SUN 13 JULY

Back from a week away- Humid evening , cloudy, dry & calm ,total of 410 moths of 94 sp

NFG - Mocha, Orthotelma sparganella

NFY- Leopard, Dwarf Cream Wave, Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix, Anania lancealis

Migrants - 2 Silver Y, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, Turnip, 20 Four Spotted Footman ( 9F )- record day count 

Hawkmoths - 11 Elephant

Wave- 15 Small Fan- footed, 2 Single Dotted, 2 Common, Riband 

Footman - 45 Dingy, 20 Common, 4 Rosy, 2 Scarce, 3 Orange, 12 Round-winged Muslin

Wainscot- 10 Southern, 2 Common, Smoky

Also - 28 Large Yellow U/wing, Lesser Yellow;low U/wing, 10 Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow U/wing.5 Swallow-tailed Moth, 7 Dark arches, 2 Buff Arches, 18 Ruby Tiger _ day Record, Garden Tiger, 2 Clay, 3 double Lobed, 2 Grey dagger-agg, Polar Grey,

6 Knot Grass, Lychnis, 2 Bordered Beauty, Pebble Hook-tip, 

Pale Prominent, 2 Peppered, Dot Moth, Coronet, Pale mottled willow, 3 Waved Umber, 2 Nutp-tree Tussock, Yellow Tail, 3 Drinker, Early Thorn, 2 Dark Spectacle, 4 Spectacle, 2 Scalloped Oak, 2 Bush-tip, 7 Lackey, Crescent Dart, Sandy Carpet, Red Twin-spot Carpet

5 Mother of Pearl, 2 Aethes rubigana, Eudonia lacustrata.LBAM

Phots to be added

SAT 5 JULY

Wet evening & night , mild produced223 moths of 69 sp

NFY- July Highflyer

Migrants - 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, Dark Spectacle, 2 Silver Y, Small Mottled willow Dark Sword Grass

Hawkmoths - 9 Elephant, 

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

Footman- 9 Rosy, 11 Common, 16 Dingy, 5 Four Spotted, 3 Buff, 

Orange, 4 Round Winged Muslin

Wainscot- 4 Southern, 3 Smoky, Shore, Smoky

Of interest- 2 Lesser Yellow U/wing, 5 Swallow-tailed Moth, Crescent Dart, 3 Spectacle, 2 Double Lobed, 3 Grey dagger-agg, 

Sycamore, Yellow-tail, 3 Drinker, 2 Ruby Tiger, F Ghost Moth, Clay, Sandy Carpet

Rosy Tabby, Anania coronata, Agapeta hamana, Common Plume

Last post until 15 July 

Photos added

FRI 4 July 

Mild , cloudy. Dry, light breeze produced 265 moths of 75 sp

NFY - Least Yellow U/wing, Eudonia delunella

Migrants -Radford's Flame Shoulder, 2 Dark Sword Grass, Silver Y, 

2 Rusty dot Pearl, Diamond-back Moth

Hawkmoth- 8 Elephant

Wave- 4 Riband, Dwarf Cream, 5 Small Fan-footed

Footman- 8 Common, 23 Dingy, 3 Orange, 4 Buff, 5 Rosy, Muslin, 3 Four Spotted, 8 Roun d Winged Muslin

Wainscot- 5 Southern, Common, Shore, Smoky, L-album 

Also- 2 Lesser Yellow U/wing, 2 Buff Arches, 9 Lackey, 5 Swallow-tailed, 2 Peppered3 Scalloped Oak, Coronet, Knot Grass, 3 Drinker, 4 Spectacle, 2 Barred Straw, Crescent Dart, 2 Snout, 2 Grey Dagger-ag, Royal Mantle, 2 Plain Golden Y

White Plume, Agapeta hamana, Rosy Tabbey, 2 Twenty Plume

Photos added

THURS 3 July

Another cool evening with a clear sky at Thurlestone, dry & calm. 208 moths of 71 species recorded

NFY- Copper Underwing ( fresh- an early record for here )

Oustanding - Bloxwich Snout, Fern, Bordered Beauty, Old Lady

Hawkmoths - 10 Elephant, 2 Privet

wave- 7 Riband, 4 Dwarf Cream, 2 Single Dotted, 2 Mullein

Footman - 18 Common, 8 Dingy, Orange, Four Spotted, Rosy, 

2 Muslin, 2 Round Winged Muslin

Wainscot- 4 Southern, 2 Smoky

Also- 14 Large Yellow U/wing, 6 DFark Arches, 20 Buff Ermine, 

3 Buff Arches, 4 Lackey, Iron Prominent, Pebble Prominent, 2 Spectacle, Snout, Pebble Hook-tip, Drinker, Sycamore, Nut tree Tussock, Swallow -tailed Moth, 

2 Rosy Tabby 

photos added

WED 2 JULY 

Cooler evening , clear sky, calm, dry - total of 271 moths of 70 sp 

Migrants - A small Small Marbled- looks worn, 2 Dark Sword Grass

2 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Hawkmoths - 2 Elephant, 2 Privet

Wave - 10 Riband, 8 Dwarf Cream, 3 Single Dotted

Wainscot- 5 Southern, 2 Smoky, 2 Common

Footman- 29 Common ( big increase ), 10 Dingy, 2 Dose, Buff, 2 Four Spotted, 2 Muslin, 2 Round Winged Muslin

Interest - big increase in Buff Ermine to 30.2 Lesser Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow U/wing, 2 Buff Arches, 6 Buff-tip, 3 Scalloped Oak, 2 Peppered, Burnished Brass, Sycamore, Grey Dagger-agg, Clay, 2 Garden Tiger, Ruby Tiger, Yellow Shell, 2 Double lobed, 4 Spec tackle, 3 Swallow-tailed Moth, Pebble Prominent

Photos added

Death's - head Hawkmoth - 29 June 

 Excepionally rare immigrant moth found in a poly tunnel at Mill Farm South Milton . To my knowledge this is the first record  for our area of Devon - no records in Devon in2024

Tuesday 1 July 

V mild-18c @ 23.00, cloudy calm dry conditions produced record day totals of 405 moths of 102 sp

NFG - Vapourer, Hedya salicella -1 Devon record in 2024

NFY- Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow U/wing, Dusky Brocade, Pebble Hook-tip, Scarce Footman, Epiblema foenella, Aethes rubigana

Migrants - 10 Silver Y, Radford's Flame Shoulder, Dark Sword Grass, 

5 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer

Hawkmoths -14 Elephant, Eyed, 

Wave- 8 Riband, 14 Dwarf Cream, 4 Common, 5 Small Fan-footed, Mullein

Footman- 5 Common, 30 Dingy, 2 Four Spotted, 4 Buff, 6 Rosy, 

2 Muslin, 11 Round Winged Muslin

Wainscot- 5 Southern, Smoky

Also - 46 Large Yellow U/wing, Lesser Yellow U/wing, 6 Swallow-tailed Moth, 11 Buff Arches, 4 Magpie, 2 Buff -tip, 3 Early Thorn, 3 Grey Dagger-agg, 4 Sycamore, 9 Lackey, 2 Coronet, Nut Tree Tussock, Garden Tiger, 2 Double Lobed, Plain Golden Y, Barred Straw, 2 Lychnis, Knot Grass, 2 Pebble Prominent, 4 Small Blood-vein, Kent Black Arches, Clay, Peppered2 DrinkerCrescent Dart

Rosy Tabby, 2 Anania Coronata, 4 Common Plume, Spilonota ocellana, Small Magpie, Agapeta hamana, Blastobasis lacticolella

Photos added

MON 30 JUNE

The end of a fantastic moth for moths- Mist from 20.00 , mild calm ,dry produced 306 moths of 79 species 

NFY- Achroia grisella

Migrants - 6 Silver Y, Radfords Flame Shoulder ( 2nd this year ),

2 RUSTY dot PEARL, Rush Veneer

Hawkmoths - 13 Elephant, Privet, Poplar

Wave- 5 Riband, 8 Dwarf Cream, 2 Fan-footed

Footman- 12 Dingy, 10 Common, 4 Rosy, Muslin, 5 Round Winged, 2 Four Spotted -1F

Wainscot- 3 Common, 2 Smoky, 3 Southern

Also- 27 Large Yellow U/wing, 30 Dark Arches, 8 Swallow-tailed Moth, 

Of interest-

3 Buff Arches, 3 Buff -tip, 5 Lackey, Drinker, Garden Tiger, Plain Golden Y, Clay, Early Thorn, Peppered , Royal Mantle, 2 Sycamore, 3 Grey Dagger-agg, 2 Small Angle Shades, Peach Blossom,Kent Black k Arches, 2 Dot Moth, 3 Small Blood-vein, 2 Double Lobed, Chinese Character,Pebble Prominent

5 V Pug, Wormwood Pug

Rosy Tabby, Anania crocealis, Garden Pebble, Small Magpie

Photos added

Sun 29 June

First night with a lease a sky for a while, little cooler, calm, Misty & damp o/night 

Total of 209 moths but 80sp redcorded

NFG - Small Emerald, Brachmia blundella

NFY - Ghost Moth- one of my favourites missed out last year, 

Garden Rose Tortrix, Udea Olivalis, Crambus perlella, Anania crocealis

Migrants - Small mottled Willow, Silver Y, 2 Rusty DOT PEARL, Dark sword Grass

Hawkmoths - 5 Elephant, 2 Privet, Eyed

Wave- 7 Riband, 7 Dwarf Cream, Small Fan-footed

Footman - big increase- 15 Common, 12 Dingy, Buff, 2 Rosy, Muslin,

5 Round Winged Muslin, Four Spotted

Also - 12 Large Yellow U/wing, 1 Swallow-tailed, Green Arches, 4 Scalloped Oak, 3 Buff-tip, 2 Buff Arches, 4 Early Thorn, 2 Spectacle, 2 Dot Moth, Nut Tree Tussock, Shears, 6 Lackey, Pebble Prominent, 2 Chinese Character, Smoky wainscot, Bordered Beauty, Peppered, Double Lobed, Drinker, 2 Ruby Tiger4 Fan-foot, 2 Kent Black Arches

