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Field Trip - Scales Park - 08/07/17
Below is the report from our amazing night at one of the largest woods in Hertfordshire, Scales Park an ex American World War 2 base where permissions are needed to trap being a heritage site and shooting range.
The evening started very well indeed with easy access onto the site as before allowing us to drive in, but a bit of walking on my part was needed as I places most of my traps off of the main rides which were quite overgrown.
Moths were quick to come to the lights and we all ended up with huge numbers to or lights. One MV trap that I ran had over 20 Satin Beauty, 6 Large Emerald and 6 Triple-spotted Pug, the latter species new to me and currently the only site in Hertfordshire hat supports this species.
Another new species for me was Agonopterix conterminella, presumed extinct in the County.
I still have several twitchy micros to check and photo.
Over to Colin...
COMPOSITE LIST ATTACHED for Scales Park, Hertfordshire, 8th July 2017.
Ben (4* lights), Colin (4), Graeme (6*) and Jenny & John (4) = 18 lights
[* = I think].
22.00 to 04.30 hours.
Cracking good night.
141 micro species (several still to name);
145 macro species (I suspect all macros are now included?);
286 species in total.
A QUICK "ALL TIME" ANALYSIS OF SITE
571 species in all (oldest record is year 2000);
458 species recorded in 2017;
44 species represented only by a record older than 10 years (mostly autumn
species that we ought to update this year).
262 species recorded here for the first time in 2017.
Hepialidae (1)
0014 Hepialus humuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Ghost Moth
Tineidae (3)
0143 Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813)
0196 Morophaga choragella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
0246 Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828
Bucculatricidae (1)
0266 Bucculatrix nigricomella Zeller, 1839
Gracillariidae (4)
0290 Caloptilia semifascia (Haworth, 1828)
0291 Caloptilia hemidactylella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
0297 Eucalybites auroguttella (Stephens, 1835)
0366a Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic, 1986
Yponomeutidae (11)
0410 Argyresthia brockeella (Hübner, 1813)
0411 Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758)
0415 Argyresthia retinella Zeller, 1839
0420 Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759) Cherry Fruit Moth
0422 Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828)
0424 Yponomeuta evonymella (Linnaeus, 1758) Bird-cherry Ermine
0427 Yponomeuta cagnagella (Hübner, 1813) Spindle Ermine
0435 Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849
0440 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805)
0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella (Goeze, 1783)
0442 Cedestis gysseleniella Zeller, 1839
Praydidae (1)
0449 Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784) Ash Bud Moth
Scythropiidae (1)
0450 Scythropia crataegella (Linnaeus, 1767) Hawthorn Moth
Ypsolophidae (3)
0452 Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758)
0453 Ypsolopha dentella (Fabricius, 1775) Honeysuckle Moth
0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Plutellidae (1)
0464 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) Diamond-back Moth
Oecophoridae (3)
0640 Batia lunaris (Haworth, 1828)
0642 Batia unitella (Hübner, 1796)
0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Brown House Moth
Peleopodidae (1)
0658 Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775)
Depressariidae (5)
0688 Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758)
0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana (Clerck, 1759)
0701 Agonopterix ocellana (Fabricius, 1775)
0710 Agonopterix conterminella (Zeller, 1839)
0713 Agonopterix angelicella (Hübner, 1813)
Gelechiidae (11)
0726 Metzneria metzneriella (Stainton, 1851)
0731 Eulamprotes atrella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
0737 Monochroa palustrella (Douglas, 1850)
0762 Athrips mouffetella (Linnaeus, 1758)
0802a Gelechia sororculella (Hübner, 1817)
0822 Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850)
0840 Thiotricha subocellea (Stephens, 1834)
0844 Syncopacma larseniella (Gozmany, 1957)
0853 Anacampsis populella (Clerck, 1759)
0866 Brachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798)
0868 Helcystogramma rufescens (Haworth, 1828)
Blastobasidae (2)
0873 Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894
0874 Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940
Stathmopodidae (1)
0877 Stathmopoda pedella (Linnaeus, 1761)
Batrachedridae (1)
0878 Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828)
Parametriotidae (1)
0905 Blastodacna hellerella (Duponchel, 1838)
Tortricidae (51)
0937 Agapeta hamana (Linnaeus, 1758)
0938 Agapeta zoegana (Linnaeus, 1767)
0954 Eupoecilia angustana (Hübner, 1799)
0965 Cochylis hybridella (Hübner, 1813)
0971 Pandemis cinnamomeana (Treitschke, 1830)
0972 Pandemis heparana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix
