Some Moths during July

 The weather throughout July has continued to be hot and dry and night-time temperatures have regularly been in the high teens (degrees centigrade). These conditions have brought a good variety of species to the light-trap including some more first records for my garden.

Privet Hawkmoth (Sphinx ligustri)

Pine Hawkmoth (Hyloicus pinastri)

Poplar Hawkmoth (Laothoe populi)

Leopard Moth (Zeuzera pyrina)

Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria)

Least Carpet (Idaea rusticata atrosignaria)

Lime-speck Pug (Eupithecia centaureata)

Lunar Thorn (Selenia lunularia) 

This is a second brood individual.

Waved Umber (Menophra abruptaria)

This is a second brood individual which was 25% smaller than a typical first brood adult.

Common White Wave (Cabera pusaria)

Sallow Kitten (Furcula furcula)

Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina)

Lobster Moth (Stauropus fagi)

Oak Processionary (Thaumetopoea processionea)

This is an immigrant and episodic breeder in Sussex.

This is a first record for my garden.

Black Arches (Lymantria monacha)

Jersey Tiger (Euplagia quadripunctaria)

This handsome migrant is now well established as a breeding species in Sussex and beyond.

Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa)

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua fimbriata)

This male is of an unusual mahogany colour...usually olive green.

Least Yellow Underwing (Noctua interjecta caliginosa)

Dot Moth (Melanchra persicariae)

Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura)

Tree-lichen Beauty (Cryphia algae)

Suspected (Parastichtis suspecta)

Common Rustic (Mesapamea secalis) (or Mesapamea sp.)

Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca)

Light Crimson Underwing (Catocala promissa)

This Red Data Book species is now an episodic breeder in Sussex due to immigration from the near continent.

Blackneck (Lygephila pastinum)

This is a first record for my garden.

Olive Crescent (Trisateles emortualis)

This Red Data Book species may now be breeding in Sussex due to migration from the near continent.

This is a first record for my garden.

Eudonia delunella

This is a first record in my garden for this nationally scarce moth.

Some Moths during June

 The weather throughout June was predominantly hot and sunny, with overnight temperatures well into the teens (degrees centigrade).

Good numbers of moths were attracted to the light, including a few first records for my garden.

Elephant Hawkmoth (Deilephila elpenor)

Lackey (Malacosoma neustria) (male)

This is a first record for my garden.

Buff Arches (Habrosyne pyritoides)

Common Lutestring (Ochropacha duplaris)

Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata)

Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata)

Cypress Carpet (Thera cupressata)

July Highflyer (Hydriomena furcata)

Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata)

Peppered Moth (Biston betularia) (female)

Mottled Beauty (Alcis repandata repandata) (form conversaria)

Brussels Lace (Cleorodes lichenaria)

Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum) (male)

Grey Arches (Polia nebulosa)

Obscure Wainscot (Mythimna obsoleta)

This is a first record for my garden.

Shoulder-striped Wainscot (Mythimna comma)

Another first record for my garden.

Coronet (Craniophora ligustri)

Bird's Wing (Dipterygia scabriuscula)

A first record for my garden.

Clouded Brindle (Apamea epomidion)

Green Silver-lines (Pseudoips prasinana britannica)

Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula)

Small Magpie (Anania hortulata)