Photos added

SAT 28 June 

V mild, calm dry conditions produced 256 moths of 81 sp

NFY- Yellow- tail, GREEN ARCHES

Hawkmoth- 20 Elephant

Migrants- 2 Small Mottled Willow, Silver Y, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl

Wave- 2Riband, 4 Dwarf Cream, Single Dotted, Common

Footman- Four Spotted, 4 Dingy, 4 CommonFootman, Buff, 4 Round Winged Muslin

Wainscot- Shore, Smoky, 2 Southern, Common

Special - Bloxworth Snout, 2 Dolicharthria punctalios

Of Interest - 11 Swallow-tailed Moth, 3 Buff Arches, 4 Buff-tip, 

3 Peppered, 2 Scalloped Oak, 8 Lackey, 4 Small Angle Shades, Early Thorn, Crescent dart, 2 Dot Moth, Burnished Brass, Kent Black Arches, Double Lobed, 2 Coronet, 2 sandy Carpet, Pretty chalk Carpet, Rivulet, Cabbage, 3 Small Blood-vein, Plain Golden Y

2 Garden Pebble, White Plume, Crescent Plume2 Agapeta hamana

Photos added later

27 June 

Cloudy breezy, mild, damp o/night- total of 272 moths of 76 sp

NFG - Mompha epilobiella, Aethes cnicana

NFY- Bordered Beauty, Coronet, Golden-rod Pug, Wax moth, Crescent PLUME, Dolicharthria punctalis

Migrants- 5 Silver Y, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Small Mottled Willow, Rush Veneer

Hawkmoths - 27 Elephant (a herd ? ) 2 Privet

Wave- 3 Dwarf Cream, Riband, Single Dotted

Footman- 4 Dingy, Common, Buff

EWainscot - Common, Smoky, Southern, Obscure

Also- 

19 Large &2 Lesser Yellow U/wing, 12 Swallow-tailed Moth, 22 Dark Arches, Grey Arches, 6 Buff Arches, 7 Lackey, 2 Drinker, Peach Blossom, 5 Buff-tip, 3 Early Thorn, 2 Scalloped Oak, Crescent dart

Clay, Burnished Brass, 5 Grey Dagger-agg, Sycamore, Double Lobed, Garden Tiger, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Galium Carpet, Cream-bordered Green Pea

Garden Pebble, 3 Anania coronata

Photos added

Thursday 26 June 

295 moths of 80 sp in very favourable weather conditions

Traps attended 22.15- 00.30 + o/night 

NFG - Caloptilia stigmatella 

NFY - Garden Tiger, Plain Golden Y, Old Lady- fresh, 2 Dot Moth

Migrants- Silver Y, Turnip, Small Mottled Willow, L-album Wainscot, 

2 Rusty Dot Pearl

Hawkmoths - 14 Elephant, 2 Privet, Poplar Eyed

Waves- 7 Riband, 3 Small Fan-footed, 3 Dwarf Cream, Common, Single Dotted, Small Yellow

Wainscot- Shore, Smoky, 2 Southern, 2 Common

Carpet- Sandy, Galium, 2 Garden, Common

Footman- 5 Rosy, 8 Dingy, Orange, 6 Common, 5 Round Winged Muslin

Pugs- 2 Lime -speck, 12 Double Striped, 9 V , Green, Foxglove 

Of interest - 7 Swallow-tailed Moth, 7 Buff Arches,  Clouded Border, 8 Lackey, Clay, Peach Blossom, 5 Grey Dagger- ag, Miller , Early Thorn, 2 Spectacle, Double Lobed2 Barred Yellow, 3 Buff-tip

Photos added

WED 25 June

Mild cloudy cam conditions until 00.10 when rain arrived- & o/night . Recorded252 moths of 66 sp

NFY- Lesser Yellow U/wing, Poplar Grey, Yellow Shell, Cloaked Minor, European Corn Borer, Agriphila tristella

Migrants - 2 Small Mottled Willow, L-album Wainscot, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl

Hawkmoths - 21 Elephant, 6 Poplar

Footman- Four Spotted, 6 Dingy, Buff , 2 Round Winged Muslin

Of Interest- Drinker, 8 Swallow-tailed Moth, 2 Barred Straw, 4 Buff Arches, 2 Spec tackle, Scalloped Oak, Grey Dagger, Miller, 6 Lackey, 2 Small Blood-vein, Sandy Carpet, 3 V Pug, Green Pug, Wormwood 

Pug

Rosy Tabby, Garden Pebble

Photos added

Tuesday 24 June

humid early night, cloudy, dry, calm  produced 204 moths of 77 sp

Some interesting records-

NFY- Cosmopolitan-Second record of this scarce migrant- Oct 2023

Campion - another second record - previously 8/2021.

Fern, Round Winged Muslin, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Drinker, Mother of Pearl

Migrants - Cosmopolitan, Silver Y, Turnip, 5 Rusty Dot Pearl

Hawkmoths - 17 Elephant, 

Waves- 6 Small Fan-footed, Single Dotted, 2 Riband, Common

Wainscot- southern, Smoky, Common

Footman- 2 Four Spotted, Orange, Rosy, 3 Dingy

Of Interest- 4 buff -tip, 4 Swallow-tailed Moth, Barred Straw, 5 Common Emerald, 3 Sycamore, Lychnis, Marbled Coronet, Scalloped Oak, Scorched Wing, Beautiful Hook-tip, Double Lobed, Small Angle Shades, Small Blood-vein, 4 Small Fan-foot, 3 V Pug, Green Pug, 

Wormwood Pug

Anania coronata, 2 White plume, Garden pebble, 3 Bee moth

Mon 23 June

Cloudy, light breeze, mild evening, total of 197 moths of68sp

Second record this year of a migrant Striped Hawkmoth- found this morning in the bucket trap

NFG - Bordered Sallow., Acrobasis advenella

NFY-Cochylis molliculana

Migrants - Striped Hawkmoth, L-album Wainscot

Hawkmoths - Striped, Privetr, Poplar, 8 Elephant

Waves- 8 Riband, Dwarf Cream, 3 Small Fan-footed, Single Dotted Common

Of Interest- 5 Swallow-tailed Moth, 2 Crescent Dart, 2 Small Angle Shades, 3. Buff Arches, 6 Lackey, Dun-bar, 4 Sycamore, 3 Grey Dagger-ag, Early Thorn, 2 Snoput, 2 Fan-foot, 2 Buff-tip, 4 Common Emerald, Common wainscot, Galium Carpet, 2 Sandy Carpet, 

2 Plum Tortrix, Anania coronata, Garden Pebble, 2 Bee Moth, White Plume

Sun 22 June

Big change in weather- back to more normal fare- Brisk W wind, cloudy, Rain from 23.15- Total of 197 moths of 60 sp

NFY- Orchard Ermine, Blastobasis lacticolla

Migrants - Silver Y, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer

Hawkmoths - 10 Elephant, Small Elephant, 2 Privet, 2 Poplar

Footman- Four Spotted, 3 Dingy, Common, 2 Buff

Of Interest-

Peppered, Clay, 2 Grey Dagger-agg, Sycamore, Barred Straw, Kent Black Arches, 4 Lackey, Dun-bar, 4 Swallow-tailed Moth, 

Pinion Streaked Snout, 

Sat 21 June

Another fantastic night of trapping with 334 moths of 90 sp.

NFG - Minor Shoulder-knot - only 1 records last tear in VC3 last year

NFY- Broad Bordered Yellow U/wing, Buff Footman , Grey Arches, 

Clepsis consimilana

Migrants - Another Small Marbled- that's 5 in last 7 days- yesterdays 2 are sill in the fridge.

2 Silver Y, Palpita Vitrealis, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, Diamond -backed Moth, 

Hawk Moths - 7 Elephant, 2 Poplar, 2 Privet

Waves - 15 Riband, 2 Common, Common White, 2 Dwarf Cream, Small Fan- footed, , single dotted, 

Footman- 2 Four spotted, Rosy, Muslin, 2 Common, 4 Dingy

Selected-  4 Swallow-tailed, 4 Buff-tip, Peach Blossom, Buff Arches, Clay, 2 Double Lobed, 3 Lackey, 2 Miller, Grey Dagger-agg, Marbled Coronet, Kent black Arches, Shore Wainscott, Sandy Carpet,

Galium Carpet, 4 Small Angle Shades.

Oak eggar - larval

Anania coronata & crocealis, Rhodophaea formosa

Photos added - new page heading

Fri 20 June

Records are there to be broken- last night a total of 435 moths of 98 sp- evidence of migrant activity

NFG - White Satin

NFY- Dwarf Pug, Maidens Blush, Dun-bar, Palpita Vitrealis - migrant, Double Lobed, Mompha ochroceela 

Migrants - 2 Small Marbled, Dark Sword Grass, Small Mottled Willow

7 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Rush Veneer, 2 Diamond-back Moth

Hawkmoths - 18 Elephant, 5 Privet, Poplar , Eyed

Waves- 12 Riband, 5 Single Dotted, 6 Common, Small Fan-footed , Dwarf Cream

Of Interest-

86 Large Yellow U/wing, 4 Swallw-tailed Moth, 9 Common Emerald, 

4 Crescent Dart2 Four spotted footman, Rosay Footman, Muslin Footman, Tawny Shears, Lychnis, Cabbage, 5 Lackey,Peach Blossom, Buff Arches, Early Thorn, Pebble prominent, Miller, 2 Grey Dagger-agg, V Pug, 6 Green PugBarred Straw, Cream-bordered Green Pea

!3sp of Micros

Photos to be addeed

Thursday !9 June

Fantastic weather conditions resulted in record catches of 403 moths of 95 sp

Whatever happened to the expected migrants ?

