THURS 25 APRIL 

less cool evening , overcast calm  , 24 moths of 14 species, 3 NFY 

NFY-

1 Sallow Kitten 

1 Frosted Green

1 Marbled Coronet 

No migrants 

Also-

3 Brimstone 

4 Muslin Moth 

1 Flame Shoulder, 

3 Garden Carpet 

3 Green Carpet 

1 Waved Umber

1 Early Grey

1 Common Quaker 

1 Pebble Prominent 

2 Hebrew Character 

1 LBAM 

new photos added 

WED 24 APRIL 

Another evening/ night with cool temperatures, full moon but turned cloudy o/night . Only 16 moths but 12 species & 1NFY 

NFY - 1Common Carpet 

Also -

3 Brimstone 

1Garden Carpet 

1 Green Carpet 

1 Common Quaker 

1 Early Grey

1 Red Chestnut, 3 Muslin Moth

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Iron Prominent 

1 Pebble Prominent 

1 Depressaria radialla 

new photos added

TUES 23 APRIL 

A coolcalm evening with a full moon. Only 15 moths of 9 species with 2 NFY 

NFY-

1Pebble Prominent 

1 Nut Tree Tussock 

Also -

4 Brimstone, 

2 Common Quaker 

1 Muslin Moth

1 Flame Shoulder 

3 Garden Carpet

1 Green Carpet

1 LBAM 

photos added 

MON 22 APRIL 

Cloudy cool evening with a light N breeze .Good catch with 23 moths of 14 species , 2 NFY

NFY-

3 Green Carpet 

1 Iron Prominent 

Migrant -

1 Silver Y 

also -

2 Garden Carpet, 

5 Muslin Moth

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Common Quaker 

1 Early Grey

2 Brimstone 

1 Flame Shoulder 

1 Double Striped Pug 

2 Depressaria radiella 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

Photos added 

SAT 20 APRIL 

Cool, clear, light breeze 

Nothing on either of the 2 white sheets , only 6 moths of 2 species 

5 Muslin Moth 

1 Small Quaker 

FRI 19 APRIL 

A much better night with 25 moths of 12 species - cool, clear & calm 

NFY - 1 Common Pug 

Migrants - 

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Silver Y 

Also -

5 Brimstone, 

5 Muslin Moth

3 Hebrew Character 

3 Common Quaker,

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Clouded Drab

1 Early Thorn 

1 Flame Shoulder

2 Eudonia angustea 

Photos added 

THURS 18 APRIL 

Cloudy cool, breezy, poor only 7 moths of 5 species 

2 firsts - no moths at all by 22.30 , no moths in morning on either 

of the 2 white sheets 

2 Powdered Quaker, 2 Common Quaker, 1 Flame Shoulder, 

1 Hebrew Character, 1 Clouded Drab 

TUES 16 APRIL 

Cool calm & clear night

Only 15 moths of 9 species -

NFY - 1 Shoulder Stripe 

Migrant- 1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

1 Common Quaker 

1 Powdered Quaker.
1 Early Grey

2 Hebrew Character 

5 Muslin Moth 

2 Brimstone 

1 LBAM

Photo added 
 

SUN 14 APRIL 

wind increasing from NW F5 to gale 8 o/night .

Only 13 moths of 7 species -

Migrants -

2 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also-

3 Early Grey 

4 Muslin Moth

1 Common Quaker 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Depressaria daucella 

SAT 13 APRIL 

Cool windy evening, unattended until 22.50 , only 4 moths by 23.30

finished with 26 of 12 species 

NFY -

1 Great Prominent ( caught in a spiders web ) 

Migrants -

1 Silver Y

Also -

6 Muslin Moth 

3 Hebrew Character 

1 Brimstone 

4 Early Grey

3 Common Quaker 

2 Powdered Quaker 

1 Red Chestnut 

1 Waved Umber 

2 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea 

FRI 12 APRIL 

After a nice sunny day clouded over in evening, still mild with just a light breeze . Traps on at 20.30 - very good upto 23.00 , poor o/night . Total of 56 moths of 19 species , 3 NFY 

