Market Weighton Moths – October 2018 – Yorkshire Entomolography

Monthly Summary – Updated on 03/01/2018

40w Actinic Light

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	First Date	Last Date	Nights Trapped	Total Moths	Notes
40.010	Mompha epilobiella	Common Cosmet	27/10/2018	27/10/2018	1	1	NFG
49.038	Clepsis consimilana	Privet Twist	09/10/2018	09/10/2018	1	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	08/10/2018	26/10/2018	4	5
49.077	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	01/10/2018	17/10/2018	1	1
62.076	Hypsopygia glaucinalis	Double-striped Tabby	08/10/2018	08/10/2018	1	1	NFG
66.001	Poecilocampa populi	December Moth	26/10/2018	26/10/2018	1	1
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	03/10/2018	03/10/2018	1	1
70.095	Chloroclysta siterata	Red-green Carpet	03/10/2018	27/10/2018	5	5
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	02/10/2018	03/10/2018	1	1
70.107x	Epirrita dilutata agg.	November Moth agg.	02/10/2018	27/10/2018	15	34
70.244	Colotois pennaria	Feathered Thorn	08/10/2018	31/10/2018	2	2
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	09/10/2018	09/10/2018	1	1
73.062x	Amphipyra pyramidea agg.	Copper Underwing agg.	09/10/2018	09/10/2018	1	1
73.068	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Green-brindled Crescent	02/10/2018	19/10/2018	8	13
73.092	Caradrina morpheus	Mottled Rustic	07/10/2018	07/10/2018	1	1
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	03/10/2018	18/10/2018	5	7
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	03/10/2018	08/10/2018	1	1
73.134	Rhizedra lutosa	Large Wainscot	04/10/2018	04/10/2018	1	1	NFG
73.181	Xanthia togata	Pink-barred Sallow	09/10/2018	09/10/2018	1	1
73.186	Agrochola lychnidis	Beaded Chestnut	02/10/2018	08/10/2018	3	3
73.189	Agrochola lota	Red-line Quaker	02/10/2018	10/10/2018	4	5
73.193	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Lunar Underwing	01/10/2018	04/10/2018	4	4
73.194	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	31/10/2018	31/10/2018	1	1
73.206	Lithophane leautieri	Blair's Shoulder-knot	01/10/2018	09/10/2018	8	17
73.224	Griposia aprilina	Merveille du Jour	01/10/2018	11/10/2018	3	3
73.233	Aporophyla nigra	Black Rustic	03/10/2018	21/10/2018	5	5
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	19/10/2018	21/10/2018	2	2
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	01/10/2018	26/10/2018	20	114
73.327	Agrotis ipsilon	Dark Sword-grass	03/10/2018	03/10/2018	1	1
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	02/10/2018	11/10/2018	8	44
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	01/10/2018	10/10/2018	6	14
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	04/10/2018	05/10/2018	2	2

Annual Comparison

Year	Nights Trapped	Species Trapped	Total Moths Trapped	Average moths per Night
2021	31	18	45	1.45
2020	31	28	108	3.86
2019	24	24	97	4.04
2018	26	32	294	11.31
2017	31	35	112	3.61
2016	13	10	34	2.61
2015	19	19	44	2.31
2014	2	3	3	1.5
2013	9	21	34	3.77

Highlights

70.244 Feathered Thorn - Colotois pennaria

66.001 December Moth - Poecilocampa populi

73.068 Green-brindled Crescent - Allophyes oxyacanthae

73.224 Merveille du Jour - Griposia aprilina

73.092 Mottled Rustic - Caradrina morpheus

73.342 Large Yellow Underwing - Noctua pronuba

73.095 Pale Mottled Willow - Caradrina clavipalpis

70.095 Red-green Carpet - Chloroclysta siterata

73.113 Angle Shades - Phlogophora meticulosa

70.097 Common Marbled Carpet - Dysstroma truncata

70.051 Red Twin-spot Carpet - Xanthorhoe spadicearia

70.222 Brown Silver-line - Petrophora chlorosata

74.004 Least Black Arches - Nola confusalis

Monthly Sightings Index

January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November
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2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019
	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
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