What's flying tonight?

This page allows you to see what moths have previously been recorded in Suffolk as adults at a particular time of year. This is intended to give a rough indication of what may be on the wing and not a definitive list of recorded dates (particularly earliest and latest dates). Only records that have been submitted with a precise date are included within the dataset, so records that have been submitted with dates like '12-June-2002 to 16-June-2002' or '2002' are omitted.

The flight data is based on what is flying in a particular week of the year. So what will be shown as flying for a particular time of year is actually the moths that have been recorded flying in the week of the year that the specified date lies in. For example, the 17th August 2004 lies in the 34th week of the year. Confused? - just try it out and hopefully it will become clear.

In the table of results below the 'Total records' column specifies the number of records of that species in the dataset. The 'Weekly Record Total' gives the number of records of that species recorded in the specified week. The 'Percentage of records' column indicates the percentage of records that have been recorded in this week. Species are initially ordered by 'Weekly Record Total' as this gives preference to the more commonly recorded species for that week.

Clicking the and buttons either side of the results table title will show the species lists for the previous and next week respectively.

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Week 35 (30-Aug-2010 to 6-Sep-2010)

Species total : 422

B & FScientific nameVernacular name Total
records
Weekly
record
total
Percentage
of
records
2107Noctua pronubaLarge Yellow Underwing33991785
2126Xestia c-nigrumSetaceous Hebrew Character23281677
2134Xestia xanthographaSquare-spot Rustic114414612
2353Luperina testaceaFlounced Rustic80114017
2199Mythimna pallensCommon Wainscot15531318
2384Hoplodrina ambiguaVine's Rustic109712211
2102Ochropleura plectaFlame Shoulder22811175
1906Opisthograptis luteolataBrimstone Moth19181145
2111Noctua jantheLesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing12631149
1309Agriphila geniculea58011219
1776Colostygia pectinatariaGreen Carpet11081009
2109Noctua comesLesser Yellow Underwing1708985
2441Autographa gammaSilver Y1803925
1305Agriphila tristella8749110
1961Campaea margaritataLight Emerald1034888
0015Hepialus sylvinaOrange Swift4648518
2154Mamestra brassicaeCabbage Moth959848
2306Phlogophora meticulosaAngle Shades1427825
1076Celypha lacunana1554764
2477Hypena proboscidalisSnout1633764
2092Agrotis putaShuttle-shaped Dart1931723
2474Rivula sericealisStraw Dot1222695
1405Pleuroptya ruralisMother of Pearl1248635
1937Peribatodes rhomboidariaWillow Beauty1298594
2123Diarsia rubiSmall Square-spot5325610
2297Amphipyra pyramideaCopper Underwing5495510
1913Ennomos alniariaCanary-shouldered Thorn4345312
2194Mythimna albipunctaWhite-point590538
2081Euxoa triticiWhite-line Dart4395011
1728Xanthorhoe fluctuataGarden Carpet1129494
2434Diachrysia chrysitisBurnished Brass996494
1862Gymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped Pug1009474
2087Agrotis segetumTurnip Moth816425
1825Eupithecia centaureataLime-speck Pug797415
2361Hydraecia micaceaRosy Rustic540417
2133Xestia sexstrigataSix-striped Rustic1834021
2177Tholera cespitisHedge Rustic2354017
2110Noctua fimbriataBroad-bordered Yellow Underwing1020393
1738Epirrhoe alternataCommon Carpet1307382
2198Mythimna impuraSmoky Wainscot1230383
