Moths of Northamptonshire

Trips 2008

Old Sulehay

12th July 2008

Methods used: 4 MV light traps
Lights operated: 21:45hrs to 01:15hrs
Temperature: 10°C dropping to 8 °C
Weather: Cool, dry, still night. Overcast at first,clearing later.

B&F	Vernacular Name	Scientific Name	National Distribution	Approx. Numbers
1653	Buff Arches	Habrosyne pyritoides	Common	2
1666	Large Emerald	Geometra papilionaria	Common	1
1669	Common Emerald	Hemithea aestivaria	Common	5
1673	Small Emerald	Hemistola chrysoprasaria	Local	2
1690	Small Blood-vein	Scopula imitaria	Common	1
1702	Small Fan-footed Wave	Idaea biselata	Common	29
1713	Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	Common	23
1727	Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata	Common	1
1742	Yellow Shell	Camptogramma bilineata	Common	2
1777	July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata	Common	19
1784	Pretty Chalk Carpet	Melanthia procellata	Common	3
1830	Wormwood Pug	Eupithecia absinthiata	Common	1
1858	V-Pug	Chloroclystis v-ata	Common	1
1860	Green Pug	Pasiphila rectangulata	Common	2
1876	Small Yellow Wave	Hydrelia flammeolaria	Common	2
1887	Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata	Common	9
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Common	17
1910	Lilac Beauty	Apeira syringaria	Local	1
1917	Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	Common	3
1919	Purple Thorn	Selenia tetralunaria	Common	1
1921	Scalloped Oak	Crocallis elinguaria	Common	1
1922	Swallow-tailed Moth	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Common	1
1931	Peppered Moth	Biston betularia	Common	4
1937	Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Common	2
1941	Mottled Beauty	Alcis repandata	Common	39
1947	Engrailed	Ectropis bistortata	Common	16
1956	Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata	Common	3
1958	Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	Common	1
1961	Light Emerald	Campaea margaritata	Common	7
1976	Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri	Common	1
1981	Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Common	1
1994	Buff-tip	Phalera bucephala	Common	1
2000	Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius	Common	1
2009	Maple Prominent	Ptilodontella cucullina	Local	1
2033	Black Arches	Lymantria monacha	Local	1
2044	Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	Common	1
2047	Scarce Footman	Eilema complana	Local	2
2050	Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	Common	11
2077	Short-cloaked Moth	Nola cucullatella	Common	1
2089	Heart and Dart	Agrotis exclamationis	Common	4
2092	Shuttle-shaped Dart	Agrotis puta	Common	1
2107	Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	Common	1
2110	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata	Common	1
2128	Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum	Common	10
2192	Brown-line Bright Eye	Mythimna conigera	Common	1
2193	Clay	Mythimna ferrago	Common	3
2198	Smoky Wainscot	Mythimna impura	Common	1
2284	Grey Dagger	Acronicta psi	Common	1
2291	Coronet	Craniophora ligustri	Local	1
2318	Dun-bar	Cosmia trapezina	Common	7
2321	Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	Common	3
2335	Slender Brindle	Apamea scolopacina	Local	2
2337	Marbled Minor	Oligia strigilis	Common	2
2339	Tawny Marbled Minor	Oligia latruncula	Common	1
2340	Middle-barred Minor	Oligia fasciuncula	Common	1
2349	Mere Wainscot	Chortodes fluxa	Nb	1
2381	Uncertain	Hoplodrina alsines	Common	7
2382	Rustic	Hoplodrina blanda	Common	11
2474	Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	Common	1
2477	Snout	Hypena proboscidalis	Common	2
2492	Small Fan-foot	Herminia grisealis	Common	1
		Species Total:	61