Moths138 Lepidopteran species were seen during our stay either light-trapped or observed by day
3 Species were new for me: Eupithecia oxycedrata (FIRST FOR BRITAIN), Agonopoterix cnicella (FIRST FOR CORNWALL & IOS) and Diasemiopsis ramburialis |
Migrant and rarity totals are recorded below - the numbers show total number obtained in 23 nights of trapping / highest number for a single night and / number of nights on which the species was obtained.
Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)
Agonopteryx cnicella (Sea-holly Flat-body) Uresipheta gilvata (Yellow-underwing Pearl) Udea ferrugalis (Rusty Dot Pearl) Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Vagrant China-mark) Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) Hellula undalis (Old World Webworm) Eudonia angustea (Narrow-winged Grey) Agrius convolvuli (Convolvulus Hawk-moth) Acherontia atropos (Death's-head Hawk-moth) Macroglossum stellatarum (Hummingbird Hawk-moth) Eupithecia oxycedrata Cyclophora puppillaria (Blair's Mocha) Rhodometra sacraria (Vestal) Nycterosea obstipata (Gem) Hypena obsitalis (Bloxworth Snout) Autographa gamma (Silver Y) Helicoverpa armigera (Scarce Bordered Straw) Spodoptera exigua (Small Mottled WIllow) Mythimna vitellina (Delicate) Mythimna unipuncta (White-speck) Mythimna l-album (L-album Wainscot) Leucania loreyi (Cosmopolitan) Peridroma saucia (Pearly Underwing) Agrotis segetum (Turnip) Agrotis ipsilon (Dark Sword-grass) Noctua tertia (Wilson's Yellow Underwing) |
3/2/2
1/1/1 (new for me and first for Cornwall & IOS) 4/3/2 1031/310/23 1/1/1 (new for me) 34/7/17 181/25/23 4/2/3 54/8/19 41/15/9 3/2/2 1/1/1 and 1-3 seen most days 1/1/1 (FIRST FOR BRITAIN) 1/1/1 71/12/46 4/3/2 1 on wall of Porthcressa toilets (lit at night) 78/20/15 62/10/15 3/1/3 80/12/20 755/69/23 21/4/11 1/1/1 32/4/16 46/8/17 135/35/17 (the high count included 28 on ivy) 1/1/1 (tbc) |
Also of interest was the very large emergence of late generation Buff Footman: 333/51/21