouded Silver 

Micros - Twenty Plume, LBAM, Agapeta hamana, Agriphila geniculea

2 Depressaria radialla, 2 Agriphila tristella + 2 

photos added 

MON 5 AUG 

Very breezy, cloudy, wet from 23.00 - power cuts on /off until 01.00 

Traps attended 21.45 - 23.45 

Hawkmoth - 1 Elephant 

Tiger - 2 Jersey, 10 Ruby

Migrants - 15 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass 

Footman - 13 Dingy, 1 Rosy

Of interest - White-point , 2 Drinker, 2 Lychnis. 2 Knot Grass, Cabbage, Clouded Border, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, Clay, Peach Blossom, Crescent, Yellow-barred Brindle, Early Thorn, Swallow Prominent 

Also-

15 Brimstone, 26 Flame Shoulder, 3 Common Rustic, Dark Arches, 2 Uncertain, Square Spot Rustic, Straw Dot, Willow Beauty, Chinese Character, 6 Small Fan-footed Wave, Spectacle, 2 Common Wave, 

5 Common Carpet, 2 Lackey, 3 Smoky Wainscot, Southern Wainscot 

Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad -bordered Yellow U/wing, 2 Double Striped Pug 

7 species of micro 

SUN 4 AUG 

Milder, cloudy, dry, light breeze . Traps attended 22.00- 00.05 

total of 221 moths of 56 species 

NFY - White Point, Agriphila straminella, Crambus pascuella 

Hawkmoth - 2 Elephant 

Tiger - 4 Jersey, 20 Ruby 

Migrants - 16 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl

Footman - 17 Dingy, 1 Hoary, 2 Rosy , 2 Four Spotted (F ) , 1 Round-winged Muslin

Of interest -

2 Snout, 2 Drinker, Iron Prominent, Small Rufous, 4 Southern Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Waved Umber, 2 Knot Grass, Early Thorn, Yellow Tail, Purple Bar, Blood-vein, 3 Crescent Dart, Crescent, 2 Spectacle 

Also -

21 Brimstone, 43 Flame Shoulder, 3 Lackey, 8 Dark Arches, 5 Common Wave, 2 Small Fan-footed Wave, 6 Common Carpet, Straw Dot, Willow Beauty, Cloaked Minor, Bright-line Brown-eye, 

Square Spot Rustic, Marbled Minor-agg, Double Striped Pug, 

2 Magpie, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Lesser Broad- bordered 

Yellow Underwing, 2 Uncertain 

Mother of Pearl, Anania coronata, 3 LBAM, Rosy Tabby + 4 species 

SAT 3 AUG 

A cooler  evening, light cloud , dry & calm - big difference with only 120 moths of 45 species - traps attended 21.40-23.40 - early finish due to lack of activity 

HAWKMOTH - 1 Poplar

Tiger - 3 Jersey, 8 Ruby 

Migrants - 6 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass 

Footman- 11 Dingy, 1 Common, 1 Buff, 1 Four Spotted, 2 Rosy, 

2 Round-winged Muslin

Wave - 7 Small Fan-footed, 1 Single Dotted, 2 Common 

Most interesting -1 Small Seraphim - only 2nd site record 

Of interest -

3 Clouded Border, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Herald, 

1 Spectcle, Barred Straw, 4 Lackey, 2 Iron Prominent, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Drinker, White Plume 

Also - 9 Brimstone, 20 Flame Shoulder, 2 Buff Ermibe, Bright Line Brown-eye, Smoky Wainscot, 4 Common Rustic, Uncertain, Vines Rustic, 2 Shuttle s-shaped Dart, Pinion - streaked Snout, Snout, 

Magpie, Double Striped Pug, Chinese Character, Common Carpet, 

Red Twin Spot Carpet, 3 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 

2 species of micro

THURS 1 AUG 

Just spent 35 mins typing the days report which appears to have disappeared into thin air !

300 moths of 71 species 

NFY -Bird Cherry Ermine , Willow Ermine, Agriphilla geniculee

Will add photos later 

WED 31 JULY 

Another very mild night, cloudy and calm Traps `attended 21.30- 

00.10 , total ( highest ever ) 442 moths of 77 species 

NFG - Neocochylis molliculana , 

NFG - Canary `shouldered Thorn, Sallow Kitten, Dark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet , Eudonia Mercurella, Apple Ermine 

On house wall this morning 125 + Apple Ermine 

Hawkmoth - 3 Elephant

Tiger - 6 Jersey, 18 Ruby

Migrants - 24 Silver Y, 8 Dark Sword Grass, Rusty Dot Pearl 

Footman - 11 Common, 31 Dingy, 8 Four Spotted ( 4 F ), 10 Rosy 

1 Scarce

Carpet- Galium, 2 Common, Garden 

Wave - Common , Common White , Dwarf- Cream, 12 Small Fan-footed, 4 Riband, Single Dotted, 2 Blood-vein 

Of interest- 

2 Drinker, 2 Pebble Prominent, 4 Crescent, 3 Yellow Tail, Clay, 3 Crescent Dart, Spectacle, 2 Sharp -angled Peacock, Knot Grass, Pebble Hook-tip, Marbled Green, Dusky Thorn, Herald, , Snout, Rosy Rustic, Fan-Foot, Swallow -tailed + 20 species of macros & 12 species of micros 

Photos to be added later

TUES 30 JULY 

Very mild , clear light breeze, traps attended 23.25- 00.45 , despite the late start finished with 362 moths of 82 species - highest day specie total 

NFY - Scarce Bordered Straw, Least Yellow Underwing, Small Wainscot, 4Small Rufous, Clepsis consimilana 

Hawkmoths - 3 Elephant, 1 Poplar

Tigers - 3 Jersey, 1 Garden., 

Migrants - 92 Silver Y,  10 Dark Sword Grass ( record ), Rusty Dot Pearl

Footman- 26 Dingy, 2 Common, 1 Scarce, 4 Four Spotted (3 F), 

1 Buff, 6 Rosy, 1 Round- winged Muslin

Prominents - 2 Pale, 3 Pebble, 1 Iron, 1 Swallow

Wave - 2 Single Dotted, 6 Riband, 9 Small Fan-footed, 2 Common, Common White 

Of Interest -

Clouded Border, Waved Umber, 2 Yellow Tail, Crescent, 2 Marbled Green, 3 Clay, Spectacle, 9 Crescent Dart (record ), Lychnis, 

2 Peppered, Sharp Angled Peacock, Dusky Thorn, Early Thorn, 

Knot Grass, Blood Vein, 2 Clouded Silver, 3 Cloaked Minor, Buff Arches, Fan- Foot, Meal moth, Dot Moth, 3 Lackey, V Pug 

Also-

3 Southern Wainscot, 4 Smoky Wainscot, 27 Flame Shoulder, 24 Brimstone, 4 Willow Beauty, 4 Uncertain, 2 Bright Line Brown-eye

3 Common Rustic, 2 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Chinese Character, 

4 Straw Dot, 4 Buff Ermine, 2 Dark Arches, 

Yellow Underwing- 5 Lesser Broad Bordered, 12 Large, 

Carpet - Common, Scorched, Red Twin-Spot 

11 Species of micro 

MON 29 JULY 

Clear mild dry night , breeze later , traps attended 21.55-00.10 , 

241 moths of 62 species 

NFG - Meal moth, Acrobasis advenella 

NFY - Dusky Thorn, 2 Black Arches, Line-Speck Pug, Hoary Footman 

Hawkmoths - Elephant, Poplar 

Tiger - Garden, Jersey, 6 Ruby, 

Migrants - 17 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 

Footman - 65 Dingy, 7 Common, 12 zrosy, 5 Four Spotted, 2 Round 

winged Muslin

Carpets - Purple Bar, Scorched, Red Twin-Spot 

Of interest- 3 Crescent Dart, 1 Crescent, 2 Knot Grass, Buff Tip, 5 Pebble Prominent, Iron Prominent, Early Thorn, Waved Umber,  
cloaked Minor, 2 Pinion- streaked Snout, Nut Tree Tussock, Peppered

Also-

22 Flame Shoulder, 10 Brimstone, 3 Willow Beauty, Brussels Lace , 

11 Buff Ermine, 4 Lackey, Riband Wave, Single Dotted Wave, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, Common White Wave, 3 Straw Dot, Dark Arches, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Clouded Silver, 5 Common Rustic, Rusric, 2 Uncertain, Vibes Rustic, 2 Chinese Character,3 Double Striped Pug, Southern Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot 

LBAM, 2 Twenty Plume, Yponomeuta sp +3 
 

SUN 28 JULY 

 Mild & clear night, light breeze , very busy with 251 moths of 61 species , o/night traps very good 

NFY - 2 Flame Carpet, Square Spot Rustic, Phycita roborella 

Hawkmoths - 4 Ekephant, 1 Privet, 

migrants - 33 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, Rusty Dot Pearl, Radford's Flame Shoulder 

'Footman - 10 Common, 35 Dingy, 10 Rosy, 4 Four Spotted, 2 Round- winged Muslin, 

Tiger -3 Jersey ( 1 Orange u/wing ), 1 Garden, 3 Ruby

of Interest -

1 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Southern Wainscot, 2 Blood -vein, 2 Crescent, 1 Crescent Dart, Nut Tree Tussock, 2 Knot Grass, Shuttle Shaped Dart, Double Lobed, Waved Umber, Drinker, Flounced Rustic, Yellow Tail, Lackey, Early Thorn, Common White Wave 

Also-

8 Dark Arches, 16 Brimstone, 12 Flame Shoulder, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Lessr Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 10 Common Rustic, 3 Uncertain, 1 Rustic, 9 Buff Ermine, Heart & Dart, Chinese Character, 2 Willow Beauty, Brussels Lace, 2 Common Carpet, 9 Small Fan- footed Wave, Double Striped Pug, Foxglove Pug, 

Blastobasis lacticolella, Garden Rose Tortrix, 3f Twenty Plume , + 4

new photos added

SAT 27 JULY 

A mild clear dry & calm night - traps attended 22.00- 00.10 , 

167 moths of 48 species 

NFY - Pebble Hook-tip

Hawkmoths - 2 Elephant 

Tigers - Garden, Jersey, 2 Ruby

Migrants - 9 Silver Y, 4 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder 

Footman - 37 Dingy, 14 Common, 5 Four Spotted, 7 Rosy, 1 Round-winged Muslin 

Wainscot - 2 Southern 

Of interest-

3 Crescent, 2 Pebble Prominent, Blood-vein, Small Blood-vein, 

Dusky Brocade, Clay, Common Emerald, Nut Tree Tussock, Peppered, Yellow Tail, Straw Dot, Brussels lace, Snout 

Also - 13 Flame Shoulder, 11 Buff Ermibe, 10 Brimstone, Riband Wave, Single Dotted Wave, 3 Small- Fan footed Wave, Magpie, 

2 Heart & Dart, 2 Dark Arches, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 

Chinese Character, Foxglove Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug , Bee Moth, 

2 Common Rustic, 2 Uncertain 

Rosy Tabby, Yponomeuta sp 

new photos added 

FRI 26 JULY 

Late start, cooker dry and clear , traps attended 22.55-23.55 - very little in flight - 77 moths of 27 species 

NFY - Crambus perlella

Migrants - 11 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Footman- 10 Common, 12 Dingy, 1 Four Spotted 

Wainscot - 2 Southern, 1 Smoky 

Of interest-

1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Ruby Tiger, 1 Early Thorn , 2 Pebble Prominent, 1 Plain Prominent, Knot Grass, Single Dotted Wave, Maggie, 1 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing 

Also -

5 Flame Shoulder., 8 Buff Ermine, 4 Lackey, Heart & Dart, 3 Common Rustic, Rustic, 

Small Magpie, LBAM +1 

Thurs 25 JULY 

Another busy night in my garden with traps attended 22.10- 00.25 

230 moths of 57 species 

NFG - Acleris literana 

NFY - Dolicharthria punctalis., Garden Rose Tortrix 

Hawkmoths - 2 Poplar, 1 Elephant 

Tiger - 1 Jersey, 4 Ruby

Migrants - 40 Silver Y, 2 Dark Sword Grass, Rusty Dot Pearl

Footman - 35 Dingy, 7 Common, 1 Buff, 19 Rosy ( Site day record )

4 Four Spotted, 1 Round- winged Muslin 

Wainscot - 6 Southern , 5 Smoky

Of interest -

6 Pebble Prominent ( Site day record ) Rosy Rustic, 2 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, Buff Tip, 2 Crescent Dart, Knot Grass, Dingy Shears, Chinese Character, July Highflyer, Gold Spot, Clay, Double Lobed, 3 Lackey, 2 Small Blood- vein, Brussels Lace 

Also- 11 Flame Shoulder, 2 Buff Ermine, 4 Bright Line Brown-eye, 

7 Dark Arches, 3 Heart & Dart, 6 Brimstone, Willow Beauty, 2 Common Carpet, Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, 5 Small Fan-footed Wave, Double Striped Pug, 2 Uncertain, 6 Common Rustic, 

1 Rustic 2 Rose Tabby, Mother of Pearl, LBAM, 1 Agapeta hamana 

TUES 23 JULY 

A mild dry cloudy and calm night produced the 3rd highest total for my garden with 357 moths of 60 species (highest is 366 on 19/8/23 ).

an incredible night traps attended 22.00- 00.30 - I only gave up when I ran out of pots .

