Moths of Northamptonshire

Trips 2007

Wicken Fen

29th June 2007

Methods used: 14 MV & 2 Actinic light traps
Lights operated: 21:30hrs to dawn
Temperature: Minimum 8°C
Weather: Clear sky, still

B&F	Vernacular Name	Scientific Name	National Distribution	Approx. Numbers
0014	Ghost Moth	Hepialus humuli	Common	8
0016	Gold Swift	Hepialus hecta	Local	2
0160	Reed Leopard	Phragmataecia castaneae	RDB2	35
0161	Leopard Moth	Zeuzera pyrina	Common	2
1640	Drinker	Euthrix potatoria	Common	16
1642	Lappet	Gastropacha quercifolia	Common	1
1651	Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	Common	2
1652	Peach Blossom	Thyatira batis	Common	6
1653	Buff Arches	Habrosyne pyritoides	Common	4
1666	Large Emerald	Geometra papilionaria	Common	2
1669	Common Emerald	Hemithea aestivaria	Common	3
1682	Blood-vein	Timandra comae	Common	4
1692	Lesser Cream Wave	Scopula immutata	Local	7
1693	Cream Wave	Scopula floslactata	Local	2
1702	Small Fan-footed Wave	Idaea biselata	Common	6
1705	Dwarf Cream Wave	Idaea fuscovenosa	Local	1
1708	Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata	Common	6
1713	Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	Common	5
1719	Oblique Carpet	Orthonama vittata	Local	1
1757	Spinach	Eulithis mellinata	Common	4
1758	Barred Straw	Eulithis pyraliata	Common	4
1765	Barred Yellow	Cidaria fulvata	Common	15
1766	Blue-bordered Carpet	Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata	Common	3
1777	July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata	Common	18
1789	Scallop Shell	Rheumaptera undulata	Common	1
1792	Dark Umber	Philereme transversata britannica	Local	20
1858	V-Pug	Chloroclystis v-ata	Common	3
1860	Green Pug	Pasiphila rectangulata	Common	10
1862	Double-striped Pug	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Common	1
1882	Small Seraphim	Pterapherapteryx sexalata	Local	3
1887	Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata	Common	35
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Common	10
1907	Bordered Beauty	Epione repandaria	Common	10
1910	Lilac Beauty	Apeira syringaria	Local	1
1921	Scalloped Oak	Crocallis elinguaria	Common	3
1922	Swallow-tailed Moth	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Common	2
1931	Peppered Moth	Biston betularia	Common	5
1937	Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Common	20
1941	Mottled Beauty	Alcis repandata	Common	9
1944	Pale Oak Beauty	Hypomecis punctinalis	Common	4
1947	Engrailed	Ectropis bistortata	Common	5
1955	Common White Wave	Cabera pusaria	Common	5
1956	Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata	Common	8
1958	Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	Common	2
1976	Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri	Common	4
1980	Eyed Hawk-moth	Smerinthus ocellata	Common	6
1981	Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Common	12
1991	Elephant Hawk-moth	Deilephila elpenor	Common	6
1994	Buff-tip	Phalera bucephala	Common	3
1997	Sallow Kitten	Furcula furcula	Common	4
1998	Poplar Kitten	Furcula bifida	Local	1
2000	Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius	Common	1
2003	Pebble Prominent	Notodonta ziczac	Common	1
2006	Lesser Swallow Prominent	Pheosia gnoma	Common	2
2008	Coxcomb Prominent	Ptilodon capucina	Common	2
2011	Pale Prominent	Pterostoma palpina	Common	3
2030	Yellow-tail	Euproctis similis	Common	2
2031	White Satin	Leucoma salicis	Local	2
2035	Round-winged Muslin	Thumatha senex	Local	2
2040	Four-dotted Footman	Cybosia mesomella	Local	30
2044	Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	Common	1
2050	Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	Common	10
2061	Buff Ermine	Spilosoma luteum	Common	20
2064	Ruby Tiger	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Common	2
2069	Cinnabar	Tyria jacobaeae	Common	10
2077	Short-cloaked Moth	Nola cucullatella	Common	6
2087	Turnip Moth	Agrotis segetum	Common	4
2089	Heart and Dart	Agrotis exclamationis	Common	10
2098	Flame	Axylia putris	Common	30
2102	Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	Common	5
2107	Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	Common	60
2109	Lesser Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes	Common	2
2110	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata	Common	1
2126	Setaceous Hebrew Character	Xestia c-nigrum	Common	13
2128	Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum	Common	7
2154	Cabbage Moth	Mamestra brassicae	Common	1
2160	Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea	Common	26
2196	Striped Wainscot	Mythimna pudorina	Local	35
2197	Southern Wainscot	Mythimna straminea	Local	6
2198	Smoky Wainscot	Mythimna impura	Common	8
2199	Common Wainscot	Mythimna pallens	Common	18
2268	Suspected	Parastichtis suspecta	Local	1
2278	Poplar Grey	Acronicta megacephala	Common	2
2280	Miller	Acronicta leporina	Common	2
2284	Grey Dagger	Acronicta psi	Common	1
2290	Reed Dagger	Simyra albovenosa	Nb	1
2314	Dingy Shears	Parastichtis ypsillon	Local	1
2318	Dun-bar	Cosmia trapezina	Common	2
2321	Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	Common	30
2322	Light Arches	Apamea lithoxylaea	Common	12
2330	Dusky Brocade	Apamea remissa	Common	1
2336	Double Lobed	Apamea ophiogramma	Local	1
2337	Marbled Minor	Oligia strigilis	Common	6
2339	Tawny Marbled Minor	Oligia latruncula	Common	15
2381	Uncertain	Hoplodrina alsines	Common	15
2382	Rustic	Hoplodrina blanda	Common	2
2387	Mottled Rustic	Caradrina morpheus	Common	12
2391	Silky Wainscot	Chilodes maritimus	Local	1
2410	Marbled White Spot	Protodeltote pygarga	Common	30
2413	Silver Barred	Deltote bankiana	RDB3	2
2418	Cream-bordered Green Pea	Earias clorana	Nb	6
2434	Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis	Common	23
2450	Spectacle	Abrostola tripartita	Common	10
2469	Herald	Scoliopteryx libatrix	Common	2
2473	Beautiful Hook-tip	Laspeyria flexula	Local	10
2474	Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	Common	8
2477	Snout	Hypena proboscidalis	Common	20
2484	Pinion-streaked Snout	Schrankia costaestrigalis	Local	1
2489	Fan-foot	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Common	2
2492	Small Fan-foot	Herminia grisealis	Common	2
2493	Dotted Fan-foot	Macrochilo cribrumalis	Nb	15
		Species Total:	111