NFY- 

1 Mullein 

2 Agonopterix scoparella

1 Tachystola acroxantha 

Migrants -

 2 Radford's Flame Shoulder - after yesterday's first Spring record for Devon , another 2 tonight -different moths from photos . Must be now breeding in the South Hams area 

1 Silver Y 

1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also -

14 Brimstone - must be Party time !

3 Waved Umber

5 Early Grey 

8 Hebrew Character 

3 Powdered Quaker 

2 Common Quaker 

Micros-

1 Eudonia angustea

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix arenella 

2 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

3 LBAM

3 Depressaria daucella

photos added 

THURS 11 APRIL 

Expectations high, however a damp evening and increasing breeze my 2 traps from 20.00 produced 28 moths of 10 species - 1 NFY 

NFY- 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder - a migrant. My first ever Spring record 

Other migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Turnip 

Also - 

8 Early Grey, 

6 Hebrew Character 

5 Powdered Quaker

2Common Quaker 

2 Brimstone 

1 Depressaria daucella

1 Light BrownnApple Moth

Looking on Devon moths web site this could be the first Spring record 

WED 10 APRIL 

After yet another wet day only light rain in the evening, mild with a light breeze .2 traps on from 20.00- 20 moths by 22.15, finished with 42 of 18 species, 4 NFY 

NFY -

1 Chamomile Shark - only second garden record after a late one on Dec 2023 - a scarce moth in Devon only 2 last year and 1 in 2022

1 Turnip -m

1 Pearly Underwing -m

1 Yellow-barred Brindle 

Possible migrants - 2 m above plus 

1 Angle Shades

1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

1 Waved Umber 

5 Early Grey 

8 Hebrew Character 

7 Common Quaker

6 Powdered Quaker

1 Red Chestnut 

2 Flame Shoulder

2 Garden Carpet

1 Swallow Prominent 

1 Brimstone 

1 Acleris notana/ferrugana 

1 LBAM 

PHOTOS added 

TUES 9 APRIL 

Cooler evening , clear rain from 07.00, light breeze , 2 traps on from 20.15 best results for a while with 39 moths of 13 species 

NFY -3 

1 Brindled Ochre - this is only the second Spring record for Devon , previous one was April 2018 further East along the coast , females do appear in Spring to lay eggs 

1 Flame Shoulder 

1 Swallow Prominent 

Possible migrants-

2 Silver Y

1 Dark Sword Grass 

Also-

5 Brimstone 

9 Early Grey

6 Common ​Quaker 

5 Powdered Quaker 

5 Hebrew Character 

1 Garden Carpet 

1 Double Striped Pug 

1 Light Brown Apple Moth

SUN 7 APRIL 

 Windy night with sone showers , 2 traps on from 20.15 , only 13 moths of 7 species -

Potential migrants -

1 Angle Shades

1 Dark Sword Grass

1Rusty Dot Pearl

Also-

3 Early Grey 

4 Hebrew Character 

2 Common Quaker 

1 Double Striped Pug 

New Photos added 

SAT 6 APRIL 

2 traps on from 20.15 , gale force winds with some light showers 

only 16 moths of 7 species -

4 Common Quaker 

6 Early Grey 

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Brimstone 

1 Muslin Moth 

1 V Pug 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

Not as sheltered as previous night 

FRI 5 APRIL 

A windy but mild night with light rain .2 traps on from 20.15 

finished with 20 moths of 12 species , 3 NFY 

NFY -

1 Muslin Moth, 1 V Pug. , 1 Clouded Drab 

also-

4 Early Grey, 
3 Common Quaker 

1 Chestnut, 4 Hebrew Character 

1 Waved Umber

1 Garden Carpet

1 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea 

Photos added

WED 3 APRIL 

Although a wet evening put 2 traps out , very little in them most moths on sheet , total of 16 moths of 8 species -

