Moths of Northamptonshire

Trips 2006

Twywell Hills & Dales

2nd June 2006

Method Used: 6 x 125W MV
Lights operated: 21:45hrs to 00:30hrs
Temperature: 12°C dropping to 8 °C
Weather: Clear sky with light north westerly breeze

B&F	Vernacular Name	Scientific Name	National Distribution	Approx. Numbers
17	Common Swift	Hepialus lupulinus	Common	120
1653	Buff Arches	Habrosyne pyritoides	Common	2
1776	Green Carpet	Colostygia pectinataria	Common	12
1819	Mottled Pug	Eupithecia exiguata exiguata	Common	7
1823	Netted Pug	Eupithecia venosata venosata	Local	1
1825	Lime-speck Pug	Eupithecia centaureata	Common	1
1834	Common Pug	Eupithecia vulgata vulgata	Common	20
1837	Grey Pug	Eupithecia subfuscata	Common	3
1840	Shaded Pug	Eupithecia subumbrata	Local	2
1867	Treble Bar	Aplocera plagiata plagiata	Common	1
1894	Latticed Heath	Chiasmia clathrata clathrata	Common	1
1902	Brown Silver-line	Petrophora chlorosata	Common	5
1904	Scorched Wing	Plagodis dolabraria	Local	2
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Common	5
1931	Peppered Moth	Biston betularia	Common	2
1958	Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	Common	3
1976	Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri	Common	1
1981	Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Common	1
1991	Elephant Hawk-moth	Deilephila elpenor	Common	6
1992	Small Elephant Hawk-moth	Deilephila porcellus	Local	1
2000	Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius	Common	3
2003	Pebble Prominent	Notodonta ziczac	Common	1
2009	Maple Prominent	Ptilodontella cucullina	Local	2
2011	Pale Prominent	Pterostoma palpina	Common	1
2028	Pale Tussock	Calliteara pudibunda	Common	1
2060	White Ermine	Spilosoma lubricipeda	Common	6
2069	Cinnabar	Tyria jacobaeae	Common	20
2087	Turnip Moth	Agrotis segetum	Common	1
2089	Heart and Dart	Agrotis exclamationis	Common	15
2092	Shuttle-shaped Dart	Agrotis puta puta	Common	8
2102	Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	Common	8
2123	Small Square-spot	Diarsia rubi	Common	1
2126	Setaceous Hebrew Character	Xestia c-nigrum	Common	7
2147	Shears	Hada plebeja	Common	100
2157	Light Brocade	Lacanobia w-latinum	Local	30
2164	Broad-barred White	Hecatera bicolorata	Common	2
2205	Shoulder-striped Wainscot	Mythimna comma	Common	20
2302	Brown Rustic	Rusina ferruginea	Common	5
2306	Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa	Common	5
2326	Clouded-bordered Brindle	Apamea crenata	Common	1
2334	Rustic Shoulder-knot	Apamea sordens	Common	25
2337	Marbled Minor	Oligia strigilis	Common	4
2339	Tawny Marbled Minor	Oligia latruncula	Common	1
2380	Treble Lines	Charanyca trigrammica	Common	5
		Species Total:	44