'Record day totals for Silver Y - 142 ( previous was 77 ) , 

Dark Sword Grass-6 , Lackey - 12 

NFG - Rhodophea formosa

Hawkmoths - 3 Elephant, 1 Poplar, 

Migrants - 142 Silver Y , 6 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

1 Radford's Flame Shoulder ( 3rd record this year ) 

Tiger - 2 Jersey, 4 Ruby, 

Footmen - 32 Dingy, 22 Common, 3 Rosy, 2 Four Spotted, 6 Round - winged Muslin 

Wainscot- 3 Southern, 1 Common, 2 Smoky

Of interest-

Bordered Beauty, 2 Pebble Prominent, Swallow Prominent, 

Swallow- tailed, Clouded Silver, Marbled Green, 3 Knot Grass, 

Lychnis. , Crescent, Waved Umber, Plain Golden Y, Kent Black Arches, 12 Lackey, Haworth's Pug, Satin Wave, Rivulet, 2 Chinese Character, Magpie 

Also - 3 Common Carpet, 3 Heart & Dart, 11 Flame Shoulder, 

12 Common Rustic, Rustic, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Dark Arches, 6 Brimstone, Uncertain, 8 Small Fan-footed Wave, 3 Riband Wave, 6 Buff Ermine , 2 Bright-Line Brown-eye, 2 Willow Beauty, 

1 Buff Arches 

Micros - Anana coronata, Epiblema foenella, Homoeosoma sinvella, Thistle Ermibe, Agapeta hamana, Cyclamen tortrix, 2 Chestnut tortrix, + 2 species 

new photos added 

MON 22 JULY 

Another windy evening after rain showers , traps attended 22.05- 00.15 , 45 species recorded 

NFY - Devonshire Wainscot, Red Twin-spot Carpet 

Migrants - 30 Silver Y, Dark Sword Grass 

'Hawkmoths - 4 Elephant 

Wainscot- 7 Southern, 1 Obscure, 1 Smoky

Footman - 24 Dingy, 5 Common, 3 Rosy, 1 Four Spotted, 1 Round-winged Muslin 

of interest - 

5 Drinker, 2 Bordered Beauty, 1 Small Blood-vein, 3 Scalloped Oak, 2 Swallow-tailed, 9 Lackey, Clay, 2 Buff Arches 

Also-

30 Flame Shoulder, Flame, 4 Brimstone, 2 Clouded Silver, 4 Buff Ermine, 3 Bright-Line Brown-eye, Riband Wave, 2 Small Fan-footed Wave, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Rustic, 

5 Uncertain, 4 Heart & Dart, 8 Dark Arches, 2 Double Striped Pug, Willow Beauty, 9 Common Rustic 

Mother of Pearl, Agapeta hamana, Rosy Tabby,Cyclamen Tortrix, LBAM 

SUN 21 JULY 

 Cloudy mild windy , rain from 23.00, traps attended 21.55 - 00.10 

wind causing problems , however o/night totals best of the year 

183 moths of 50 species 

NFG - Sciota adelphella - awaiting confirmation there are no previous Devon records - identity could not be confirmed , record deleted 

NFY - Webb's Wainscot ( 2nd Site record after one in July 2023, 

Rosy Rustic 

'Hawkmoth - 4 Elephant 

Migrants - 33 Silver Y, 4 Dark Sword Grass 

Wainscot - 6 Southern, 5 Smoky, 3 Common 

'Footman - 26 Dingy, 6 Common, 2 Rosy, 4 Buff, 4Round-winged Muslin 

Of interest - 

Plain Golden Y, Dark Spectacle, Spectacle, Crescent, Peppered, Lackey, 2 Clay, 2 Drinker, Knot Grass, Chinese Character, Pale Prominent, 4 Swallow- tailed, 2Buff Arches, Brussels Lace, 2 Cloaked Minor, Magpie, Shuttle Shaped Dart

Also - 8 Brimstone, 10 Dark Arches, 10 Flame Shoulder, 6 Heart & Dart, 5 Uncertain, Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Common Rustic, Small- Fan footed Wave, Riband Wave, 2 Single Dotted Wave, V Pug, 3 Bright-Line, Brown -eye

Also a scarce Horse Fly - Chrysops caecutiens- very few Uk records 

SAT 20 Cloudy​, very mild, light rain from 22.00-23.15 . Traps attended 21.50- 00.15, 161 moths of 47 species 

Hawkmoth - 1 Privet, 2 Elephant, 

Migrants - 20 Silver Y, Rusty Dot Pearl

Footman - 40 Dingy, 17 Common, 4 Rosy, 6 Round-winged Muslin 

Of. Interest-

Jersey Tiger ( on house wall late morning), Rivulet, Pale Prominent 

'Knot Grass, 2 Crescent, Drinker, Brussels Lace, Chinese Character, 

Kent Black Arches ( v worn ) , Plain Golden Y, Clay, Early Thorn, Small Fan -Foot, Fan-Foot, 2 Magpie, V Pug, Buff Arches 

Also -

7 Brimstone, 9 Flame Shoulder, 2 Buff Ermine, 5 Common Rustic, Mottled Rustic, Rustic, Lackey, Garden Carpet, Common Carpet, 

'Dark Arches, 4 Smoky Wainscot, Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, Single Dotted Wave, 5 Small Fan-footed Wave, 3 Double Striped Pug 

2 Mother of Pearl & 4 species of micro

photos added 

,

FRI 19 JULY 

Mild , light breeze, light rain from 23.15 , traps on 22.40- 00.10 

110 moths of 38 species 

NFY - Yellow Tail 

Hawkmoth- 1 Privet, 3 Elephant 

Migrants -19 Silver Y

Footman - 19 Common, 13 Dingy, 3 Rosy, 1 Four Spotted, 6 Round-winged Muslin 

Of interest -

Jersey Tiger, Kent Black Arches, 2 Clay, Crescent Dart, 2 Scalloped Oak, Snout, 2 Chinese Character, Early Thorn, Double Lobed, Cloaked Minor, Grey Dagger-agg, Buff Arches, Swallow-tailed, 

2 Buff Tip

Also- 

2 Smoky Wainscot., Buff Ermine, 4 Large Yellow Underwing, 

3 Common Rustic, 3 Uncertain, Hear & Dart, 2 Dark Arches, 

Marbled Minor-agg, Flame Shoulder, Small Fan -footed Wave, 2 Riband Wave, 3 Lackey Bright-Line Brown-eye 

2 Species of micros 

THURS 18 JULY 

Best weather conditions of the year -  traps not as good as expected 

22.00-00.30  , little in flight after 23.45

192 moths of 50 species 

FY - Epinota nisella

Tiger - Jersey, 2 Ruby

Hawkmoths - Elephant, Privet 

Migrants - 3 Silver Y

Lots of Footman- 35 Common, 40 Dingy, 8 Rosy, 1 Four Spotted, 

7 Round- winged Footman 

Of interest 

2 Crescent Dart, Crescent, 3 Swallow-tailed, Knot Grass, Sycamore, 

Drinker, 2 Spectacle, Bordered Beauty, 10 Lackey, Clouded Border, 

Clouded Silver, Peppered 

Also

Buff Tip, 3 Riband Wave, 5 Small Fan-footed Wave, 2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 2 Single Dotted Wave, Southern Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot 

Rustic, 5 Uncertain, 3 Common Rustic, Flame Shoulder, 2 Heart & Dart, Dark Arches, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, 3Willow Beauty, 

5 Buff Ermine, Garden Carpet, Bright-Line Brown-eye, 5 Double 

Striped Pug, 1 V Pug, 1 Wendy Plume 

Small Magpie, Clepsis consimilana, Rosy tabby, + 3 species 

WED 17JULY 

High cloud, calm , slightly cooler last night, traps on 22.05- 00.30 

161 moths of 40 species 

NFY - Kent Black Arches 

Hawkmoth- 4 Elephant 

Footman - 36 Dingy, 33 Common, 5 Rosy, 6 Round-winged Muslin

Migrants - 7 Silver Y, Dark Sword Grass

Of interest-

Bordered Beauty, Sycamore, Clay, Knot Grass, Scalloped Oak, 

Straw Dot, Pebble Prominent, Crescent Dart, Common Emerald, 

10 Lackey ( Site record ) 

Also-

5 Riband Wave, 2 Dark Arches, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 

Southern Wainscot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 3 Buff Ermine, 3 Common Rustic, 2 Rustic, Uncertain, 2 Hart & Dart, Marbled Minor- agg , 

2 Flame Shoulder, 3 Bright-Line Brown-eye, 7 Double Striped Pug

& 7 species of micros 

photos added

TUES 16 JULY 

Highest total so far this year with 206 moths of 51 species .

traps attended 22.15- 00.30 , 

NFY - Rush Veneer, Cydia splendana

Hawkmoth- 2 Elephant 

Tiger - 1 Jersey

Footman- 27 Common, 34 Dingy, 5 Rosy, 1 Four Spotted, 7 Round- winged Muslin 

Migrants - 40 Silver Y , 3 Dark Sword Grass, 1 RADFORDS Flame Shoulder

Of interest - Turnip, 2 Barred Straw, Nut Tree Tussock, Pebble Prominent, Crescent Dart, Buff Arches, 2 Spectacle, 3 Buff Tip, 3 Lackey, 2 Single Dotted Wave, 4 Riband Wave, 4 Dwarf Cream Wave, Swallow- tailed , 2 Fan-foot, Common Emerald .

'Also -

'Flame, 3 Flame Shoulder, 10 Dark Arches, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 

Southern Wainscot, 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, 3 Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, Garden Carpet, Green Pug, 

5 Double Striped Pug, 2 Uncertain-agg, 4 Common Rustic, Mottled Rustic, Buff Ermine, 

Thistle Ermine, Anania Coronata, Homoeosoma sinvella, Rosy Tabby + 3 species

photos added 

MON 15 JULY 

A cloudy evening with light rain , light breeze . Traps attended 21.50- 0020, 

plenty of activity with 176 moths of 59 species 

Highlight of the night were Silver Y with 37 recorded - 2nd highest day count )

NFG - Oak Nycetoline 

Hawkmoths - 1 Privet, 8 Elephant 

Migrants 37 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass, Tiger - Another Garden Tiger - fresher specimen than the 3 yesterday 

Footman 10 Common, 12 Dingy, 1 Rosy 

Of interest -

2 Crescent Dart, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 2 Southern Wainscot, 2 Clay,

1 Grey Dagger -agg, Dun-bar, Barred Straw, 5 Lackey, Double Lobed, Knot Grass, Early Thorn, Cream -bordered Green Pea, Cloaked Minor, Burnished Brass ( with blue markings ) , 4 Swallow-tailed 

Also - 

12 Dark Arches, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad- bordered Yellow Underwing, 8 Uncertain, 6 Common Rustic, Spectacke, 2 Rustic, Vines Rustic, 4 Buff Ermine, 

2 Garden Carpet, 1 Heart & Club, Bright-Line Brown-eye, Buff Arches, 4 Flame Shoulder, Common Emerald, Buff-tip, Brimstone, 

2 Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, Small Fan- footed Wave, Small Fan-Foot, Wormwood Pug, Slender Pug, 3 Double Striped Pug 

9 species of micro inc-

Anania coronata, Agapeta hamana, Rosy tabby 

SAT 13 JULY 

Calm, clear evening , traps att 22.20- 00.20 , 110 moths of 51 species 

NFY - 1 Jersey Tiger, 

Migrants - 2 Silver Y, Rusty Dot Pearl, Radford's Flame Shoulder 

Hawkmoth - 2 Elephant, 1 Small Elephant 

Footman - 21 Common, 12 Dingy, 2 Rosy, Round - winged Muslin

Of interest -

Garden Tiger, 2 Scalloped Oak, 2 Swallow-tailed, Barred Straw, Blood Vein, Chinese Character, Clay, Pebble Prominent, 2 Snout, Fan-Foot, Buff Tip, Spectacle, Clouded Silver, 2 Lackey, Southern Wainscot, 6 Smoky Wainscot, Brussels Lace, 2 Buff Arches, Clouded Border