4 Common Quaker 

4 Hebrew Character 

2 Early Grey 

1 Brimstone 

1 Waved Umber

1 Garden Carpet 

1 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea 

SUN 31 MAR 

wet evening and o/night , 1 trap from 21.15 sheltered , only 

7 moths of 4 species-

2 Early Grey

3 Hebrew Character 

1 Chestnut 

1 March Moth

SAT 30 MAR 

After days of bad weather an improvement enabled 1 trap to be lit up at 19.00 - light rain but breezy , only 1 moth by 22.00 

finished with 15 moths of 7 species 

1 March Moth 

4 Common Quaker 

5 Hebrew Character 

1 Early Grey 

2 Chestnut 

1 LBAM 

1 Depressaria daucella 

TUES 26 MAR 

Took the opportunity to put 1 trap on at 19.00 sheltered from the breezy conditions and the expected rain , only 9 moths of 3 species

4 Common Quaker 

3 Hebrew Character 

2 Early Grey 

Unlikely to be trapping for the next few nights due to the weather conditions 

THURS 21 MAR

Cloudy cool and breezy, wet o/night. 1 trap under shelter 23 moths of 10 species -

Possible migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also -

4 Early Grey

7 Hebrew Character 

1 Double Striped Pug

3 Common Quaker 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Oak Beauty

3 Depressaria daucella

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

WED 20 MAR 

Clear cool calm night . 2 traps on only 8 moths by 22.15, finished 

with 31 of 11 species 

3 NFY 

NFY - 

1 Powdered Quaker 

1 Waved Umber - pristine 

1 Clepsis consimilana 

also-

3 Early Grey

3 Common Quaker 

14 Hebrew Character 

1 Oak Beauty

2 March Moth

1 Double Striped Pug 

2 Depressaria daucella 

1 LBAM

New photos added 

TUES 19 MAR 

A very wet night , 1 trap sheltered from rain, only 8 moths by 22.15 finished with 33 of 12 species 

NFY- 

1 Garden Carpet

1 Brindled Pug 

Migrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass 

1 Rusty Dot Pearl 

Also- 

3 Early Grey 

3 Common Quaker 

1 Twin Spot Quaker 

8 Hebrew Character 

1 Angle Shades

1 Brimstone 

2 Double Striped Pug 

10 Depressaria daucella 

New photos added

MON 18 MAR 

Coudy evening , wet o/night , windy 

25 moths of 8 species - 3 NFY 

NFY- 1 Water Carpet ( looked very fresh ) 

1 Brimstone

1 Cyclamen Tortrix 

Immigrants 

2 Dark Sword Grass 

Also -

6 Early Grey

1 Common Quaker

5 Hebrew Character 

8 Depressaria daucella 

Photos added 

SUN 17 MAR 

2 traps on from 18.45 , cloudy with light rain until 21.00.

Good night - lot of moths in traps , total of 49 of 15 species .

12 species of macro 

NFY-2

1 Twin Spotted Quaker & 1 Small Quaker 

Immigrants -

1 Dark Sword Grass & 1 Silver Y 

Also-

2 Double Striped Pug

4 Hebrew Character 

1 Red Chestnut

4 Common Quaker 

8 Early Grey 

2 Dotted Border

1 Early Thorn

1 March Moth 

Micros -

20 Depressaria daucella

1LBAM 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

no photos - phone malfunction 

FRI 15 MAR

Cloudy night, light breeze, shower o/night . 2 traps on from 18.45

35 moths of 11 species -

11 Hebrew Character 

1 Oak Beauty

3 Common Quaker 

1 Red Chestnut

1 Silver Y- immigrant 

1 Double Striped Pug

1 March Moth

1 Early Grey

11 Depressaria daucella

2 Agonopterix yeatiana 

2 Agonopterix heracliana/ ciliella 

Photos to be added

WED 13 MAR 

Cloudy , breezy, rain o/night - again very poor , 2 traps on 18.45 - o/night . 16 moths of 8 species 