NFG - Common Bagworm

NFY- Crecent Dart, Broad-barred WHITE, Royal mantle, May Highflyer, Small Emeralds, Common Rustic-at, Satin Wave, Bird-cherry Ermine, Spillonota Ocellana 

Migrants- A lot less than expected-

9 Rusty Dot Pearl, Silver Y, Bordered straw, White-point

Hawkmoths- 18 Elephant, 1 Small Elephant, 1 Privet

Wave- 4 Riband, Common White, Common, 2 Dwarf Cream, 2 Single Dotted, 2 Small Fan-footed, Small Yellow, 

Of interest- 5 Four Spotted, 2 Buff-tip, Buff Arches, 2 Peach Blossom, Clay, Shears, Tawny Shears, Miller, 3 Grey Dagger-agg, 2 Lackey, Beautiful Hook-tip, 5 Cabbages,  Cream- bordered Green Pea, 2 Swallow-tailed Moth, Galium Carpet 

Photos will be added later

WED 18 June 

Weather conditions continue to produce lots of moths total of 222 of 74 species 

Outstanding moth was my first record of NI MOTH-300th garden species for 2025 and a lifer . Only 1 Devon record since 2017

NFY- Light Emerald, Southern Wainscot, Beautiful Plume 

Migrants - 2 Silver Y, Small Mottled Willow, Rush Veneer, 3 Rusty dot pesrl

Hawkmoths - 3 Elephant, Privet

Wainscot- Common, Shore

Wave- 11 Riband, Common White, Common, Single Dotted, 4 Small Fan-footed, Small Yellow, 7 Dwarf Cream 

Footman- 2 Dingy, 2 Four Spotted, 4 Muslin

Of interest- 5 Swallow-tailed Moth, 4 Magpie, Snout, Fan-foot, 4 Small Fan-foot, 2 Pinion Streaked Snout, Peppered, Spectacle, Buff Tip, Barred Yellow, Shears, 2 Sandy Carpet,Grey Dagger-ag, 

Common Plume, 2 White plume 

Photos added

Tuesday 17 June

Very busy evening, mild calm high cloud dry conditions resulted in 202 moths of 70 species.

NFY -  Scallop Shell, Devonshire Wainscot, Smoky Wainscot, 

4 White Plume Moth, 2 Single Dotted Wave, Small Fan-footed Wave, Bryotropha terrella

Migrants - not as many as expected- 3 Small Mottled Willow, Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Diamond-back moth, 3 Rush Veneer

Of interest-

6 Swallow-tailed Moth, Buff-tip, 4 Common Emerald, 3 Magpie, 3 Spectacle, 2 Small Angle Shades, Scalloped Oak, Turnip, 2 Four Spotted Footman, Beautiful Hook-tip, Kent Black Arches, 2 Knot Grass, 17 Riband Wave, 5 Dwarf Cream Wave, Small Blood-vein, Blood Vein, 2 Fan-foot, 3 Small Fan-foot, Rosy Tabby

Photos added

Mon 16 June

Cooler evening, dry calm clear - only 105 moths of 46sp

NFY - Kent Black Arches, Anania crocealis, Agriphila geniculea

Migrants - 3 Small Mottled Willow, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Four Spotted footman, Diamond-back moth

Hawkmoths - Elephant, Privet

Of interest- 2 Sweallow-tailed Moth, 18 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, 9 Heart & Club, Snout, small Fan-foot, Blood-vein, 4 Riband Wave, Common emerald, Buff -tip, Beautiful Hook-tip, Muslin Footman, Rosy Footman, Lime-speck Pug

Photos added

SUN 15 June

Very busy night- Cloudy, calm, mild, dry - total of 227 moths of 74 species recorded to- highest totals this year

NFG- Little Emerald, Pyrausta despicata

NFY - Small Fan-foot, Wormwood Pug, Dwarf Cream Wave, Lackey, 

Barred Yellow, Beautiful Hook-tip, Rosy Footman, Ypomomuta sp

Migrants -

A 2nd Small Marbled- yesterdays still in fridge, 5 Four Spotted Footman, Silver Y, Portland Ribbon Wave, 7 Small Mottled Willow, Bordered. Straw, 2 Diamond-back moth, 4 Rusty dot Pearl, 

2 Rush Veneer

Hawkmoths - 7 Elephant, Privet

Of Interest-

2 DoubleSquare-spot, 2 Common Emerald, 2 fan-foot, 2 Snout, Knot Grass, Sycamore, Grey Dagger-ag, Plain Golden Y, Pebble Prominent, Ingrailed Clay, Small Angle shades, Scalloped Oak, 

Small Blood-vein, 6 Riband wave, 2 Sandy Carpet, Cream-bordered Green Pea, 2 Thistle Ermine

Photos added

SAT 14June

High cloud, less mild, dry, light breeze. Late start-23.05

Total of 165 moths of 58 species- 2 lifers and migrants 

NFG - Small Marbled- migrant from  S France/ N africa, very scarce

Diasemiopsis ramburlais - migrant 

NFY - Plain Golden Y, Dingy Footman, Grey Arches, Acleris sparsana

Migrants -

7 Four spotted footman- all female, 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Rush Veneer, L-album wainscot, Silver Y , Small mottled Willow, Diamond- back moth

Hawkmoths - 7 Elephant, 1 Priovet, 1 Poplar

Of interest- 6 white Ermine, 11 Buff Ermine, 4 Large Yellow U/wing, 9 Bright-line Brown-eye, Double Square-spot, Obscure Wainscot, Spec tackle, 2 Straw Dot, Grey Dagger -agg, 2 Common Footman, Peach Blossom.,2 Magpie, 2 Peppered, Sharp-angled Peacock, 5 Riband Wave, Sandy Carpet, Early Thorn, 2 Cream-bordered Green Pea, 2 Green Pug 2 Foxglove Pug 

Photos added

FRI 13 JUNE

Very mild, cloudy - heavy rain stopped at 21.30, light breeze.

Total of 173 moths of65 sp

NFY - Small Magpie, Common Lutestring, Common Footman, Cochylis molliculana, Eudonia mercurella 

Migrants - 6 Rusty Dot Pearl, 6 Diamond-back moth, 2 Four Spotted Footman, Small mottled willow, 3 Silver Y, 2 Rush Veneer 

Hawkmoths - 7 Elephant 

Of interest-

Magpie, 2 Peppered, Pale Tussock, Orange Footman, Brussels Lace, 2 Snout, 2 Small Angle Shades, Sharp Angled Peacock,Early Thorn, Shore Wainscot, Turnip, 3 Common Emerald, Common swift, 2 Grey Dagger-ag, Cream -bordered Green Pea, Green Pug, 6 Foxglove Pug

Photos added

Thursday 12 June

S breeze caused problems last night - little shelter, cloudy mild and dry, total of 150 moths of 60 sp

NFG - Phycitodes maritima, 

NFY- Common Emerald, Four Spotted Footman-M, 2 Small Mottled Willow -M, Small Yellow Wave, Magpie

Migrants - 3 Silver Y, Bordered straw, Rush Veneer, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Diamond -back Moth

Hawkmoths - 10 Elephant

Of interest- Common Swift, Burnished Brass, Turnip, Double square-spot, Ingrailed Clay, Cream Bordered Green Pea, Dark spe ctacle, Blood-vein,Brussels Lace , Mottled Beauty, Obscure Wainscot, Rivulet, Flame Carpet, Pale mottled willow, 2 Green Pug

Photos added

WED 11 June

Mild night, very breezy-ENE, cloudy, rain from 22.45 - very heavy o/night. Highest totals this year with 204 moths of 64 species , 

despite 1 trap being lost due to 6ins of rain water in it

NFY - Swallow-tailed moth, Clay, Lobster Moth, Anania coronata

Migrants - 5 L-album Wainscot, 2 Bordered Straw, Delicate, 4 Silver Y

Hawkmoths - 6 Elephant 

Of Interest-

11 Large Yellow U/wing, 21 Flame, 24 flame shoulder,4 Uncertain, 4 Heart & Club, 14 Heart & Dart, Brown Rustic, 3 Snout, Cabbage, Figure of Eighty, Miller, Dark Spec tackle, 3 Blood-vein, 2 Riband wave, Iron Prominent, Shears, Small Angled Shades Shades,

Scorched carpet, Lime-speck Pug

Photos added

TUES 10 June

Expected weather conditions changed last- ended up with a clear sky, full moon, temp dropped, calm and dry. Total of 114 moths of 41sp- including a rare moth

NFG - Barrett's Marbled Coronet- scarce coastal moth in South Devon only 2 records in 2024- a lifer 

NFY- Single Dotted Wave, Tawny Speckled Pug , Delicate ( migrant )

Celypha striana, Eudonia laccustrata

Hawkmoths - 2 Elephant, 1 Privet

Wainscots- Obscure, Common 

Migrants - Dark Sword Grass

Day site record -26 Buff Ermine

Also=

White Ermine, Sallow Kitten, Fox Moth, 5 Clouded border, 5 Heart & Club, 5 mottled Rustic, Buff-tip, Spectacle, Straw Dot, Double Square Spot, 2 Riband wave, Common White Wave, 7 Willow Beauty, Grey Dagger-agg, Blood-vein, Broken Barred Carpet, 

Lime-speck Pug

Cyclamen Tortrix, Plum Tortrix, Eudonia angustea, 3 Eucosma cana

Photos Added

MON 9 JUNE

Cloudy evening, breezy, dry- produced 126 moths of 51sp

NFG - Eupoecilia angustea, Bryotropha Terrella, Nomatopogon

swammerdella

NFY- Barred Straw, Scalloped Oak, Turnip

Hawkmoths - 3 Elephant, Poplar

Wainscot- 4 L-album, 2 Shore, 1 Obscure

Migrants- White-point

Of interest- 2 Heart & Club, 9 Buff Ermine, Brussels Lace, Pale Tussock, Spectacle, Pebble prominent, 2 Riband Wave, Satin Wave, 2 common Wave, Knot Grass, Scorched Wing, Grey Dagger-agg, Peppered, 2 clouded border, 2 Green Pug

