florafaunauk: VC63 - Garden Moths - Underwings 23rd August 2019

Weather Warm circa 12-15 o

Method Actinic 20 W Robinson

Friday 23rd August 2019

Other Entomology Tipula maxima ( Cranefly )

The Predominant Moth was the LY Under Wing Totalling about 40 or more ,. these really meritted closer inspection as there were likely other Underwing Species amongst them. I am pretty certain there was a Least Yellow with the forewings being a bright fulvous-brown colour and yellow flash on release but in haste was released without imaging

Check this LINK for a quick Pictorial overview and Guide to Identification of Underwings

ABH 73.357 2134 Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

ABH 73.107 2300 Old Lady Mormo maura x2

ABH 49.039 0998 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

ABH 16.001 0424 Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella

ABH 73.169 2343 Common / Lesser Rustic Mesapamea secalis agg +

ABH 73.062 2297 Copper/Svennson Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea
ABH 73.342 2107 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
ABH 73.345 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes
ABH 73.348 2111 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe
ABH 73.346 2112 Least Yellow Underwing Noctua interjecta

ABH 49.091 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana TBC +++

ABH 73.343 2110 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata ++

+ dark form with almost white stigmata tend to be likely M didyma.
++ I 've included below for completion taken at CB LNR a few weeks ago
+++ One Query For Comment last below

ABH 73.345 2109 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes TBC

smaller than both Large and Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings.

Forewing colouration consistant, light sandy brown and both oval and kidney-marks are usually quite conspicuous.

When resting often a horizontal, well-spaced row of black dots near the base of the forewings and the edge of the forewing is characterised by a row of black marks, found on none of the other Underwings.