Yorkshire Entomolography – Page 3 – Life is a series of tiny little miracles, notice them. Entomological recordings by Paul Ashton.

Monthly Summary – Updated on 18/09/2021

40w Actinic Light

73.062 Copper Underwing - Amphipyra pyramidea

73.359 Setaceous Hebrew Character - Xestia c-nigrum

71.013 Pebble Prominent - Notodonta ziczac

70.234 Canary-shouldered Thorn - Ennomos alniaria

71.018 Lesser Swallow Prominent - Pheosia gnoma

73.358 Six-striped Rustic - Xestia sexstrigata

73.357 Square-spot Rustic - Xestia xanthographa

63.121 Pale Water-veneer - Donacaula forficella

70.061 Common Carpet - Epirrhoe alternata

62.035 Grey Knot-horn - Acrobasis advenella

17.005 Wainscot Smudge - Ypsolopha scabrella

45.010 Beautiful Plume - Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

73.120 Dusky Sallow - Eremobia ochroleuca

63.006 Small Purple & Gold - Pyrausta aurata

49.120 Yarrow Conch - Aethes smeathmanniana

20.022 Hawthorn Argent - Argyresthia bonnetella

Code	Scientific Name	Common Name	First Date	Last Date	Nights Trapped	Total Moths	Notes
03.001	Triodia sylvina	Orange Swift	03/08/2021	19/08/2021	10	12
16.001	Yponomeuta		01/08/2021	31/08/2021	18	31
16.001	Yponomeuta evonymella	Bird-cherry Ermine	02/08/2021	04/08/2021	3	7
17.005	Ypsolopha scabrella	Wainscot Smudge	11/08/2021	17/08/2021	2	2
20.012	Argyresthia goedartella	Golden Argent	20/08/2021	20/08/2021	1	1
20.022	Argyresthia bonnetella	Hawthorn Argent	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
28.009	Endrosis sarcitrella	White-shouldered House-moth	21/08/2021	27/08/2021	3	3
28.010	Hofmannophila pseudospretella	Brown House-moth	02/08/2021	26/08/2021	7	13
28.014	Crassa unitella	Golden-brown Tubic	02/08/2021	26/08/2021	3	4
35.040	Bryotropha terrella	Cinerous Groundling	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
41.002	Blastobasis adustella	Furness Dowd	02/08/2021	14/08/2021	5	12
45.010	Amblyptilia acanthadactyla	Beautiful Plume	08/08/2021	08/08/2021	1	1
49.000	Cnephasia		02/08/2021	23/08/2021	5	7
49.038	Clepsis consimilana	Privet Twist	09/08/2021	09/08/2021	1	1
49.039	Epiphyas postvittana	Light Brown Apple Moth	17/08/2021	31/08/2021	6	6
49.077	Acleris variegana	Garden Rose Tortrix	23/08/2021	23/08/2021	1	1
49.120	Aethes smeathmanniana	Yarrow Conch	02/08/2021	15/08/2021	2	2	NFG
49.161	Celypha striana	Barred Marble	19/08/2021	19/08/2021	1	1
49.166	Celypha lacunana	Common Marble	25/08/2021	25/08/2021	1	2
49.224	Spilonota ocellana	Bud Moth	04/08/2021	04/08/2021	1	1
49.341	Cydia splendana	Marbled Piercer	10/08/2021	13/08/2021	2	2
62.035	Acrobasis advenella	Grey Knot-horn	11/08/2021	11/08/2021	1	1
62.077	Endotricha flammealis	Rosy Tabby	02/08/2021	23/08/2021	8	15
63.006	Pyrausta aurata	Small Purple & Gold	04/08/2021	09/08/2021	2	2
63.038	Pleuroptya ruralis	Mother of Pearl	25/08/2021	26/08/2021	2	2
63.057	Evergestis forficalis	Garden Pebble	25/08/2021	25/08/2021	1	1
63.064	Scoparia ambigualis	Common Grey	02/08/2021	03/08/2021	2	4
63.074	Eudonia mercurella	Small Grey	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
63.080	Chrysoteuchia culmella	Garden Grass-veneer	02/08/2021	17/08/2021	5	7
63.089	Agriphila tristella	Common Grass-veneer	01/08/2021	30/08/2021	57	78
63.092	Agriphila selasella	Pale-streak Grass-veneer	14/08/2021	16/08/2021	2	2
63.093	Agriphila straminella	Straw Grass-veneer	01/08/2021	24/08/2021	14	41
63.116	Cataclysta lemnata	Small China-mark	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	2
63.117	Parapoynx stratiotata	Ringed China-mark	02/08/2021	12/08/2021	3	3
63.121	Donacaula forficella	Pale Water-veneer	11/08/2021	11/08/2021	1	1	NFG
65.007	Cilix glaucata	Chinese Character	19/08/2021	19/08/2021	1	1
69.003	Laothoe populi	Poplar Hawk-moth	01/08/2021	02/08/2021	2	2
69.007	Sphinx pinastri	Pine Hawk-moth	08/08/2021	08/08/2021	1	1
70.016	Idaea aversata	Riband Wave	01/08/2021	23/08/2021	6	12
70.024	Scopula imitaria	Small Blood-vein	14/08/2021	14/08/2021	1	1
70.029	Timandra comae	Blood-vein	29/08/2021	29/08/2021	1	1
70.049	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Garden Carpet	19/08/2021	31/08/2021	9	34
70.061	Epirrhoe alternata	Common Carpet	11/08/2021	30/08/2021	3	3
70.097	Dysstroma truncata	Common Marbled Carpet	25/08/2021	31/08/2021	6	12
70.100	Colostygia pectinataria	Green Carpet	31/08/2021	31/08/2021	1	1
70.133	Perizoma alchemillata	Small Rivulet	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