0977 Archips podana (Scopoli, 1763) Large Fruit-tree Tortrix
0980 Archips xylosteana (Linnaeus, 1758) Variegated Golden Tortrix
0993 Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke, 1830) Cyclamen Tortrix
0994 Clepsis consimilana (Hübner, 1817)
1006 Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781)
1010 Ditula angustiorana (Haworth, 1811) Red-barred Tortrix
1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Fabricius, 1775)
1016 Cnephasia longana (Haworth, 1811)
1020 Cnephasia stephensiana (Doubleday, 1849) Grey Tortrix
1021 Cnephasia asseclana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Flax Tortrix
1022 Cnephasia pasiuana (Hübner, 1799)
1023 Cnephasia genitalana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915
1032 Aleimma loeflingiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
1033 Tortrix viridana Linnaeus, 1758 Green Oak Tortrix
1036 Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758)
1038 Acleris laterana (Fabricius, 1794)
1053 Acleris hastiana (Linnaeus, 1758)
1062 Acleris emargana (Fabricius, 1775)
1063 Celypha striana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1076 Celypha lacunana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1079 Piniphila bifasciana (Haworth, 1811)
1082 Hedya pruniana (Hübner, 1799) Plum Tortrix
1083 Hedya nubiferana (Haworth, 1811) Marbled Orchard Tortrix
1086 Hedya salicella (Linnaeus, 1758)
1093 Apotomis betuletana (Haworth, 1811)
1108 Lobesia abscisana (Doubleday, 1849)
1115 Ancylis achatana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1134 Epinotia ramella (Linnaeus, 1758)
1142 Epinotia tedella (Clerck, 1759)
1155 Epinotia brunnichana (Linnaeus, 1767)
1159 Rhopobota naevana (Hübner, 1817) Holly Tortrix
1163 Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana (Ratzeburg, 1840) Spruce Bud Moth
1165 Zeiraphera isertana (Fabricius, 1794)
1169 Gypsonoma dealbana (Frölich, 1828)
1175 Epiblema uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758) Bramble Shoot Moth
1200 Eucosma hohenwartiana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1201 Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811)
1205 Spilonota ocellana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Bud Moth
1207 Clavigesta purdeyi (Durrant, 1911) Pine Leaf-mining Moth
1211 Rhyacionia pinicolana (Doubleday, 1849)
1219 Lathronympha strigana (Fabricius, 1775)
1236 Pammene fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761)
1259 Cydia fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841)
1260 Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799)
1281 Dichrorampha simpliciana (Haworth, 1811)
Crambidae (22)
1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella (Linnaeus, 1758) Garden Grass-veneer
1301 Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817)
1302 Crambus perlella (Scopoli, 1763)
1304 Agriphila straminella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1313 Catoptria pinella (Linnaeus, 1758)
1329 Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794)
1331 Acentria ephemerella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Water Veneer
1333 Scoparia pyralella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1334 Scoparia ambigualis (Treitschke, 1829)
1334a Scoparia basistrigalis Knaggs, 1866
1336 Eudonia pallida (Curtis, 1827)
1338 Dipleurina lacustrata (Panzer, 1804)
1344 Eudonia mercurella (Linnaeus, 1758)
1345 Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown China-mark
1350 Nymphula stagnata (Donovan, 1806) Beautiful China-mark
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Magpie
1377 Perinephela lancealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1378 Phlyctaenia coronata (Hufnagel, 1767)
1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis (Hübner, 1809)
1390 Udea prunalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1392 Udea olivalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1405 Pleuroptya ruralis (Scopoli, 1763) Mother of Pearl
Pyralidae (13)
1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
1424 Endotricha flammealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1428 Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758) Bee Moth
1436 Conobathra repandana (Fabricius, 1798)
1437 Acrobasis consociella (Hübner, 1813)
1438 Trachycera suavella (Zincken, 1818)
1439 Trachycera advenella (Zincken, 1818)
1452 Phycita roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1454 Dioryctria abietella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775)
1454b Dioryctria sylvestrella (Ratzeburg, 1840)
1461 Assara terebrella (Zincken, 1818)
1478b Vitula biviella (Zeller, 1848)
1483 Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813)
Pterophoridae (5)
1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811)
1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1830)
1509 Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761)
1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) White Plume Moth
1523 Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833)
Lasiocampidae (3)
1634 Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758) Lackey