Depressaria daucella - 10 

Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella- 2 

Agonopterix alstromeriana-1

 March Moth- 1

Dotted Border-1

Common Quaker-1

TUES 12 MAR

1 trap 18.45 , 2nd 21.00 - o/night -poor only 13 moths of 8 species 

NFY - 1 Agonopterix alstromeriana 

2 Depressaria daucella

1 LBAM 

 4 Hebrew Character 

2 Early Grey

1 March Moth

1 Early Thorn 

1 Common Quaker

MON 11 MAR

A calm clear night, rain from 0100, 2 traps from 18.45- o/night, 

sheets fell down o/night due to rain

35 moths of 12 species 

1 NFY - Pale Pinion 

1 Oak Beauty, 

1 Red Chestnut, 

1 Early Grey, 

4 Hebrew Character 

2 Double Strioed Pug, 

5 March Moth,

2 Common Quaker 

1 Dotted Border

15 Depressaria daucella 

1 Eudonia angustea

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ ciliella 

SUN 10 MAR

First trap since 19 Feb - a calm clear , dry night , cool after 20.00 

2 traps on from 18.45 - o/night - total of 25 moths of 7 species 

1 NFY - Diruna fagella

11 Depressaria daucella 

1 Aranella heracliana/ciliella 

Macros -

6 Hebrew character 

4 March Moth, 1 Dotted Border, 1 Common Quaker 

New photos added

MON 19 FEB 

2 TRAPS on 18.15- o/night , again little after 22.30 mild calm evening , light rain o/night 

Toal of 76 moths of 10 species - 2 NFY- again high numbers of micros 

Macro - NFY - 1 Herald ( First garden record for 2 years )

1 Hebrew Character 

1 Dark Chestnut 

1 Chestnut 

2Early Grey,

1 Double Striped Pug 

'Micros - NFY - 1 Acleris notana/ferrugana 

57 Depressaria daucella 

10 Agonopterix heracliana agg

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

My garden is becoming the capital of Devon for micros 

photos added 

SUN 18 FEB 

Morning - by the patio door in our bedroom a Large Yellow Unerwing - NFY , expect this in May !

Dry after 21.00 so 2 traps on from 18.15- o/night . Total of 40 moths of 7 species - very little after 22.30

Macro - 1 Hebrew character, 2Dark Chestnut, 1 Chestnut 

Micro - NFY - 1 Agonopterix arenella, 

32 Depressaria daucella

Agonopterix yeatiana 1
2 Agonopterix heracliana agg
 

FRI 16 FEB 

Wet from we.00 but calm and mild 

2 traps on from 18.00-o/night , total of 71 moths of 12 species - 2 NFY 

NFY - 1 Chestnut

2 Rusty-dot Pearl 

migrants - 3 Dark Sword Grass 

Macros - 3 Hebrew Character 

3 Early Grey

2 Common Quaker

1 Oak Beauty ( found on patio paving at -9. 30 (Sat )

Micro -

51 Depressaria daucella,

1 Depressaria radiella 

1 LBAM 

1 Eudonia angustea

3 Agonopterix heracliana agg

Lokked back at number & species in previous years up to 16Feb -

2021- 2 moths  2 species 

2022- 2 moths 2 species 

2023 1 moth 1specie 

'This year 190 moths and 24 species 

THURS 15 FEB 

Heavy rain until 22.00 drizzle thereafter. Mild & calm evening.

waited until 21.15 before putting 2 traps on , attended until 23.15

Best night of the year with 36 moths of 11 species 

NFY - 1 Dotted Border, 1 Red Chestnut, 1 Hebrew Character, 

1 March moth, 1 Oak Beauty ( first record since 3/2021 )

Migrant - 1 Dark Sword -Grass, 

Also - 1 Early Grey 

Micros - 

25 Depressaria daucella , 1 Agonopterix yeatiana, 1 Agonopterix 

heracliana/ciliella, 1 Eudonia angustea 

photos added

TUES 13 FEB 

Wet & breezy evening- 1 trap on 18.00-22.15

11 moths of 8 species -

1 Angle Shades, 1 Common Quaker, 1 Early moth, 

1 Euchromius ocellea- migrant - 8th record this year

1 Depressaria radialla 

4 Depressaria daucella

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

SAT 10 FEB 

Mild early evening , light breeze, light shower .2 traps on 17.30- 22.30 . Total of 19 moths of 8 species , 2 NFY, 1 Migrant 

