A Big “Box ‘o’ Moths”

Wow, loads of moths in the moth trap on Wednesday Night. Literally hundreds of micros and close to 150 macro moths from over 35 different species as well.

Here’s the trap before I opened it.

Box of Moths

Box of Moths

And here’s a typical sheet of egg box covered in moths.

Moths

Moths

Here’s the full list:

  • 18 x Common Footman
  • 4 x Garden Tiger
  • 1 x V-Pug
  • 4 x Flame
  • 2 x Riband Wave
  • 4 x Dingy Footman
  • 27 x Dark Arches
  • 1 x Rosy Minor
  • 1 x Pebble Prominent
  • 23x Smoky Wainscot
  • 3 x Large Yellow Underwing
  • 2 x Blackneck
  • 2 x Poplar Hawkmoth
  • 23 x Common Rustic / Lesser Common Rustic agg.
  • 1 x Yellow-tail
  • 2 x July Highflyer
  • 1 x Antler Moth
  • 2 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
  • 1 x Common White Wave
  • 2 x Flame Shoulder
  • 1 x Buff Ermine
  • 1 x Shore Wainscot
  • 1 x Spectacle
  • 2 x Large Wainscot
  • 1 x True Lover’s Knot
  • 1 x Short-cloaked Moth
  • 1 x Red Twin-spot Carpet
  • 1 x Common Quaker
  • 2 x Bordered White*
  • 1 x Spinach*
  • 1 x Dun-bar*
  • 1 x Double Lobed*
  • 1 x Rosy Wave*
  • 1 x Dot Moth*
  • 1 x Plain Golden Y*
  • 1 x Single-dotted Wave
  • 1 x Slender Pug*
  • 1x Lesser Cream Wave
Plus one or two that I’ve yet to ID.
And here are a few of the new ones or ones of note. The Plain Golden Y and Rosy Wave are particularly nice.

2 Responses

  1. Avatar forComment Author Mike says:

    Super catch and very pleasing to see Rosy Wave recorded again after so many years! I think you are correct with your Slender pug ID and the other one looks like Thyme pug to me, though it’s difficult to tell if the wing is pointed which would help clinch it.

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