25th July 2008
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This page might enable those less familiar with moths to identify some of the species that may be recorded
on National Moth Night and Day 2008. An extensive library of UK moth pictures can be found at www.ukmoths.org.uk and www.ukleps.co.uk

The last time NMN was held in June, the top ten most commonly recorded macro-moth species were:

 
 
Heart and Dart
Agrotis exclamationis
 
 
Flame
Axylia putris
 
 
Buff Ermine
Spilosoma luteum
 
 
White Ermine
Spilosoma lubricipeda
 
 
Common Swift
Hepialus lupulinus
 
 
Large Yellow Underwing
Noctua pronuba
 
 
Flame Shoulder
Ochropleura plecta
 
 
Ingrailed Clay
Diarsia mendica
 
 
Silver-ground Carpet
Xanthorhoe montanata
 
 
Bright-line Brown-eye
Lacanobia oleracea
 


The top ten most commonly recorded micro-moths were:

 

 
Green Oak Tortrix
Tortrix viridana
 
 
Scoparia ambigualis
 
 
Celypha lacunana
 
 
Crambus lathoniellus
 
 
Chrysoteuchia culmella
 
 
Udea olivalis
 
 
Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis cerasana
 
 
Light Brown Apple-moth
Epiphyas postvittana
 
 
Coleophora laricella
 
 
Small Magpie
Eurrhypara hortulata
 


The following are some of the more regularly occurring immigrant species that you might
encounter on National Moth Night:

 

 
Diamond-back Moth
Plutella xylostella
 
 
Rusty-dot Pearl
Udea ferrugalis
 
 
Rush Veneer
Nomophila noctuella
 
 
Vestal
Rhodometra sacraria
 
 
Gem
Orthonama obstipata
 
 
Striped Hawk-moth
Hyles livornica
 
 
Dark Sword-grass
Agrotis ipsilon
 
 
Pearly Underwing
Peridroma saucia
 
 
White-speck
Mythimna unipuncta
 
 
Small Mottled Willow
Spodoptera exigua
 
 
Scarce Bordered Straw Helicoverpa armigera
 
 
Bordered Straw
Heliothis peltigera
 
 
Delicate
Mythimna vitellina
 
 
Silver Y
Autographa gamma