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 27 (30-Jun-2008 to 7-Jul-2008)

Species total : 681

B & FScientific nameVernacular name Total
records
Weekly
record
total
Percentage
of
records
2050Eilema lurideolaCommon Footman126018714
2107Noctua pronubaLarge Yellow Underwing33991825
2321Apamea monoglyphaDark Arches168818210
1713Idaea aversataRiband Wave17621729
2128Xestia triangulumDouble Square-spot106416115
1293Chrysoteuchia culmella135715911
2089Agrotis exclamationisHeart and Dart17041599
2160Lacanobia oleraceaBright-line Brown-eye145015210
2198Mythimna impuraSmoky Wainscot123015212
2381Hoplodrina alsinesUncertain118115112
2098Axylia putrisFlame120814512
2387Caradrina morpheusMottled Rustic106613812
2382Hoplodrina blandaRustic101213213
1653Habrosyne pyritoidesBuff Arches63612018
1376Eurrhypara hortulataSmall Magpie101911711
1921Crocallis elinguariaScalloped Oak92111212
2477Hypena proboscidalisSnout16331106
2047Eilema complanaScarce Footman99211011
1922Ourapteryx sambucariaSwallow-tailed Moth47910822
1887Lomaspilis marginataClouded Border106910710
1931Biston betulariaPeppered Moth99310710
1941Alcis repandataMottled Beauty79410613
2155Melanchra persicariaeDot Moth63010316
1076Celypha lacunana1554986
2030Euproctis similisYellow-tail8989710
2088Agrotis clavisHeart and Club5499717
2322Apamea lithoxylaeaLight Arches4979218
2193Mythimna ferragoClay6629113
1702Idaea biselataSmall Fan-footed Wave7368912
2061Spilosoma luteumBuff Ermine1180887
1958Lomographa temerataClouded Silver7778811
1994Phalera bucephalaBuff-tip7548711
2450Abrostola tripartitaSpectacle1354876
1708Idaea dimidiataSingle-dotted Wave990848
1991Deilephila elpenorElephant Hawk-moth7848410
1302Crambus perlella5598214
2110Noctua fimbriataBroad-bordered Yellow Underwing1020807
1981Laothoe populiPoplar Hawk-moth995808
2434Diachrysia chrysitisBurnished Brass996808
1906Opisthograptis luteolataBrimstone Moth1918794
1405Pleuroptya ruralisMother of Pearl1248786
1758Eulithis pyraliataBarred Straw3877619
2192Mythimna conigeraBrown-line Bright-eye4407617
1424Endotricha flammealis7127510
2102Ochropleura plectaFlame Shoulder2281753
2318Cosmia trapezinaDun-bar842748
2302Rusina ferrugineaBrown Rustic813708
2489Zanclognatha tarsipennalisFan-foot4247016
2044Eilema griseolaDingy Footman1011706
2441Autographa gammaSilver Y1803703
0937Agapeta hamana773688
1201Eucosma cana4176816
1976Sphinx ligustriPrivet Hawk-moth4806613
1334Scoparia ambigualis792668
0977Archips podanaLarge Fruit-tree Tortrix5326612
1705Idaea fuscovenosaDwarf Cream Wave3166520
1669Hemithea aestivariaCommon Emerald3496418
2037Miltochrista miniataRosy Footman4646313
1955Cabera pusariaCommon White Wave672629
1294Crambus pascuella5056212
2109Noctua comesLesser Yellow Underwing1708613
2118Lycophotia porphyreaTrue Lover's Knot670608
2284Acronicta psiGrey Dagger646599
2343Mesapamea secalisCommon Rustic894596
2305Euplexia luciparaSmall Angle Shades4035914
1175Epiblema uddmannianaBramble Shoot Moth3715815
0970Pandemis cerasanaBarred Fruit-tree Tortrix5275710
2339Oligia latrunculaTawny Marbled Minor595579
1690Scopula imitariaSmall Blood-vein4675611
1947Ectropis bistortataEngrailed5415610
2278Acronicta megacephalaPoplar Grey5335510
1378Phlyctaenia coronata4695511
1862Gymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped Pug1009545
2199Mythimna pallensCommon Wainscot1553533
1033Tortrix viridanaGreen Oak Tortrix4455111
1010Ditula angustioranaRed-barred Tortrix3665013
1414Synaphe punctalis4804910
1860Pasiphila rectangulataGreen Pug4804910
1063Celypha striana3274914
1937Peribatodes rhomboidariaWillow Beauty1298483
