Another addition to the garden moth list. I've previously only recorded this species in my parents' garden in Hampshire.
The catch was also remarkable for having the most Snouts I've ever caught in a single night. They were the most numerous species, even outnumbering the Large Yellow Underwings.
Pink-barred Sallow Xanthia togata
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1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
1682 Blood-vein (Timandra comae) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1
1862 Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata) 1
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 1
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 5
2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) 3
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 3
2199 Common Wainscot (Mythimna pallens) 3
2269 Centre-barred Sallow (Atethmia centrago) 2
2273 Pink-barred Sallow (Xanthia togata) 1
2364 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) f. juncta 1
2477 The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) 6
1 comment:
What a fascinating creature. Absolutely beautiful!
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