Also-

4 Buff Ermine, 3 Common Rustic, Uncertain, Heart & Dart, Bright-Line Brown-eye, 2 Dark Arches, Dwarf Cream Wave, Single Dotted Wave,Small Fan-footed Wave, 4 Riband Wave, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, Flame Shoulder, Willow Beauty, Brimstone, Double Striped Pug, Common Pug, Garden Carpet 

1 Common Plume, 1 Twenty Plume + 3 species 

FRI 12 JULY 

Rain eased off late evening , traps attended 22.15- 00.20, 114 moths of 46 species , 1 NFGarden 

NFG - 1 Four Dotted Footman 

First July record for RADFORDS Flame Shoulder 

Hawkmoth - 1 Elephant 

Footman - 19 Dingy, 17 Common, 2 Rosy, 3 Round - winged Muslin 

'Migrants - 7 Silver Y , 1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

Garden Tiger, 2 Drinker, 1 Dun-bar, 2 Crescent Dart, 5 Common Rustic, 2 Uncertain, Marbled Minor -agg, Double Square Spot, Clouded Border, 2 Lackey, Spectacle, 3 Buff Arches, 2 Buff Ermine , 

2 Buff Tip, 2 Heart & Dart, Heart & Club, 2 Flame Shoulder, Dark Arches, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, Fan-Foot, Common Emerald, 

2 Garden Carpet, 2 Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, Grey Pug, 

3 Double Striped Pug
Epibloma foenella, Anania coronata, Yponomeuta agg, Rosy Tabby, 

Mother of Pearl, 2 Common Plume, 3 Depressaria daucella , 

'Depressaria radiella, Agonopterix yeatiana, 4 Grass Veneer 

new photos added
 

THURS 11 JULY 

Clear, calmm& cooler night. Power cut o/night resulted in only 1 Hawkmoth and reduced total of 115 moths of 42 species .

Hawkmoths - 1 Eyed

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

'Footman - 26 Common, 7 Dingy, 2 Rosy, 4 Round - winged Muslin

Of Interest - 

Garden Tiger, Bordered Beauty, Galium Carpet, Clay, Crescent Dart, 2 Swallow-tailed, Buff Arches, 3 Spectacle, 2 Buff Tip, Cabbage 

Also -

Small Fan-footed Wave, 2 Dwarf Cream Wave, 3 Riband Wave, 

Single Dotted Wave, Rivulet, 8 Lackey, 8 Dark Arches, Smoky Wainscot, Common Wainscot, 2 Brimstone, Double Square Spot, Rustic, 2 Common Rustic, 3 Uncertain, Mottled Rustic, 5 Buff Ermine, 2 Heart & Dart, Snout, Double Striped Pug, Marbled Minor-agg 

Rosy tabby, 2 Bee Moth, Agonopterix yeatiana, 5 Depressaria daucella 

WED 10 JULY 

Calm , clear night , traps on 22.35- 00.35 , total of 126 moths of 47 species 

NFY - Epiblema foenella, Slender Pug, Coronet 

Hawkmoths - 4 Elephant, 3 Privet, 1 Poplar 

Footman - big fall- 16 Common, 11 Dingy, 1 Rosy, 3 Round- winged Muslin,

Wainscot - 4 Smoky, 1 Common, 1 Southern 

Migrants - 3 Silver Y

Also - 1 F Drinker, 1 Garden Tiger,10 Dark Arches, 8 Buff Ermine, 2 Buff Tip, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 2 Spectacle, 4 Lackey, 1 Scalloped Oak, 2 Common Emerald, Uncertain, 5 Common Rustic, 

3 Marbled Minor -agg, 3 Heart & Dart, 1 Heart & Club, Double Lobed, 

Brinstone, Clouded Border, Willow Beauty, 2 Brussels Lace, Snout

Bright-line Brown -eye , Dwarf Cream Wave, Riband Wave, 

2 Single Dotted Wave, Double Striped Pug 

Small Magpie, 2 Twenty Plume, 2 Bee Moth, 2 Agonopterix yeatiana 

photos added

TUES 9 JULY 

 After a blank night due to almost 2 ins of rain , traps on from 22.05- 00.15 - mild cloudy but breezy, light rain until 23.00

Total of 110 moths of 42 species 

NFY - Yponomeuta sp agg 

Migrants - 5 Silver Y, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Hawkmoths - 6 Elephant 

Wainscot- Shoulder - Striped, Southern, 3 Smoky, L-album 

Footman - Rosy, 2 Dingy, Common 

'Also-

11 Dark Arches, 8 Heart & Dart, 7 Buff Ermine, 3 Buff Tip, 7 Lackey, Plain Golden Y, Marbled Minor- agg, 8 Uncertain, 2 Common Rustic, 

Turnip, Small Angle Shades, 3 Crecent Dart, 2 Grey Dagger-agg, 

Clay, 2 Scalloped Oak, Spectacle, Brimstone, 2 Swallow- tailed, 

Early Thorn, Marbled Coronet, Common Carpet, Fan-Foot, 

3 Round - winged Muslin, Dwarf Cream Wave, Double Striped Pug, 

4 Bright-Line Brown-eye 

2 Mother of Pearl, Celphya striana + 3 species 

SUN 7 JULY 

More activity last night than in previous week, cloudy calm night with o/night rain . Traps attended 22.30- 00.50 , total of 183 moths of 66 species 

NFG - Aethes rubigano 

NFY - Engrailed, Dun-bar, Scarce Footman 

Hawkmoths - highest day count this year - 10 Elephant, 1 Small Elephant, 3 Poplar, 2 Privet 

Footman - 1 Rosy, 6 Common, 5 Dingy, 10 Round-winged Muslin ( site record ) 

Migrants - 5 Silver Y, 3 Dark Sword Grass, 

Also- 

13 Dark Arches, 8 Buff Ermine, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 

7 Swallow- tailed, 4 Buff Arches, 5 Lackey, 1 Clouded Border, 

2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 Rustic, 3 Uncertain, 3 Mottled Rustic, 

3 Heart & Dart, 1 Heart & Club, 3 Common Rustic, 4 Marbled Minor -agg, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Cloaked Minor, 1 Rivulet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 July Highflyer, Sandy Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, Beautiful Carpet, 

2 Spectacle, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Brussels Lace, 1 Peppered, 1 Sycamore, 3 Grey Dagger - agg, 1 Popler Gray, Barred Yellow, 2 Riband Wave, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave, 1 Snout, Fan-Foot, Small Fan-Foot, 2 Smoky Wainscot, 6 Common Wainscot, Garden Tiger, 2 Flame Shoulder, 4 Brimstone, 11 Double Striped Pug, 2 Clay 

Small Magpie, White Plume, 2 Thistle Ermibe, 1 Rosy tabby, 1 Bee moth, Eudonia mercorella 

New Photos added 

SAT 6 JULY 

Windy, cloudy, showers o/night . Traps attended 22.30- 00.05 

Very quiet start only 35 moths , surprised to finish with 104 of 43 species 

NFG - Pleurota bicostella- very rare moth for Devon - record has to be treated with suspicion - only took 1 photo before release .

NFY - Drinker, Cabbage 

Hawkmoths - 7 Elephant , 1 Small Elephant, 

Wainscots - 2 Southern, 1 Smoky 

Migrants - 2 Dark Sword Grass 

Also - 

14 Dark Arches, 13 Heart & Dart, 1 Heart & Club, 1 Clouded Silver, Shark, 3 Lackey, 2 Buff Tip, 1 Crescent Dart, Double Lobed, 

2 Spectacle, Peppered, Scalloped Oak, 2 Swallow-tailed, 1 Rivulet, 

1 Grey Dagger-agg, 3 Sycamore, 1 Riband Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Brussels Lace, 1 Snout, 5 Bright-line Brown-eye, 1 V Pug, 

1 Common Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug, 2 Common Footman 

3 species of micros 

new photos added

THURS 4 JULY 

Very wet & windy but mild . Traps unattended and placed under tables for shelter, surprised to have a total of 78 moths of 40 species - no NFY 

Hawkmoth - 2 Elephant 

Footman - 2 Common, 2 Dingy, 1 Orange, 1 Rosy 

Migrants - 3 Silver Y

Also - 2 Swallow-tailed, 1 Dot moth, 1 Double Lobed, 1 Spectacle, 1 Cloaked Minor, Marbled Coronet, Crescent Dart, 4 Lackey, 

Beautiful Hook-tip, 2 Scalloped Oak, Knots Grass, Smokey Wainscot, 

Shoulder Striped Wainscot, Haworths Pug 

WED 3 JULY 

Back trapping in my garden, cooler, breezy but dry . Traps attended

22.50-00.20 , a total of 104 moths of 50 species 

NFY - Shoulder Striped Wainscot, Haworth Pug, Crambus perlella 

Hawkmoths - 6 Elephant, 2 Privet 

Footman - 4 Common, 2 Buff, 2 Dingy, Orange 

Also - 

9 Dark Arches, 8 Large Yellow Underwing, Willow Beauty, 

3Swallow-tailed, 5 Buff Ermine, 5 Scalloped Oak, 4 Buff Tip, 

Beautiful Hook-tip, Lackey, Sharp Angled Peacock, Garden Tiger, 

Magpie, 2 Spectacle,  Silver Y, 2 Grey Dagger-agg, 2 Clay, 6 Flame Shoulder, 3 Flame, 2 Riband Wave, Common Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, Single Dotted Wave, Clouded Silver, 2 Common Rustic, 1 Rustic, 2 Uncertain, 1 Mottled Rustic, 8 Marbled Minor-agg, 

8 Bright-line Brown-eye , 2 July Highflyer, 3 Heart & Dart, 

Common Wainscot, Rivulet, 2 Marbled Coronet, Round Winged Muslin, Small Fan-Foot 
Mother of Pearl + 4 micros 
Photos added
 

TUES 2 JULY 

One of my rare trips to trap away from my garden - Kerse Farm in The Valley towards South Milton, organised by Dave Pakes with Andy Trout . 
A mild night , calm & dry , trapped from 22.20- 00.40 , my total was 84 moths of 37 species 

NFY - Scorched Wing, 3 July Highflyer,  Slender Pug 

Also -

6 Riband Wave, 2 Small Fan-footed Wave, 3 Common White Wave

2 Common Wave, 1 Dwarf Cream Wave. 4 Small Fan-Foot, , 1 Blood Vein, 1 Rivulet, 1 Ruddy Carpet, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Magpie, 1 Beautiful Hook-tip , 5 Common Footman,,

4 Orange Footman , 2 Buff Footman,4 Clouded Border, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Buff Arches, 2 Early Thorn, 1 Brimstone, 2 Common Emerald, 1 Heart & Dart, 1 Poplar Grey, 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 

1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Green Pug, 

Micros-

1 Small magpie, 1 Eudonia lacustrata, 7 Cnephasia sp, 

Grass Veneer 

new photos will be posted 
 

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MON 1 JULY 

 Cloudy, calm, mild conditions produced 151 moths of 60 species. Traps attended 22.50- 00.40 

NFY - Pyrausta despicata 

Hawkmoth - 6 Elephant, 1 Privet, 

Possible migrants - 2 Silver Y, Rusty Dot Pearl, 

Footman - 8 Dingy, 8 Common, Rosy 

Also - 10 Dark Arches, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, 4 Clouded Silver, 2 Brussels Lace, Peppered, 

3 Swallow- tailed, Magpie, Sycamore, Grey Dagger-agg, 2 Scalloped Oak, Clouded Border, Dark Spectacle, 2 Lackey, Bush Tip, 

Cloaked Minor, 2 Buff Arches, Double Lobed, 2 Snout, 4 Small Fan-Foot, 3 Round-winged Muslin, 4 Common Emerald, 4 Riband Wave, 

Yellow Shell, 2 Dwarf Cream Wave, Mullein Wave, Satin Wave, 

'Small Dusty Wave, Sandy Carpet, Early Thorn, Smoky Wainscot, 

Wormwood Pug, 

Mother of Pearl, White Plume, Anania Coronata, 5 Thistle Ermine , + 

6 other micros 

New heading for photos from 1 July 

SUN 30 JUNE 

Last trap of the  month, mild dry cloudy with a light breeze , 

195 moths of 67 species ,

NFY - Lesser Yellow Underwing 

Hawk moths - 5 species- 7 Privet, 2 Elephant, singles of Popkar, Eyed, Small Elephant 

Footman - 2 Four Spotted, 7 Common, 4 Rosy, 3 Dingy 

Also - 2 Buff Arches, Peach Blossom, Scalloped Oak, Bordered Beauty, 2 Marbled Coronet, 5 Common Emerald, Light Emerald, Clay, Grey Dagger-agg , 2 Spectacle, 3 Lackey, 3 Buff Tip, 2 Snout, 

