Good Start to August

Nearly didn't drag myself to Stibbington last night but I'm glad I did as there was an excellent selection of moths waiting for me in the morning. This is the first adult Square-spotted Clay I've seen, unless the moth I saw briefly on honeydew in the garden last night turns out to be one. Unfortunately both the Bordered Beauties and one of the Canary-shouldered Thorns were in spiders webs.

80 moths of 41 species
** = first for me
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 1
1016x Cnephasia sp. 5
1169 Gypsonoma dealbana 2
1290 Chilo phragmitella 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 1
1316 Catoptria falsella 5
1329 Donacaula forficella 1 (TBC)
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 1
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata 1
1348 Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata) 6
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 4
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) typical 1
1724x Red/Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia/ferrugata) 3
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 1
1777 July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata) 2
**1838 Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata) 1
1907 Bordered Beauty (Epione repandaria) 2
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 2
1919 Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria) 1
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1997 Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula) 1
2003 Pebble Prominent (Eligmodonta ziczac) 2
2007 Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula) 3
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 3
2047 Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 3
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2
**2131 Square-spotted Clay (Xestia rhomboidea) 1
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 1
2298 Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera) 2
2318 The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 3
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 4
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 3
2349 Mere Wainscot (Photedes fluxa) 1
2353 Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea) 1

Square-spotted Clay (Xestia rhomboidea)


Tawny Speckled Pug (Eupithecia icterata)


Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria)



Pebble Prominent (Eligmodonta ziczac)


Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)


Svensson's Copper Underwing (Amphipyra berbera)


Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)


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