3 Plum Tortrix Eucosma cana

Photos added

SUN 8 June

Milder , cloudy light breeze and dry produced 170 moths of 56 sp

NFG - Epiblema scutulana

N FY- Cinnabar ( 2nd record first- June 2022 first ), Fan-foot, Rosy Tabby 

Migrants- Dark Sword Grass, 4 l-album Wainscot 

Hawkmoths - 7 Elephant, Small Elephant, Privet

Wainscot- 4 Common, Obscure, Shore

Of interest - 25 Flame, 11 Flame Shoulder, 8 Clouded silver, 2 Clouded border, Small Dusty Wave, 4 Heart & Club, 2 Uncertain, Figure of Eighty, Small Angle shades, 2 Straw dot, Peppered, Iron Prominent, Peach Blossom, 2 Buff -tip, Snout, 3 Brussels Lace, 

3 Green Pug, 5 Grey Pug, 2 Foxglove Pug, 

2 Common P{lime, 2 Eucosma cana

Photos added

SAT 7 JUNE 

After 2 nights off , traps on at 22.25- clear sky, breeze, dry, cooler 

Total of 80 moths of 38 species 

NFY_ Scorched Wing & Fryer's Pug- both are 2nd garden records, 

Uncertain, Double Square-spot, Eyed Hawkmoth 

Of interest - 12 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 5 Buff Ermine, 8 Heart & Dart, Heart & Club, 4 Mottled Rustic, 4 Brimstone, Willow Beauty, 

Elephant Hawkmoth, Riband wave, Common Wave, 2 Clouded Border, 2 Clouded Silver, Large Yellow U/wing, Common Wainscot, Purple Bar, Green Pug, 3 Foxglove Pug, Lime-speck Pug, 

Garden Pebble, Common Plume

Photos added

WED 4 JUNE 

Cloudy, mild , breezy, dry until 00.30- v wet o/night.

Total of 130 moths of 45 sp

NFY - Coronet

Possible migrants - Dark Sword Grass, Silver Y

Hawkmoths -5 Elephant, 2 Small Elephant, 2 Poplar 

Wainscot- 2 Obscure, 2 Common 

Of interest- 

Burnished Brass, Peach Blossom, Figure of Eighty, Peppered, Lychnis, Small Clouded brindle , Yellow- barred brindle, Snout, 3 Grey Dagger-agg Straw Dot, Lime-speck Pug, Current Pug

Photos added

TUES 3 JUNE 

Cloudy, breezy, dry 98 moths of 41sp- previous night power failure 

NFY - White-point ( migrant ), Sycamore, Current Pug , Thistle Ermine

Migrants - 3 L -album Wainscot, Rusty dot Pearl

Of interest - Shore wainscot, 4 Elephant & 1 Privet Hawkmoth,

10 Flame ,8 Flame Shoulder, 9 Heart & Dart, 1 Heart & Club, 

4 Dark Arches, Peppered, 4 Clouded Border, Ingrailed Clay, 

5 Buff Ermine, White Ermine, Middle-barred Minor, Dark Spectacle, 

2 Setaceous Hebrew Character, Purple Bar

Photos added

SUN 1 June

Cooler evening, clear sky , light breeze- back to more normal numbers with 94 of 51 species 

NFY - Heart & Club, Fox Moth, Muslin Footman, Small Elephant Hawkmoth, Rhodophea formosa

Migrants - None

Of Interest-

Hawkmoths- 3 Elephant, Private & Poplar

3 Buff Ermine, 3 White Ermine, 2 Brussels Lace, Buff Tip, Middle-barred Minor, 2 Mottled Rustic, Clouded border, Dark Arches, 

2 Common Wainscot, 2 Large Yellow U/wing, Riband Wave, satin Wave, Mullein Wave, 2 Sharp-angled Peacock, Orange Footman, Blood-vein, Scalloped Hazel, Dark spectacle, Flame Carpet, Green Pug, Foxglove Pug

Tinea semifulvella, Common Plume 

Photos to be added later

Sat 31 May

high level of activity continues 170 moths of 57 sp

NFY- Brown Rustic, Riband Wave, Privet Hawkmoth, Ingrailed Clay, Phycitodes saxicola

Migrants - L-album Wainscot, Angle Shades

Also -19 Flame Shoulder, 12 Flame, 14 Willow Bty, Brussels lace,8 Brimstone, 9 Buff ERMINE, 4 WHITE ERMINE, 5 Vines Rustic, Mottled Rustic, 6 Heart & Dart, 2 Small Square-spot, Cream -spot Tiger, 2 Elephant Hawkmoth, Lime Hawkmoth, 2 Peppered,

2 Peach Blossom, 3 SHEARS, 3 Dark Arches, 3 large Y U/wing, 5 Marbled Minor-agg, 6 Clouded Silver, Light Emerald, Common Quaker, 2 Spec tacle ,dark spectacle, 2 Buff Tip, 4 common Wainscot, Obscure Wainscot, 2 Bright-line Brown eye, 2 Grey Dagger-agg, Knot Grass, Sharp-angled Peacock, Pale Tussock, 

Small Angle Shades, Pinion -streaked Snout, 2 Green Carpet, Rivulet, Purple Bar, 5 Common Marbled carpet, Yellow-barred brindle, Flame Carpet, 2 Grey Pug, 2 Foxglove Pug

Plum Tortrix, LBAM, Blastobasis lacticolella +2

FRI 30 May

V mild night, cloudy, calm - misty o/night. Largest catches of the year with 168 moths of 61 species

NFY- Buff Arches, Brussels Lace, Cream-bordered Green Pea, Mottled pug, Small Angle Shades, Small Dusty Wave, Lime Hawkmoth, Obscure Wainscot

Agapeta hamana, Blastobasis lacticolella, Nematopogon metaxella, 

Notocelia trimaculana, Phycitodes binavella, Coleophora sp, Tinea semifulvella

Migrants - Dark Sword Grass, Rusty Dot pearl

Of interest-

4 Elephant Hawkmoth, 3 Large yellow U/wing, 2 pale tussock, Puss moth, Spectacle, Dark Spectacle, Cream-spot Tiger, Figure Of Eighty, Engrailed, Scalloped hazel, 2 Peach Blossom, 3 Peppererd 

2 Shears, Mullein Wave, Satin Wave, 2 Pebble prominent, 

Ruddy Carpet, 5 Pinion Streaked snout, Green Pug, Common Wainscot

Photos will be added later- ran out of space

 Thursday 29 May

Cloudy with drizzle & light Rain, mild breezy, calm. Great night trapping with 96 moths of 52 species, 11 NFY 

NFY - Striped Hawkmoth ( 3rd record after 2 in 2023 ) , Bordered Straw,3 Shore Wainscot, Satin Wave, 2 Small Blood-vein, 

Marbled White-spot, Tawny Marbled Minor, Bactria cancealana, 

Eucosma Cana, Notocelia rosaecolana, Notocelia uddmannia a.

Migrants - Dark Sword Grass, L- album Wainscot, Angle Shades

Also-

3 Elephant Hawkmoth, 4 Pale tussock, 3 Buff Ermine, 4 White Ermine, 9 Treble Lines, 5 Heart & Drt, 3 Vines Rustic, Shuttle s-shaped Dart, Sharp-angled Peacock, 5 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, 

Figure of Eighty, Cabbage, Brimstone, Snout, Set Hebrew Character, 

Brown Silver-line, Bright-line Brown-eye, Clouded Border, 

3 Clouded Silver, Common White Wave, Mottled rustic, 2 Willow Beauty, 2 Common Wainscot, Peppered, 3 Marbled MINOR-AGG, GREEN CARPET, COMMON MARBLED CARPET, 2 SILVER- GROUND carpet, Purple Bar, 3 Yellow-barred Brindle, Double-striped Pug,

 Plum Tortrix, Garden Grass Veneer, Pseudoswammerdania 

combinella

photos added

Wednesday 28 MAY

Mild, light breeze, dry _rain o/night. Total of 105 moths of 45 species 

NFY- Mottled Beauty, Dark Arches, Ruddy Carpet, Flame Carpet, 

Green Pug, 

Migrants - Silver Y, Rusty Dot Pearl, Portland Ribbon Wave ( 2nd this year )

​7 Elephant Hawkmoth, 12 Heart & Dart, 5 Vines Rustic, 4 Treble Lines, Mottled Rustic, 2 Small Square-spot, 4 White Ermine, 3 Brimstone, Snout, 3 Marbled Minor -agg, 2 Dark spectacle, 4 Bright - line Brown-eye, Cabbage Moth, Peach Blossom, Knot Grass, Clouded Silver, Scalloped Hazel, Sharp-angled Peacock, 2 Common Wave, 2 Flame, 4 Flame Shoulder, Pinion -streaked Snout, Cream-spot Tiger, 

2 Clouded Border, 2 Yellow-barred Brindle, 3 Green Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Rivulet, 2 Purple Bar, 2 Common Wainscot, 

12 Willow Beauty, Common Pug, 2 Double -striped Pug, Small Clouded Brindle

Plum Tortrix, Phycitodes -sp, 

photos added

MON 26 May

Mild, very windy and wet, 2 Traps placed in sheltered spots, unattended, total of 30 moths of 125 species.

NFY- 1 Common Swift.