Fan-Foot, Small Fan-Foot, 3 Smoky Wainscot, 15 Riband Wave, 

3 Dwarf Cream Wave, 4 Single Dotted Wave, Mullein Wave, 

Blood -vein, Sandy Carpet, Cream bordered Green Pea, Wormwood Pug 

8 Species of Micros 

SAT 29 JUNE 

A mild calm clody night provided one of the best traps of the year with 187 moths of 76 species , 10 NFY 

NFY - Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Small Dusty Wave, Satin. Wave, Bordered Beauty, Marbled Green, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Eudonia lacustrata, wax Moth, Phtheochroa inopiana , Yponomeuta plumbella 

Hawkmoths - 7 Privet, 2 Elephant, 3 Small Elephant 

Migrants - Silver Y

Also - 7 Riband Wave, Mullein Wave, 3 Small Fan-footed Wave, 

3 Dwarf Cream Wave, Sharp Angled Peacock, Beatutiful Hook-tip, 

Peach Blossom, 2 Peppered, 5 Clouded Silver, 3 Blood -vein, Small Blood- vein, Swallow-tailed , 3 Buff Tip, Barred Straw, Small Rivulet

8 Common Emerald, Royal Mantle, Double Lobed, Early Thorn, 

3 Smoky Wainscot, Dingy Footman, 2 Cream- bordered Green Pea, 

2 Green Pug, 1 V Pug, , Broad- bordered White, Mottled Beauty 

9 species of micro moths 

FRI 28 JUNE

Less activity after 00.00 due to drop in temperature , traps attended 22.30- 00.40 , 127 moths of 41 species 

NFY - Garden Tiger, Plain Golden Y, Yellow Shell, Cnephasia-sp agg 

Hawkmoths - 2 each of Elephant, Small Elephant, Privet 

migrants - Dark Sword Grass ( First for June )

Also- 9 Dark Arches, 15 Buff Ermine, 7 Willow Beauty, Brussels Lace, 9 Bright-Line Brown-eye , 3 Uncertain, Common Rustic, 5 Mottled Rustic, 1 Crescent Dart, Clouded Border, 2 Magpie, 2 Early Thorn , 3 Common Footman, Blood-vein, Small Blood-vein, 

Smoky Wainscot, Round winged Musli, 7 Riband Wave, 2 Single Dotted Wave, 6 Dwarf Cream Wave, Foxglove Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 3 Grey Pug 

Garden Pebble, 2 Rosy Tabby, 4 Bee Moth . 
photos added
 

THURS 27 JUNE 

Weather conditions changed- cooler, very breezy cloudy .

traps attended 22.45- 00.30, total of 134 moths of only 41 species - No NFY !

Hawkmoths - 3 Privet, 6 Elephant 

Possible migrants - 2 Silver Y

of interest - Early Thorn, 3 Scalloped Oak, 15 Buff Ermine , 

12 Dark Arches, 15 Marbled Minor - agg, Clay, 4 Spectacle, 

Small Angle Shades, Ingrailed Clay, Lackey, Blood Vein, Grey Dagger-agg, Buff Tip, Obscure Wainscot, 2 Green -Borde re d Green Pea, 

Agapta hamana, Common Plume

WED 26 JUNE 

Mild, high cloud breezy after 23.45 , 183 moths of 61 species 

NFG - Purple Clay, Rose Tortrix 

NFY - Lackey, Buff Footman 

Hawkmoths - 6 Elephant, 1 Small Elephant, 2 Poplar, 

Of interest -

Crescent Dart, Dingy Footman, 2 Double Square Spot, Buff Arches, 

5 Spectacle, 2 Clay, 2 Grey Dagger-agg, 3 Fan-Foot, Small Fan-Foot, 

Beautiful Hook Tip, 3 Small Blood-vein, Blood -vein, 14 Riband Wave, 5 Dwarf Cream Wave, Single Dotted Wave, Royal Mantle, 

2 Shore Wainscot, 2 Cream -bordered Green Oea, 2 Round winged Muslin 

'Small Magpie, Crescent Plune 

TUES 25 JUNE 

Another cal, clear and mild night , traps attended 22.25- 00.40 150 moths of 68 species - 7 NFY 

NFY - Grey Dagger -agg, Round Winged Muslin, Small Fan-footed Wave, V Pug, Mother of Pearl, 2 Obscure Wainscot ( garden ) , 

Blastobasis lacticolella 

Hawkmoths - 2 Elephant, 2 Small Elephant, 2 Privet, 1 Eyed, 1 Poplar 

Wainscot - 1 Common, 2 Obscure, 1 Shore, 1 L-album 

Of interest -

Brussels Lace, 2 Barred Straw, 1 Swallow-tailed Moth, Sycamore, Polar Grey, 2 Spectacle, Burnished Brass ( with blue wing markings ) Double Square Spot, 6 Riband Wave, 3 Dwarf Cream Wave, 3 Blood-vein, 1 Small Blood-vein, Light Emerald, 3 Common Enerald, Yello -barred Brindle, 2 Green Pug, Magpie, 3 Cream- bordered Green Pea

Small Maggie, Anania coronata, Rosy tabby, White Plume, Rosy Dot Pearl 

photos added

MON 24 JUNE 

Cooler night, clear and calm . Traps attended 22.30- 00.30, 

112 moths of r-species 

NFG - Broad-barred White 

NFY - 2 Line Hawkmoth ( Garden ) , Rosy Footman, Rustic 

Hawk moths - 2 Lime, 3 Elephant, 2 Small Elephant, Privet 

Possible Migrants - Angle Shades, L- album Wainscot 
Of interest -

Buff Arches, 2 Buff Tip, Dingy Footman, Peppered, 3 Snout, Fan-Foot, Sycamore, 3 Common Emerald, Clay, 2 Spectacle, 

11 Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, 3 Blood-vein, 2 Clouded Border, 2 Common Wainscot, Galium Carpet, Ruddy Carpet

Photos added
 

SUN 23 JUNE 

Another mild night , light drizzle, cam & cloudy , traps attended 22.15- 00.45 , 183 moths of 74 species - 2 NFG , 8 NFY 

'NFG - Eudonia lineola, Agriphilla tristella 
NFY- Nutmeg, Crescent Dart, Common Swift, Swallow- tailed Moth, 

'Freyers Pug, Wormwood Pug, Rosy tabby, Crescent Plume 

'Hawkmoths - 6 Elephant, 1 Small Elephant, 4 Poplar, 2 Eyed 

Of interest -

2 Clay, 1 Lychnis, 3 Marbled Coronet, 2 Sycamore, Double Lobed, Pale Tussock, Pebble Prominent, Small blood-vein, 2 Blood-vein, 

Small Seraphim, Small Yellow Wave, , Beautiful Golden Y, 

9 Clouded Silver, Dingy Footman 2 Common Wainscot, Silky Wainscot, Cream-bordered Green Pea, White Plume Moth 
new photos added
 

SAT 22 JUNE 

Mildest night of the year, cloudy & calm produced 179 moths of 72 species , traps attended 22.20- 01.00 . 1 NFG , 11 NFY 

NFG - Beautiful Hook Tip 

NFY -Common Emerald , Four Spotted Footman, Dingy Footman, 

Cloaked Minor, Common Rustic, Small Fan- Foot, Beautiful Golden Y, 

Small Yellow Wave, Clay, Lunar Underwing, European Corn Borer 

Hawkmoths - 5 Elephant, 1 Small Elephant, 3 Privet, 

Of interest-

Marbled Coronet, 2 Sycamore, 3 Shears, 2 Poplar Grey, 2 Spectacle, 

1 Peppered, 3 Cream- bordered Green Pea, Fan- Foot, Double Lobed, 

Yellow- barred Brindle, Barred Straw, Shore Wainscot, 

phots added 

THURS 20 JUNE 

A cooler evening but a full moon although calm & dry .

Total of 98 moths of 43 species- 5 NFY 

NFY- Miller, Common Footman, White Plume, Dwarf Pug, 

Notocelia uddmannia 

Hawk Moths - 2 Privet, 

Also-

2 Flame, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 13 Buff Ermine, 4 Dark Arches, 

8 Heart & Club, 6 Hear & Dart, 7 Mottled Rustic, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Vibes Rustic, Uncertain, 3 Brimstone, Barred Straw, 

Buff Tip, 3 Clouded Border, 3 Marbled Minor- agg, 2 Snout, Blood -vein, Single Dotted Wave, 3 Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, 

2 Common Wave, 2 Bright-Line Brown-eye, 2 Common Carpet, 
Royal Mantle, Mottled Beauty, 2 Willow Beauty, Sharp Angled Peacock, Grey Pug, Green Pug, Cream - borfered Green Pea, 

Thistle Ermine, Acleris Hastiana, 2 Common Plume, 4 Bee Moth, 3 Garden Veneer, Notocelia trimaculana, Rusty Dot Pearl

Photos added

WED 19 JUNE 

Much better weather conditions produced the best night of the year- so far , with a total of 131 moths of 60 species 

NFY - Royal Mantle, Magpie, Southern Waibscot, Barred Yellow 

Hawkmoths - 3 Privet, 1 Eyed, 2 Small Elephant 

Also- Shears, Marbled Coronet, Dusky Brocade, Double Lobed, 

Scalloped Oak, 2 Blood-vein, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Sandy Carpet, Yellow- barred Brindle, 6 Riband Wave, Dwarf Cream Wave, 

Mullein Wave, Common White Wave, 2 Rivulet, Mullein Wave, 

2 Buff Arches, Dark Arches, Spectacle, 6 Marbled Minor-agg, 

2 Small Square Spot, 3 Uncertain, 2 Mottled Rustic, Vines Rustic, 

3Bright-Line Brown-eye, 2 Common Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot, Heart & Club, 4 Heart & Dart, 2 Flame Shoulder, 6 Flame, 4 Snout, Ingrailed Clay, 2 Lobster Moth, Swallow Prominent, Straw Dot, 

'Brimstone, 4 Grey Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 6 Willow Beauty, 1 White Ermine, 6 Buff Ermine, 3 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

3 Large Yellow Underwing 

2 Plum Tortrix, Cyclamen Tortrix, Garden Pebble,     Ringed China Mark, 2 Common Plume + 3 others

New Photos added 

MON 17 JUNE 

Dry, calm , light cloud - traps attended 22.15- 00.35 , 92 moths of 47 species 

NFG -  Oegoconia caradjai , Phycitodes saxicola - Both need dissecting to confirm identity , I had released them before realising 

this 
NFY - Fan-Foot, Double Lobed, Dwarf Cream Wave, Middle- barred Minor, Anania coronata, Celphya striana 

Hawkmoths - 2 Privet, 1 Poplar, 

Migrants - L-album Wainscot, 

Also - 1 Brimstone, 3 Clouded Border, 5 Willow Beauty, Brussels Lace, Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, Sharp-angled Peacock, Common Wave, Common White Wave, Riband Wave, Single Dotted Wave , 2 Straw Dot, Common Wainscot, 3 Dark Arches, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 6 Heart & Dart, Heart & Club, Vines Rustic , 

3 Mottled Rustic, 7 Buff Ermine, 2 Small Square Spot, 4 Marbled Minor- agg, 1 Foxglove Pug, 2 Green Pug, 2 Pinion - streaked Snout, 2 Bee Moth 

2 Thistle Ermibe, 1 Small Magpie, 1 Common Plume + 3 others 

photos to be added
 

SUN 16 JUNE 

Mre favourable weather conditions produced better returns with 86 moths of 49 species , 1NFG, 4 NFY 

'NFG- Homoeosoma sinvella 

NFY - Barred Straw , Delicate, Double Square Spot , an early 

Palpita Vitrealis 

Hawkmoths - 2 Eyed, 1 Poplar 

Migrants - Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

Lobster Moth, Large Yellow Underwing, Light Emerald, Common Wave, Satin Wave, 4 Clouded Silver, 2 Clouded Border, 3 Buff Ermine, Dark Arches, 2 Brimstone, Turnip Moth, Sycamore, 

Willow Beauty, Garden Carpet, Yellow-barred Brindle, Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Purple Bar, Small Seraphim, 

2 Snout, 2 Bee Moth, 4 Flame, 5 Flame Shoulder, 1 Small Square Spot, 2 Vines Rustic, 3 Mottled Rustic, 3 Heart & Dart, Heart & Club, Smoky Wainscot, Straw Dot, 2 Common Pug, 3 Grey Pug,  

'Foxglove Pug,  Pinion streaked Snout, Twenty Plume, 9 Marbled Minor- agg 

SAT 15 JUNE 

Very windy but milder & dry , traps attended 23.00-00.25 , 

53 moths of 24 species, 1 NFY 

NFY - Common Plume 

Migrants - 1 Silver Y 

'Hawkmoths - 4 Elephant 

Also - 1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Buff Arches, 2 Burnished Brass, 4 Dark Arches, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Brimstone, 1 Uncertain , 

3 Heart & Club, 5 Heart & Dart, 2 Bright Line Brown-eye, 3 Marbled Minor -agg, 1 Buff Ermine, 7 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Buff Ermibe, 2 Grey Pug, 2 Common Wainscot 

WED 12 JUNE 

Started with a cool calm & clear night then became cooler and very windy but still dry . Traps attended 22.15- 00 .15 .

