White-spotted Pinion search

This was the team assembled to look for White-spotted Pinion just over the border into Northants at Elton Bridge last night.

From the left: Richard & Heather Donoyou, Brian Stone, Tony Parker, Paul Waring (kneeling) and Chub.


The temperature fell steadily following a warm sunny day and rather few moths came to the two 125W MV Robinsons and a 40W actinic.

58 moths of 33 species
0227 Skin Moth (Monopis laevigella) 1
0609 Elachista maculicerusella 1
0642 Batia unitella 1
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 2
1093 Apotomis betuletana 2
1331 Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) 2
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 2
1648 Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) 3
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1708 Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) 1
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) typical 1
1724 Red Twin-spot Carpet (Xanthorhoe spadicearia) 2
1738 Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) 2
1937 Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) 1
1955 Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria) 1
2008 Coxcomb Prominent (Ptilodon capucina) 1
2011 Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) 2
2030 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) 4
2031 White Satin Moth (Leucoma salicis) 2
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 8
2064 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta) 1
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 1
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 1
2160 Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) 1
2198 Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) 2
2289 Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis) 2
2318 The Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 1
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 1
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 1
2352 Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca) 2
2381 The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 1
Hornet (Vespa crabro) 6