Trips 2005

Bedford Purlieus

24th June 2005


Methods used:  125W MV
Lights operated:  21:45hrs to 00:15hrs
Temperature:  Minimum of 17°C
Weather: Overcast but dry
         
B&F
Vernacular Name
Scientific name
National Distribution
Approx. Numbers
         

14

Ghost Moth

Hepialus humuli humuli

Common

20

17

Common Swift

Hepialus lupulinus

Common

20

161

Leopard Moth

Zeuzera pyrina

Common

3

1634

Lackey

Malacosoma neustria

Common

1

1640

Drinker

Euthrix potatoria

Common

20

1652

Peach Blossom

Thyatira batis

Common

3

1653

Buff Arches

Habrosyne pyritoides

Common

3

1667

Blotched Emerald

Comibaena bajularia

Local

20

1669

Common Emerald

Hemithea aestivaria

Common

9

1682

Blood-vein

Timandra comae

Common

6

1702

Small Fan-footed Wave

Idaea biselata

Common

6

1713

Riband Wave

Idaea aversata

Common

20

1726

Large Twin-spot Carpet

Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata

Local

2

1727

Silver-ground Carpet

Xanthorhoe montanata montanata

Common

20

1752

Purple Bar

Cosmorhoe ocellata

Common

1

1758

Barred Straw

Eulithis pyraliata

Common

20

1764

Common Marbled Carpet

Chloroclysta truncata

Common

2

1765

Barred Yellow

Cidaria fulvata

Common

20

1766

Blue-bordered Carpet

Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata

Common

4

1773

Broken-barred Carpet

Electrophaes corylata

Common

1

1776

Green Carpet

Colostygia pectinataria

Common

20

1777

July Highflyer

Hydriomena furcata

Common

2

1782

Fern

Horisme tersata

Common

20

1784

Pretty Chalk Carpet

Melanthia procellata

Common

20

1859

Sloe Pug

Pasiphila chloerata

Common

1

1860

Green Pug

Pasiphila rectangulata

Common

20

1887

Clouded Border

Lomaspilis marginata

Common

8

1904

Scorched Wing

Plagodis dolabraria

Local

20

1906

Brimstone Moth

Opisthograptis luteolata

Common

20

1931

Peppered Moth

Biston betularia

Common

20

1937

Willow Beauty

Peribatodes rhomboidaria

Common

20

1941

Mottled Beauty

Alcis repandata repandata

Common

20

1944

Pale Oak Beauty

Hypomecis punctinalis

Common

3

1947

Engrailed

Ectropis bistortata

Common

1

1955

Common White Wave

Cabera pusaria

Common

1

1976

Privet Hawk-moth

Sphinx ligustri

Common

1

1978

Pine Hawk-moth

Hyloicus pinastri

Local

1

1979

Lime Hawk-moth

Mimas tiliae

Common

2

1981

Poplar Hawk-moth

Laothoe populi

Common

1

1991

Elephant Hawk-moth

Deilephila elpenor

Common

20

1992

Small Elephant Hawk-moth

Deilephila porcellus

Local

1

1994

Buff-tip

Phalera bucephala

Common

8

2000

Iron Prominent

Notodonta dromedarius

Common

1

2009

Maple Prominent

Ptilodontella cucullina

Local

2

2011

Pale Prominent

Pterostoma palpina

Common

2

2040

Four-dotted Footman

Cybosia mesomella

Local

2

2044

Dingy Footman

Eilema griseola

Common

2

2047

Scarce Footman

Eilema complana

Local

3

2050

Common Footman

Eilema lurideola

Common

20

2060

White Ermine

Spilosoma lubricipeda

Common

20

2061

Buff Ermine

Spilosoma luteum

Common

20

2069

Cinnabar

Tyria jacobaeae

Common

1

2087

Turnip Moth

Agrotis segetum

Common

2

2089

Heart and Dart

Agrotis exclamationis

Common

30

2098

Flame

Axylia putris

Common

30

2102

Flame Shoulder

Ochropleura plecta

Common

20

2107

Large Yellow Underwing

Noctua pronuba

Common

20

2126

Setaceous Hebrew Character

Xestia c-nigrum

Common

30

2128

Double Square-spot

Xestia triangulum

Common

3

2138

Green Arches

Anaplectoides prasina

Common

4

2155

Dot Moth

Melanchra persicariae

Common

2

2160

Bright-line Brown-eye

Lacanobia oleracea

Common

20

2167

Tawny Shears

Hadena perplexa perplexa

Common

1

2198

Smoky Wainscot

Mythimna impura impura

Common

20

2199

Common Wainscot

Mythimna pallens

Common

20

2205

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Mythimna comma

Common

20

2278

Poplar Grey

Acronicta megacephala

Common

2

2284

Grey Dagger

Acronicta psi

Common

3

2302

Brown Rustic

Rusina ferruginea

Common

20

2321

Dark Arches

Apamea monoglypha

Common

30

2327

Clouded Brindle

Apamea epomidion

Common

4

2330

Dusky Brocade

Apamea remissa

Common

3

2331

Small Clouded Brindle

Apamea unanimis

Common

1

2333

Large Nutmeg

Apamea anceps

Local

5

2334

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Apamea sordens

Common

1

2337

Marbled Minor

Oligia strigilis

Common

20

2339

Tawny Marbled Minor

Oligia latruncula

Common

20

2340

Middle-barred Minor

Oligia fasciuncula

Common

20

2345

Small Dotted Buff

Photedes minima

Common

6

2347

Concolorous

Chortodes extrema

RDB3

1

2380

Treble Lines

Charanyca trigrammica

Common

4

2381

Uncertain

Hoplodrina alsines

Common

3

2382

Rustic

Hoplodrina blanda

Common

20

2387

Mottled Rustic

Caradrina morpheus

Common

30

2410

Marbled White Spot

Protodeltote pygarga

Common

20

2422

Green Silver-lines

Pseudoips prasinana britannica

Common

7

2434

Burnished Brass

Diachrysia chrysitis

Common

5

2442

Beautiful Golden Y

Autographa pulchrina

Common

20

2443

Plain Golden Y

Autographa jota

Common

20

2450

Spectacle

Abrostola tripartita

Common

20

2473

Beautiful Hook-tip

Laspeyria flexula

Local

20

2474

Straw Dot

Rivula sericealis

Common

20

2477

Snout

Hypena proboscidalis

Common

20

2489

Fan-foot

Zanclognatha tarsipennalis

Common

1

2492 Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis Common
3

Species Total
95