Migrant - 1 Silver Y

\Also- 5 Treble Lines, 5 Vines Rustic,. 2 Small Square Spot, 3 Heart & Dart, 1 Shears , 2 Flame shoulder, Knot Grass, Blood-vein, 4 Buff Ermine, Light Emerald, Common Wave, 1 Common Marbled Carpet,

1 Lime-speck Pug

photos added

SUN 25 MAY

Back after 9 days away, traps set up, attended 22.20-23.40 

Cloudy, mild breezy , rain o/night . Total of 70 moths of 35 species 

NFG - Figure of Eighty, Bryotropha terella

NFY - Middle- barred Minor, L-album Wainscot , Straw Dot 

Migrants - 2 Silver Y

Also-

11 Treble Lines, 5 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 2 Light Emerald, 

3 Elephant Hawkmoth, 2 Buff Ermine, 1 White Ermine, Mullein, 

2 Marbled Minor-agg, 4 Heart & Dart, 3 Vines Rustic, Small Square Spot, Shears, Spectacle, Clouded Border, 2 Clouded Silver, Pebble Prominent, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Mottled Rustic, Scalloped Hazel, 2 Willow Beauty,  Small Clouded Brindle, 2 Bright-line Brown-eye, 

6 Common Marbled Carpet, 2 Common Carpet, 1 Purple Bar, Grey Pug, Common Pug,

Dep .radiella

photos added

Thursday 15 May

Another night of clear sky, Dry, cooler 

Total of 82 of 37sp

NFY_ Large Yellow Underwing, Small Clouded Brindle.

Migrants - 5 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Diamond-back moth

Also-

20 Treble Lines, 5 Flame Shoulder, 5 Clouded Border, 5 White Ermine , 2 Buff Ermine,  Buff-tip, Common wainscot, Cream-spot Tiger, Poplar Hawkmoth, Dark spectacle, Knot Grass, 2 Lychnis, 

Brimstone, Iron Prominent, Least Black Arches, Willow Beauty, Pinion- streaked Snout, Peach Blossom, 2 Vines Rustic, Mottled Rustic, Small square-spot, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Bright-line Brown-eye, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, Purple bar, 4 Common Pug, Grey Pug, Double-striped Pug, V Pug 

2 LBAM, Tachystola acroxanthe, Phycitodes-sp, Agonopterix arenella

Photos added

WED 14 May

 Another clear sky night , calm & dry  Less than expected - 21.35-23.45 total of 107 of 37sp

NFY - Orange Footman ( garden ), Homoeosoma sinuella

Migrants - Rush Veneer, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Diamond -back Moth

Also-

25 Treble Lines ( highest day count this year ), 8 Willow Beauty, 8 Flame shoulder, 4 Clouded Border, 4 White Ermine, 4 Buff Ermine, 

3 Hebrew Character, 2 Vines Rustic, 2 Common Quaker, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 heart & Dart, 3 Least Black arches, Shears, 2 Knot Grass, 2 Pale Tussock, Ruby Tiger, Cream-spot Tiger, Spectacle, 

Scalloped Hazel, Pebble Prominent, Buff -tip, 2 Common Wave, 2 Mullein Wave, 3 Green Carpet, Garden Cpt, Common Marbled Cpt, 

May Highflyer, Pinion -streaked Snout, 7 Common PUg, 2 double-striped Pug, Foxglove Pug,

Agonopterix arenella

Photos added

TUES 13 May

Mild, dry, calm, high cloud Traps attended 21.45- 23.45 + O/night 

Total of 121 Moths of 46 sp 

NFY - Sallow Kitten ( garden ) , Common wainscot, Silver Ground Carpet, Notocelia cynosbatella, Celphy lacunana

Migrants - 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, Silver Y, 6 Diamond-back moth

Also-

20 Treble Lines, 7 Brimstone, 7 Willow Beauty, 6 Flame Shoulder, Muslin, 4 Marbled Minor-agg, 4 White Ermine, 3 Buff Ermine, 2 Buff-tip, Common Quaker, Vines Rustic, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Heart & Dart, Shears, Early Grey, Scalloped hazel, Iron Prominent, 

2 Clouded Border, 3 Common wave, 2 Knot Grass, 2 Least Black Arches, Bright-line Brown-eye, Spectacle, Mullein Wave, Blood-vein, 6 Common Marbled Cpt, Red Twin-spot Cpt, 2 garden Cpt, Green Cpt Common Cpt, Rivulet, Yelloe-barred brindle, 8 Common Pug, 4 Double Striped Pug, V Pug, Twenty Plume

Plum Tortrix, Pseudoswammerdamia combinella

Photos added

MON 12 May

Cloudy, mild & dry ,breezy from 23.00, total of 132 of 55 sp 

NFY- Tawny Shears , Burnished Brass

Migrants - 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 3 Diamond-back, Angle Shades

also-

15 Treble Lines, 11 Brimstone, 10 Flame Shoulder, 2 Flame, 3 White Ermine, 1 Buff Ermine, 3 Buff-tip, Muslin, Pale Pinion, 2 Clouded Silver, Clouded BORDER, COMMON WHITE WAVE, 3 COMMON WAVE, WHITE PINION SPOTTED, 2 Chinese Character, Cream-spot Tiger, Elephant Hawkmoth, Vines Rustic, Common Quaker, Hebrew Character, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, Heart & Dart, 2 Knot Grass, 3 Spectacle, Dark Spectacle, Peppered, Alder Moth, Grey Dagger-agg, 6 Common Marbled Cpt, 4 Green Cpt, 3 Common Cpt, Scorched Cpt, Garden Cpt, Purple bar, Marbled Minor-agg, 9 Double striped Pug, 3 Common Pug, 3 Grey Pug, Oak-tree Pug, V Pug, Foxglove Pug 

SUN 11 May

Mild , cloudy, calm, rain from 23.45

Very productive night with 156 moths of 55 sp , 8 NFY

NFY-

Small Dusty Wave, Elephant Hawkmoth, Small Square Spot, 

Light Emerald, Sharp-angled Peacock, Broken-barred Carpet, 

Cyclamen Tortrix, Plum Fruit Moth

Migrants - 15 Diamonds-back moth, 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 1 Silver Y

Also-

11 Treble Lines, 8 Willow Beauty, 5 Clouded Border, 6 Brimstone, 

5 White Ermine, 3 Buff Ermine, 3 Buff-tip, 4 Vines rustic, 1 Mottled Rustic, 2 Hebrew Character, 3 Common Quaker, Shuttle-shaped Dart, 3 Muslin, Spectacle, 2 Waved Umber, Knot Grass, Cream- spot Tiger, 2 Ruby Tiger, 2 Common White Wave, Common Wave, 

Iron Prominent, 2 Least Black Arches, 5 Flame Shoulder, 

Carpets- 3 Common Marbled, 4 Common, 5 Green, 2 Garden, RedTwin-spot, 3 Sandy, 

2 Purple Bar, Streamer, 2 Yellow-barred brindle

Pugs- 14 Double-striped, 5 Foxglove, 2 Grey, 1 Common, 1 Oak-tree, 1 V 

2 Bee Moth, 3 LBAM, Twenty plume, 3 Eudonia angustea, Dep radiella

Photos added

SAT 10 May

Mild evening , rain from 23.50, traps on from 22.35, total of 110 moths of 44 sp, 4 NFY

NFY - Pretty Chalk Carpet, Shears, Alder Moth, Pale mottled Willow

Migrants - Silver Y, Rusty dot Pearl, 5 Diamond- back Moth

Also - 20 Treble Lines, 6 Flame Shoulder, 6 Brimstone, 3 White Ermine, 3 Buff Ermine, 5 Buff -tip, 4 Common Qkr, 2 Vines rustic, 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart, 2 Spectacle, 2 Muslin, Puss Moth, 2 Pebble Prominent, Lychnis, 4 Least Black Arches, Common Wave, Common White Wave, 2 Clouded Silver, Clouded Border, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, 3 Red Twin-spot Carpet, 2 Garden Carpet, Green Carpet, 

Common Carpet, Purple Bar, 2 Willow beauty, Grey Pug, 

Oak-tree Pug, 3 double -striped Pug, 3 Foxglove Pug, Brindled Pug, 

2 Common Pug, 

Plum Tortrix, 2 LBAM, Dep daucella, DEp radiella, Agonopterix 

arenella

New Photos added

FRI  9 MAY

Another cool evening with clear skies, dry & calm . 66 moths of 33 sp

NFY - Radfords Flame Shoulder, Garden Pebble, Oak Eggar ( larval )

had one on 4 May 2024

Migrants - 2 Diamond Back Moth, 2 Rusty dot Pearl

Also-

17 Treble Lines, 4 Brimstone, 2 Muslin, 3 Buff Ermine, 1 Buff-tip, 3 Vines Rustic, 1 Mottled Rustic, 1 Common Qkr, Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Clouded border, 2 Spectacle,  ERarly Grey, Marbled Coronet, 

2 Flame Shoulder, Common Wave, Common White wave, Knot Grass, 2 Willow Beauty, Dark-barred Twin Spot Carpet, Garden Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, Sandy Carpet, Yellow-barred Brindle, Snout, Grey Pug, Brindled Pug, 2 Common Pug, 

Phycitodes sp

New photos added

THURS 8 MAY

Still cool, dry , clear sky at Thurlestone, light breeze- 70 moths of 32 sp

First moth potted at 21.35 was a Cream- spot Tiger ( 2nd record this year )

NFG - White -pinion Spotted

NFY - Snout 

Migrants - 3 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Diamond -back Moth

Also -

19 Treble Lines, 6 Flame Shoulder, 3 Muslin, 3 Buff-tip, 3 Common Wave, Common White Wave, Common Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character, 2 Vines Rustic, Mottled Rustic, 2 Buff Ermine, White Ermine, KLnot Grass, Pebble Prominent, Brimstone, Clouded Border, Bright-line Brown-eye, Green Carpet, 3 Common Marbled carpet, Rivulet, Purple bar, Yellow-barred Brindle, Grey Pug, Common Pug, Double -striped Pug, Foxglove Pug

2 LBAM 

Photos added

WED 7 MAY

Still cool, cloudy dry conditions recorded 50 moths of 26sp

NFY - Mottled Rustic, Scalloped Hazel, Rivulet

Migrants - Rusty Dot Pearl, 4 Diamond-back moth

Also- 

11 Treble Lines, 4 Common Qkr, Willow Beauty, 2 Muslin, Puss Moth, Pale Tussock, 2 Brimstone, 2 Knot Grass, Common Wave, Green Carpet, Common Marbled carpet, Garden Carpet, 2 Buff Ermine, Flame Shoulder, Bright-line Brown-eye, Pebble prominent, 

Least Black Arches, 4 Common Pug, 

2 LBAM, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

Photos added

TUES 6 MAY

Much colder evening, clear sky , dry , light NE breeze.