2389Paradrina clavipalpisPale Mottled Willow636385
1304Agriphila straminella885364
2299Amphipyra tragopoginisMouse Moth394358
2343Mesapamea secalisCommon Rustic894353
1742Camptogramma bilineataYellow Shell602345
2303Thalpophila maturaStraw Underwing539346
2364Gortyna flavagoFrosted Orange2483413
1260Cydia splendana587335
2145Discestra trifoliiNutmeg919333
2450Abrostola tripartitaSpectacle1354332
0464Plutella xylostellaDiamond-back Moth809323
1356Evergestis forficalisGarden Pebble574325
1682Timandra comaeBlood-vein825323
1093Apotomis betuletana2813010
1306Agriphila inquinatella380297
2006Pheosia gnomaLesser Swallow Prominent677294
1048Acleris varieganaGarden Rose Tortrix574284
1894Chiasmia clathrataLatticed Heath508285
0969Pandemis corylanaChequered Fruit-tree Tortrix272279
1316Catoptria falsella589274
1707Idaea seriataSmall Dusty Wave383277
0873Blastobasis adustella412266
1752Cosmorhoe ocellataPurple Bar350267
2293Cryphia domesticaMarbled Beauty575264
1398Nomophila noctuellaRush Veneer469255
1651Cilix glaucataChinese Character492255
1867Aplocera plagiataTreble-bar1482516
2007Pheosia tremulaSwallow Prominent787253
2176Cerapteryx graminisAntler Moth298258
1764Chloroclysta truncataCommon Marbled Carpet699243
2085Agrotis vestigialisArcher's Dart247249
2269Atethmia centragoCentre-barred Sallow2232410
1889Macaria notataPeacock Moth457235
1914Ennomos fuscantariaDusky Thorn1902211
0658Carcina quercana583213
1838Eupithecia icterataTawny Speckled Pug275217
1968Semiaspilates ochreariaYellow Belle230219
2091Agrotis ipsilonDark Sword-grass347216
1648Drepana falcatariaPebble Hook-tip711202
1680Cyclophora punctariaMaiden's Blush438204
1713Idaea aversataRiband Wave1762201
2044Eilema griseolaDingy Footman1011201
1524Emmelina monodactyla646192
2064Phragmatobia fuliginosaRuby Tiger863192
2160Lacanobia oleraceaBright-line Brown-eye1450181
1307Agriphila latistria911718
1348Parapoynx stratiotataRinged China-mark375174
1365Pyrausta despicata1371712
2178Tholera decimalisFeathered Gothic1161714
2341Mesoligia furunculaCloaked Minor673172
0776Teleiopsis diffinis189168
1134Epinotia ramella1091614
1646Watsonalla binariaOak Hook-tip468163
1331Acentria ephemerellaWater Veneer358154
1956Cabera exanthemataCommon Wave387153
2000Notodonta dromedariusIron Prominent617152
2452Catocala nuptaRed Underwing1241512
0385Anthophila fabriciana244145
0460Ypsolopha parenthesella156148
1342Eudonia angustea1371410
1354Cataclysta lemnataSmall China-mark213146
1846Eupithecia nanataNarrow-winged Pug319144
2368Celaena leucostigmaCrescent1291410
2382Hoplodrina blandaRustic1012141
0411Argyresthia goedartella238135
0993Clepsis spectranaCyclamen Tortrix196136
1038Acleris laterana180137
1345Elophila nymphaeataBrown China-mark237135
1708Idaea dimidiataSingle-dotted Wave990131
1981Laothoe populiPoplar Hawk-moth995131
1984Macroglossum stellatarumHumming-bird Hawk-moth262134
2047Eilema complanaScarce Footman992131
2098Axylia putrisFlame1208131
2197Mythimna stramineaSouthern Wainscot318134
1890Macaria alternataSharp-angled Peacock240125
2026Orgyia antiquaVapourer178126
2112Noctua interjectaLeast Yellow Underwing499122
2318Cosmia trapezinaDun-bar842121
0647Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBrown House-moth423112
0648Endrosis sarcitrellaWhite-shouldered House-moth296113
1344Eudonia mercurella305113
1439Trachycera advenella296113
1767Thera firmataPine Carpet292113
0228Monopis weaverella123108
1138Epinotia nisella811012
1955Cabera pusariaCommon White Wave672101
2033Lymantria monachaBlack Arches417102
