ENHS moth recording evenings

Two moth evenings have been hosted by ENHS members over the summer, records from which are presented below (with special thanks to Brian Spooner for recording).

9 June 2006 (Wolsey Drive, Walton on Thames)

Larger moths
Blood vein
Lime hawk
Brimstone moth
White ermine (x3)
Heart & dart (x4)
Treble lines (x2)
Straw dot
Common marbled carpet
Willow beauty

Grey dagger
Spectacle
Buff arches
Mottled pug
Light emerald
Common quaker
Shears
Rufous minor
Dark arches
Flame

Micromoths
Tortrix viridana (several)
Aphomia sociella (male)

Other species
Cockchafer
Chironomus plumosus
Ephemera danica
 

11 August 2006 (4 Locke King Close, Weybridge)

Larger moths
Brimstone moth (x2)
Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing (x3)
Straw dot
Yellow shell
Svensson’s copper underwing
Birch mocha
Common rustic (x2)
Dun-bar
Common carpet
Shuttle-shaped dart (x2)
Marbled beauty
Pale mottled willow (x3)
Grey dagger
Willow beauty (x2)
Silver Y
Maiden’s blush
Straw underwing (x2)
Flame shoulder
Lesser common rustic
Spectacle