Moth Night - Aug. 24th (UPDATED)

It was a mild, calm night turning quite chilly for the last couple of hours. There were eight attending including a very enthusiastic and knowledgeable young chap called Edward accompanied by his dad.

I counted 51 species on the night but Barry may have others.

UPDATE: Highlight for myself was the Gelechiid - Elm Groundling (Carpatolechia fugitivella). A typically plain species which needed it's bits dissecting.

 

This smart looking Grey Poplar Bell (Epinotia nisella) is of the form decorana which is new to all of us I suspect.

This Marbled Piercer (Cydia splendana) had me going for a while before it took  up a more relaxed posture a revealed it's true identity.

A female Dusky Thorn which was a photo lifer for me and looks laden with eggs in that plump abdomen.

One of a few Rosy Rustics that turned up late in to the night (morning).

A rather tatty Mouse Moth which is stated to be common but it's the first one I've ever seen so maybe not so common in our neck of the woods.

THE FULL LIST (ALL ADULTS)

Ypsolopha parenthesella

Argyresthia goedartella

White-shouldered House Moth

Brown House Moth

Carpatolechia fugivitella

Mompha raschkiella x 2

Blastobasis adustella

Light Brown Apple Moth

Apotomis betuletana

Celypha lacunana

Ancylis badiana

Epinotia nisella x 1

Cydia splendana x 1

Mother of Pearl

Agriphila tristella

Crambus pascuella x 1

Water Veneer x c10

Small China Mark

Pebble Hook-tip x 1

Riband Wave

Blood-vein x 3

Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet x 1

Yellow Shell

July Highflier x 1

Chevron x 1

Small Phoenix

Clouded Border

Canary-shouldered Thorn

Dusky Thorn x 1

Mottled Beauty

Iron Prominent x 2

Lesser Swallow Prominent x 1

Pale Prominent x 1

Straw Dot

Buff Footman

Copper Underwing agg. x 3

Rosy Rustic x 4

Flounced Rusic x 4 (Not Confused as thought)

Sallow

Angle-striped Sallow x 2

Smoky Wainscot

Flame Shoulder x 1

Large Yellow Underwing  one or two :-)

Lesser Yellow Underwing

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Square Spot Rustic

Setaceous Hebrew Character.

There maybe omissions (or spelling mistakes :-)