Very little in flight only 28 moths of 13sp

Migrants - 6 Diamond- back, 1 Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

6 Treble Bar, 4 Muslin, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Least Black arches, 

Shuttle Shaped Dart, Buff-tip, Lychnis, Clouded border, Common Qkr, Double-striped Pug 

LBAM

Big trap behind the chalet held 1 Moth O/night!

MON 5 MAY

Cloudy , dry , light NE breeze. Good traps 100 months of 36 species

NFG- Dichrorampha accumilatena

NFY - Cream-spot Tiger, Yellow -barred Brindle, Mullein Wave, Pinion -streaked Snout, Plum Tortrix, Heart & Dart

Migrants - 2 Silver Y, 4 Rusty Dot Pearl, 21 Diamond-back moth

Also-

15 Muslin, 10 Treble Lines, 4 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 5 Brimstone, 3 Least Black Arches, 3 Flame shoulder, 2 Clouded Border, 2 Garden Carpet, Common Marbled carpet, Green Carpet, Buff Tip, White Ermine, Waved Umber, Common Qkr, Common Pug, 2 Grey Pug, Double-striped Pug, V Pug, Foxglove Pug, Oak-tree Pug, Twenty Plume

4 LBAM, Dep radiella, 2 Eudonia angustea

New Photos added

Sat 3 MAY

Another mild clear night produced some interesting moths , 57 sp recorded

NFG- Agononopterix subpropinquella

NFY_ Setaceous Hebrew Character, Poplar Hawk-moth, Oblique Carpet ( scarce moth in Devon only 4 records in 2024 ), Lime-speck Pug, Silver Y, Clouded Silver, Flame, 

Migrants - 27 Diamond -back Moth, Rush Veneer, 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, 

Also -

6 Flame Shoulder, 8 Treble Lines, 3 Hebrew Character, 6 Muslin, 3 Marbled Minor-agg, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 

1 Spectacle, 1 Dark Spectacle, 5 Brimstone, Shuttle Shaped Dart, 

2 Nuit -tree Tussock, 1 Pale Tussock, Knot grass, Lychnis, Brown Silver -lines , Lunar Marbled Brown, 2 Least Black Arches, 3 Pebble Prominent, Peppered, White Ermine, 2 Buff Ermine, Clouded Border, 2 Waved Umber, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Early Thorn, Bright-line Brown -Eye, Common Wave, 

Carpets- Red-green, 5 Red Twin-spot, Common, Common Marbled Carpet,Purple bar 

Pugs - 3 Common, 1 Oak tree, 3 Double - striped, 2 Grey, 2 V , 

2 Twenty Plume

5 sp of Micros

Photos added

FRI 2 MAY

 Cooler, dry ,cam & clear sky .Total of 100 moths of 36 species

NFY - Portland Ribbon Moth- very few Devon records before this date, Brown Silver-line, Vines Rustic, Toadflax Pug, Narrow-winged Pug, Dark -barred Red Twin-spot Carpet.

Migrants - 24 at least  Diamond-back Moth (record site count )

Angle Shades

Also- 

13 Treble Lines, 5 Brimstone, 4 Flame Shoulder, 5 Common Quaker, 6 Muslin, 2 Hebrew Character, 3 Willow Beauty, 1 Brindled Beauty,

Green Carpet, Red Twin Spot Carpet, 2 Red Chestnut,  Garden carpet, Knot Grass,  Common White Wave, Common Wave, 

Small White Wave, May Highflyer, Iron Prominent, 2 Nut -tree Tussock, 4 Double -striped Pug, 4 Common Pug, V Pug, Least black Arches, Shuttle Shaped Dart, 

3 Twenty Plume, Agonopterix arenella, Tachystola acroxantha,

Brown House Moth

Photos to be added

Thursday 1 May

V Good weather conditions , cloudy cam, light rain from 23.15

produced the best Spring trap ever with 183 moths of 61 sp, 12NFY

NFY- 2 Spruce Carpet, Common Marbled carpet, Galium Carpet, 

Flame Carpet, Sandy CarpetPurple Bar, Peppered. Blood Vein, 

3 Willow Beauty, Phycitodes - AGG 

Migrants - Dark Sword Grass, 2 Angle shades, Rusty Dot Pearl, Diamond-back Moth, 

Also -

14 Treble Lines, 16 Brimstone, 18 Double -striped Pug, 4 Foxglove Pug, 1 Common Pug, V pug,2 Grey Pug, 9 Common Qkr, 5 Muslin, 5 Hebrew character, 4 Knot Grass, 4 Buff Tip, 5 Rd Twin-spot Carpet, 3 Green Carpet, 4 Garden carpet, 2 Common Carpet, Early Tooth- striped, 2 Hearald, 2 Brindled Beauty, 5 Flame shoulder, 5 Waved Umber,  Chinese Charcter, 3 Ruby Tiger, 3 Nut -tree Tussock, Pale Tussock, Small White wave, 3 Common White wave, Common wave, Red Chestnut, Spectacle, Pebble prominent, 2 Shuttle Shaped dart, 

Peach Blossom,2 White Ermine, Lychnis, 2 Early Thorn, 2 Lunar Marbled Brown, 4 Least Black Arches 

6 Twenty Plume +5 sp of Micro 

Lots of photos to add later

WED 30 APRIL

Finished off a fantastic April - mild , clear sky, calm & dry

Unattened traps at Thurlestone produced 62 moths of 29 sp  , 4 NFY 

NFY - Pebble Hook-tip, Grey Dagger-agg, Brindled Pug, Red- green Carpet

also- 

6 Brimstone, 9 common Quaker, 4 Knot Grass., 4 Flame Shoulder, 

7 Treble Lines, 2 Angle Shades, 2 Common Carpet, 2 Pebble Prominent, 3 Muslin, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Lunar Marbled Brown, 

1 Early Grey, 1 Chinese Character, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Mullein, 

1 Shuttle Shaped dart, 1 HebrewCharacter, 1 Spectacle, 1 Lychnis, 1 Common Pug, 

3 LBAM, 2 Despararia radiella, 1 Tachystola acroxantha

Avon Mill Garden Centre- Spent from 20.00 - 00.15 with Dave Pakes and Andy Trout

first visit to this site- fantastic results- p[ots I returned with and caught on site 74 moths of 36 sp, 2 NFor Me & 9 VFY 

New For Me - Marbled Brown, Small White Wave, 

NFY - Peach Blossom, 3 Miller ( early record for Devon ), Common White Wave, Orange Footman, Marbled Minor -agg, 4 Small Phoenix, 

Flame, Sallow Kitten, Sandy Carpet

Also-

1 Brimstone, 6 Nut -tree Tussock, 2 Pale Tussock, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Pale Prominent, 2 Great Prominent, 5 Pebble Prominent, 1 Swallow Prominent, 3 Brindled Beauty, 1 White Ermine, 3 Common Quaker, 2 Early thorn, 2 Ruby tiger, 1 Knot Grass, 4 May Highflyer, 1 Hebrew character, 1 V Pug, 3 Frosted Green, 4 Brindled Beauty, 1 Rush Veneer, 2 LBAM

Photos to be added later

TUES 29 APRIL

21.15-23.15-42pots, total 91 moths of 34 sp

NFY - Dark Spectacle, Cabbage Moth, Shoulder Stripe 

Also-

23 Flame Shoulder, 7 Hebrew Character, 6 Common Quaker, 3 Brimstone, 3 Muslin, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 3 Treble Lines, 5 Garden Carpet, 2 Green Carpet, 1 Red Twin- spot Carpet, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Spectacle, 2 Mullein, 1 Marbled Coronet, 2 Nut-tree Tussock, 1 Clouded Border, 1 Powdered Quaker, 1 Lychnis, 1 Early Grey, 1 Early Thorn, ! Iron Prominent, ! Knot Grass, 2 Bright-line Brown -eye, 1 Common Pug, 1 Grey Pug, 1 Double-striped Pug, 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl, 2 Common Plume, 5 LBAM, 4 Eudonia angustea, 1 Dep radiella

MON 28 APRIL 

milder night , clear sky, light NE breeze- tied the 80W MV trap - far too bright.21.15- 23.40 32 pots , total of 61 moths of 27 sp

NFY- 2 Spectacle, The Lychnis, Clouded Border, Tawny Pinion ( 100 sp for 2025 ), Bright-line Brown-eye, Large Fruit-tree Tortrix

Migrants - Rusty Dot Pearl, Diamond -back Moth

Also - 

8 Common Quaker, 1 Clouded Drab, 7 Muslin, 5 Flame Shoulder, 4 Treble Lines, 6 Brimstone, 3 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 2 Early Grey, 2 Hebrew Character, Waved Umber, Streamer, Nut-tree Tussock, 

Pebble Prominent, Green Carpet, Common Pug, Double Striped Pug, 

3 LBAM, 3 Eudonia angustea, Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

SUN 27 APRIL

Cooler ( after a warm day ), clear sky, dry & calm. After a slow start total of 53 moths of 26 sp, 5 NFY

NFY - Puss moth, Pine Beauty ( 2nd garden record )White Ermine, Pale Tussock, Common Wave

Migrants - Angle Shades, 2 Rusty dot Pearl, 

also-

 13 Muslin , 4 Hebrew Character ter, 3 Treble Lines, 2 Brimstone, 

2 Buff Tip, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Early Grey, 2 Dotted Border, 

2 Early Thorn, 2 Knot Grass, Waved Umber, Common Quaker, 

Shuttle Shaped dart, Water Carpet, Common Pug, 

LBAM, Twenty Plume, 3 Eudonia angustea, Dep radiella

SAT 26 APRIL 

Cooler, clear dry & calm - late start- 22.35, poor total of 30 moths of 15 sp 

NFY - Buff Ermime

Migrant - Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

7 Muslin, 3 Common Quaker, 2 March Moth, 2 Early Grey, 2 Treble Lines, 2 Brimstone, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Red Twin-spot Carpet, 1 Garden carpet, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 1 Early Thorn 

4 Eudonia angustea

FRI 25 APRIL.

