We had very successful moth trapping event on Portway Hill last month, with 29 moth species recorded as well as 2 shield bugs – see below for the full list and some photos. Thank you to Richard Orton of Sandnats for organising the event and bringing along his moth traps, and to Dave and Wendy Yale at Portway Farm for giving us permission to use their field for the event.
| Wainscot Smudge |
| Pied Smudge |
| White-shouldered House Moth |
| Brown House Moth |
| Dingy Dowd |
| Light Brown Apple Moth |
| Common Yellow Conch |
| Mother-of-Pearl |
| Yellow Shell |
| Grey Pine Carpet |
| Phoenix |
| Common Marbled Carpet |
| Green Carpet |
| Double-striped Pug |
| Brimstone |
| Dusky Thorn |
| Spectacle |
| Copper Underwing agg. |
| Vine’s Rustic |
| Lunar Underwing |
| Centre-barred Sallow |
| Common Wainscot |
| Flame Shoulder |
| Large Yellow Underwing |
| Lesser Yellow Underwing |
| Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing |
| Square Spot Rustic |
| Setaceous Hebrew Character |
| Yponomeuta sp. |
| Hawthorn Shield bug |
| Red-legged Shield bug |
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