Monday 25 July 2016

17th - 21st June, Maidencombe, Devon

I had high hopes for a trip to the south-west but mothing was slightly underwhelming. Species diversity and abundance was rather low. However, here's a few species that I don't record (or have rarely) at home:
Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria

The Magpie Abraxas grossulariata

Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata

Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella

Brussels Lace Cleorodes lichenaria

Small Angle Shades Euplexia lucipara

The Fern Horisme tersata
84 species in total were recorded:

Bird-cherry Ermine (Yponomeuta evonymella)
Honeysuckle Moth (Ypsolopha dentella)
Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)
Carpatolechia fugitivella
Blastobasis lacticolella
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix (Archips podana)
Clepsis consimilana
Light Brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana)
Celypha striana
Eucosma cana
Twenty-plume Moth (Alucita hexadactyla)
Chrysoteuchia culmella
Eudonia lacustrata
Ringed China-mark (Parapoynx stratiotata)
Pyrausta despicata
Rush Veneer (Nomophila noctuella)
Endotricha flammealis
Thistle Ermine (Myelois circumvoluta)
Chinese Character (Cilix glaucata)
Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)
Common Emerald (Hemithea aestivaria)
Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)
Dwarf Cream Wave (Idaea fuscovenosa)
Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)
Riband Wave (Idaea aversata)
Shaded Broad-bar (Scotopteryx chenopodiata)
Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)
Yellow Shell (Camptogramma bilineata)
Barred Straw (Eulithis pyraliata)
Pine Carpet (Thera firmata)
July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)
The Fern (Horisme tersata)
Foxglove Pug (Eupithecia pulchellata)
Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)
The V-pug (Chloroclystis v-ata)
Green Pug (Chloroclystis rectangulata)
Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria)
The Magpie (Abraxas grossulariata)
Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)
Scalloped Oak (Crocallis elinguaria)
Peppered Moth (Biston betularia)
Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria)
Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria)
Common Wave (Cabera exanthemata)
Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata)
Barred Red (Hylaea fasciaria)
Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor)
Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)
Brown-tail (Euproctis chrysorrhoea)
Rosy Footman (Miltochrista miniata)
Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola)
Buff Footman (Eilema deplana)
Common Footman (Eilema lurideola)
Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)
Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)
Heart And Club (Agrotis clavis)
Heart And Dart (Agrotis exclamationis)
Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)
The Flame (Axylia putris)
Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta)
Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba)
Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum)
Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa)
Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)
Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea)
Poplar Grey (Acronicta megacephala)
The Sycamore (Acronicta aceris)
Grey Dagger (Acronicta psi)
Knot Grass (Acronicta rumicis)
The Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)
Small Angle Shades (Euplexia lucipara)
Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha)
Middle-barred Minor (Oligia fasciuncula)
Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis)
Flounced Rustic (Luperina testacea)
The Uncertain (Hoplodrina alsines)
The Rustic (Hoplodrina blanda)
Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis)
Silver Y (Autographa gamma)
Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula)
The Snout (Hypena proboscidalis)

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