1637 Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) Oak Eggar
1640 Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Drinker
Drepanidae (4)
1645 Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Scalloped Hook-tip
1647 Watsonalla cultraria (Fabricius, 1775) Barred Hook-tip
1648 Drepana falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758) Pebble Hook-tip
1651 Cilix glaucata (Scopoli, 1763) Chinese Character
Thyatiridae (3)
1652 Thyatira batis (Linnaeus, 1758) Peach Blossom
1653 Habrosyne pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766) Buff Arches
1655 Tethea or ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Poplar Lutestring
Geometridae (58)
1666 Geometra papilionaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Large Emerald
1669 Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1799) Common Emerald
1673 Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1794) Small Emerald
1680 Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Maiden's Blush
1682 Timandra comae (Schmidt, 1931) Blood-vein
1699 Idaea rusticata Lempke, 1967 Least Carpet
1702 Idaea biselata (Hufnagel, 1767) Small Fan-footed Wave
1705 Idaea fuscovenosa (Goeze, 1781) Dwarf Cream Wave
1708 Idaea dimidiata (Hufnagel, 1767) Single-dotted Wave
1711 Idaea trigeminata (Haworth, 1809) Treble Brown Spot
1713 Idaea aversata (Linnaeus, 1758) Riband Wave
1722 Xanthorhoe designata (Hufnagel, 1767) Flame Carpet
1726 Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata (Clerck, 1759) Large Twin-spot Carpet
1732 Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Shaded Broad-bar
1735 Catarhoe rubidata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Ruddy Carpet
1736 Catarhoe cuculata (Hufnagel, 1767) Royal Mantle
1738 Epirrhoe alternata (Müller, 1764) Common Carpet
1739 Epirrhoe rivata (Hübner, 1813) Wood Carpet
1742 Camptogramma bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow Shell
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Small Phoenix
1776 Colostygia pectinataria (Knoch, 1781) Green Carpet
1777 Hydriomena furcata (Thunberg, 1784) July Highflyer
1782 Horisme tersata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Fern
1784 Melanthia procellata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Pretty Chalk Carpet
1789 Rheumaptera undulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Scallop Shell
1791 Philereme vetulata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Brown Scallop
1792 Philereme transversata (Hufnagel, 1767) Dark Umber
1803 Perizoma alchemillata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Rivulet
1811 Eupithecia tenuiata (Hübner, 1813) Slender Pug
1812 Eupithecia inturbata (Hübner, 1817) Maple Pug
1813 Eupithecia haworthiata Doubleday, 1856 Haworth's Pug
1826 Eupithecia trisignaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Triple-spotted Pug
1830 Eupithecia absinthiata (Clerck, 1759) Wormwood Pug
1837 Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth, 1809) Grey Pug
1858 Chloroclystis v-ata (Haworth, 1809) V-Pug
1860 Pasiphila rectangulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Green Pug
1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Small Yellow Wave
1887 Lomaspilis marginata (Linnaeus, 1758) Clouded Border
1888 Ligdia adustata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Scorched Carpet
1893 Macaria liturata (Clerck, 1759) Tawny-barred Angle
1894 Chiasmia clathrata (Linnaeus, 1758) Latticed Heath
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758) Brimstone Moth
1907 Epione repandaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Bordered Beauty
1917 Selenia dentaria (Fabricius, 1775) Early Thorn
1919 Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Purple Thorn
1921 Crocallis elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Scalloped Oak
1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Swallow-tailed Moth
1931 Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) Peppered Moth
1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Willow Beauty
1940 Deileptenia ribeata (Clerck, 1759) Satin Beauty
1941 Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758) Mottled Beauty
1944 Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763) Pale Oak Beauty
1947 Ectropis bistortata (Goeze, 1781) Engrailed
1955 Cabera pusaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Common White Wave
1956 Cabera exanthemata (Scopoli, 1763) Common Wave
1958 Lomographa temerata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Clouded Silver
1961 Campaea margaritata (Linnaeus, 1767) Light Emerald
1962 Hylaea fasciaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Barred Red
Sphingidae (4)
1976 Sphinx ligustri (Linnaeus, 1758) Privet Hawk-moth
1978 Hyloicus pinastri (Linnaeus, 1758) Pine Hawk-moth
1981 Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Poplar Hawk-moth
1991 Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758) Elephant Hawk-moth
Notodontidae (8)
1994 Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758) Buff-tip
2000 Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767) Iron Prominent
