Gold Spot

Gold Spot was only the second for the garden (the first was in 2005). The Concolorous is a bit of a local speciality. A Red Data Book species that has occurred twice before in the garden.

56 species identified with a further five still to be determined.

Gold Spot Plusia festucae


The Concolorous Photedes extrema


Canon Powershot SX10

0017 Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus) 2
0937 Agapeta hamana 1
0965 Cochylis hybridella 1
0970 Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis cerasana) 1
0977 Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana) 1
0989 Timothy Tortrix (Aphelia paleana) 1
0994 Clepsis consimilana 1
1063 Celypha striana 1
1076 Celypha lacunana 1
1082 Plum Tortrix (Hedya pruniana) 1
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix (Hedya nubiferana) 3
1115 Ancylis achatana 1
1201 Eucosma cana 1
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 3
1302 Crambus perlella 3
1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
1376 Small Magpie (Eurrhypara hortulata) 1
1392 Udea olivalis 2
1428 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) 1
1485 Phycitodes maritima 1
1705 Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fuscovenosa) 1
1711 Treble Brown Spot (Idaea trigeminata) 2
1758 Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata) 1
1765 Barred Yellow (Cidaria fulvata) 2
1834 Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata) 1
1860 Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata) 4
1887 Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) 1
1904 Scorched Wing (Plagodis dolabraria) 2
1906 Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) 2
1931 Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) typical 1
1958 Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) 2
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
1991 Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) 1
2040 Four-dotted Footman (Cybosia mesomella) 1
2050 Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) 1
2060 White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 1
2061 Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda) 6
2089 Heart & Dart (Agrotis exclamationis) 12
2098 The Flame (Axylia putris) 5
2102 Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) 2
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 3
2128 Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) 1
2283x Dark/Grey Dagger (Acronicta tridens agg.) 2
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 21
2330 Dusky Brocade (Apamea remissa) 1
2333 Large Nutmeg (Apamea anceps) 5
2337x Marbled Minor agg. (Oligia strigilis agg.) 5
2340 Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula) 4
2347 The Concolorous (Photedes extrema) 1
2381 The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines) 5
2384 Vine's Rustic (Hoplodrina ambigua) 1
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 1
2422 Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana) 1
2439 Gold Spot (Plusia festucae) 1
2474 Straw Dot (Rivula sericealis) 2
2489 The Fan-foot (Herminia tarsipennalis) 6