0424Yponomeuta evonymellaBird-cherry Ermine2644717
1978Hyloicus pinastriPine Hawk-moth4354710
1413Hypsopygia costalisGold Triangle531478
1742Camptogramma bilineataYellow Shell602467
1032Aleimma loeflingiana2704617
1304Agriphila straminella885444
2145Discestra trifoliiNutmeg919444
1640Euthrix potatoriaDrinker513428
1956Cabera exanthemataCommon Wave3874110
1726Xanthorhoe quadrifasiataLarge Twin-spot Carpet2464116
0874Blastobasis lacticolella587416
1313Catoptria pinella423409
1738Epirrhoe alternataCommon Carpet1307403
2301Dypterygia scabriusculaBird's Wing3703910
2337Oligia strigilisMarbled Minor494397
1452Phycita roborella403389
2077Nola cucullatellaShort-cloaked Moth1443826
1803Perizoma alchemillataSmall Rivulet3603810
1682Timandra comaeBlood-vein825384
1652Thyatira batisPeach Blossom2193716
2422Pseudoips prasinanaGreen Silver-lines3083611
0658Carcina quercana583366
2474Rivula sericealisStraw Dot1222362
0972Pandemis heparanaDark Fruit-tree Tortrix436358
2154Mamestra brassicaeCabbage Moth959353
1715Idaea straminataPlain Wave1983517
2064Phragmatobia fuliginosaRuby Tiger863343
1666Geometra papilionariaLarge Emerald2623412
2341Mesoligia furunculaCloaked Minor673345
1316Catoptria falsella589335
1083Hedya nubiferanaMarbled Orchard Tortrix3083310
1338Dipleurina lacustrata391338
2164Hecatera bicolorataBroad-barred White1973216
0464Plutella xylostellaDiamond-back Moth809313
0980Archips xylosteanaVariegated Golden Tortrix2293113
1115Ancylis achatana1373122
2029Euproctis chrysorrhoeaBrown-tail2403012
2279Acronicta acerisSycamore2392912
1711Idaea trigeminataTreble Brown Spot363297
1728Xanthorhoe fluctuataGarden Carpet1129292
1261Cydia pomonellaCodling Moth302299
1428Aphomia sociellaBee Moth354287
1036Acleris forsskaleana357287
2087Agrotis segetumTurnip Moth816283
1001Lozotaeniodes formosanus1642716
1876Hydrelia flammeolariaSmall Yellow Wave2592710
1808Perizoma flavofasciataSandy Carpet309278
0161Zeuzera pyrinaLeopard Moth1122623
1893Macaria liturataTawny-barred Angle2452610
2293Cryphia domesticaMarbled Beauty575264
2035Thumatha senexRound-winged Muslin2192611
2410Protodeltote pygargaMarbled White Spot2072512
2126Xestia c-nigrumSetaceous Hebrew Character2328251
1858Chloroclystis v-ataV-Pug2232511
2492Herminia grisealisSmall Fan-foot1792513
1333Scoparia pyralella2362410
1954Bupalus piniariaBordered White2122411
1524Emmelina monodactyla646243
1924Angerona prunariaOrange Moth792430
1765Cidaria fulvataBarred Yellow2052411
1331Acentria ephemerellaWater Veneer358246
1634Malacosoma neustriaLackey1122320
1260Cydia splendana587233
1777Hydriomena furcataJuly Highflyer1562314
1392Udea olivalis285238
1980Smerinthus ocellataEyed Hawk-moth292237
1648Drepana falcatariaPebble Hook-tip711233
1513Pterophorus pentadactylaWhite Plume Moth1482214
2163Melanchra pisiBroom Moth1562214
2069Tyria jacobaeaeCinnabar708223
2049Eilema depressaBuff Footman252228
1377Perinephela lancealis1072220
1961Campaea margaritataLight Emerald1034222
1301Crambus lathoniellus466224
1415Orthopygia glaucinalis2022210
1436Conobathra repandana1602113
1962Hylaea fasciariaBarred Red219219
2057Arctia cajaGarden Tiger252218
1082Hedya prunianaPlum Tortrix1672112
1839Eupithecia succenturiataBordered Pug1812011
2000Notodonta dromedariusIron Prominent617203
0647Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBrown House-moth423204
1902Petrophora chlorosataBrown Silver-line606203
1789Rheumaptera undulataScallop Shell942021
1712Idaea emarginataSmall Scallop1942010
2008Ptilodon capucinaCoxcomb Prominent469204
2205Mythimna commaShoulder-striped Wainscot321206
1707Idaea seriataSmall Dusty Wave383205
