Butterfly

Moth Survey 2003

Moths trapped by Tim Norris on the evening of 28 June 2003 using a pair of mercury vapour lamps.
A total of 33 species were recorded.

Scientific Name Common Name Quantity
Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 3
Scoparia ambigualis 3
Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 3
Hemithea aestivaria Common Emerald 5
Idaea dimidiata Single-dotted Wave 1
Euphyia unangulata Sharp-angled Carpet 1
Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 6
Ourapteryx sambucaria Swallow-tailed Moth 1
Biston betularia Peppered Moth 2
Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 1
Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1
Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 1
Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 1
Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 6
Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
Thumatha senex Round-winged Muslin 1
Eilema lurideola Common Footman 1
Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 1
Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 2
Axylia putris Flame 2
Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 1
Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 7
Melanchra persicariae Dot Moth 1
Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 3
Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 7
Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
Hoplodrina alsines Uncertain 5
Hoplodrina blanda Rustic 2
Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
Diachrysia chrysitis Burnished Brass 2
Autographa jota Plain Golden Y 2
Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 1