Trips 2005

Priors Hall Quarry

15th July 2005

Method Used: Seven 125W MV & two actinics
Lights operated: 21:45hrs to 00:00hrs
Temperature: 16.5°C dropping to 11°C in reed bed
Weather: Clear skies with light breeze
B&F Vernacular Name Scientific Name National Distribution Approx. Numbers
1637 Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus quercus Common 1
1640 Drinker Euthrix potatoria Common 23
1651 Chinese Character Cilix glaucata Common 1
1653 Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides Common 5
1666 Large Emerald Geometra papilionaria Common 1
1669 Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria Common 3
1702 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata Common 3
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa Local 3
1713 Riband Wave Idaea aversata Common 25
1732 Shaded Broad-bar Scotopteryx chenopodiata Common 30
1738 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata alternata Common 2
1742 Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata bilineata Common 6
1755 Chevron Eulithis testata Common 1
1765 Barred Yellow Cidaria fulvata Common 2
1812 Maple Pug Eupithecia inturbata Local 2
1825 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata Common 2
1826 Triple-spotted Pug Eupithecia trisignaria Local 1
1830 Wormwood Pug Eupithecia absinthiata Common 2
1837 Grey Pug Eupithecia subfuscata Common 1
1842 Plain Pug Eupithecia simpliciata Local 1
1887 Clouded Border Lomaspilis marginata Common 2
1894 Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata clathrata Common 4
1906 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata Common 5
1917 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria Common 2
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria Common 7
1931 Peppered Moth Biston betularia Common 1
1937 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria Common 2
1956 Common Wave Cabera exanthemata Common 5
1961 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata Common 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri Common 2
1978 Pine Hawk-moth Hyloicus pinastri Local 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi Common 3
2009 Maple Prominent Ptilodontella cucullina Local 1
2030 Yellow-tail Euproctis similis Common 6
2047 Scarce Footman Eilema complana Local 8
2050 Common Footman Eilema lurideola Common 5
2064 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa Common 22
2089 Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis Common 5
2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba Common 12
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes Common 4
2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe Common 1
2155 Dot Moth Melanchra persicariae Common 2
2192 Brown-line Bright Eye Mythimna conigera Common 6
2198 Smoky Wainscot Mythimna impura impura Common 75
2199 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens Common 4
2314 Dingy Shears Parastichtis ypsillon Local 1
2321 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha Common 70
2322 Light Arches Apamea lithoxylaea Common 2
2330 Dusky Brocade Apamea remissa Common 1
2335 Slender Brindle Apamea scolopacina Local 1
2341 Cloaked Minor Mesoligia furuncula Common 2
2343 Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis Common 17
2345 Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima Common 3
2347 Concolorous Chortodes extrema RDB3 1
2349 Mere Wainscot Chortodes fluxa Nb 126
2352 Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca Common 1
2377 Fen Wainscot Arenostola phragmitidis Local 13
2381 Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines Common 10
2382 Rustic Hoplodrina blanda Common 28
2387 Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus Common 2
2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis Common 1
2474 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis Common 2
2477 Snout Hypena proboscidalis Common 4
Species Total: 63