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Backyard
moth trapping in St Helens
Below
is a full list of all moths caught in my yard, excluding micros,
which I hope to include at a later date.
As I trap five nights per week in summer and at least twice a week
in winter in exactly the same location (and have done since May
2001), it is possible to make a comparison between 2001, 2002, 2003 and
2004 to see which species are declining and which are increasing.
Some stay remarkably consistent. When viewing these lists,
remember that each species has it's own flight period, so it may not
have emerged yet this year. Don't be surprised if the Large Yellow
Underwing count for this year is zero, if you are viewing this in
May. Large Yellow Underwings fly from about mid-June to
September. Last updated 9th October 2005.
| species |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Ghost
Moth |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Orange
Swift |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Common
Swift |
1 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Twenty-plume
Moth |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
| Chrysoteuchia
culmella |
0 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
| Crambus
lathoniellus |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Agriphila
tristella |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Water
Veneer |
0 |
0 |
9 |
10 |
1 |
| Scoparia
subfusca |
1 |
7 |
13 |
1 |
0 |
| Scoparia
ambigualis |
205 |
214 |
85 |
60 |
9 |
| Eudonia
mercurella |
0 |
4 |
30 |
0 |
0 |
| Brown
China-mark |
1 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
3 |
| Small
China-mark |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Garden
Pebble |
3 |
3 |
9 |
3 |
4 |
| Pyrausta
aurata |
0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Small
Magpie |
17 |
11 |
12 |
8 |
10 |
| Phlyctaenia
coronata |
10 |
7 |
20 |
13 |
27 |
| Udea
lutealis |
1 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
4 |
| Udea
prunalis |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Rusty-dot
Pearl |
1 |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| Rush
Veneer |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
| Mother
of Pearl |
25 |
42 |
40 |
54 |
31 |
| Gold
Triangle |
0 |
11 |
18 |
9 |
1 |
| Orthopygia
glaucinalis |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Meal
Moth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Bee
Moth |
14 |
14 |
21 |
17 |
24 |
| Trachycera
advenella |
14 |
19 |
4 |
6 |
3 |
| Thistle
Ermine |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Euzophera
pinguis |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Amblyptilia
acanthadactyla |
0 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
| Platyptilia
gonodactyla |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| White
Plume Moth |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Adaina
microdactyla |
0 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
| Common
Plume Moth |
6 |
7 |
12 |
7 |
10 |
| Oak
Hook-tip |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Pebble
Hook-tip |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
| Chinese
Character |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Peach
Blossom |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Buff
Arches |
9 |
5 |
24 |
5 |
0 |
| Figure
of Eighty |
4 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Common
Lutestring |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| March
Moth |
0 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Blotched
Emerald |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Common
Emerald |
12 |
5 |
11 |
11 |
1 |
| Blood-vein |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Small
Fan-footed Wave |
5 |
5 |
13 |
3 |
7 |
| Small
Dusty Wave |
1 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
7 |
| Single-dotted
Wave |
4 |
2 |
3 |
6 |
0 |
| Riband
Wave |
115 |
96 |
83 |
74 |
60 |
| Gem |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Flame
Carpet |
0 |
2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
| Dark-barred
Twin-spot Carpet |
3 |
15 |
13 |
8 |
2 |
| Silver-ground
Carpet |
4 |
3 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
| Garden
Carpet |
42 |
70 |
62 |
54 |
49 |
| Shaded
Broad-bar |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
| Common
Carpet |
13 |
10 |
15 |
4 |
0 |
| Yellow
Shell |
3 |
5 |
6 |
5 |
0 |
| Phoenix |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Spinach |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Small
Phoenix |
5 |
14 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
| Red-green
Carpet |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Common
Marbled Carpet |
33 |
53 |
66 |
37 |
20 |
| Barred
Yellow |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Grey
Pine Carpet |
2 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Spruce
Carpet |
1 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| July
Highflyer |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| May
Highflyer |
0 |
1 |
7 |
3 |
2 |
| November
Moth |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Winter
Moth |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Rivulet |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Small
Rivulet |
4 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
4 |
| Barred
Rivulet |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Sandy
Carpet |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Slender
Pug |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Toadflax
Pug |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Foxglove
Pug |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Mottled
Pug |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Lime-speck
Pug |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
1 |
| Freyer's
Pug |
8 |
0 |
8 |
5 |
10 |
| Wormwood
Pug |
6 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Common
Pug |