1917Selenia dentariaEarly Thorn503203
1885Abraxas sylvataClouded Magpie1481912
1205Spilonota ocellanaBud Moth262197
1830Eupithecia absinthiataWormwood Pug268197
1825Eupithecia centaureataLime-speck Pug797192
1344Eudonia mercurella305196
2197Mythimna stramineaSouthern Wainscot318195
2092Agrotis putaShuttle-shaped Dart1931190
1306Agriphila inquinatella380195
2006Pheosia gnomaLesser Swallow Prominent677192
0994Clepsis consimilana223198
1006Epagoge grotiana961919
1020Cnephasia stephensianaGrey Tortrix1361913
2389Paradrina clavipalpisPale Mottled Willow636182
1984Macroglossum stellatarumHumming-bird Hawk-moth262186
2491Herminia tarsicrinalisShaded Fan-foot991818
1165Zeiraphera isertana1771810
1673Hemistola chrysoprasariaSmall Emerald1161714
2306Phlogophora meticulosaAngle Shades1427171
2009Ptilodon cucullinaMaple Prominent217177
1794Euphyia unangulataSharp-angled Carpet1491711
1792Philereme transversataDark Umber721723
1889Macaria notataPeacock Moth457173
2007Pheosia tremulaSwallow Prominent787172
2443Autographa jotaPlain Golden Y851618
0014Hepialus humuliGhost Moth1351611
2314Parastichtis ypsillonDingy Shears781620
1437Acrobasis consociella220167
1692Scopula immutataLesser Cream Wave1171613
2280Acronicta leporinaMiller1061615
2076Meganola albulaKent Black Arches1201613
2384Hoplodrina ambiguaVine's Rustic1097161
0642Batia unitella174169
1481Homoeosoma sinuella1481610
1345Elophila nymphaeataBrown China-mark237156
1709Idaea subsericeataSatin Wave160159
1654Tethea ocularisFigure of Eighty277155
2342Mesoligia literosaRosy Minor239156
2352Eremobia ochroleucaDusky Sallow427153
1817Eupithecia pulchellataFoxglove Pug1281511
0938Agapeta zoegana831518
1904Plagodis dolabrariaScorched Wing352154
0410Argyresthia brockeella1281511
2011Pterostoma palpinaPale Prominent579152
1332Scoparia subfusca1051514
2111Noctua jantheLesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing1263151
2335Apamea scolopacinaSlender Brindle931415
1169Gypsonoma dealbana1321410
1375Ostrinia nubilalisEuropean Corn-borer1001414
2319Cosmia pyralinaLunar-spotted Pinion1231411
2173Hadena bicrurisLychnis353143
0866Brachmia blandella1051413
1837Eupithecia subfuscataGrey Pug232146
1458Myelois circumvolutaThistle Ermine167148
1037Acleris holmiana1031413
2418Earias cloranaCream-bordered Green Pea170148
2423Nycteola revayanaOak Nycteoline1271411
1992Deilephila porcellusSmall Elephant Hawk-moth158148
1328Schoenobius gigantella215146
1305Agriphila tristella874141
0173Apoda limacodesFestoon791417
1657Ochropacha duplarisCommon Lutestring621320
1979Mimas tiliaeLime Hawk-moth333133
1768Thera obeliscataGrey Pine Carpet539132
2108Noctua orbonaLunar Yellow Underwing203136
1732Scotopteryx chenopodiataShaded Broad-bar192136
2330Apamea remissaDusky Brocade1131311
2040Cybosia mesomellaFour-dotted Footman951313
1782Horisme tersataFern451328
1092Apotomis turbidana1271310
1699Idaea rusticataLeast Carpet208136
2493Macrochilo cribrumalisDotted Fan-foot901314
1365Pyrausta despicata137128
0169Zygaena filipendulaeSix-spot Burnet711216
1002Lozotaenia forsterana941212
2340Oligia fasciunculaMiddle-barred Minor278124
1113Eudemis profundana159127
1390Udea prunalis1001212
2442Autographa pulchrinaBeautiful Golden Y163127
2120Diarsia mendicaIngrailed Clay179126
1888Ligdia adustataScorched Carpet249124
1093Apotomis betuletana281124
2170Hadena comptaVaried Coronet861213
1910Apeira syringariaLilac Beauty621219
2085Agrotis vestigialisArcher's Dart247124
1767Thera firmataPine Carpet292113
1809Perizoma didymataTwin-spot Carpet451124
1894Chiasmia clathrataLatticed Heath508112
1665Pseudoterpna pruinataGrass Emerald136118
