The Natural Stone: Great Moths at Stibbington

Sunday, July 24, 2005

Great Moths at Stibbington

A very good catch at Stibbington GP NR last night, especially when you consider this is just an unattended 15W actinic Skinner box. Many of my favourite moths put in an appearance: Canary-shouldered Thorn, Sallow Kitten, Scalloped and Pebble Hook-tips. Plus there was the bonus of a cracking moth I'd not seen before: Bordered Beauty.

64 moths of 35 species with 3 more to ID
1316 Catoptria falsella 1
1348 Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata) 2
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
1645 Scalloped Hook-tip (Falcaria lacertinaria) 1
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) ab. remutata 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) typical 1
1724x Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata) 5
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 2
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1907 Bordered Beauty (Epione repandaria) 1
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 1
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1997 Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) 1
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 3
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 4
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 3
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 2
2197 Southern Wainscot (Mythimna straminea) 1
2318 The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 3
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 3
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 2
2381 The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 1
2382 The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 5
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1

Bordered Beauty (Epione repandaria)