Moths of Northamptonshire

Trips 2013

Harrington Airfield

19th July 2013

Methods used: 9 MV and 4 actinic light trap
Lights operated: 21:30hrs to 06:00hrs
Temperature: 18°C dropping to 13 °C
Weather: Clear skies at first, clouding later

Target Species: N/A - under-trapped site

B&F	Vernacular Name	Scientific Name	National Distribution	Approx. Numbers
0014	Ghost Moth	Hepialus humuli	Common	1
0161	Leopard Moth	Zeuzera pyrina	Common	2
1640	Drinker	Euthrix potatoria	Common	6
1651	Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	Common	2
1652	Peach Blossom	Thyatira batis	Common	1
1653	Buff Arches	Habrosyne pyritoides	Common	4
1669	Common Emerald	Hemithea aestivaria	Common	2
1682	Blood-vein	Timandra comae	Common	2
1708	Single-dotted Wave	Idaea dimidiata	Common	5
1713	Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	Common	50
1727	Silver-ground Carpet	Xanthorhoe montanata	Common	2
1732	Shaded Broad-bar	Scotopteryx chenopodiata	Common	30
1758	Barred Straw	Eulithis pyraliata	Common	6
1764	Common Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta truncata	Common	1
1765	Barred Yellow	Cidaria fulvata	Common	4
1773	Broken-barred Carpet	Electrophaes corylata	Common	1
1777	July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata	Common	2
1830	Wormwood Pug	Eupithecia absinthiata	Common	1
1860	Green Pug	Pasiphila rectangulata	Common	3
1887	Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata	Common	3
1894	Latticed Heath	Chiasmia clathrata	Common	10
1906	Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Common	5
1917	Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	Common	1
1921	Scalloped Oak	Crocallis elinguaria	Common	1
1922	Swallow-tailed Moth	Ourapteryx sambucaria	Common	3
1931	Peppered Moth	Biston betularia	Common	2
1937	Willow Beauty	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Common	5
1941	Mottled Beauty	Alcis repandata	Common	2
1956	Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata	Common	3
1958	Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	Common	2
1961	Light Emerald	Campaea margaritata	Common	1
1976	Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri	Common	2
1981	Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Common	8
1991	Elephant Hawk-moth	Deilephila elpenor	Common	1
2006	Lesser Swallow Prominent	Pheosia gnoma	Common	1
2008	Coxcomb Prominent	Ptilodon capucina	Common	1
2030	Yellow-tail	Euproctis similis	Common	1
2031	White Satin	Leucoma salicis	Local	1
2044	Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	Common	2
2047	Scarce Footman	Eilema complana	Local	20
2050	Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	Common	80
2057	Garden Tiger	Arctia caja	Common	2
2064	Ruby Tiger	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Common	3
2069	Cinnabar	Tyria jacobaeae	Common	3
2077	Short-cloaked Moth	Nola cucullatella	Common	3
2088	Heart and Club	Agrotis clavis	Common	5
2089	Heart and Dart	Agrotis exclamationis	Common	10
2098	Flame	Axylia putris	Common	2
2102	Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	Common	3
2107	Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	Common	4
2110	Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata	Common	7
2126	Setaceous Hebrew Character	Xestia c-nigrum	Common	3
2128	Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum	Common	6
2136	Gothic	Naenia typica	Local	1
2155	Dot Moth	Melanchra persicariae	Common	3
2160	Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea	Common	30
2192	Brown-line Bright Eye	Mythimna conigera	Common	18
2193	Clay	Mythimna ferrago	Common	15
2198	Smoky Wainscot	Mythimna impura	Common	15
2205	Shoulder-striped Wainscot	Mythimna comma	Common	5
2278	Poplar Grey	Acronicta megacephala	Common	3
2279	Sycamore	Acronicta aceris	Local	1
2283	Dark Dagger	Acronicta tridens	Common	2
2284	Grey Dagger	Acronicta psi	Common	4
2291	Coronet	Craniophora ligustri	Local	1
2303	Straw Underwing	Thalpophila matura	Common	1
2305	Small Angle Shades	Euplexia lucipara	Common	1
2306	Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa	Common	3
2321	Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	Common	100
2322	Light Arches	Apamea lithoxylaea	Common	3
2333	Large Nutmeg	Apamea anceps	Local	3
2339	Tawny Marbled Minor	Oligia latruncula	Common	2
2340	Middle-barred Minor	Oligia fasciuncula	Common	4
2341	Cloaked Minor	Mesoligia furuncula	Common	4
2343x	Common Rustic agg.	Mesapamea secalis agg.		20
2345	Small Dotted Buff	Photedes minima	Common	3
2381	Uncertain	Hoplodrina alsines	Common	50
2382	Rustic	Hoplodrina blanda	Common	3
2434	Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis	Common	2
2441	Silver Y	Autographa gamma	Migrant	2
2442	Beautiful Golden Y	Autographa pulchrina	Common	2
2450	Spectacle	Abrostola tripartita	Common	3
2466	Blackneck	Lygephila pastinum	Local	2
2473	Beautiful Hook-tip	Laspeyria flexula	Local	1
2474	Straw Dot	Rivula sericealis	Common	3
2477	Snout	Hypena proboscidalis	Common	15
2489	Fan-foot	Zanclognatha tarsipennalis	Common	4
		Species Total:	87