2122Diarsia brunneaPurple Clay471123
2003Notodonta ziczacPebble Prominent500112
2033Lymantria monachaBlack Arches417112
2217Cucullia asterisStar-wort1031110
0868Helcystogramma rufescens180116
2345Photedes minimaSmall Dotted Buff441125
1445Pempelia formosa861112
1439Trachycera advenella296113
1288Alucita hexadactylaTwenty-plume Moth235114
1380Phlyctaenia perlucidalis142117
1509Stenoptilia pterodactyla711115
2289Acronicta rumicisKnot Grass367112
2091Agrotis ipsilonDark Sword-grass347113
1048Acleris varieganaGarden Rose Tortrix574101
2147Hada plebejaShears406102
1133Epinotia bilunana118108
1290Chilo phragmitella202104
2377Arenostola phragmitidisFen Wainscot220104
0163Adscita staticesForester241041
1211Rhyacionia pinicolana851011
2176Cerapteryx graminisAntler Moth298103
2014Drymonia dodonaeaMarbled Brown246104
1183Epiblema foenella109109
0640Batia lunaris118108
1398Nomophila noctuellaRush Veneer469102
1236Pammene fasciana651015
1944Hypomecis punctinalisPale Oak Beauty337102
1168Gypsonoma sociana601016
1724Xanthorhoe spadiceariaRed Twin-spot Carpet72091
1752Cosmorhoe ocellataPurple Bar35092
2031Leucoma salicisWhite Satin Moth12797
2062Spilosoma urticaeWater Ermine73912
2150Polia nebulosaGrey Arches71912
2421Bena bicoloranaScarce Silver-lines50918
1334aScoparia basistrigalis71912
1348Parapoynx stratiotataRinged China-mark37592
1357Evergestis extimalis19594
1645Falcaria lacertinariaScalloped Hook-tip28093
0411Argyresthia goedartella23893
1371Sitochroa verticalis81911
2449Abrostola triplasiaDark Spectacle13496
1651Cilix glaucataChinese Character49291
0856Anarsia spartiella43920
0873Blastobasis adustella41292
1438Trachycera suavella17995
0993Clepsis spectranaCyclamen Tortrix19694
1035Acleris bergmanniana21942
1210Rhyacionia buolianaPine Shoot Moth36925
1846Eupithecia nanataNarrow-winged Pug31982
2336Apamea ophiogrammaDouble Lobed79810
0016Hepialus hectaGold Swift44818
2158Lacanobia thalassinaPale-shouldered Brocade13286
1016Cnephasia longana10887
1155Epinotia brunnichana9488
1234Pammene regiana77810
1197Eucosma campoliliana74810
0641Batia lambdella68811
2268Parastichtis suspectaSuspected72811
0969Pandemis corylanaChequered Fruit-tree Tortrix27282
2167Hadena perplexaTawny Shears13785
2026Orgyia antiquaVapourer17884
2425Colocasia coryliNut-tree Tussock16884
2360Amphipoea oculeaEar Moth13985
2327Apamea epomidionClouded Brindle31722
2081Euxoa triticiWhite-line Dart43971
0765Teleiodes vulgella36719
1094Apotomis capreana56712
1776Colostygia pectinatariaGreen Carpet110870
0774Teleiodes luculella10576
1693Scopula floslactataCream Wave10676
2136Naenia typicaGothic33721
2216Cucullia umbraticaShark8378
0925Phtheochroa rugosana8078
0460Ypsolopha parenthesella15674
0989Aphelia paleanaTimothy Tortrix10476
2166Hadena rivularisCampion15374
2152Sideridis albicolonWhite Colon11076
1691Scopula emutariaRosy Wave64710
0415Argyresthia retinella7179
1292Calamotropha paludella17063
0119Opostega salaciella7368
2312Ipimorpha subtusaOlive11265
1667Comibaena bajulariaBlotched Emerald8966
2112Noctua interjectaLeast Yellow Underwing49961
1834Eupithecia vulgataCommon Pug54361
0441Paraswammerdamia nebulella16637
0171Zygaena loniceraeNarrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet19631
0450Scythropia crataegellaHawthorn Moth33618
0246Tinea semifulvella8367
1483Phycitodes binaevella6768
1907Epione repandariaBordered Beauty6169
1108Lobesia abscisana8567
1727Xanthorhoe montanataSilver-ground Carpet39461
1079Piniphila bifasciana47612
1358Evergestis pallidata11965
1725Xanthorhoe ferrugataDark-barred Twin-spot Carpet28462
1417Pyralis farinalisMeal Moth9566