Rain from 21.30- o/night, total of 60 moths of 30 sp

NFY- Swallow Prominent, Chinese Charecter, May Highflyer, 

Oak-tree Pug, Tachystola acroxantha

Migrants - 2 Rusty Dot Pearl, Rush Veneer 

also-

3 Buff Tip, 4 Brimstone, 6 Flame Shoulder, 5 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 5 Garden Carpet, Water carpet, Red Twin-spot Carpet, 3 Early Grey, 2 Lunar Marbled Brown, Knot Grass, Early thorn, Least Black Arches, Brindled Beauty, Muslin, Pebble Prominent, Common Pug, Common Pug, 7 Double Striped Pug

3sp Micros 

THURS 24 APRIL 

cooler with a clear sky, dry & calm , total of 42 moths of 23 sp[ 

NFY - Great and Pale Prominent, Green Carpet 

Migrant - Rush Veneer

Also-

6 Brimstone, 2 early Thorn, 5 Garden Carpet, 2 Scorched carpet, 3 Hebrew Character, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Shuttle Shaped Dart, 

Pebble prominent, Waved Umber, Brindled Beauty, 2 Common Quaker, 2 Early Grey, 3 Muslin, Mullein, Flame shoulder, Grey Pug 

Micros-

3 Eudonia angustea, Agonopterix heracliana, Epinotia immundana

New photos added

WED 23 APRIL 

Cloudy evening, mild , dry & calm produced a total of 74 moths of 30 sp, 2 NFG, 6 NFY 

NFG - Streamer, Epinotia immundane

NFY - Treble Lines, Jersey Mocha, Scorched Carpet, Ruby Tiger, Grey Pug, Clepsis consimilana

Migrants - 2 Diamond Back Moth

Also -

19 Brimstone, 7 Hebrew Character, 5 Muslin Moth, 3 Common Quaker, 2 Flame Shoulder, 2 Lunar Marbled Brown, 1 Brindled Beauty, 1 Waved Umber, 1 Pebble Prominent, 1 March Moth, 

1 Early Grey, 2 Garden Carpet, 2 V Pug, 1 Common Pug, 

1 Double -striped Pug, 5 Twenty - plume moth

3 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Agonopterix heracliana, 1 Agonopterix 

alstromeriana, 2 Depressaria radiella, 1 LBAM

new photos added

MON 21 APRIL

Clear cooler but dry evening- only 39 moths of 18 sp

Migrants?- Angle Shades , Diamond -back Moth

Also -

5 Muslin Moth, 4 Common Quaker, 6 Brimstone, 6 Flame Shoulder, 3 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 March Moth, 

1 Lunar Marbled Brown, 1 Shuttle Shaped dart, 1 Double -striped Pug, 1 V Pug, 1 Twenty Plume,

1 Agonopterix alstromeriana +2sp

SUN 20 APRIL 

Cloudy, light rain, calm & mild - conditions produced my best Aptril totals of 73 moths of 28 species, 8 NFY, 4 sp of Pugs & no Carpets !

NFY _ -

Marbled Coronet, Common Plume, Pebble Prominent, Iron Prominent, Lunar- marbled Brown, Oak-tree Pug, Common Pug, 

Eudonia pallida 

Migrant - 1 Diamond- back moth

Also-

16 Brimstone, 11 Common Quaker, 3 Powdered Quaker, 3 Waved Umber,her, 2 March Moth, 1 Dotted Border, 4 Hebrew character,

3 Flame Shoulder, 1 Least Black Arches, 3 Early Grey, 3 Muslin Moth, 

1 Nut-tree Tussock, 3 Double -striped Pug,1 V Pug

@ Eudonia angustea, 3 Depressairea radiella, 1 Twenty Plume, 

1 Agonopterix heracliana

new photos added

SAT 19 APRIL

Milder evening, cooler at dawn, dry light breeze.

Total of 36 moths of 19 species

NFY- Foxglove Pug, Agonopterix Arabella 

Also-

7 Brimstone, 5 Hebrew Character, 1 Oak Beauty, 1 Muslin Moth, 

2 Flame Shoulder, 3 Early Grey, 2 Waved Umber, 1 Buff Tip (2nd 2nd April record this year ), 1 Double striped Pug, 1 Common Quaker, 

1 Knot Grass

 @ LBAM, 1 Rusty dot pearl, 2 Twenty- plume, 1 Depressaria radiella, 1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg, 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana

new photos added

Thursday 17 APRIL

Very wet night, lots of soggy boxes, total of 36 moths of 18 species 

NFY - Shuttle-shaped Dart, Mullein, Least Black Arches, 

Acleris hastiana

Also -

9 Brimstone, 4 Hebrew Character, 4 Early Grey, 2 Common Quaker, 2 Brindled Beauty,1 Waved Umber, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Garden Carpet, 1 March Moth 

2 LBAM ,2 Agonopterix heracliana, 1 Eudonia angustea, 1 Depressaria radiella

new photos added

WED 16 APRIL 

Cloudy, milder, dry and calm , traps on 20.45 - o/night , total of 46 moths of 16 species.

NFY - Buff-tip ( not many Devon records in April ), Engrailed

Also-

10 Brimstone, 6 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 1 Knot Grass, 6 Early Grey, 3 Waved Umber, 3 March Moth, 3 Hebrew Character, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Garden Carpet, 3 Muslin Moth, 1 Pale Pinion, 

1 Eudonia angustea, 3 Agonopterix heracliana

new photos added

MON 14 APRIL

Very wet evening & O/night, calm,milder. Only 20 moths of 14 species-

2 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character, 1 Muslin Moth, 3 Early Grey, 1 Beimstone, 1 Flame Shoulder, 1 Water Carpet, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Double Striped Pug, 2 Waved Umber, 1 Eudonia angustea, 1 Rush Veneer-NFY

SUN 13 APRIL 

DARTMOOR VISIT - unfortunately rained most of the afternoon.

did find 2 Emperor Moths near Trendlebere Down

Traps on 20.30 - poor catch , weather cool, dry but breezy, 

Only 15 moths of 11 species 

2 Early Grey, 2 Flame Shoulder, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Hebrew Character, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Brimstone, 1 Nut-treee Tussock, 1 Waved Umber

SAT 12 APRIL

 Milder and cloudy  resulted in some good moths , total of 52 of 22 species 

NFG - Streamer 

NFY- Early Tooth- striped, Common Carpet 

Also- 

10 Brimstone, 7 Common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 5 Hebrew Character, 2 Early Grey, 2 Early Thorn 2 Waved Umber, 1 Red Chestnut, 2 Garden Carpet, 1 Knot Grass, 1 V Pug, 6 Double Striped Pug, 1 Twenty Plume

1 Depressaria daucella, 1 Depressaria radiella, 1 Diamond -back Moth, 2 Agonopterix alstromeriana, 2 LBAM, 1 Pseudoswammerdamia combinella

new photos added

FRI 11 APRIL 

Weather conditions unchanged- only 15 moths of 9 species

4 Garden Carpet, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Flame Shoulder,3 Hebrew Character, 2 March Moth, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Red Chestnut, 

1 Muslin Moth, 1 Twenty Plume

THURS 10 APRIL 

Cold evenings continue, only 19 moths of 8 species at Thurlestone, but included 2 surprises 1 NFG ( don't get many of those now )

& 1 NFY

NFG- Pseudoswammerdamia combinella

NFY- Red Twin-spot Carpet

Also - 7 Common Quaker, 4 Early Grey, 3 Hebrew Character, 

1 Red Chestnut, 1 Muslin Moth

1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg

new photos added

WED 9 APRIL 

Cool nights continue, still calm & dry .Traps on 20.30-o/night 

22 moths of 11 species

1 Waved Umber, 1 Flame shoulder, 7 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 2 March Moth, 2 Early Thorn, 1 Early Grey, 1 Muslin Moth 

! LBAM, 1 Depressaria daucella, 1 Eudonia angustea

TUES 8 APRIL 

Another cool,clear,dry & calm evening. Traps on 20.30 - o/night , 

only 22 moths of 10 species 

Migrant - 1 Diamond-back moth

Also-

8 Hebrew character, 2 Early Thorn, 3 Early Grey, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 2 Dotted Border, 1 Muslin Moth, 1 Knot Grass

MON 7 APRIL 

Clear sky, cool, dry with just a light breeze- better traps with 27 moths of 9 species

NFY- Knot Grass ( earliest record by 3 weeks ), Muslin Moth, Frosted Green, 

Also- 

1 Oak Beauty, 7 Hebrew Character, 6 Early Grey, 6 Common Quaker, 1 Powdered Quaker, 1 Agonopterix heracliana

New photos added

SUN 6 APRIL

Another poor trap only 17 moths of 8moths

migrant - 1 Diamond Back Moth

Also- 5 Early Grey, 3 Hebrew Character, , Double Striped Pug,

Common Quaker, Powdered Quaker, Waved Umber.

