Shark and Pebble

A drastic reduction in numbers to the garden moth trap last night making it a much more manageable task to record them. A clear, cool night with waning but still gibbous moon probably contributed to the lower moth activity. The highlights were The Shark and Pebble Hook-tip, both second occurrences in the garden.

The Shark Cucullia umbratica


Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria


129 moths of 44 species
0874 Blastobasis decolorella 1
0980 Variegated Golden Tortrix (Archips xylosteana) 1
1010 Red-barred Tortrix (Ditula angustiorana) 1
1016x Cnephasia sp. 2
1037 Acleris holmiana 1
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1063 Celypha striana 2
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 4
1302 Crambus perlella 1
1304 Agriphila straminella 3
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 2
1344 Eudonia mercurella 2
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1
1390 Udea prunalis 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 5
1445 Pempelia formosa 1
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) 1
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1690 Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) ab. remutata 6
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1921 Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria) 1
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) typical 1
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 2
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 14
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 1
2098 The Flame (Axylia putris) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 1
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 3
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 3
2193 The Clay (Mythimna ferrago) 2
2216 The Shark (Cucullia umbratica) 1
2283x Dark/Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens agg.) 2
2293 Marbled Beauty (Cryphia domestica) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 30
2322 Light Arches (Apamea lithoxylaea) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 7
2345 Small Dotted Buff (Photedes minima) 1
2381 The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 11
2382 The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda) 2
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1