2300Mormo mauraOld Lady451022
2369Nonagria typhaeBulrush Wainscot811012
0697Agonopterix arenella14596
0792Mirificarma mulinella45920
0937Agapeta hamana77391
0964Cochylis dubitana10198
0985Cacoecimorpha pronubanaCarnation Tortrix10598
1261Cydia pomonellaCodling Moth30292
1361Pyrausta aurata26693
2118Lycophotia porphyreaTrue Lover's Knot67091
2159Lacanobia suasaDog's Tooth20494
2321Apamea monoglyphaDark Arches168890
0966Cochylis atricapitana25583
1113Eudemis profundana15985
1205Spilonota ocellanaBud Moth26283
1293Chrysoteuchia culmella135780
1340Eudonia truncicolella10487
1395Udea ferrugalisRusty-dot Pearl15385
1689Scopula marginepunctataMullein Wave13885
2108Noctua orbonaLunar Yellow Underwing20383
2131Xestia rhomboideaSquare-spotted Clay9788
2354Luperina nickerliiSandhill Rustic43818
2484Schrankia costaestrigalisPinion-streaked Snout11786
0232Monopis monachella8278
0706Agonopterix nervosa8578
0858Hypatima rhomboidella70710
0965Cochylis hybridella66710
1299Crambus hamella25728
1328Schoenobius gigantella21573
1338Dipleurina lacustrata39171
1437Acrobasis consociella22073
1690Scopula imitariaSmall Blood-vein46771
1768Thera obeliscataGrey Pine Carpet53971
1921Crocallis elinguariaScalloped Oak92170
0287Caloptilia robustella15763
0453Ypsolopha dentellaHoneysuckle Moth13264
0796Aroga velocella6369
1036Acleris forsskaleana35761
1062Acleris emargana8267
1063Celypha striana32761
1111Bactra lancealana13564
1165Zeiraphera isertana17763
1323Pediasia contaminella24062
1433Cryptoblabes bistriga11265
1452Phycita roborella40361
1724Xanthorhoe spadiceariaRed Twin-spot Carpet72060
1794Euphyia unangulataSharp-angled Carpet14964
1883Acasis viretataYellow-barred Brindle16963
1887Lomaspilis marginataClouded Border106960
2009Ptilodon cucullinaMaple Prominent21762
2011Pterostoma palpinaPale Prominent57961
2284Acronicta psiGrey Dagger64660
2375Rhizedra lutosaLarge Wainscot33361
0286Caloptilia alchimiella8156
0998Epiphyas postvittana13153
1290Chilo phragmitella20252
1414Synaphe punctalis48051
1640Euthrix potatoriaDrinker51350
1816Eupithecia linariataToadflax Pug7157
1832Eupithecia assimilataCurrant Pug7356
1907Epione repandariaBordered Beauty6158
1947Ectropis bistortataEngrailed54150
2049Eilema depressaBuff Footman25251
2082Euxoa nigricansGarden Dart6457
2089Agrotis exclamationisHeart and Dart170450
2147Hada plebejaShears40651
2173Hadena bicrurisLychnis35351
2350Chortodes pygminaSmall Wainscot7356
2360Amphipoea oculeaEar Moth13953
2373Archanara sparganiiWebb's Wainscot9055
2439Plusia festucaeGold Spot9455
0438Swammerdamia pyrella5147
0455Ypsolopha scabrella6845
0868Helcystogramma rufescens18042
0972Pandemis heparanaDark Fruit-tree Tortrix43640
0977Archips podanaLarge Fruit-tree Tortrix53240
1175Epiblema uddmannianaBramble Shoot Moth37141
1219Lathronympha strigana40410
1357Evergestis extimalis19542
1388Udea lutealis10143
1413Hypsopygia costalisGold Triangle53140
1488Agdistis bennetii9044
1677Cyclophora albipunctataBirch Mocha14242
1702Idaea biselataSmall Fan-footed Wave73640
1759Ecliptopera silaceataSmall Phoenix33041
1830Eupithecia absinthiataWormwood Pug26841
1884Abraxas grossulariataMagpie23341
1893Macaria liturataTawny-barred Angle24541
1911Ennomos autumnariaLarge Thorn16425
1997Furcula furculaSallow Kitten22841
2381Hoplodrina alsinesUncertain118140
0263Lyonetia clerkellaApple Leaf Miner9533
0437Swammerdamia caesiella6334
0458Ypsolopha alpella4936
0481Epermenia falciformis19315
0695Agonopterix alstromeriana18231
0705Agonopterix umbellana4736
0755Stenolechia gemmella19315