1 Dark Chestnut- NFY 

1 Common Quaker 

1 Early Moth, 

1 Dark Sword Grass ( very worn )- migrant 

10 Depressaria daucella

2. Acleris histiana 

1 Eudonia angustea-NFY

2 LBAM 

Photos added 

FRI 9 FEB 

Mild evening until 21.00 , 2 traps on 17.30- 22. 30 - only 1 moth after 21.00

Total of 16 moths of 4 species-

1 Early Thorn, 

3 Winter moth

11 Depressaria daucella 

1 Euchromius ocellea- migrant - 7th record this year 

WED 7 FEB 

2 traps on 17.30-22.30 , very wet evening , light SE breeze up to 22.30. 6 moths of 3 species 

NFY - 1 Early Thorn 

2 Winter moth 

3 Depressaria daucella 

photos added 

SAT 3 FEB 

1 trap unattended 17.30-o/night . Damp, mild , light breeze 

5 moths of 4 species 

NFY - 1Commom Quaker 

1 Winter Moth 

1 Double striped Pug 

2 Depressaria daucella 

FRI - 2 FEB 

2 traps on 17.30- o/night 

22 moths of 8species - just 2 Macro

1 Early Grey ( looks different to yesterdays ) 

1 Dark Sword- Grass- migrant 

Micros-

1 Euchromius ocellea- - 6th this week of this North African migrant 

14 Depressaria daucella

1 LBAM

2 Depressaria radialla 

1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

THURS 1 FEB 

2 Traps on fro 17.30 - 4 moths of 3 species 

1 Early Grey- NFY 

1 Early Moth - NFY 

2 Depressaria daucella 

WED 31 JAN 

 Cloudy but milder night , breezy until 23.00 1 trap on from 17 .30

At 22.3O - I only had - 1 Dark Sword-grass NFY  & 2 Depressaria daucella .

Overnight added-

1 Dark Sword Grass, 1 Angle Shades, 1 Winter moth, and 

3 Euchromius ocellea- that makes 5 this week 

THURS 1 FEB 

A clear cooler evening , rain o/night 

4 moths of 3 species 

1 Early Moth -NFY 

1 Earlt Grey - NFY 

2 Depressaria daucella

MON 29 JAN 

 Cooler night , cloudy, SSW breeze - 1 trap on from 17.30- o/night , 

nothing arrived after 22.30 

On Sunday evening there had been an influx of Euchromius ocellea

a migrant moth from Africa brought here by the Saharan dust on a brisk southerly air flow - Chris Vincent trapped 8 , another mother had 2 - both Plymouth based .

Big surprise this morning when I found I had which I potted around 22.30

There have only been 13 previous Devon records and only 2 of those were in January 

Coupl of photos of mine - 1 is worn

SUN 28 JAN 

Clody, mild with a SSW breeze , 1 trap on 17.30- 22.30 

Only 5 micros of 2 species-

4 Depressaria daucella, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

SAT 27 JAN 

A calm milder night , 1 trap on unattended- all moths potted from windows - 10 micros 

2 Acleris hastiana- NFY 

6 Depressaria daucella , 1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella 

2 Agonopterix yeatiana.

WED 24 JAN 

A mild night no breeze , cloudy , light rain / drizzle from 22.00 

2 traps on from 17.30- o/night , Total of 15 moths of 9 species 

Macros - 1 Silver Y-NFY, 1 Angle Shades - NFY - both of these classified as immigrants, 1 Double Striped Pug .

Micros - 6 Depressaria daucella, 2 Depressaria radiella, 1 LBAM, 

1 Agonopterix heracliana/ciliella, 1 Agonopterix yeatiana 

First Photos of the year added

FRI 12 JAN

Just 1 moth - Depressaria radialla - NFY 

SAT 6 JAN 

Despite the cold a start for the year after 2 nights of no returns 

1 Winter Moth, 1 Depressaria daucella.