This is the list for the SMGroups night at Cothelstone Hill on the 8th June 2007. Last year in July was unbelieavable and it lived up to its reputation again. With the help of Andy Harris the Quantocks Ranger I was joined by Mike Ridge and Robin Clatworthy. The night was warmish to start off a bit cloudy and the rain held off. I ran three lights and got 62 species at the light on a stick and 38 and 47 species at my two ROBO traps. Mike accumulated 56 species and Robin 60 species. The final total at the moment is 99 species with out of the 850 moths. Having said that Mike was so busy he only took a sample of the common stuff flying in. This will get to 100 when I find out what the well marked pyralid is that Mike caught.
This is just a fantastic site with atleast 10 new records for this 10km square.
The variety called Gallus of map winged swift was present with very few markings on the wing. Also the female of the brown rustic got us scrambling for the books as it looked a different moth. I even managed to do the gen dets. on the dodgy stuff such as the minors and daggers.
I will ammend the list soon include pictures when possible
- Code Taxon Vernacular Quantity
- 14 Hepialus humuli Ghost Moth 1
- 17 Hepialus lupulinus Common Swift 20
- 18 Hepialus fusconebulosa f. gallicus Map-winged Swift 4
- 18 Hepialus fusconebulosa Map-winged Swift 12
- 970 Pandemis cerasana Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix 16
- 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 15
- 1032 Aleimma loeflingiana 2
- 1033 Tortrix viridana Green Oak Tortrix 1
- 1076 Celypha lacunana 1
- 1133 Epinotia bilunana 1
- 1175 Epiblema uddmanniana Bramble Shoot Moth 5
- 1178 Epiblema roborana 49
- 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella Garden Grass-veneer 2
- 1334 Scoparia ambigualis 1
- 1339 Eudonia murana 6
- 1356 Evergestis forficalis Garden Pebble 1
- 1377 Perinephela lancealis 10
- 1392 Udea olivalis 11
- 1652 Thyatira batis Peach Blossom 11
- 1654 Tethea ocularis Figure of Eighty 4
- 1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1
- 1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 6
- 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 2
- 1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 2
- 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 22
- 1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 1
- 1769 Thera britannica Spruce Carpet 1
- 1773 Electrophaes corylata Broken-barred Carpet 1
- 1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 3
- 1802 Perizoma affinitata Rivulet 19
- 1803 Perizoma alchemillata Small Rivulet 12
- 1808 Perizoma flavofasciata Sandy Carpet 1
- 1817 Eupithecia pulchellata Foxglove Pug 6
- 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 9
- 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 12
- 1837 Eupithecia subfuscata Grey Pug 1
- 1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 6
- 1856 Eupithecia lariciata Larch Pug 4
- 1859 Pasiphila chloerata Sloe Pug 1
- 1860 Pasiphila rectangulata Green Pug 1
- 1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria Small Yellow Wave 1
- 1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 1
- 1890 Macaria alternata Sharp-angled Peacock 2
- 1893 Macaria liturata Tawny-barred Angle 4
- 1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 89
- 1904 Plagodis dolabraria Scorched Wing 3
- 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 31
- 1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 2
- 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 14
- 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 4
- 1941 Alcis repandata Mottled Beauty 26
- 1955 Cabera pusaria Common White Wave 1
- 1957 Lomographa bimaculata White-pinion Spotted 10
- 1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 45
- 1961 Campaea margaritata Light Emerald 7
- 1991 Deilephila elpenor Elephant Hawk-moth 9
- 1992 Deilephila porcellus Small Elephant Hawk-moth 10
- 1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 2
- 1999 Stauropus fagi Lobster Moth 12
- 2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 5
- 2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
- 2008 Ptilodon capucina Coxcomb Prominent 1
- 2014 Drymonia dodonaea Marbled Brown 7
- 2028 Calliteara pudibunda Pale Tussock 12
- 2043 Eilema sororcula Orange Footman 1
- 2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 14
- 2061 Spilosoma luteum Buff Ermine 19
- 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 32
- 2098 Axylia putris Flame 8
- 2102 Ochropleura plecta Flame Shoulder 14
- 2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 27
- 2120 Diarsia mendica Ingrailed Clay 20
- 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
- 2128 Xestia triangulum Double Square-spot 2
- 2138 Anaplectoides prasina Green Arches 2
- 2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
- 2150 Polia nebulosa Grey Arches 6
- 2158 Lacanobia thalassina Pale-shouldered Brocade 7
- 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
- 2163 Melanchra pisi Broom Moth 2
- 2199 Mythimna pallens Common Wainscot 1
- 2205 Mythimna comma Shoulder-striped Wainscot 8
- 2216 Cucullia umbratica Shark 1
- 2281 Acronicta alni Alder Moth 8
- 2284 Acronicta psi Grey Dagger 1
- 2291 Craniophora ligustri Coronet 4
- 2302 Rusina ferruginea Brown Rustic 15
- 2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 30
- 2321 Apamea monoglypha Dark Arches 1
- 2338 Oligia versicolor Rufous Minor 1
- 2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 3
- 2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 4
- 2410 Protodeltote pygarga Marbled White Spot 6
- 2421 Bena bicolorana Scarce Silver-lines 1
- 2422 Pseudoips prasinana Green Silver-lines 3
- 2425 Colocasia coryli Nut-tree Tussock 1
- 2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 2
- 2474 Rivula sericealis Straw Dot 11
- 2492 Herminia grisealis Small Fan-foot 8
My thanks to all for a fantastic night's mothing