0819Scrobipalpa costella5535
0854Anacampsis blattariella4736
1193Eucosma tripoliana24312
1279Dichrorampha acuminatana10330
1288Alucita hexadactylaTwenty-plume Moth23531
1301Crambus lathoniellus46630
1325Platytes alpinella7534
1350Nymphula stagnataBeautiful China-mark8433
1438Trachycera suavella17931
1470Euzophera pinguis13532
1709Idaea subsericeataSatin Wave16031
1716Rhodometra sacrariaVestal22313
1718Phibalapteryx virgataOblique Striped4436
1722Xanthorhoe designataFlame Carpet10332
1837Eupithecia subfuscataGrey Pug23231
1839Eupithecia succenturiataBordered Pug18131
1874Euchoeca nebulataDingy Shell9533
1962Hylaea fasciariaBarred Red21931
1978Hyloicus pinastriPine Hawk-moth43530
2030Euproctis similisYellow-tail89830
2050Eilema lurideolaCommon Footman126030
2128Xestia triangulumDouble Square-spot106430
2167Hadena perplexaTawny Shears13732
2193Mythimna ferragoClay66230
2255Polymixis licheneaFeathered Ranunculus41730
2278Acronicta megacephalaPoplar Grey53330
2289Acronicta rumicisKnot Grass36730
2342Mesoligia literosaRosy Minor23931
2358Amphipoea fucosaSaltern Ear8933
2370Archanara geminipunctaTwin-spotted Wainscot10132
2387Caradrina morpheusMottled Rustic106630
2394Stilbia anomalaAnomalous7342
2403Heliothis peltigeraBordered Straw24312
0125Emmetia marginea6822
0247Tinea trinotella14521
0421Argyresthia bonnetella2627
0462Ypsolopha sequella3925
0470Orthotelia sparganella16212
0609Elachista maculicerusella2827
0641Batia lambdella6822
0672Depressaria heracleiParsnip Moth4124
0746Chrysoesthia drurella6233
0874Blastobasis lacticolella58720
0883Mompha raschkiella3326
0938Agapeta zoegana8322
0947Aethes smeathmanniana9722
0956Cochylidia implicitana3425
0970Pandemis cerasanaBarred Fruit-tree Tortrix52720
0974Argyrotaenia ljungiana6523
1010Ditula angustioranaRed-barred Tortrix36620
1104Endothenia quadrimaculana3825
1151Epinotia trigonella22100
1187Epiblema costipunctana8225
1202Eucosma obumbratana5024
1255Cydia ulicetana11821
1292Calamotropha paludella17021
1294Crambus pascuella50520
1332Scoparia subfusca10521
1362Pyrausta purpuralis10421
1424Endotricha flammealis71220
1425Galleria mellonellaWax Moth6223
1428Aphomia sociellaBee Moth35420
1455Dioryctria simplicella4624
1465Nephopterix angustella3226
1513Pterophorus pentadactylaWhite Plume Moth14821
1523Oidaematophorus lithodactyla7228
1645Falcaria lacertinariaScalloped Hook-tip28020
1673Hemistola chrysoprasariaSmall Emerald11621
1688Scopula rubiginataTawny Wave9822
1693Scopula floslactataCream Wave10621
1732Scotopteryx chenopodiataShaded Broad-bar19221
1769Thera britannicaSpruce Carpet23220
1781Horisme vitalbataSmall Waved Umber17621
1834Eupithecia vulgataCommon Pug54320
1888Ligdia adustataScorched Carpet24920
1941Alcis repandataMottled Beauty79420
1972Agrius convolvuliConvolvulus Hawk-moth6123
2008Ptilodon capucinaCoxcomb Prominent46920
2061Spilosoma luteumBuff Ermine118020
2088Agrotis clavisHeart and Club54920
2166Hadena rivularisCampion15321
2200Mythimna favicolorMathew's Wainscot6223
2298Amphipyra berberaSvensson's Copper Underwing4224
2371Archanara dissolutaBrown-veined Wainscot7222
2423Nycteola revayanaOak Nycteoline12721
2449Abrostola triplasiaDark Spectacle13421
0227Monopis laevigellaSkin Moth3912
0246Tinea semifulvella8311
0281Caloptilia populetorum2314
0282Caloptilia elongella1815
0296Calybites phasianipennella9511
0410Argyresthia brockeella12810
0419Argyresthia semifusca7114
0422Argyresthia albistria3712
0449Prays fraxinellaAsh Bud Moth3113
0451Ypsolopha mucronella1119
0459Ypsolopha sylvella1119
