On a Friday night in late July 2024 we carried out another moth survey in Jubilee Wood, part of our continuous project to monitor wildlife in the wood. We caught and released 68 different species of moth, some of which have brilliant names, as you can see in our list below. This may seem like a great catch but what we missed was the abundance of each species, at this time of year we would expect to catch a lot more.
Have you noticed the lack of flying insects this summer? This is due to the very wet winter and spring we have had this year, brought on by our changing climate. You can do your part to help our insects by planting pollinator friendly plants and leaving a wild area in your garden.
1. Marbled Piercer (Cydia splendana) x 2
2. Single-dotted Wave (Idaea dimidiata) x 1
3. Straw Grass-moth (Agriphila straminella) x 5
4. Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) x 8
5. Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata) x 12
6. Scarce Footman (Eilema complana) x 3
7. Small Fan-footed Wave (Idaea biselata) x 15
8. Common Footman (Eilema lurideola) x 10
9. Small Rivulet (Perizoma alchemillata) x 5
10. Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella) x 3
11. Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) x 8
12. Water Veneer (Acentria ephemerella) x 1
13. Clouded Border (Lomaspilis marginata) x 6
14. Mother of Pearl (Patania ruralis) x 10
15. Smoky Wainscot (Mythimna impura) x 6
16. Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) x 4
17. Netted Tortrix (Acleris forsskaleana) x 5
18. Dingy Shell (Euchoeca nebulata) x 1
19. Bramble Shoot Moth (Notocelia uddmanniana) x 2
20. Short-cloaked Moth (Nola Cucullatella) x 1
21. Small Blood-vein (Scopula imitaria) x 3
22. Common Marbled Carpet (Dysstroma truncata) x 1
23. Brimstone Moth (Opisthograptis luteolata) x 4
24. Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis) x 3
25. Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata) x 2
26. Clouded Silver (Lomographa temerata) x 2
27. Small Yellow Wave (Hydrelia flammeolaria) x 1
28. Garden Grass-moth (Chrysoteuchia culmella) x 2
29. Snout (Hypena proboscidalis) x 3
30. Dark Arches ( Apamea monoglypha) x 3
31. Blue-bordered Carpet (Plemyria rubiginata) x 4
32. Round-winged Muslin (Thumatha senex) x 2
33. Pale Straw Pearl (Udea lutealis) x 1
34. Box-tree Moth (Cydalima perspectalis) x 1
35. Flame Shoulder (Ochropleura plecta) x 4
36. Elephant Hawk-moth (Deilephila elpenor) x 2
37. Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita) x 2
38. Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa) x 1
39. Oak Longhorn (Carcina quercana) x 1
40. Double Square-spot (Xestia triangulum) x 1
41. Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) x 2
42. Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (Noctua r janthe) x 2
43. Large Emerald (Geometra papilionaria) x 2
44. Ash-bark Knot-horn (Euzophera pinguis) x 1
45. Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) x 1
46. Brassy Y (Argyresthia goedartella) x 1
47. Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) x 3
48. Black Arches (Lymantria monacha) x 1
49. Willow Beauty (Peribatodes rhomboidaria) x 2
50. Elder Pearl (Anania coronata) x 1
51. Bright-line Brown-eye (Lacanobia oleracea) x 1
52. Pale Prominent (Pterostoma palpina) x 1
53. Rivulet (Perizoma affinitata) x 2
54. Poplar Grey (Subacronicta megacephala) x 1
55. Coronet (Craniophora ligustri) x 1
56. Cloaked Minor (Mesoligia furuncula) x 1
57. Pebble Hook-tip (Drepana falcataria) x 3
58. Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) x 1
59. White Satin (Leucoma salicis) x 1
60. Buff Ermine (Spilosoma lutea) x 1
61. Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes) x 1
62. Silver Y (Autographa gamma) x 1
63. Common Rustic agg (Mesapamea secalis agg) x 1
64. Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) x 1
65. Canary-grass Miner (Elachista maculicerusella) x 2
66. Black-marked Tortrix (Epinota ramella) x 2
67. Oak Marble (Eudemis profundana) x 1
68. Birch Marble (Apotomis betuletana) x 1
