White-point

A windy mild night so I ran the trap in an enclosed yard to try to reduce the influence of the wind. As well as the White-point, a rare migrant locally, the first Privet Hawk-moth, Swallow-tailed Moth, Common Emerald and Turnip Moth of the year appeared.

68 moths of 30 species to single 125W MV skinner
0724 Metzneria lappella 1
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 1
1177 Epiblema rosaecolana 1
1392 Udea olivalis 1
1669 Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria) 1
1711 Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata) 2
1728 Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata) 1
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1776 Green Carpet (Colostygia pectinataria) 1
1860 Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata) 1
1922 Swallow-tailed Moth (Ourapteryx sambucaria) 1
1976 Privet Hawk-moth (Sphinx ligustri) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1
2087 Turnip Moth (Agrotis segetum) 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 10
2098 The Flame (Axylia putris) 2
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 2
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 2
2194 White-point (Mythimna albipuncta) 1
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 1
2302 Brown Rustic (Rusina ferruginea) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 10
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot (Apamea sordens) 1
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 16
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula) 2
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) f. juncta 1
2489 The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis) 1

White-point Mythimna albipuncta




Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri


Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria


Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria


Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum


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