70.200	Acasis viretata	Yellow-barred Brindle	31/08/2021	31/08/2021	1	1
70.228	Epione vespertaria	Dark Arches	01/08/2021	25/08/2021	10	13
70.234	Ennomos alniaria	Canary-shouldered Thorn	13/08/2021	31/08/2021	7	8
70.235	Ennomos fuscantaria	Dusky Thorn	18/08/2021	29/08/2021	2	2
70.258	Peribatodes rhomboidaria	Willow Beauty	01/08/2021	31/08/2021	16	40
71.005	Furcula furcula	Sallow Kitten	11/08/2021	11/08/2021	1	1
71.013	Notodonta ziczac	Pebble Prominent	12/08/2021	12/08/2021	1	1
71.018	Pheosia gnoma	Lesser Swallow Prominent	13/08/2021	14/08/2021	2	2
71.020	Pterostoma palpina	Pale Prominent	16/08/2021	16/08/2021	1	1
71.025	Phalera bucephala	Buff-tip	13/08/2021	13/08/2021	1	1
72.002	Rivula sericealis	Straw Dot	02/08/2021	18/08/2021	2	3
72.003	Hypena proboscidalis	Snout	26/08/2021	26/08/2021	1	1
72.013	Euproctis similis	Yellow-tail	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
72.024	Phragmatobia fuliginosa	Ruby Tiger	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
72.044	Eilema griseola	Dingy Footman	10/08/2021	19/08/2021	2	2
72.045	Eilema lurideola	Common Footman	03/08/2021	03/08/2021	1	1
73.015	Autographa gamma	Silver Y	11/08/2021	25/08/2021	4	5
73.022	Plusia festucae	Gold Spot	08/08/2021	24/08/2021	3	5
73.038x	Acronicta psi/tridens	Grey/Dark Dagger	02/08/2021	25/08/2021	3	3
73.045	Acronicta rumicis	Knot Grass	11/08/2021	25/08/2021	2	2
73.062x	Amphipyra pyramidea agg.	Copper Underwing	17/08/2021	28/08/2021	7	8
73.064	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Mouse Moth	05/08/2021	31/08/2021	13	84
73.084	Bryophila domestica	Marbled Beauty	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	2	2
73.095	Caradrina clavipalpis	Pale Mottled Willow	01/08/2021	26/08/2021	3	3
73.096	Hoplodrina octogenaria	Uncertain/Rustic	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
73.099	Hoplodrina ambigua	Vine's Rustic	25/08/2021	31/08/2021	3	4
73.107	Mormo maura	Old Lady	20/08/2021	29/08/2021	4	4
73.113	Phlogophora meticulosa	Angle Shades	23/08/2021	23/08/2021	1	1
73.120	Eremobia ochroleuca	Dusky Sallow	04/08/2021	19/08/2021	4	5
73.123	Hydraecia micacea	Rosy Rustic	09/08/2021	31/08/2021	2	3
73.131	Luperina testacea	Flounced Rustic	03/08/2021	31/08/2021	19	42
73.163	Apamea lithoxylaea	Light Arches	03/08/2021	05/08/2021	2	2
73.169x	Mesapamea secalis agg.	Common Rustic agg.	01/08/2021	26/08/2021	13	17
73.182	Cirrhia icteritia	Sallow	29/08/2021	31/08/2021	2	2
73.216	Cosmia trapezina	Dun-bar	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
73.255	Anarta trifolii	Nutmeg	07/08/2021	26/08/2021	4	5
73.274	Mamestra brassicae	Cabbage Moth	07/08/2021	30/08/2021	3	3
73.281	Hadena bicruris	Lychnis	04/08/2021	25/08/2021	2	2
73.291	Mythimna pallens	Common Wainscot	26/08/2021	31/08/2021	5	9
73.293	Mythimna impura	Smoky Wainscot	01/08/2021	01/08/2021	1	1
73.298	Mythimna ferrago	Clay	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1
73.319	Agrotis segetum	Turnip Moth	04/08/2021	31/08/2021	7	9
73.325	Agrotis puta	Shuttle-shaped Dart	01/08/2021	29/08/2021	18	35
73.329	Ochropleura plecta	Flame Shoulder	21/08/2021	31/08/2021	5	9
73.334	Diarsia rubi	Small Square-spot	09/08/2021	20/08/2021	3	3
73.342	Noctua pronuba	Large Yellow Underwing	01/08/2021	31/08/2021	30	489
73.345	Noctua comes	Lesser Yellow Underwing	02/08/2021	31/08/2021	12	42
73.348	Noctua janthe	Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	01/08/2021	30/08/2021	8	15
73.357	Xestia xanthographa	Square-spot Rustic	11/08/2021	31/08/2021	10	24
73.358	Xestia sexstrigata	Six-striped Rustic	11/08/2021	13/08/2021	2	2
73.359	Xestia c-nigrum	Setaceous Hebrew Character	12/08/2021	31/08/2021	13	92
73.361	Xestia triangulum	Double-square Spot	02/08/2021	02/08/2021	1	1

Annual Comparison

Year	Nights Trapped	Species Trapped	Total Moths Trapped	Average moths per Night
2021	31	99	1355	43.71
2020	24	62	1279	53.29
2019	23	92	1481	64.39
2018	23	111	1760	76.52
2017	23	73	958	41.65
2016	0	0	0	0
2015	20	78	1125	56.25
2014	24	49	374	15.58

Monthly Sightings Index

January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November
	2021	2021	2021	2021	2021	2021	2021
2020		2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020	2020
2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019	2019
	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018	2018
	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017	2017
		2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016	2016