1983Hemaris fuciformisBroad-bordered Bee Hawk-moth53611
1454Dioryctria abietella7667
1999Stauropus fagiLobster Moth9866
0966Cochylis atricapitana25562
0964Cochylis dubitana10165
2159Lacanobia suasaDog's Tooth20462
1757Eulithis mellinataSpinach6369
1329Donacaula forficella6569
2399Pyrrhia umbraBordered Sallow28621
2401Heliothis viriplacaMarbled Clover53611
1326Platytes cerussella18563
1766Plemyria rubiginataBlue-bordered Carpet48612
1811Eupithecia tenuiataSlender Pug33515
1883Acasis viretataYellow-barred Brindle16952
1474Ephestia parasitella12054
0430Yponomeuta plumbella41512
0737Monochroa palustrella5758
1948Ectropis crepusculariaSmall Engrailed16531
0945Aethes cnicana6258
1874Euchoeca nebulataDingy Shell9555
1919Selenia tetralunariaPurple Thorn23852
2196Mythimna pudorinaStriped Wainscot41512
2194Mythimna albipunctaWhite-point59050
1356Evergestis forficalisGarden Pebble57450
0263Lyonetia clerkellaApple Leaf Miner9555
1200Eucosma hohenwartiana45511
1736Catarhoe cuculataRoyal Mantle21523
1718Phibalapteryx virgataOblique Striped44511
1842Eupithecia simpliciataPlain Pug5359
1646Watsonalla binariaOak Hook-tip46851
1086Hedya salicella43511
1759Ecliptopera silaceataSmall Phoenix33051
2060Spilosoma lubricipedaWhite Ermine77650
1890Macaria alternataSharp-angled Peacock24052
1354Cataclysta lemnataSmall China-mark21352
0648Endrosis sarcitrellaWhite-shouldered House-moth29651
1841Eupithecia millefoliataYarrow Pug23521
1204Thiodia citrana30516
1784Melanthia procellataPretty Chalk Carpet42511
1350Nymphula stagnataBeautiful China-mark8455
2466Lygephila pastinumBlackneck31516
2469Scoliopteryx libatrixHerald20952
1819Eupithecia exiguataMottled Pug26051
2333Apamea ancepsLarge Nutmeg15842
2334Apamea sordensRustic Shoulder-knot42540
1689Scopula marginepunctataMullein Wave13842
1202Eucosma obumbratana5048
1857Eupithecia tantillariaDwarf Pug35411
1680Cyclophora punctariaMaiden's Blush43840
1748Mesoleuca albicillataBeautiful Carpet14428
1749Pelurga comitataDark Spinach7345
1882Pterapherapteryx sexalataSmall Seraphim5048
0796Aroga velocella6346
1754Eulithis prunataPhoenix39410
1159Rhopobota naevanaHolly Tortrix26415
1084Hedya ochroleucana11436
1952Ematurga atomariaCommon Heath11043
1764Chloroclysta truncataCommon Marbled Carpet69940
1421Aglossa pinguinalisLarge Tabby30413
0518Coleophora mayrella16425
1997Furcula furculaSallow Kitten22841
0921Phtheochroa inopiana22418
1637Lasiocampa quercusOak Eggar13742
2038Nudaria mundanaMuslin Footman19421
0718Ethmia dodecea12433
1323Pediasia contaminella24041
2225Brachylomia viminalisMinor Shoulder-knot31412
0286Caloptilia alchimiella8144
0247Tinea trinotella14542
1336Eudonia pallida9744
1791Philereme vetulataBrown Scallop14428
2484Schrankia costaestrigalisPinion-streaked Snout11743
1813Eupithecia haworthiataHaworth's Pug26415
1802Perizoma affinitataRivulet9644
1233Pammene aurita8444
1508Stenoptilia bipunctidactyla23417
0125Emmetia marginea6834
1816Eupithecia linariataToadflax Pug7134
0453Ypsolopha dentellaHoneysuckle Moth13232
0017Hepialus lupulinusCommon Swift59230
1433Cryptoblabes bistriga11232
2326Apamea crenataClouded-bordered Brindle14532
1504Platyptilia pallidactyla29310
0733Eulamprotes wilkella28310
0936Cochylimorpha straminea21314
0946Aethes rubigana8633
1442Pempelia palumbella6334
2157Lacanobia w-latinumLight Brocade36230
1735Catarhoe rubidataRuddy Carpet4375
0951Aethes beatricella4336
0954Eupoecilia angustana21314
1739Epirrhoe rivataWood Carpet24312
0756Parachronistis albiceps29310
0427Yponomeuta cagnagellaSpindle Ermine17317
1462Pempeliella dilutella6350
1011Pseudargyrotoza conwagana9933
1655Tethea orPoplar Lutestri