Agonopterix heracliana

FRIDAY 4 APRIL

Clear night, dry but F5/6 E wind- poor trap 

17 moths of 9 species 

NFY- V- Pug, Nut-tree Tussock

Also- 5 Early Grey, 3 Hebrew Charactere, Early Thorn, 2 Common 

Quaker, 2 Waved Umber, 1 Double Striped Pug,1 Powdered Quaker

THURSDAY 3 APRIL

Wet evening until 19.45, stiff F5/6 E wind, traps on at 20.15, by 21.45 i had 1 pot !, o/night very good finishing with a total of 40 moths of 12 species 

NFY - Oak Beauty, Herald, Flame Shoulder 

Also -

1 Brindled Beauty, 2 Early thorn, 9 Early Grey, 8 Common Quaker, 

2 Powdered Quaker, 1 small Quaker, 12 Hebrew character, 

1 Waved Umber, 1 Dotted Border

No micros 

Photos added

MON 31 MARCH 

Cool, clear, dry but a brisk SE wind resulted in only 19 moths of 6 species- a disappointing end to March 

8 Early Grey, 6 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 2 Hebrew Character, 

1 Agonopterix Heracliana- agg , 1 Depressaria daucella.

SUN 30 MARCH 

A clear, dry @ calm evening , first "summertime "trap.Traps on 20.00- o/night total of 29 moths of 9 species

7 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 6 Hebrew Character, 7 March Moth, 4 Early Grey, 1 Water Carpet, 

1 LBAM, 1 Depressaria daucella, 1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg

new photos added

SAT 29 MARCH

Cloudy evening, brisk SW breeze, heavy rain 20.00-22.00

no pots by 22.00, final total 22 moths of 10 species

Migrant- 1 Angle Shades

Also-

2 Common Quaker, 2 Powdered Quaker, 3 Dotted Border, 5 Hebrew Character, 4 Early Grey, 1 March Moth, 1 Brimstone, 

! LBAM, 2 Eudonia angustea

FRI 28 MARCH

A clear sky, dry & calm , frost at dawn . 3 traps from 19.15-o/night

Poor up to 22.00 only 6 pots , total of 30 moths of 12 species.

NFY - Pale Pinion 

Migrant - Dark Sword Grass

Also-

9 Hebrew Character, 8 Early Grey, 5 Common Quaker, 1 Small Quaker, 1 Early Thorn, 1 March moth, 1 Dotted Border 

Micros-

1 Depressaria daucella, 1 Eudonia angustea

photos added

THURSDAY 27 MARCH 

Cloudy evening brisk breeze, showers/rain o/night total of.Poor total of 29 moths of 13 species.

NFY -1 Angle Shades 

Possible migrant - 1 Dark Sword Grass

8 Hebrew Character, 3 Early Thorn, 3 Early Grey, 2 Common Quaker,

1 Chestnut, 1 Clouded Drab, 1 March Moth, 3 Double Striped Pug

micros -

2 Depressaria daucella, 2 Agonopterix heracliana-agg, 

1 Eudonia angustea

photos added

WED 26 MARCH 

A clear, dry calm evening - cold o/night .3 traps on 19.15-o/night 

total of 44 moths of 13 species at Thurlestone.

NFY - Oak Nycteoline , Agonopterix scopariella

10 Hebrew Character, 8 Common Quaker, 4 Early Grey, 4 Early Thorn, 2 March Moth, 1 Clouded Drab

micros-

4 Eudonia angustea, Agonopterix heracliana-agg, Agonopterix 

yeatiana, 4 Depressaria daucella, 1 Depressaria radiella

TUES 25 MARCH 

Clear sky, dry calm mild - 3 traps on from 19.00-o/night-poor by 22.00 only 121 pots 

total of 42 moths of 10 species , 1 NFY

NFY- 1 Twenty-plume moth 

13 Hebrew Character, 9 Common Quaker, 5 Early Grey, 7 March Moth,1 Dotted Border

Micros-

2 Depressaria daucella, 1 LBAM, 2 Eudonia angustea, 1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg

21 MARCH 

DRY, cloudy evening light E breeze until,3 traps on 19.00-o/night- Unattended.41 moths of 10 species

NFG- 1 Blossom Underwing- scarce in Devon 

NFY- 1 Brimstone, 1 Diamond Back Moth

Also-

15 Common Quaker, 1 Twin Spotted Quaker, 9 Hebrew Character,

1 Red Chestnut, 2 Early Grey, 2 Early Thorn 

8 Depressaria daucella

Blossom Underwing - first record for both 1 & 10 KM square. Only 9 records in Devon in last 5 years

THURS 20 MARCH 

A cloudy evening, F5 E breeze until 21.00, showers from 22.00

3 traps 19.00-o/night, total of 57 moths of 15 species

NFY- Brindled Beauty, Early Moth , Garden Carpet

10 Common Quaker, 2 Red Chestnut, 3 Early Grey, 3 March Moth, 

8 Hebrew Character, 3 Early Thorn, 1 Water Carpet, 1 Waved umber

Micros-

19 Depressaria daucella, 2 Agonopterix heracliana- agg, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Eudonia angustea

new photos added

WED 19 MARCH

milder, clear,dry, light Ebreeze, 3 traps on 19.00-o/night, 

best night of the year- 55 moths of 15 species 3 NFY

NFY- 1 Waved Umber, 2 Small Quaker, 1 Water Carpet

also- 11 Common Quaker, 1 Twin Spotted Quaker, 6 Early Grey, 

2 Red Chestnut, 7 Hebrew Character, 2 March Moth, 1 Early Thorn, 

Micros-

13 Depressaria daucella, 4 Agonopterix heracliana-agg, 

1Agonopterix yeatiana, 2 Diurnea fagella,1 Eudonia angustea

new photos added

Tuesday 18 March 

Clear, dry light E breeze, 2 traps on 19.00-22.00, 8 moths of 4 species 

NFY- 1 Red Chestnut

        1 Diurnea fagella

Also- 4 Common Quaker, 2 Depressaria daucella

MON 10 MAR 

Still mild last night, cloudy, dry , NE breeze from 20.00 

53 moths of only 7 species -

2 Hebrew Character, 4 Common Quaker, 1 Dark Chestnut, 4 Double-stripped Pug 

micros -

36 Depressaria daucella, 5 Agonopterix heracliana-agg , 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

SUN 9 MAR 

Cloudy, dry evening with a brisk NE breeze - 2 traps 18-15- o/night 

52 moths of only 7 species 

NFY - Clouded Drab 

2 Double Striped Pug, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Hebrew Character 

Micros - 45 Depressaria daucella, 1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

FRI 7 MAR 

MILD SPELL OF evening weather continues- more S breeze but cloudy and dry 

2 traps 18.15- o/night , total of 55 moths of 9 species -

NFY - Chestnut 

Possible migrant - Dark Sword-Grass 

also - 3 Common Quaker, 4 Hebrew Character, 1 Double Striped Pug

Micros - 

Only 41 Depressaria daucella, 1 Depressaria radialla, 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 2 Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

photos added 

THURS 6 MAR 

A mild cloudy evening, light showers from 19.00-20.00 

largest catch of the year , 117 moths but only 10 species-

Possible migrant - 1 Dark Sword Grass 

Macros - 2 Early Grey, 2 Hebrew Character, 1 Common Quaker, 

2 Double Striped Pug 

Micros - A record day count of 93 Depressaria daucella, 10 Agonopterix heracliana-agg , 4 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Depressaria 

radiella , 1 Eudonia angustea 

photos added 

WED 5 MAR 

After a period of wet and then frosty weather an evening with temp at 7c - result moths . 2 traps on 18.00-o/night total of 33 moths of 7 species - 3 NFY 

NFY -

2 Early Grey, Twin- spotted Quaker , Dark Chesnut 

Also - 2 Double Striped Pug , 

micros - 25 Depressaria daucella, Agonopterix heracliana-agg

Agonopterix alstromeriana 

photos added 

TUES 25 FEB 

2 traps 18.00-22.00 , cool clear dry, F4 NW breeze, only 11 moths of 4 species 

NFY - Dotted Border 

1 Hebrew Character 

8 Depressaria daucella 

1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

MON 24 FEB 

2 traps 18.00-22.00 , clear early , cloudy with rain later , cool 

17 moths of 4 species -

NFY - 1 March Moth , 1 Early Thorn 

also 14 Depressaria daucella 

1 Agonopterix heracliana-agg 

SAT 22 FEB 

Cooler, clear, dry, light breeze - 2 traps 18.00- 22.00 

disappointing- only 14 moths of 3 species- all micros 

Depressaria daucella- 12 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

FRI 21 FEB 

Mild evening , cloudy, dry , light breeze, 2 traps 18.00- o/night 

9 moths of 3 species -

NFG - Epermenia chaerephyllella 

NFY - Hebrew Character 

7 Depressaria daucella 

WED 19 FEB 

Milder , wet, F6 S wind 

1 trap on 18.00

5 moths of 2 species -

NFY - Depressaria radiella 

4 Depressaria daucella 

WED 5 FEB 

2 traps on from 17.30-20.00 , overcast at first, clear sky later .

6 moths of 5 species 

NFY - Bloxworth Snout - last year not recorded until August, likely to be a moth hibernating , Common Quaker 

Also-

 Winter Moth, 

Agonopterix yeatiana, Depressaria daucella -2 

TUES 4 FEB - 

No traps but a Winter Moth on House window 

THURS 16 JAN 

Cloudy - until 21.00 then a clear moonlight sky , dry calm 

2 traps from 17.00-22.00 , 8 moths of 5 species 

NFY - Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also - White -speck - presumed to be the same as on 14 Jan 

4 Winter Moth 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

1 Agonopterix alstromeriana 

TUES 14 JAN 

Started cloudy , dry and calm , after 20.30 clear sky bright moon and colder 

2 traps on until 22.00, 8 moths of 5 species 

surprise of the year was a fresh White-speck found on a sheet at 19.00-there is only 1 previous Devon record for January- 22/1/2016, the next earliest is 24 June- on Obs I'd there are 2 records  for Jan 2025 in Spain 

finished with 8 moths of 5 species -

NFY - 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana, 4 Depressaria daucella 

Also- 1 LBAM, 1 Winter Moth

MON 13 JAN

Cloudy , light breeze, dry 

17.00-22.00 - 5 moths of 3 species

1 LBAM . 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 3 Winter Moth 

SUN 12 JAN 

Dry clear sky, 2 traps 17.00-22.00, just 2 moths of 2 species -

1 Dark Sword Grass, 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

SAT 11 JAN 

First trap of the year produced 5 moths of 4 species ,traps on 17.00-22.00 

2 Winter Moth, 1 December Moth, 1 Double Striped Pug , 

1 Eudonia angustea