Very poor o/night , 50 moths of 28 species, surprisingly 5 NFY 

NFY -

Uncertain-agg, Heart & Club, Scalloped Oak, Small Blood-vein, 

Mecyna asinalis 

Migrant - 1 L-album Wainscot 

Also - 

4 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 5 Marbled Minor - agg, 1 Heart & Dart, 3 Mottled Rustic, 3 Bee Moth, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Common Wave, 

2 Willow Beauty, 2 Single Dotted Wave, 3 Blood-vein, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Silver- Ground Carpet, 4 Buff Ermine 

2 Plum Tortrix, 1 Carcena quercana, 2 Eucosma Cana, 2 Garden Grass Veneer 

photos added 

TUES 11 JUNE 

Although still cool , clear & calm much better traps with 74 moths of 39 species - 3 NFY 

NFY- Beautiful Carpet, Satin Wave, Cream-bordered Green Pea

Hawkmoth - 1 Poplar 

Also-

12 Buff Ermine, 2 Dark Arches, 1 Buff Arches, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Brussels lace, 1 Single Dotted Wave, 

2 Common Wave, 1 Common White Wave, 1Shears, 1 Light Emerald, 3 Spectacle, 2 Clouded Border, 3 Brimstone, 4 Heart & Dart, 

3 Mottled Rustic, 1 Vines Rustic, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Marbled Minor-agg, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Flame, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Small Square Spot, 1 Buff Tip, 

2 Foxglove Pig, 1 Double Striped Pug, 2 Common Pug, 2 Grey Pug, 

2 Bright-line Brown -eye

1 Thistle Ermine, 2 Plum Tortrix, 1 Eucosma Cana , 1 Nematopogon 

metaxella 

new photos added

MON 10 JUNE 

First Night back after a week away in N Yorkshire , traps attended 

22.25 - 24.00 , cold night, clear & calm . Only 37 moths of 20 species -

Hawkmoths - 2 Privet, 1 Poplar, 1 Eyed 

Of interest - 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Mottled Beauty, 2 Brussels Lace 

2 Clouded Border , 1 Peppered 

Also-

2 Flame Shoulder, 3 Willow Beauty, 2 Treble Lines, 1 Dark Arches, 

1 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Mottled Rustic, 4 Buff Ermine, 

1 Brimstone, 4 Heart & Dart, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1Notocelia trimaculana 

MON 3 JUNE 

Partly cloudy, dry, calm conditions, traps attended 22.20- 00.45

total of 120 moths of 57 species , 1 NFG, 5 NFY 

NFGarden - Lead Belle 

NFY - Thistle Ermibe, Small Magpie, Notocelia roseacolona ,

Spilonota ocellana, Small Yellow Wave .

2 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Puss Moth, 7 Flame Shoulder, 4 Flame, 

5 Mottled Rustic, 5 Heart & Dart, 1Small Square Spot, 2 Middle-barred Minor, 1 Vines Rustic, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 

1 Marbled Coronet, 1 Brown Silver-Line, 3 Straw Dot, 1 Sharp-angled Peacock, 1 Spectacle, 1 Ingrailed Clay, 1 Burnished Brass, 

3 Treble Lines, 1 Common Wainscot, 4 Orange Footman, 

2 Common Wave, 1 Mullein Wave, 6 Dark Arches, 2 Brimstone, 

2 Clouded Border, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 

1 White Ermine, 6 Buff Ermine, 2 Blood-vein, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 2 Pinion - streaked Snout, 4 Snout, 1 Ruddy Carpet, 2 Cypress Carpet, 1 Silver-ground Carpet, 1 Rivulet, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 3 Grey Pug, 2 Foxglove Pug, 1 Green Pug, 7 Willow Beauty, 3 Common Marbled Carpet .

5 species of micros 

Photos to be added

SUN 2 JUNE 

A cooler, dry& calm evening , traps attended 22.05- 00.30 

77 moths of 42 species - 2 NFY 

NFY - Silver- Ground Carpet, Common Lutestring.

Also -2 Eyed Hawkmoth, 1 Puss Moth, 2 Pale Tussock, 1 Mullein Wave, 2 Common Wave, 7 Heart & Dart, 1 Small Square Spot, 

1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 Shears, 1 Peppered, 1 Peach Blossom, 1 Light Emerald, 4 Clouded Border, 1 Smoky Wainscot, 

4 Bright-line Brown -eye, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Orange Footman, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 4 Mottled Rustic, 6 Treble Lines, 2 White Ermine, 7 Buff Ermine, 1 Angle Shades, 2 Willow Beauty, 1 Brimstone, 1 Marbled Minor-agg, 1 Garden Caepet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 1 Yellow-barred Brindle, 

1 Green Pug, 2 Grey Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug, 2 Common Pug, 

1 Pinion streaked Snout, 1 Flame Shoulder, 

2 Eudonia angustea, 1 Notocelia trimaculana 

Photos will be added later today

SAT 1 JUNE 

A clear dry and calm evening - very productive .

Joined up with Dave Pakes and friends at South Milton Ley from 21,45 - 00. 30 ( they stayed a lot later than me ) 

i had 9 NFY out of at least 34 species - main highlights 

NFY - 2 Lime Hawkmoth, 2 Small Elephant Hawkmoth, 2 Obscure Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot, Shore Wainscot, Buff Arches, Eudonia Pallida, Anania crocealis, Scoparia pyralella 

Other interesting species-

Elephant Hawkmoth, Privet Hawkmoth, Common Wainscot, Silver Y, Sallow Kitten, Tawny Shears, Marbled Coronet, Single Dotted Wave, Sandy Carpet, Pale Tussock, Small Angle Shades, Garden Pebble, 

Plum Tortrix .

Arriving back in my garden it was obvious lots of moths in flight - Anne had switched the traps on at 22.30 , final total of 93 moths of 44 species with 1 NFG & 4 NFY 

NFG -1 Small Seraphim 

NFY - Brussels Lace, Dark Spectacle, Noctocelia cynosbatella , 

Ephestia -agg 

Also-

1 Broken - barred Carpet, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Rivulet, Common Carpet, Purple Bar, Spruce Carpet, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 

1 L-album Wainscot, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 

1 Small Angle Shades, 1 Lobster Moth, 1 Yellow- barred Brindle, 

1 Mottled Beauty, 6 Willow Beauty, 1 Burnished Brass, 1 Ingrailed Clay, 4 Flame, 3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Pebble Prominent, 5 Heart & Dart, 10 Treble Lines, 3 Dark Arches, 3 Bright-line Brown-eye, 

4 Buff Ermine, 3 White Ermine, 2 Brimstone, 2 Straw Dot, 3 Small Square Spot, 5 Large Yellow Underwing, 5 Marbled Minor-agg, 

1 Common Wave, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Foxglove Pug, 

2 Clouded Border, 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 1 LBAM

Highlight of the night was the total of 5 species of Hawkmoth a record day total for me 

Photos will be added later 

FRI 31 MAY 

Traps attended 22.45- 00.30 , dry , partially cloudy , light NW breeze , 100 moths of 53 species, 6 NFY 

NFY -

Small Rivulet, Spruce Carpet, Green Pug, Carcina quercana, 

Marbled Orchard Tortrix, Eucosma Cana 

Migrants -

'Dark Sword Grass, L-album Wainscot, 2 Angle Shades 

Also-

8 Brimstone, 4 Flame Shoulder, 6 Flame, 3 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, 2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, 3 Treble Lines, 1 Spectacle, 

2 Heart & Dart, 1 Small Square Spot, 1 Ingrailed Clay, 4 Mottled Rustic, 3 Dark Arches, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 9 Willow Beauty, 

1 Common Wave, 3 Common White Wave, 2 Clouded Silver, 

1 Riband Wave, 1 Small Angle Shades, 1 Rivulet, 2 Clouded Border, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Straw Dot, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Pebble Prominent, 2 Snout, 1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Cypress Carpet, 1 Galium Carpet, 1 Yellow- barred Brindle, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Double Striped Pug, 3 Common Pug, 1 Orange Footman, 

1 LBAM, 1 Brown House Moth, 1 Eudonia angustea, 1 Garden Grass Veneer 

new photos added

Thurs 30 May 

Cloudy up to 23.30, dry calm conditions produced the best catch of the year - so far . Traps attended 22.05- 00.25 , finished with 120

moths of 51 species - 10 NFY 

NFY - Shark, L-album Wainscot, Single Dotted Wave, Riband Wave, 

Magpie ( caterpillar), Dusky Brocade 

Bactra lancealana, Phycitodes binavella, Nematopogon metaxella,

Nomatopogon swammerdamella 

ALSO- 1 Popkar Hawkmoth, 2 Clouded Border, 7 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 2 Dark Arches, 8 Buff Ermine, 4 White Ermine , 5 Brimstone, 10 Treble Libes, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Orange Footman, 

2 Scalloped Hazel, 2 Heart & Dart, 1 Muslin, 1 Peppered, 

1 Brown Silver- Line, 1 Common Wave, 1 Clouded Silver, 2 Mottled Rustic, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 4 Willow Beauty, 1 Least Black Arches, 3 Garden Carpet, 1 Green Carpet, 1 Cypress Carpet, 

1 Common Carpet, , 10 Common Marbled Carpet, 4 Purple Bar, 1 Rivulet , 1 Common Wainscot, 1 Grey Pug, 4 Common Pug, 

1 Golden-Rod Pug, 2 Foxglove Pug, 1 Yellow -barred Brindle, 

1 Brown House Moth, 1 Notocelia trimaculana. 1 Tachystola acroxantha, 1 LBAM 

WED 29 MAY 

Clear, light breeze, dry evening - traps attended 22.15- 00.30 

finished with 75 moths of 39 species - 3 NFY 

NFY - Light Emerald, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Middle - barred Minor 

Also- 

1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Elephant Hawkmoth, 1 Pake Prominent, 

6Flame, 3 Flame Shoulder, 9 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, 

1 Clouded- bordered Brindle, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Brimstone, 

1 Gold Spot, 1 Peppered, 2 Small Square Spot, 3 Mottled Rustic, 

2 Marbled  Minor- agg, 2 Snout, 1 Bee Moth, 1 Common White Wave, 

1 Heart & Dart, 5 Clouded Border, 3 Dark Arches, 5 Treble Lines, 

4 Willow Beauty, 1 Scalloped Hazel, 2 Large Yellow Underwing, 

2 Garden Carpet, 1 Ruddy Carpet, 1 Galium Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Purple Bar, 1 Foxglove Pug, 1 Golden - Rod Pug, 

1 Grey Pug , 1 Common Pug , 

Possible Dwarf Pug ( awaiting confirmation ) 

2 LBAM, 1 Tinea semifulvella 

new photos added 

MON 27 MAY 

wet all night & breezy , traps attended 22.00- 23.00 - only 9 moths ,

surprised to finish with 43 moths of 20 species , 1 NFY 

NFY- 1 Ingrailed Clay 

migrants - 3 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also -

3 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Puss Moth, 9 White Ermine, 3 Flame, 

3 Flame Shoulder, 4 Treble Lines, 2 Clouded Silver, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, 1 Snout, 3 Heart & Dart, 1 Dark Arches, 1 Straw Dot, 

1 Vines Rustic, 2 Grey Pug, 1 Mottled Beauty. 1 Bright Line Brown-eye, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet 

New Photos added 

SUN 26 MAY 

 After a couple of nights off traps on at22.00- 24.-- last night, cool, dry , light cloud but breezy - poor o/night .Only 51 moths of 28 species, 5 NFY 

NFY - Sycamore ( pristine ) , Galium Carpet, Dark Arches, 

Mottled Beauty, Small Angle Shades 

Migrants - 1 Silver Y, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

1 Cream Spot Tiger, 2 White Ermibe, 2 Buff Ermibe, 5 Treble Lines, 

1 Small Square Spot, 2 Vines Rustic, 2 Clouded Silver, 1 Common Wave, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Spectacle, 1 Least Black Arches, 

2 Brimstone, 1 Willow Beauty, 6 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 

5 Straw Dot, 1 Marbled Minor -agg, 1 Grey Pug, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet 

no micros 

THURS 23 MAY 

'Cooler evening , cloudy, dry , calm . Traps attended 22.00- 24.00 

69 moths of 39 species .

