Moths trapped in Stevenage garden
A 20W Heath Actinic moth trap was purchased in February 2020 for use in my back garden in Stevenage. Photos below of each species found in or on around the trap are shown, firstly for the larger moths and then the micro-moths
Larger moths
2023
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| Oak Beauty Biston strataria 16 Mar 2023 |
Clouded Drab Orthosia incerta 23 Apr 2023 |
Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria 7 May 2023 |
Mullein Cucullia verbasci 11 May 2023 |
2022
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| Spring Usher Agriopis leucophaearia 1 Feb 2022 |
Early Thorn Selenia dentaria 21 Mar 2022 |
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata 1 May 2022 |
Oak-tree Pug Eupithecia dodoneata 1 May 2022 |
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| Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina 9 May 2022 |
Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli 9 May 2022 |
Oak Nycteoline Nycteola revayana 16 May 2022 |
Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda 22 May 2022 |
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| Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum 22 May 2022 |
Freyer's Pug Eupithecia intricata 22 May 2022 |
Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata 16 Jun 2022 |
Fan-foot Zanclognatha tarsipennalis 16 Jun 2022 |
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| Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides 16 Jun 2022 |
Shoulder-striped Wainscot Leucania comma 22 Jun 2022 |
Barred Yellow Cidaria fulvata 25 Jun 2022 |
Scarce Footman Eilema complana 25 Jun 2022 |
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| Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata 6 Jul 2022 |
Double-square Spot Xestia triangulum 11 Jul 2022 |
Latticed Heath Chiasmia clathrata 11 Jul 2022 |
Small Dotted Buff Photedes minima 16 Jul 2022 |
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| Dingy Footman Eilema griseola 22 Jul 2022 |
Poplar Hawk-moth Laothoe populi 22 Aug 2022 |
Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera 22 Aug 2022 |
Toadflax Pug Eupithecia linariata 27 Aug 2022 |
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| Dusky Thorn Ennomos fuscantaria 27 Aug 2022 |
Brindled Green Dryobotodes eremita 31 Aug 2022 |
Cypress Pug Eupithecia phoeniceata 31 Aug 2022 |
Barred Sallow Tiliacea aurago 29 Sep 2022 |
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| Large Ranunculus Polymixis flavicincta 29 Sep 2022 |
Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata 3 Oct 2022 |
Chestnut Conistra vaccinii 24 Oct 2022 |
Figure Of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala 29 Oct 2022 |
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| Winter Moth Operophtera brumata 23 Dec 2022 |
2021
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| Lime Hawk-moth Mimas tiliae 12 May 2021 |
Light Brocade Lacanobia w-latinum 4 Jun 2021 |
Tawny Marbled Minor Oligia latruncula 6 Jun 2021 |
Mottled Pug Eupithecia exiguata 9 Jun 2021 |
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| Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula 2 Jul 2021 |
Blackneck Lygephila pastinum 2 Jul 2021 |
Lackey Malacosoma neustria 7 Jul 2021 |
Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri 10 Jul 2021 |
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| Snout Hypena proboscidalis 13 Jul 2021 |
Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris 17 Jul 2021 |
Coronet Craniophora ligustri 17 Jul 2021 |
Leopard Zeuzera pyrina 31 Jul 2021 |
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| Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata 17 Aug 2021 |
Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta 17 Aug 2021 |
Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 22 Aug 2021 |
Maiden's Blush Cyclophora punctaria 2 Sep 2021 |
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| Mouse Moth Amphipyra tragopoginis 6 Sep 2021 |
Blood-vein Timandra comae 9 Sep 2021 |
Treble-bar Aplocera plagiata 12 Sep 2021 |
Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra 22 Sep 2021 |
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| Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae 7 Oct 2021 |
2020
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| Hebrew Character Orthosia gothica 20 Mar 2020 |
Early Grey Xylocampa areola 7 Apr 2020 |
Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata 9 Apr 2020 |
Common Quaker Orthosia cerasi 10 Apr 2020 |
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| Small Quaker Orthosia cruda 10 Apr 2020 |
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica 16 Apr 2020 |
Shuttle-shaped Dart (m) Agrotis puta 21 Apr 2020 |
Shuttle-shaped Dart (f) Agrotis puta 21 Apr 2020 |
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| Grey/Dark Dagger Acronicta psi/tridens 24 Apr 2020 |
Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica 2 May 2020 |
Brindled Pug Eupithecia abbreviata 2 May 2020 |
Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria 3 May 2020 |
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| Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis 7 May 2020 |
Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata 9 May 2020 |
Marbled Minor Oligia strigilis 15 May 2020 |
Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica 15 May 2020 |
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| Buff-tip Phalera bucephala 17 May 2020 |
Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 17 May 2020 |
Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua 17 May 2020 |
Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis 19 May 2020 |
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| Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps 19 May 2020 |
Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata 22 May 2020 |
Heart and Dart Agrotis exclamationis 22 May 2020 |
Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 22 May 2020 |
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| White-point Mythimna albipuncta 22 May 2020 |
Toadflax Brocade Calophasia lunula 22 May 2020 |
Bright-line Brown=eye Lacanobia oleracea 24 May 2020 |
Turnip Agrotis segetum 26 May 2020 |
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| Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina 26 May 2020 |
Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 26 May 2020 |
White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda 26 May 2020 |
Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum 26 May 2020 |
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| Shears Hada plebeja 26 May 2020 |
Light Emerald Campaea margaritata 31 May 2020 |
Varied Coronet Hadena compta 31 May 2020 |
Green Pug Pasiphila rectangulata 31 May 2020 |
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| Rustic Shoulder Apamea sordens 31 May 2020 |
Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor 2 Jun 2020 |
Clouded Silver Lomographa temerata 2 Jun 2020 |
Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 7 Jun 2020 |
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| Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus 7 Jun 2020 |
Silver Y Autographa gamma 7 Jun 2020 |
Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha 7 Jun 2020 |
Ingrailed Clay Diarsia mendica 11 Jun 2020 |
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| Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 11 Jun 2020 |
Common Footman Manulea lurideola 14 Jun 2020 |
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus 14 Jun 2020 |
Riband Wave Idaea aversata 14 Jun 2020 |
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| Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 14 Jun 2020 |
Least Carpet Idaea rusticata 14 Jun 2020 |
Rustic Hoplodrina blanda 18 Jun 2020 |
Dingy Shears Apterogenum ypsilon 18 Jun 2020 |
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| Spectacle Abrostola tripartita 18 Jun 2020 |
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 18 Jun 2020 |
Heart and Club Agrotis clavis 18 Jun 2020 |
Straw Dot Rivula sericealis 21 Jun 2020 |
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| Dwarf Cream Wave Idaea fuscovenosa 21 Jun 2020 |
Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria 21 Jun 2020 |
Peppered Moth Biston betularia 21 Jun 2020 |
Mottled Rustic Caradrina morpheus 25 Jun 2020 |
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| Short-cloaked Moth Nola cucullatella 25 Jun 2020 |
Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 29 Jun 2020 |
Common Rustic agg Mesapamea secalis 29 Jun 2020 |
Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria 14 Jul 2020 |
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| Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus 14 Jul 2020 |
Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina 19 Jul 2020 |
Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa 19 Jul 2020 |
Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae 31 Jul 2020 |
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| Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura 31 Jul 2020 |
Gypsy Moth Lymantria dispar 4 Aug 2020 |
Marbled Beauty Cryphia domestica 4 Aug 2020 |
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthina 4 Aug 2020 |
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| Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria 8 Aug 2020 |
Lesser-spotted Pinion Cosmia affinis 12 Aug 2020 |
Brimstone Opisthograptis luteolata 12 Aug 2020 |
Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea 12 Aug 2020 |
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| Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea 16 Aug 2020 |
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 16 Aug 2020 |
Orange Swift Triodia sylvina 16 Aug 2020 |
Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 22 Aug 2020 |
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| Old Lady Mormo maura 27 Aug 2020 |
Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura 5 Sep 2020 |
Small Dusty Wave Idaea seriata 14 Sep 2020 |
Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata 15 Sep 2020 |
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| Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes 15 Sep 2020 |
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata 15 Sep 2020 |
Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa 15 Sep 2020 |
Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 15 Sep 2020 |
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| Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa 19 Sep 2020 |
Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago 21 Sep 2020 |
Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 4 Oct 2020 |
Figure Of Eight Diloba caeruleocephala 6 Oct 2020 |
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| Merveille du Jour Griposia aprilina 22 Oct 2020 |
Blair's Shoulder-knot Lithophane leautieri 22 Oct 2020 |
Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata 22 Oct 2020 |
December Moth Poecilocampa populi 24 Nov 2020 |
2022
