Another good moth night on Friday 4th August thanks to the weather. Hot and steamy just how we like it. Two couples turned up with two other ladies and three children and we all had good fun 88 species in all.
- Staple Common 4th July, 2006 combined list
- 411 Argyresthia goedartella 2
- 642 Batia unitella 2
- 969 Pandemis corylana Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix 11
- 971 Pandemis cinnamomeana 2
- 972 Pandemis heparana Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 1
- 1082 Hedya pruniana Plum Tortrix 1
- 1260 Cydia splendana 9
- 1304 Agriphila straminella 7
- 1305 Agriphila tristella 3
- 1313 Catoptria pinella 1
- 1358 Evergestis pallidata 1
- 1390 Udea prunalis 4
- 1405 Pleuroptya ruralis Mother of Pearl 35
- 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
- 1439 Trachycera advenella 2
- 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
- 1634 Malacosoma neustria Lackey 13
- 1640 Euthrix potatoria Drinker 5
- 1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip 1
- 1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 2
- 1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 1
- 1653 Habrosyne pyritoides Buff Arches 1
- 1676 Cyclophora annularia Mocha 2
- 1681 Cyclophora linearia Clay Triple-lines 1
- 1702 Idaea biselata Small Fan-footed Wave 20
- 1709 Idaea subsericeata Satin Wave 2
- 1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 1
- 1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 12
- 1739 Epirrhoe rivata Wood Carpet 1
- 1748 Mesoleuca albicillata Beautiful Carpet 3
- 1751 Lampropteryx otregiata Devon Carpet 3
- 1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 11
- 1762 Chloroclysta citrata Dark Marbled Carpet 9
- 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 6
- 1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 1
- 1777 Hydriomena furcata July Highflyer 86
- 1802 Perizoma affinitata Rivulet 2
- 1803 Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet 1
- 1816 Eupithecia linariata Toadflax Pug 1
- 1826 Eupithecia trisignaria Triple-spotted Pug 3
- 1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1
- 1838 Eupithecia icterata Tawny-speckled Pug 1
- 1858 Chloroclystis v-ata V-Pug 1
- 1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 3
- 1875 Asthena albulata Small White Wave 1
- 1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
- 1884 Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth 3
- 1887 Lomaspilis marginata Clouded Border 12
- 1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 2
- 1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 1
- 1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle 9
- 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 13
- 1910 Apeira syringaria Lilac Beauty 1
- 1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 3
- 1919 Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn 1
- 1921 Crocallis elinguaria Scalloped Oak 1
- 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 1
- 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3
- 1940 Deileptenia ribeata Satin Beauty 13
- 1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 1
- 1956 Cabera exanthemata Common Wave 1
- 1997 Furcula furcula Sallow Kitten 2
- 2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 8
- 2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 5
- 2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 1
- 2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 4
- 2033 Lymantria monacha Black Arches 23
- 2037 Miltochrista miniata Rosy Footman 1
- 2044 Eilema griseola Dingy Footman 8
- 2049 Eilema depressa Buff Footman 39
- 2050 Eilema lurideola Common Footman 10
- 2067 Euplagia quadripunctaria Jersey Tiger 1
- 2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 18
- 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 37
- 2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 8
- 2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 24
- 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
- 2198 Mythimna impura Smoky Wainscot 2
- 2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 3
- 2318 Cosmia trapezina Dun-bar 2
- 2345 Photedes minima Small Dotted Buff 2
- 2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 1
- 2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 1
- 2441 Autographa gamma Silver Y 4
- 2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 3
- 2473 Laspeyria flexula Beautiful Hook-tip 1
- 2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 7
- 2477 Hypena proboscidalis Snout 8
And I have seen my first Jersey Tiger on the Mainland and at Staple Common in the Blackdowns. The tigers are all having a very good year.