1 NF Garden - Cochylis molliculana 

NFY - Straw Dot 

Migrants -

4 Silver Y, 1 Diamond- Back moth 

Also-

1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Alder Kitten, 1 Scalloped Hazel, 2 Treble Lines, 1 Marbled Coronet, 1 Clouded-bordered Brindle , 1 Buff Tip, 3 Snout, 7 Flame Shoulder, 1 Flame, 2 Clouded Border, 4 White Ermine, 2 Buff Ermine, 4 Mottled Rustic, 1 Vines Rustic, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Bright-Line Brown-eye , 1 Willow Beauty, 2 Sandy Carpet, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Green Carpet ( worn ),1 Broken-barred Carpet, 1 Peppered

3 Brinstone, 2 Common Wave, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Yellow-barred Bribdle, 2 Chinese Character, 1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Grey Pig, 1 Rivulet.

1 LBAM, 1 Tachystola acroxantha 

WED 22MAY 

Slightiy cooler evening, high cloud , dry, light breeze . Traps attended 21.50- 00.00 , 81 moths of 46 species , 7 NFY 

NFY - 

Clouded Bordered Brindle, Poplar Grey, Blood Vein, Elephant Hawkmoth, Plum Tortrix, Ringed China Mark, Notocelia trimaculana 

Of interest -

2 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Ruddy Carpet , 2 Spectacle, 1 Gold a Spot, 

1 Small Clouded Brindle, 1 Shears, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Pebble Prominent, 2 Foxglove Pug, 1 Marbled Coronet 

new photos added 

TUES 21 MAY 

Fantastic nights mothing - traps att 21.50- 00.20 , final total of 

119 moths of 49 species with 10 NFY 

mild & cloudy conditions - no rain or storms 

NFY -

Peach Blossom, Shears, Burnished Brass, Heart & Dart, Lobster Moth, 3 Alder Moth, Alder Kitten, Portland Ribbon Wave, Golden -Rod Pug, Agapeta hamana 

There were only 2 records of Alder Kitten in Devon in 2023- 1 of which was from Thurlestone 

Migrants -

3 Silver Y, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also-

3 Yellow-barred Brindle, 1 Broken -barred Carpet, 2 Common Carpet 

1 Garden Carpet, 10 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, 

1 Sandy Carpet, 7 Flame, 5 Flame Shoulder, 5 Willow Beauty, 

7 Treble Lines, 3 Brown- Silver Line, 7 White Ermine, 1 Lychnis, 2 Knot Grass, 1 Spectacle, 2 Pale Tussock, 2 Peppered , 3 Marbled Minor-agg, 1 Cream Spot Tiger, 1 Common White Wave, 2. Clouded Silver, 2 Snout, 2 Vines Rustic , 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 4 Brimstone, 

1 Bee Moth, 1 Brown House Moth, 1 Orange Footman, 1 Chinese Character, 4 Common Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 1 Twenty Plume Moth, 

1 LBAM, 3 Eudonia angustea, 1 Depressaria radialla, 1 Tachystola acroxantha 

Some nice photos added 

MON 20 MAY 

 More activity , high cloud calm , mild , traps attended 22.00- 00.15 

75 moths of 30 species , 3 NFY 

NFY - 

Diamond Back Moth, Tinea semifulvella, Gold Spot 

Migrants -

3 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also-

9 Treble Lines, 2 Snout, 6 Flame Shoulder, 3 Flame, 2 Buff Tip, 

4 Buff Ermine, 7 White Ermine, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Puss Moth, 

1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Pebble Prominent, 

1 Herald, 2 Brimstone, 7 Clouded Border, 2 Marbled Minor agg, 

2 Sallow Kitten, 2 Willow Beauty, 2 Common Wave, 1 Mottled Rustic, 2 Common Carpet, 4 Green Carpet, 1 Garden Carpet,

2 Pinion Streaked Snout 

2 Eudonia angustea, 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana 

Photos added 

SUN 19 MAY 

Clear moonlight night, calm , traps attended 21.45 - 23.45 , 

only 46 moths of 21 species recorded, 2 NFY 

NFY - Small Square Spot, Tawny Shears - last year only 10 records in South Devon , 1 of which was in Thurlestone 

Migrants - 5 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

2 Poplar Hawkmoth, 7 Treble Lines, 4 Clouded Border, 3 Buff Tip, 

4 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 2 Bright-Line Brown-eye, 2 Spectacle, 1 Mottled Rustic, 2 Common Pug, 1 Pinion Streaked Snout, 1 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Scorched Carpet, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Willow Beauty 

2 LBAM, 1 Eudonia angustea 

new photos added

SAT 18 MAY 

Milder, calm, light cloud, traps attended 21.35- 23.45 , 

71 moths of 38 species , 6 NFY 

NFY- 

Common Wainscot, Pale Prominent, Scorched Carpet, Ruby Tiger, 

Pinion Streaked Snout, Plum Tortrix 
Migrants - 

1 Silver Y, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

1 Poplar Hawk Moth, 1 Snout, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Clouded Silver, 2 Common Wave, 1 Common White Wave, 1 Brown Silver-Line, 

1 Brimstone, 14 Treble Lines ,  5  White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 

1 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Common Quaker, 2 Willow Beauty, 

1 Sharp Angled Peacock, 1 Keast Black Arches, 1 Small Clouded Brindle, 2. Green Carpet, 4 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 

1 Red Twin Spot Carpet,,3 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Muslin, 

1 Marbled Minor agg, 

9 micros of 4 species 

new photos added 
 

FRI 17 MAY 

Traps attended 21.40- 23.50 , Calm partly cloudy evening , 

poor o/night catch , finished with 55 moths of 24 species - 1 NFY 

'NFY - Privet Hawkmoth 

Migrants - 4 Rusty Dot Pearl 
Also - 

2 Poplar Hawkmoth, 16 Treble Lines, 1 Puss  Moth, 1 Waved Umber, 

1 Iron Prominent,1 Chinese Character, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Marbled Coronet, 1 Willow Beauty, 1 Brimstone, 5 Clouded Border, 

1 White Ermine, 3 Muslin, 1 Common Wave, 2 Garden Carpet, 

2 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 2 Least Black Arches, 2 Common Pug 

1 Agonopterix arenella , 4 LBAM 
 

THURS 16 MAY 

Clear, calm, slightly cooler . Poor catch very little o/night .Only 

45 moths of 18 species- 1 NFY 

NFY- Garden Grass Veneer 

Migrants - 2 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

6 Clouded Border, 2 Muslin, 15 Treble Lines, 1 White Ermine, 

2 Buff Ermine, 2 Buff Tip , 1 Lychnis, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Pebble 

Prominent , 3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 

1 Garden Carpet, 1 Common Wave, 1 Brimstone.

2 LBAM, 2 Eudonia angustea 

WED 15 MAY 

Traps attended 21.40-23.45 , cloudy ( after 22.15 ) light breeze, heavy shower o/night . Finished with 72 moths of 39 species with 3 NFY 

NFY - Cream Spot Tiger ( pristine ) , 1 Mottled Rustic, Garden Pebble 

Migrants -

Pearly Underwing, 3 Silver Y, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

2 Eyed Hawkmoth, 2 Poplar Hawkmoth, 2 Puss Moth, 1 Swallow Prominent, 2 Pebble Prominent, 1 Rivulet, 1 Least Black Arches, 

1 Mullein, 2 Clouded Border, 2 Small Clouded Brindle, 2 Marbled Coronet, 2 Muslin, 2 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 1 Snout, 1 Vibes Rustic, 1 Scalloped Hazel, 3 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 

2 Spectacle, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 8 Trebble Lines , 5 Brinstone, 1 Marbled Minor - agg, 2 Green Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Red Twin Spot Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Common Pug , 2 Double Striped Pug 

micros - 4 moths of 3 species 

new photos added 

TUES 14 MAY 

Traps attended 22.00- 23.45 , cloudy , dry evening , light breeze 

Total of 81 moths of 32 species , 5 NFY 

'NFY -

2 Small Clouded Brindle , 1 Grey Pine Carpet, 1 Brown Silver Line, 

1 Foxglove Pug , 1 Narrow Winged Pug 

migrants -

1 Silver Y, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

3 Eyed Hawkmoth, 2 Poplar Hawkmoth , 3 Sandy Carpet, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Purple Bar, 3 Garden Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, 

8 Flame Shoulder, 5 Brimstone, 1 Muslin, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Buff Ermine, 2 White Ermine, 1 Vines Rustic , 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Least Black Arches, 1 Common Wave, 1 Mullein, 15 Trebble Lines , 

1 Grey Pug, 2 Common Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

6 LBAM, 2 Eudonia angustea, 2 Acleris notana/ ferrugana 

phots added 

MON 13 MAY 

Very wet until 18.00, evening cloudy with and breezy - traps attended 21.30- 23.15 very little flying . Finished with 40 moths of 20 species- 1 NFY 

NFY - 2 Eyed Hawkmoth - pristine 

migrants -

2 Dark Sword Grass, 1. Rusty Dot Pearl 

After last nights record count of 21 Silver Y- none tonight 

Also -

1 Poplar Hawkmoth, 15 Treble Lines , 3 Garden Carpet, 1 Yellow- barred Brindle, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Muslin, 1 Peppered, 1 Brimstone, 

1 Least Black Arches, 2 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Grey Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

1 Shuttle Shaped Dart , 1 Eudonia angustea 

Some nice photos of moths released onto a Honeysuckle plant 

SUN 12 MAY 

Cloudy evening , light E breeze , wet o/night .Total of 126 moths of 36 species - 4 NFY 

Between 21.20 & 21.40 big influx of Silver Y - 21 recorded, site record .

NFY - Marbled Minor, Sharp Angled Peacock, Rivulet, 2 Celypha lacunana 

Migrants-

21 Silver Y, 1 Dark Sword Grass, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also- 

2 Popkar Hawkmoth, 36 Treble Lines, 3 Garden Carpet, 3 Purple Bar 

3 Green Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 1 Common Marbled Carpet, 

3 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermibe, 3 Common Quaker, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Bright-Line Brown -eye, 1 Muslin, 12 Flame Shoulder, 1 Flame, 1 Snout, 5 Brimstone, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Peppered , 1 Buff Tip, 

2 Marbled Coronet, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Pebble Prominent, 2 Least Black Arches, 1 Common Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

1 LBAM, 4 Eudonia angustea, 1 Depressaria radialla 

SAT 11 MAY 

traps attended 21.30- 24.00 , cloudy o/night, mild light breeze .

finished with the best total this year of 117 moths of 45 species-

1 NFG, 7 NFY 

NFG- Ruddy Carpet 

NFY - Clouded Silver, Vine's Rustic,Snout, Scalloped Hazel, Bee Moth, Knot Grass, Phycitodes binavella 

migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass, 2 Silver Y, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl. 
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Also - 2 Purple Bar, 1 Dark-barred Twin-Spot Carpet, 1 Common Carpet, 3 Garden Carpet, 4 Green Carpet, 1 Sandy Carpet , 2 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Buff Tip, 27 Treble Lines , 5 Brimstone, 

1 Cloude Border, 2 Least Black Arches, 1 Willow Beauty, 3 Poplar Hawk moth, 3 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, 1 Marbled Coronet, 

1 Spectacle, 1 Pale Tussock,2 Puss Moth, 6 Muslin, 3 Common Quaker, 10 Flame Shoulder, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Lesser Swallow Prominent, 3 Chinese Character, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Common Pug, 

2 Shuttle Shaped Dart 

14 micros of 4 species 

new photos added 
 

FRI 10 MAY 

Traps unattended ,, next morning 35 moths of 16 species 

2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Pebble Prominent, 2 Brimstone, 12 Treble Lines, 1 Chinese Character, 2 Clouded Border, 3 Marbled Coronet ( 1 very worn ), 1 Common White Wave , 3 Muslin, 1 Common Q, 2 Poplar Hawkmoth 1 Common Pug , 1 Double Striped Pug 

THURS 9 MAY 

Another calm , mild night with some high cloud , finished with 90 moths of 37 species - 8 NFY

NFY - 2 Chocolate Tip, 1 Brojen - barred Carpet, 1 Cypress Carpet , 1 Dark -barred Twin-Spot Carpet, 1 Oak Tree Pug, 1 Orange Footman, 

1 Mullein Wave, 1 Common White Wave 

Migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass., 6 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

22 Treble Lines,4 Peppered, 1 Willow Beauty, 2 Waved Umber, 2 Brimstone,3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Flame, 2 Muslin, 1 Clouded Border, 