0632Cosmiotes consortella11100
0642Batia unitella17410
0688Agonopterix heracliana15710
0698Agonopterix kaekeritziana11100
0720Ethmia bipunctella2314
0737Monochroa palustrella5711
0784Bryotropha galbanella11100
0789Bryotropha domestica1317
0810Scrobipalpa suaedella11100
0829Caryocolum marmoreum11100
0843Aproaerema anthyllidella11100
0859Psoricoptera gibbosella2913
0893Mompha epilobiella2913
0936Cochylimorpha straminea2114
0945Aethes cnicana6211
0946Aethes rubigana8611
0954Eupoecilia angustana2114
0971Pandemis cinnamomeana1317
0999Adoxophyes oranaSummer Fruit Tortrix7114
1037Acleris holmiana10310
1041Acleris sparsana10310
1042Acleris rhombanaRhomboid Tortrix7511
1053Acleris hastiana6911
1061Acleris literana3133
1079Piniphila bifasciana4712
1083Hedya nubiferanaMarbled Orchard Tortrix30810
1086Hedya salicella4312
1108Lobesia abscisana8511
1110Bactra furfurana10110
1136Epinotia immundana8011
1139Epinotia teneranaNut Bud Moth5120
1150Epinotia abbreviana1119
1155Epinotia brunnichana9411
1159Rhopobota naevanaHolly Tortrix2613
1171Gypsonoma minutana2713
1184Epiblema scutulana6611
1197Eucosma campoliliana7411
1201Eucosma cana41710
1207Clavigesta purdeyiPine Leaf-mining Moth4412
1210Rhyacionia buolianaPine Shoot Moth3612
1211Rhyacionia pinicolana8511
1216Enarmonia formosanaCherry Bark Tortrix1317
1303Agriphila selasella7611
1313Catoptria pinella42310
1326Platytes cerussella18510
1329Donacaula forficella6511
1330Donacaula mucronellus8112
1336Eudonia pallida9711
1358Evergestis pallidata11910
1378Phlyctaenia coronata46910
1417Pyralis farinalisMeal Moth9511
1443Pempelia genistella2015
1481Homoeosoma sinuella14810
1486Apomyelois bistriatella7114
1517Adaina microdactyla3113
1634Malacosoma neustriaLackey11210
1652Thyatira batisPeach Blossom21910
1676Cyclophora annulariaMocha6116
1681Cyclophora lineariaClay Triple-lines3113
1691Scopula emutariaRosy Wave6411
1699Idaea rusticataLeast Carpet20810
1705Idaea fuscovenosaDwarf Cream Wave31610
1712Idaea emarginataSmall Scallop19410
1719Orthonama vittataOblique Carpet1616
1725Xanthorhoe ferrugataDark-barred Twin-spot Carpet28410
1727Xanthorhoe montanataSilver-ground Carpet39410
1755Eulithis testataChevron8811
1802Perizoma affinitataRivulet9611
1835Eupithecia tripunctariaWhite-spotted Pug9611
1842Eupithecia simpliciataPlain Pug5311
1858Chloroclystis v-ataV-Pug22310
1885Abraxas sylvataClouded Magpie14810
1910Apeira syringariaLilac Beauty6211
1915Ennomos erosariaSeptember Thorn4125
1917Selenia dentariaEarly Thorn50310
1944Hypomecis punctinalisPale Oak Beauty33710
2003Notodonta ziczacPebble Prominent50010
2019Clostera curtulaChocolate-tip16810
2031Leucoma salicisWhite Satin Moth12710
2037Miltochrista miniataRosy Footman46410
2057Arctia cajaGarden Tiger25210
2060Spilosoma lubricipedaWhite Ermine77610
2076Meganola albulaKent Black Arches12010
2083Euxoa cursoriaCoast Dart1715
2099Actebia praecoxPortland Moth11100
2135Xestia agathinaHeath Rustic5611
2158Lacanobia thalassinaPale-shouldered Brocade13210
2192Mythimna conigeraBrown-line Bright-eye44010
2230Aporophyla australisFeathered Brindle5111
2231Aporophyla lutulentaDeep-brown Dart9011
2271Xanthia citragoOrange Sallow6111
2290Simyra albovenosaReed Dagger10710
2295Cryphia muralisMarbled Green6811
2312Ipimorpha subtusaOlive11210
2316Cosmia affinisLesser-spotted Pinion7811
2330Apamea remissaDusky Brocade11310
2352Eremobia ochroleucaDusky Sallow42710
2377Arenostola phragmitidisFen Wainscot22010
2480Hypena rostralisButtoned Snout3113
2492Herminia grisealisSmall Fan-foot17910