26 |
22 |
29 |
17 |
13 |
| White-spotted
Pug |
1 |
1 |
7 |
20 |
3 |
| Grey
Pug |
0 |
0 |
4 |
1 |
2 |
| Tawny
Speckled Pug |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Bordered
Pug |
1 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Ochreous
Pug |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Narrow-winged
Pug |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Brindled
Pug |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
| Juniper
Pug |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| V-Pug |
2 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| Green
Pug |
8 |
1 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
| Double-striped
Pug |
5 |
15 |
36 |
28 |
28 |
| Dingy
Shell |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Small
Yellow Wave |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Seraphim |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Yellow-barred
Brindle |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Magpie |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Clouded
Border |
6 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
2 |
| Tawny-barred
Angle |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Latticed
Heath |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Brown
Silver-line |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
| Scorched
Wing |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Brimstone
Moth |
16 |
13 |
25 |
17 |
8 |
| Canary-shouldered
Thorn |
1 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Dusky
Thorn |
2 |
10 |
5 |
2 |
4 |
| September
Thorn |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Early
Thorn |
1 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
4 |
| Scalloped
Hazel |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Scalloped
Oak |
19 |
13 |
14 |
8 |
7 |
| Swallow-tailed
Moth |
28 |
23 |
22 |
14 |
8 |
| Feathered
Thorn |
3 |
5 |
6 |
6 |
0 |
| Pale
Brindled Beauty |
0 |
0 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Oak
Beauty |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Peppered
Moth |
7 |
4 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| Dotted
Border |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Mottled
Umber |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| Willow
Beauty |
14 |
59 |
34 |
25 |
29 |
| Mottled
Beauty |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Grey
Birch |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Bordered
White |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Common
White Wave |
2 |
1 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
| Common
Wave |
2 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
1 |
| Clouded
Silver |
0 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Light
Emerald |
4 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| Lime
Hawk-moth |
1 |
0 |
9 |
3 |
0 |
| Eyed
Hawk-moth |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Poplar
Hawk-moth |
11 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
4 |
| Elephant
Hawk-moth |
1 |
3 |
15 |
6 |
2 |
| Buff
Tip |
0 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| Puss
Moth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Iron
Prominent |
0 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
1 |
| Lesser
Swallow Prominent |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
| Swallow
Prominent |
0 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Coxcomb
Prominent |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Pale
Tussock |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Yellow-tail |
1 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| White
Satin Moth |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Buff
Footman |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Common
Footman |
3 |
2 |
6 |
6 |
4 |
| Buff
Ermine |
5 |
7 |
16 |
11 |
2 |
| Muslin
Moth |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Ruby
Tiger |
0 |
2 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| Cinnabar |
2 |
2 |
10 |
5 |
3 |
| Short-cloaked
Moth |
1 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
| Turnip
Moth |
3 |
4 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Heart
and Dart |
386 |
238 |
274 |
383 |
216 |
| Dark
Sword-grass |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Shuttle
Shaped Dart |
9 |
31 |
33 |
15 |
8 |
| Flame |
14 |
13 |
24 |
11 |
19 |
| Flame
Shoulder |
33 |
26 |
57 |
28 |
16 |
| Large
Yellow Underwing |
174 |
722 |
229 |
189 |
176 |
| Lesser
Yellow Underwing |
15 |
115 |
71 |
74 |
66 |
| Broad-bordered
Yellow Underwing |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
| Lesser
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing |
12 |
79 |
26 |
41 |
11 |
| Least
Yellow Underwing |
1 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Ingrailed
Clay |
4 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Purple
Clay |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Small
Square-spot |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
9 |
| Setaceous
Hebrew Character |
17 |
124 |
84 |
76 |
77 |
| Double
Square-spot |
2 |
2 |
2 |
4 |
2 |
| Six-striped
Rustic |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
| Square-spot
Rustic |
2 |
21 |
31 |
8 |
21 |
| Gothic |
1 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
0 |
| Red
Chestnut |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Cabbage
Moth |
19 |
15 |
6 |
16 |
20 |
| Dot
Moth |
20 |
16 |
16 |
10 |
6 |
| Pale-shouldered
Brocade |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Dog's
Tooth |
1 |
0 |
5 |
6 |
1 |
| Bright-line
Brown-eye |
54 |
45 |
43 |
27 |
24 |
| Broad-barred
White |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Campion |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Lychnis |
1 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Small
Quaker |
0 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
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