2 Marbled Coronet , 3 Green Carpet, 3 Garden Carpet, 1Purple Bar

1 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Pale Tussock, 1 Least Black Arches, 

3 Pebble Prominent, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Common Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 

8 Eudonia angustea, 4 LBAM, 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana, 

1 Depressaria radiella, 1 Tachystola acroxantha 
new photos added
 

WED 8 MAY 

Mist /fog from 21.30, mild with a light E breeze , finished with 

65 moths of 31 species - 3 NFY 

NFY - 1 Pale Tussock , 2 Jersey Mocha- 100 th specie for the garden in 2024 , 1 Common Marbled Carpet 
Migrants - 1 Silver Y , 3 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

16 Treble Lines, 4 Muslin, 2 Mullein, 1 Peppered, 1 Swallow Prominent, 1 Pebble Prominent, 2 Common Quaker, 5 Shuttle Shared Dart, 2 Common Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 

2 Yellow - barred Brindle, 1Brimstone, 1 Poplar Hawkmoth , 

2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Common Pug, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Dotted Border ( worn ), 1 Twenty Plime, 1 LBAM, 1 Depressaria radialla, 

1 Depressaria daucella, 3 Eudonia angustea, 1 Acleris notana agg
 

TUES 7 MAY 

Slightly lower numbers with 46 moths of 23 species , 4 NFY 

NFY- 

1 Poplar Hawk Moth, 1 Sandy Carpet, 1 Puss Moth, 1 Willow Beauty 

Also-

10 Muslin, 11 Treble Bar, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 Swallow Prominent, 

2 Clouded Border, 1 Peppered, 1 Hebrew Character, 4 Garden Carpet, 1 Green Carpet, 1 Common Pug, 1 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Waved Umber, 1 White Ermine , 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart

1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 LBAM, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Tachystola acroxantha.

new photos added 

MON 6 MAY 

Milder night , light NW breeze , traps attended 21.30-23.50 

total of 69 moths of 31 species with 2 NFG & 1 NFY 

NFG (& lifers ) - 1 Netted Pug - a scarce pug in South Devon , only 1 record in 2023 .

1 Ypsolopha mucronolla 

NFY - 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart 

Migrants- 

1 Silver Y, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also-

5 Flame Shoulder, 3 Brimstone, 11 Muslin ( all arrived after midnight ) 4 Green Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 

1 Purple Bar, 1 Clouded Border, 2 White Ermine , 1 Buff Tip, 

2 Least Black Arches , 1 Chinese Character, 3 Pebble Prominent, 

1 Common Quaker, 1 Marbled Coronet ( pristine ), 2 Twenty Plume, 

1 Common Wave, 1 Treble Lines, 1 Common Pug, 2 Double Striped Pug, 1 Lychnis, 1 Pale Mottled Willow .

5 Eudonia angustea, 4 LBAM, 2 Tachystola acroxantha, 1 Depressaria daucella 

photos added - new page heading 

SUN 5 MAY 

Milder night with cloud cover, traps attended 21.15- 23.40 

total of 66 moths of 31 species , 10 NFY 

Best night of the year .

NFY - 

1 LYCHNIS, 1 Pale Mottled Willow, 1 Buff Tip, 1 Mottled Rustic, 

1 Clouded Border, 3 Least Black Arches, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Brown House Moth, 1 Purple Bar, 3 Twenty Plume 

Migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Turnip, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

'Also-

7 Brimstone, 8 Muslin Moth, 3 Mullein, 3 Green Carpet, 1 Common 'Carpet, 1 Marbled Coronet, 1 Peppered , 1 White Ermine, 1 Spectacle, 2 Pebble Prominent, 3 Hebrew Character, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Treble Lines, 1 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common Pug , 

5 Eudonia angustea, 2 LBAM . 2 Tachystola acroxantha 

more photos added 

SAT 4 MAY 

Traps attended 21.15- 23.15 , cool evening, light cloud , rain o/night , finished with 38 moths of 23 species , 5 NFY 

NFY-

2 Treble Lines 

1 Bright-line Brown-eye

1 White Ermine, 

1 Chinese Character 

1 Oak Eggar- caterpillar 

Migrants 

1 Silver Y 

Also-

3 Flame Shoulder

2 Mullein

2 Green Carpet, 

1 Garden Carpet

2 Common Quaker

1 Buff Ermine 

5 Muslin Moth

1 Brimstone 

1 Marbled Coronet 

3 Early Grey, 

1 Swallow Prominent 

1 Pebble Prominent 

1 Common Wave 

1 Common Pug 

4 LBAM 

1 Eudonia angustea 

1 Tachystola acroxantha 

New photos added 

FRI 3 MAY 

A cool clear & calm evening , 3 traps on and attended fromm21.15- 23.15, final total of 41 moths of 21 species with 7 NFY 

NFY-

 1 Pine Beauty 

1 Spectacle 

1 Peppered 

1 Flame

2 Buff Ermibe 

1 Common Wave 

1 Scoparia ambigualis 

Possible migrants 

3 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also-

3 Common Quaker 

2 Common Pug

3 Brimstone 

3 Garden Carpet, 

1 Green Carpet, 

2 Flame Shoulder
2 Hebrew Character 

8 Muslin Moth

2 Early Grey 

1 Marbled Coronet 

1 LBAM 

1 Depressaria radialla 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

Nice photos added 
 

SAT 27 APRIL 

An early start on Sunday morning meant I could only put 2 traps out 

in sheltered spots , no white sheets , rain arrived at22.40

Results were very good with22 moths of 15species , 3 NFY +1 2nd record this year 

NFY - 

1 Lunar Marbled Brown 

1 Red Twin-Spot Carpet 

1 Lesser Swallow Prominent 

Migrants -

2 Silver Y

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

also -

1 Chamomile Shark - 2nd record this year of this scarce Devon Moth 

1 Brimstone 

4 Flight Shoulder

1 Green Carpet

1 Double Striped Pug

1 Swallow Prominent 

2 Powdered Quaker 

2Early Grey

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

2 Eudonia angustea 

new photos added

FRI 26 APRIL

A wet night , traps only attended from 22.20- 23 .15.Just 12 moths of 7 species 

2 Common Quaker 

2 Brimstone 

1 Garden Carpet, 

2 Muslin Moth 

1 Green Carpet 

1 Powdered Quaker 

3 Hebrew Character 

THURS 25 APRIL 

less cool evening , overcast calm  , 24 moths of 14 species, 3 NFY 

NFY-

1 Sallow Kitten 

1 Frosted Green

1 Marbled Coronet 

No migrants 

Also-

3 Brimstone 

4 Muslin Moth 

1 Flame Shoulder, 

3 Garden Carpet 

3 Green Carpet 

1 Waved Umber

1 Early Grey

1 Common Quaker 

1 Pebble Prominent 

2 Hebrew Character 

1 LBAM 

new photos added 

WED 24 APRIL 

Another evening/ night with cool temperatures, full moon but turned cloudy o/night . Only 16 moths but 12 species & 1NFY 

NFY - 1Common Carpet 

Also -

3 Brimstone 

1Garden Carpet 

1 Green Carpet 

1 Common Quaker 

1 Early Grey

1 Red Chestnut, 3 Muslin Moth

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Iron Prominent 

1 Pebble Prominent 

1 Depressaria radialla 

new photos added

TUES 23 APRIL 

A coolcalm evening with a full moon. Only 15 moths of 9 species with 2 NFY 

NFY-

1Pebble Prominent 

1 Nut Tree Tussock 

Also -

4 Brimstone, 

2 Common Quaker 

1 Muslin Moth

1 Flame Shoulder 

3 Garden Carpet

1 Green Carpet

1 LBAM 

photos added 

MON 22 APRIL 

Cloudy cool evening with a light N breeze .Good catch with 23 moths of 14 species , 2 NFY

NFY-

3 Green Carpet 

1 Iron Prominent 

Migrant -

1 Silver Y 

also -

2 Garden Carpet, 

5 Muslin Moth

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Common Quaker 

1 Early Grey

2 Brimstone 

1 Flame Shoulder 

1 Double Striped Pug 

2 Depressaria radiella 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

Photos added 

SAT 20 APRIL 

Cool, clear, light breeze 

Nothing on either of the 2 white sheets , only 6 moths of 2 species 

5 Muslin Moth 

1 Small Quaker 

FRI 19 APRIL 

A much better night with 25 moths of 12 species - cool, clear & calm 

NFY - 1 Common Pug 

Migrants - 

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Silver Y 

Also -

5 Brimstone, 

5 Muslin Moth

3 Hebrew Character 

3 Common Quaker,

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Clouded Drab

1 Early Thorn 

1 Flame Shoulder

2 Eudonia angustea 

Photos added 

THURS 18 APRIL 

Cloudy cool, breezy, poor only 7 moths of 5 species 

2 firsts - no moths at all by 22.30 , no moths in morning on either 

of the 2 white sheets 

2 Powdered Quaker, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Hebrew Character, 1 Clouded Drab 

TUES 16 APRIL 

Cool calm & clear night

Only 15 moths of 9 species -

NFY - 1 Shoulder Stripe 

Migrant- 1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

1 Common Quaker 

1 Powdered Quaker.
1 Early Grey

2 Hebrew Character 

5 Muslin Moth 

2 Brimstone 

1 LBAM

Photo added 
 

SUN 14 APRIL 

wind increasing from NW F5 to gale 8 o/night .

Only 13 moths of 7 species -

Migrants -

2 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also-

3 Early Grey 

4 Muslin Moth

1 Common Quaker 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Depressaria daucella 

SAT 13 APRIL 

Cool windy evening, unattended until 22.50 , only 4 moths by 23.30

finished with 26 of 12 species 

NFY -

1 Great Prominent ( caught in a spiders web ) 

Migrants -

1 Silver Y

Also -

6 Muslin Moth 

3 Hebrew Character 

1 Brimstone 

4 Early Grey

3 Common Quaker 

2 Powdered Quaker 

1 Red Chestnut 

1 Waved Umber 

2 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea 

FRI 12 APRIL 

After a nice sunny day clouded over in evening, still mild with just a light breeze . Traps on at 20.30 - very good upto 23.00 , poor o/night . Total of 56 moths of 19 species , 3 NFY 

NFY- 

1 Mullein 

2 Agonopterix scoparella

1 Tachystola acroxantha 

Migrants -

 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder - after yesterday's first Spring record for Devon , another 2 tonight -different moths from photos . Must be now breeding in the South Hams area 

1 Silver Y 

1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also -

14 Brimstone - must be Party time !

3 Waved Umber

5 Early Grey 

8 Hebrew Character 

3 Powdered Quaker 

2 Common Quaker 

Micros-

1 Eudonia angustea

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix arenella 

2 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

3 LBAM

3 Depressaria daucella

photos added 

THURS 11 APRIL 

Expectations high, however a damp evening and increasing breeze my 2 traps from 20.00 produced 28 moths of 10 species - 1 NFY 

NFY- 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder - a migrant. My first ever Spring record 

Other migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Turnip 

Also - 

8 Early Grey, 

6 Hebrew Character 

5 Powdered Quaker

2Common Quaker 

2 Brimstone 

1 Depressaria daucella

1 Light BrownnApple Moth

Looking on Devon moths web site this could be the first Spring record 

WED 10 APRIL 

After yet another wet day only light rain in the evening, mild with a light breeze .2 traps on from 20.00- 20 moths by 22.15, finished with 42 of 18 species, 4 NFY 

NFY -

1 Chamomile Shark - only second garden record after a late one on Dec 2023 - a scarce moth in Devon only 2 last year and 1 in 2022

1 Turnip -m

1 Pearly Underwing -m

1 Yellow-barred Brindle 

Possible migrants - 2 m above plus 

1 Angle Shades

1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

1 Waved Umber 

5 Early Grey 

8 Hebrew Character 

7 Common Quaker

6 Powdered Quaker

1 Red Chestnut 

2 Flame Shoulder

2 Garden Carpet

1 Swallow Prominent 

1 Brimstone 

1 Acleris notana/ferrugana 

1 LBAM 

PHOTOS added 

TUES 9 APRIL 

Cooler evening , clear rain from 07.00, light breeze , 2 traps on from 20.15 best results for a while with 39 moths of 13 species 

NFY -3 

1 Brindled Ochre - this is only the second Spring record for Devon , previous one was April 2018 further East along the coast , females do appear in Spring to lay eggs 

1 Flame Shoulder 

1 Swallow Prominent 

Possible migrants-

2 Silver Y

1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

5 Brimstone 

9 Early Grey

6 Common ​Quaker 

5 Powdered Quaker 

5 Hebrew Character 

1 Garden Carpet 

1 Double Striped Pug 

1 Light Brown Apple Moth

SUN 7 APRIL 

 Windy night with sone showers , 2 traps on from 20.15 , only 13 moths of 7 species -

