Moth Trap – 11th-12th September 2026 – Melbourne

Friday, 11 Sep 2026
Observer/s: Tony Davison
Hours Run: 10hrs 8:00pm- 6pm
Weather: Partly Cloudy | Temp: 11-14c°C | Speed: 13mph | From: WSW
Moon Phase New Moon | Illumination: 0.00%
Location: Melbourne (Derbyshire) , England
Trap: Skinner | Light: MV — 160W Blended MV
Habitat: Garden
Total: 78 moths of 23 species
ID Checklist Scientific Name Common Name Qty NFY NFL
18217 49.038 BF994 Clepsis consimilana Rufous Tortrix 1 N N
18210 63.052 BF1398 Nomophila noctuella Rush Veneer 1 N N
18211 63.115 BF1331 Acentria ephemerella Water Veneer 1 N N
18203 65.002 BF1646 Watsonalla binaria Oak Hook-tip 2 N N
18200 70.008 BF1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1 N N
18219 70.016 BF1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 2 N N
18212 70.024 BF1690 Scopula imitaria Small Blood-vein 1 N N
18214 70.049 BF1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 1 N N
18213 70.081 BF1768 Thera obeliscata Grey Pine Carpet 1 N N
18218 70.141 BF1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 2 N N
18197 70.226 BF1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 4 N N
18206 70.258 BF1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria Willow Beauty 3 N N
18199 70.283 BF1961 Campaea margaritaria Light Emerald 3 N N
Notes: 1 extremely small individual
 
18216 73.087 BF2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 1 N N
18208 73.095 BF2389 Caradrina clavipalpis Pale Mottled Willow 1 N N
18209 73.096X Hoplodrina octogenaria/blanda Uncertain/Rustic agg 1 N N
18205 73.099 BF2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine’s Rustic 2 N N
18207 73.219 BF2269 Atethmia centrago Centre-barred Sallow 1 N N
18201 73.342 BF2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 21 N N
18202 73.345 BF2109 Noctua comes Lesser Yellow Underwing 21 N N
18204 73.348 BF2111 Noctua janthe Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 N N
18198 73.357 BF2134 Xestia xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 5 N N
18215 73.359 BF2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1 N N
Grey Pine Carpet – ©Tony Davison
Oak Hook-tip – ©Tony Davison
Small Blood-vein – ©Tony Davison
Riband Wave – ©Tony Davison
Small Dusty Wave – ©Tony Davison

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