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| Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 22 May 2022 |
Ruddy Streak Tachystola acroxantha 22 May 2022 |
Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana 6 Jun 2022 |
Callisto denticulella 6 Jun 2022 |
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| Eudonia pallida 16 Jun 2022 |
Homoeosoma sinuella 16 Jun 2022 |
Cryptoblabes bistriga 6 Jul 2022 |
Honeysuckle Moth Ypsolopha dentella 11 Jul 2022 |
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| Anania coronata 11 Jul 2022 |
Mompha subbistrigella ? 11 Jul 2022 |
Udea prunalis 16 Jul 2022 |
Dioryctria abietella 22 Jul 2022 |
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| Ringed China-mark Parapoynx stratiotata 27 Jul 2022 |
Carcina quercana 1 Aug 2022 |
White-shouldered House-moth Endrosis sarcitrella 1 Aug 2022 |
Carnation Tortrix Cacoecimorpha pronubana 12 Aug 2022 |
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| Catoptria falsella 12 Aug 2022 |
Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 29 Oct 2022 |
2021
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| Tortricodes alternella 24 Feb 2021 |
Notocelia cynosbatella 2 Jun 2021 |
Triangle Plume Platyptilia gonodactyla 26 Jun 2021 |
Gold Triangle Hypsopygia costalis 26 Jun 2021 |
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| Eucosma hohenwartiana 26 Jun 2021 |
Nephipterix angustella 2 Jul 2021 |
Udea olivalis 2 Jul 2021 |
Privet Tortrix Clepsis consimilana 2 Jul 2021 |
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| Athrips mouffetella 2 Jul 2021 |
Agonopterix alstromeriana 7 Jul 2021 |
Scoparia ambigualis 7 Jul 2021 |
Scoparia pyralella 7 Jul 2021 |
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| Cydia splendana 10 Jul 2021 |
Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella 13 Jul 2021 |
Spilonota ocellana 13 Jul 2021 |
Acleris forsskaleana 13 Jul 2021 |
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| Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella 17 Jul 2021 |
Apple Ermine Yponomeuta malinellus 21 Jul 2021 |
Water Veneer Acentria ephemerella 21 Jul 2021 |
Mother Of Pearl Patania ruralis 4 Aug 2021 |
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| Ypsolopha dentella 17 Aug 2021 |
Cochylis atricapitana 22 Aug 2021 |
Epinotia nisella 29 Aug 2021 |
Greater Wax Moth Galleria mellonella 9 Sep 2021 |
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| Bryotropha affinis 9 Sep 2021 |
2020
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| Diurnea fagella 9 Apr 2020 |
Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla 26 Apr 2020 |
Twenty-Plume Moth Alucita hexadactyla 7 May 2020 |
Epinotia bilunana 19 May 2020 |
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| Dichrorampha acuminatana 19 May 2020 |
Rhyacionia pinivorana 19 May 2020 |
Bryotropha affinis 19 May 2020 |
Plum Tortrix Hedya pruniana 26 May 2020 |
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| Dark Strawberry Tortrix Syricoris lacunana 26 May 2020 |
Eudonia strigalis 26 May 2020 |
Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 31 May 2020 |
Small Magpie Anania hortulata 7 Jun 2020 |
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| Brown House Moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 7 Jun 2020 |
Chrysoteuchia culmella 11 Jun 2020 |
Celypha striana 11 Jun 2020 |
Brown Oak Tortrix Archips crataegana 11 Jun 2020 |
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| Crambus silvella 14 Jun 2020 |
Celypha striana 14 Jun 2020 |
Eudonia lacustrata 18 Jun 2020 |
Hawthorn Moth Scythropia crataegella 18 Jun 2020 |
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| Crambus athoniellus 21 Jun 2020 |
Bramble Shoot Moth Notocelia uddmanniana 21 Jun 2020 |
Choristoneura hebenstreitella 21 Jun 2020 |
Scoparia ambigualis 25 Jun 2020 |
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| Hedya nubiferana 25 Jun 2020 |
Epitonia dermaniana 25 Jun 2020 |
Celypha lacunana 25 Jun 2020 |
Eudonia mercurella 25 Jun 2020 |
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| Gelechia senticetella 25 Jun 2020 |
Chrysoteuchia culmella 29 Jun 2020 |
Crambus pomonella 29 Jun 2020 |
Phycita roborella 5 Jul 2020 |
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| Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 5 Jul 2020 |
Crambus pascuella 10 Jul 2020 |
Acrobasis repandana 10 Jul 2020 |
Endotricha flammealis 25 Jul 2020 |
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| Blastobasis adustella 25 Jul 2020 |
Acrobasis advenella 31 Jul 2020 |
Blastobasis adustella 31 Jul 2020 |
Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis 4 Aug 2020 |
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| Cydia pomonella 8 Aug 2020 |
Eudonia mercurella 12 Aug 2020 |
Mint Moth Pyrausta aurata 12 Aug 2020 |
Large Fruit-tree Tortrix Archips podana 12 Aug 2020 |
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| Agriphila geniculea 12 Aug 2020 |
Cochylis molliculana 12 Aug 2020 |
Agriphila tristella 12 Aug 2020 |
Pyrausta despicata 16 Aug 2020 |
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| Agriphila inquinatella 27 Aug 2020 |
Cameraria ohridella 27 Aug 2020 |
Agriphila straminella 1 Sep 2020 |
Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 15 Sep 2020 |
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| Horse Chestnut Leaf-miner Cameraria ohridella 15 Sep 2020 |
Garden Rose Tortrix Acleris variegana 15 Sep 2020 |
Ypsolopha sequella 19 Sep 2020 |
Acleris sparsana 13 Nov 2020 |
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