2003 Notodonta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) Pebble Prominent
2007 Pheosia tremula (Clerck, 1759) Swallow Prominent
2008 Ptilodon capucina (Linnaeus, 1758) Coxcomb Prominent
2009 Ptilodon cucullina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Maple Prominent
2011 Pterostoma palpina (Clerck, 1759) Pale Prominent
2019 Clostera curtula (Linnaeus, 1758) Chocolate-tip
Lymantriidae (4)
2026 Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758) Vapourer
2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown-tail
2030 Euproctis similis (Fuessly, 1775) Yellow-tail
2031 Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) White Satin
Arctiidae [= Noctuidsmyarsidae] (7)
2033 Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus, 1758) Black Arches
2035 Thumatha senex (Hübner, 1808) Round-winged Muslin
2044 Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) Dingy Footman
2047 Eilema complana (Linnaeus, 1758) Scarce Footman
2049 Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) Buff Footman
2050 Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) Common Footman
2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Ruby Tiger
Nolidae (1)
2076 Meganola albula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Kent Black Arches
Noctuidae (52)
2089 Agrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758) Heart and Dart
2098 Axylia putris (Linnaeus, 1761) Flame
2107 Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 Large Yellow Underwing
2109 Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 Lesser Yellow Underwing
2110 Noctua fimbriata (Schreber, 1759) Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2111 Noctua janthe Borkhausen, 1792 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
2122 Diarsia brunnea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Purple Clay
2128 Xestia triangulum (Hufnagel, 1766) Double Square-spot
2155 Melanchra persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761) Dot Moth
2160 Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) Bright-line Brown-eye
2192 Mythimna conigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Brown-line Bright Eye
2193 Mythimna ferrago (Fabricius, 1787) Clay
2198 Mythimna impura (Hübner, 1808) Smoky Wainscot
2199 Mythimna pallens (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Wainscot
2225 Brachylomia viminalis (Fabricius, 1777) Minor Shoulder-knot
2278 Acronicta megacephala ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Poplar Grey
2284 Acronicta psi (Linnaeus, 1758) Grey Dagger
2289 Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758) Knot Grass
2298 Amphipyra berbera Fletcher, 1968 Svensson's Copper Underwing
2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759) Mouse Moth
2302 Rusina ferruginea (Esper, 1785) Brown Rustic
2314 Parastichtis ypsillon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dingy Shears
2318 Cosmia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758) Dun-bar
2321 Apamea monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766) Dark Arches
2322 Apamea lithoxylaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Light Arches
2326 Apamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766) Clouded-bordered Brindle
2335 Apamea scolopacina (Esper, 1788) Slender Brindle
2337 Oligia strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Marbled Minor
2338 Oligia versicolor (Borkhausen, 1792) Rufous Minor
2339 Oligia latruncula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Tawny Marbled Minor
2340 Oligia fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809) Middle-barred Minor
2341 Mesoligia furuncula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Cloaked Minor
2343 Mesapamea secalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Rustic
2345 Photedes minima (Haworth, 1809) Small Dotted Buff
2349 Chortodes fluxa (Hübner, 1809) Mere Wainscot
2352 Eremobia ochroleuca ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dusky Sallow
2377 Arenostola phragmitidis (Hübner, 1803) Fen Wainscot
2381 Hoplodrina alsines (Brahm, 1791) Uncertain
2382 Hoplodrina blanda ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Rustic
2387 Caradrina morpheus (Hufnagel, 1766) Mottled Rustic
2410 Protodeltote pygarga (Hufnagel, 1766) Marbled White Spot
2425 Colocasia coryli (Linnaeus, 1758) Nut-tree Tussock
2434 Diachrysia chrysitis (Linnaeus, 1758) Burnished Brass
2441 Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) Silver Y
2450 Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766) Spectacle
2466 Lygephila pastinum (Treitschke, 1826) Blackneck
2473 Laspeyria flexula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Beautiful Hook-tip
2474 Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763) Straw Dot
2477 Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Snout
2484 Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834) Pinion-streaked Snout
2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) Fan-foot
2492 Herminia grisealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Small Fan-foot |