Potential migrants -

1 Angle Shades

1 Dark Sword Grass

1Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

3 Early Grey 

4 Hebrew Character 

2 Common Quaker 

1 Double Striped Pug 

New Photos added 

SAT 6 APRIL 

2 traps on from 20.15 , gale force winds with some light showers 

only 16 moths of 7 species -

4 Common Quaker 

6 Early Grey 

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Brimstone 

1 Muslin Moth 

1 V Pug 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

Not as sheltered as previous night 

FRI 5 APRIL 

A windy but mild night with light rain .2 traps on from 20.15 

finished with 20 moths of 12 species , 3 NFY 

NFY -

1 Muslin Moth, 1 V Pug. , 1 Clouded Drab 

also-

4 Early Grey, 
3 Common Quaker 

1 Chestnut, 4 Hebrew Character 

1 Waved Umber

1 Garden Carpet

1 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea 

Photos added

WED 3 APRIL 

Although a wet evening put 2 traps out , very little in them most moths on sheet , total of 16 moths of 8 species -

4 Common Quaker 

4 Hebrew Character 

2 Early Grey 

1 Brimstone 

1 Waved Umber

1 Garden Carpet 

1 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea 

SUN 31 MAR 

wet evening and o/night , 1 trap from 21.15 sheltered , only 

7 moths of 4 species-

2 Early Grey

3 Hebrew Character 

1 Chestnut 

1 March Moth

SAT 30 MAR 

After days of bad weather an improvement enabled 1 trap to be lit up at 19.00 - light rain but breezy , only 1 moth by 22.00 

finished with 15 moths of 7 species 

1 March Moth 

4 Common Quaker 

5 Hebrew Character 

1 Early Grey 

2 Chestnut 

1 LBAM 

1 Depressaria daucella 

TUES 26 MAR 

Took the opportunity to put 1 trap on at 19.00 sheltered from the breezy conditions and the expected rain , only 9 moths of 3 species

4 Common Quaker 

3 Hebrew Character 

2 Early Grey 

Unlikely to be trapping for the next few nights due to the weather conditions 

THURS 21 MAR

Cloudy cool and breezy, wet o/night. 1 trap under shelter 23 moths of 10 species -

Possible migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

4 Early Grey

7 Hebrew Character 

1 Double Striped Pug

3 Common Quaker 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Oak Beauty

3 Depressaria daucella

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

WED 20 MAR 

Clear cool calm night . 2 traps on only 8 moths by 22.15, finished 

with 31 of 11 species 

3 NFY 

NFY - 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Waved Umber - pristine 

1 Clepsis consimilana 

also-

3 Early Grey

3 Common Quaker 

14 Hebrew Character 

1 Oak Beauty

2 March Moth

1 Double Striped Pug 

2 Depressaria daucella 

1 LBAM

New photos added 

TUES 19 MAR 

A very wet night , 1 trap sheltered from rain, only 8 moths by 22.15 finished with 33 of 12 species 

NFY- 

1 Garden Carpet

1 Brindled Pug 

Migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also- 

3 Early Grey 

3 Common Quaker 

1 Twin Spot Quaker 

8 Hebrew Character 

1 Angle Shades

1 Brimstone 

2 Double Striped Pug 

10 Depressaria daucella 

New photos added

MON 18 MAR 

Coudy evening , wet o/night , windy 

25 moths of 8 species - 3 NFY 

NFY- 1 Water Carpet ( looked very fresh ) 

1 Brimstone

1 Cyclamen Tortrix 

Immigrants 

2 Dark Sword Grass 

Also -

6 Early Grey

1 Common Quaker

5 Hebrew Character 

8 Depressaria daucella 

Photos added 

SUN 17 MAR 

2 traps on from 18.45 , cloudy with light rain until 21.00.

Good night - lot of moths in traps , total of 49 of 15 species .

12 species of macro 

NFY-2

1 Twin Spotted Quaker & 1 Small Quaker 

Immigrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass & 1 Silver Y 

Also-

2 Double Striped Pug

4 Hebrew Character 

1 Red Chestnut

4 Common Quaker 

8 Early Grey 

2 Dotted Border

1 Early Thorn

1 March Moth 

Micros -

20 Depressaria daucella

1LBAM 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

no photos - phone malfunction 

FRI 15 MAR

Cloudy night, light breeze, shower o/night . 2 traps on from 18.45

35 moths of 11 species -

11 Hebrew Character 

1 Oak Beauty

3 Common Quaker 

1 Red Chestnut

1 Silver Y- immigrant 

1 Double Striped Pug

1 March Moth

1 Early Grey

11 Depressaria daucella

2 Agonopterix yeatiana 

2 Agonopterix heracliana/ ciliella 

Photos to be added

WED 13 MAR 

Cloudy , breezy, rain o/night - again very poor , 2 traps on 18.45 - o/night . 16 moths of 8 species 

Depressaria daucella - 10 

Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella- 2 

Agonopterix alstromeriana-1

 March Moth- 1

Dotted Border-1

Common Quaker-1

TUES 12 MAR

1 trap 18.45 , 2nd 21.00 - o/night -poor only 13 moths of 8 species 

NFY - 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana 

2 Depressaria daucella

1 LBAM 

 4 Hebrew Character 

2 Early Grey

1 March Moth

1 Early Thorn 

1 Common Quaker

MON 11 MAR

A calm clear night, rain from 0100, 2 traps from 18.45- o/night, 

sheets fell down o/night due to rain

35 moths of 12 species 

1 NFY - Pale Pinion 

1 Oak Beauty, 

1 Red Chestnut, 

1 Early Grey, 

4 Hebrew Character 

2 Double Strioed Pug, 

5 March Moth,

2 Common Quaker 

1 Dotted Border

15 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ ciliella 

SUN 10 MAR

First trap since 19 Feb - a calm clear , dry night , cool after 20.00 

2 traps on from 18.45 - o/night - total of 25 moths of 7 species 

1 NFY - Diruna fagella

11 Depressaria daucella 

1 Aranella heracliana/ciliella 

Macros -

6 Hebrew character 

4 March Moth, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Common Quaker 

New photos added

MON 19 FEB 

2 TRAPS on 18.15- o/night , again little after 22.30 mild calm evening , light rain o/night 

Toal of 76 moths of 10 species - 2 NFY- again high numbers of micros 

Macro - NFY - 1 Herald ( First garden record for 2 years )

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Dark Chestnut 

1 Chestnut 

2Early Grey,

1 Double Striped Pug 

'Micros - NFY - 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana 

57 Depressaria daucella 

10 Agonopterix heracliana agg

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

My garden is becoming the capital of Devon for micros 

photos added 

SUN 18 FEB 

Morning - by the patio door in our bedroom a Large Yellow Unerwing - NFY , expect this in May !

Dry after 21.00 so 2 traps on from 18.15- o/night . Total of 40 moths of 7 species - very little after 22.30

Macro - 1 Hebrew character, 2Dark Chestnut, 1 Chestnut 

Micro - NFY - 1 Agonopterix arenella, 

32 Depressaria daucella

Agonopterix yeatiana 1
2 Agonopterix heracliana agg
 

FRI 16 FEB 

Wet from we.00 but calm and mild 

2 traps on from 18.00-o/night , total of 71 moths of 12 species - 2 NFY 

NFY - 1 Chestnut

2 Rusty-dot Pearl 

migrants - 3 Dark Sword Grass 

Macros - 3 Hebrew Character 

3 Early Grey

2 Common Quaker

1 Oak Beauty ( found on patio paving at -9. 30 (Sat )

Micro -

51 Depressaria daucella,

1 Depressaria radiella 

1 LBAM 

1 Eudonia angustea

3 Agonopterix heracliana agg

Lokked back at number & species in previous years up to 16Feb -

2021- 2 moths  2 species 

2022- 2 moths 2 species 

2023 1 moth 1specie 

'This year 190 moths and 24 species 

THURS 15 FEB 

Heavy rain until 22.00 drizzle thereafter. Mild & calm evening.

waited until 21.15 before putting 2 traps on , attended until 23.15

Best night of the year with 36 moths of 11 species 

NFY - 1 Dotted Border, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Hebrew Character, 

1 March moth, 1 Oak Beauty ( first record since 3/2021 )

Migrant - 1 Dark Sword -Grass, 

Also - 1 Early Grey 

Micros - 

25 Depressaria daucella , 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Agonopterix 

heracliana/ciliella, 1 Eudonia angustea 

photos added

TUES 13 FEB 

Wet & breezy evening- 1 trap on 18.00-22.15

11 moths of 8 species -

1 Angle Shades, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Early moth, 

1 Euchromius ocellea- migrant - 8th record this year

1 Depressaria radialla 

4 Depressaria daucella

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

SAT 10 FEB 

Mild early evening , light breeze, light shower .2 traps on 17.30- 22.30 . Total of 19 moths of 8 species , 2 NFY, 1 Migrant 

1 Dark Chestnut- NFY 

1 Common Quaker 

1 Early Moth, 

1 Dark Sword Grass ( very worn )- migrant 

10 Depressaria daucella

2. Acleris histiana 

1 Eudonia angustea-NFY

2 LBAM 

Photos added 

FRI 9 FEB 

Mild evening until 21.00 , 2 traps on 17.30- 22. 30 - only 1 moth after 21.00

Total of 16 moths of 4 species-

1 Early Thorn, 

3 Winter moth

11 Depressaria daucella 

1 Euchromius ocellea- migrant - 7th record this year 

WED 7 FEB 

2 traps on 17.30-22.30 , very wet evening , light SE breeze up to 22.30. 6 moths of 3 species 

NFY - 1 Early Thorn 

2 Winter moth 

3 Depressaria daucella 

photos added 

SAT 3 FEB 

1 trap unattended 17.30-o/night . Damp, mild , light breeze 

5 moths of 4 species 

NFY - 1Commom Quaker 

1 Winter Moth 

1 Double striped Pug 

2 Depressaria daucella 

FRI - 2 FEB 

2 traps on 17.30- o/night 

22 moths of 8species - just 2 Macro

1 Early Grey ( looks different to yesterdays ) 

1 Dark Sword- Grass- migrant 

Micros-

1 Euchromius ocellea- - 6th this week of this North African migrant 

14 Depressaria daucella

1 LBAM

2 Depressaria radialla 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

THURS 1 FEB 

2 Traps on fro 17.30 - 4 moths of 3 species 

1 Early Grey- NFY 

1 Early Moth - NFY 

2 Depressaria daucella 

WED 31 JAN 

 Cloudy but milder night , breezy until 23.00 1 trap on from 17 .30

At 22.3O - I only had - 1 Dark Sword-grass NFY  & 2 Depressaria daucella .

Overnight added-

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Winter moth, and 

3 Euchromius ocellea- that makes 5 this week 

THURS 1 FEB 

A clear cooler evening , rain o/night 

4 moths of 3 species 

1 Early Moth -NFY 

1 Earlt Grey - NFY 

2 Depressaria daucella

MON 29 JAN 

 Cooler night , cloudy, SSW breeze - 1 trap on from 17.30- o/night , 

nothing arrived after 22.30 

On Sunday evening there had been an influx of Euchromius ocellea

a migrant moth from Africa brought here by the Saharan dust on a brisk southerly air flow - Chris Vincent trapped 8 , another mother had 2 - both Plymouth based .

Big surprise this morning when I found I had which I potted around 22.30

There have only been 13 previous Devon records and only 2 of those were in January 

Coupl of photos of mine - 1 is worn

SUN 28 JAN 

Clody, mild with a SSW breeze , 1 trap on 17.30- 22.30 

Only 5 micros of 2 species-

4 Depressaria daucella, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

SAT 27 JAN 

A calm milder night , 1 trap on unattended- all moths potted from windows - 10 micros 

2 Acleris hastiana- NFY 

6 Depressaria daucella , 1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

2 Agonopterix yeatiana.

WED 24 JAN 

A mild night no breeze , cloudy , light rain / drizzle from 22.00 

2 traps on from 17.30- o/night , Total of 15 moths of 9 species 

Macros - 1 Silver Y-NFY, 1 Angle Shades - NFY - both of these classified as immigrants, 1 Double Striped Pug .

Micros - 6 Depressaria daucella, 2 Depressaria radiella, 1 LBAM, 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

First Photos of the year added

FRI 12 JAN

Just 1 moth - Depressaria radialla - NFY 

SAT 6 JAN 

Despite the cold a start for the year after 2 nights of no returns 

1 Winter Moth, 1 Depressaria daucella.