Field Trip - Scales Park - 08/07/17 Below is the report from our amazing night at one of the largest woods in Hertfordshire, Scales Park an ex American World War 2 base where permissions are needed to trap being a heritage site and shooting range.

The evening started very well indeed with easy access onto the site as before allowing us to drive in, but a bit of walking on my part was needed as I places most of my traps off of the main rides which were quite overgrown.

Moths were quick to come to the lights and we all ended up with huge numbers to or lights. One MV trap that I ran had over 20 Satin Beauty, 6 Large Emerald and 6 Triple-spotted Pug, the latter species new to me and currently the only site in Hertfordshire hat supports this species.

Another new species for me was Agonopterix conterminella, presumed extinct in the County.

I still have several twitchy micros to check and photo.

Over to Colin...

COMPOSITE LIST ATTACHED for Scales Park, Hertfordshire, 8th July 2017.

Ben (4* lights), Colin (4), Graeme (6*) and Jenny & John (4) = 18 lights [* = I think].

22.00 to 04.30 hours.

Cracking good night. 141 micro species (several still to name); 145 macro species (I suspect all macros are now included?); 286 species in total.

A QUICK "ALL TIME" ANALYSIS OF SITE 571 species in all (oldest record is year 2000); 458 species recorded in 2017; 44 species represented only by a record older than 10 years (mostly autumn species that we ought to update this year). 262 species recorded here for the first time in 2017.

Hepialidae (1) 0014 Hepialus humuli (Linnaeus, 1758) Ghost Moth Tineidae (3) 0143 Nematopogon metaxella (Hübner, 1813) 0196 Morophaga choragella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 0246 Tinea semifulvella Haworth, 1828 Bucculatricidae (1) 0266 Bucculatrix nigricomella Zeller, 1839 Gracillariidae (4) 0290 Caloptilia semifascia (Haworth, 1828) 0291 Caloptilia hemidactylella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 0297 Eucalybites auroguttella (Stephens, 1835) 0366a Cameraria ohridella Deschka & Dimic, 1986 Yponomeutidae (11) 0410 Argyresthia brockeella (Hübner, 1813) 0411 Argyresthia goedartella (Linnaeus, 1758) 0415 Argyresthia retinella Zeller, 1839 0420 Argyresthia pruniella (Clerck, 1759) Cherry Fruit Moth 0422 Argyresthia albistria (Haworth, 1828) 0424 Yponomeuta evonymella (Linnaeus, 1758) Bird-cherry Ermine 0427 Yponomeuta cagnagella (Hübner, 1813) Spindle Ermine 0435 Zelleria hepariella Stainton, 1849 0440 Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharfenberg, 1805) 0441 Paraswammerdamia nebulella (Goeze, 1783) 0442 Cedestis gysseleniella Zeller, 1839 Praydidae (1) 0449 Prays fraxinella (Bjerkander, 1784) Ash Bud Moth Scythropiidae (1) 0450 Scythropia crataegella (Linnaeus, 1767) Hawthorn Moth Ypsolophidae (3) 0452 Ypsolopha nemorella (Linnaeus, 1758) 0453 Ypsolopha dentella (Fabricius, 1775) Honeysuckle Moth 0460 Ypsolopha parenthesella (Linnaeus, 1761) Plutellidae (1) 0464 Plutella xylostella (Linnaeus, 1758) Diamond-back Moth Oecophoridae (3) 0640 Batia lunaris (Haworth, 1828) 0642 Batia unitella (Hübner, 1796) 0647 Hofmannophila pseudospretella (Stainton, 1849) Brown House Moth Peleopodidae (1) 0658 Carcina quercana (Fabricius, 1775) Depressariidae (5) 0688 Agonopterix heracliana (Linnaeus, 1758) 0695 Agonopterix alstromeriana (Clerck, 1759) 0701 Agonopterix ocellana (Fabricius, 1775) 0710 Agonopterix conterminella (Zeller, 1839) 0713 Agonopterix angelicella (Hübner, 1813) Gelechiidae (11) 0726 Metzneria metzneriella (Stainton, 1851) 0731 Eulamprotes atrella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 0737 Monochroa palustrella (Douglas, 1850) 0762 Athrips mouffetella (Linnaeus, 1758) 0802a Gelechia sororculella (Hübner, 1817) 0822 Scrobipalpa acuminatella (Sircom, 1850) 0840 Thiotricha subocellea (Stephens, 1834) 0844 Syncopacma larseniella (Gozmany, 1957) 0853 Anacampsis populella (Clerck, 1759) 0866 Brachmia blandella (Fabricius, 1798) 0868 Helcystogramma rufescens (Haworth, 1828) Blastobasidae (2) 0873 Blastobasis adustella Walsingham, 1894 0874 Blastobasis lacticolella Rebel, 1940 Stathmopodidae (1) 0877 Stathmopoda pedella (Linnaeus, 1761) Batrachedridae (1) 0878 Batrachedra praeangusta (Haworth, 1828) Parametriotidae (1) 0905 Blastodacna hellerella (Duponchel, 1838) Tortricidae (51) 0937 Agapeta hamana (Linnaeus, 1758) 0938 Agapeta zoegana (Linnaeus, 1767) 0954 Eupoecilia angustana (Hübner, 1799) 0965 Cochylis hybridella (Hübner, 1813) 0971 Pandemis cinnamomeana (Treitschke, 1830) 0972 Pandemis heparana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix 0977 Archips podana (Scopoli, 1763) Large Fruit-tree Tortrix 0980 Archips xylosteana (Linnaeus, 1758) Variegated Golden Tortrix 0993 Clepsis spectrana (Treitschke, 1830) Cyclamen Tortrix 0994 Clepsis consimilana (Hübner, 1817) 1006 Epagoge grotiana (Fabricius, 1781) 1010 Ditula angustiorana (Haworth, 1811) Red-barred Tortrix 1011 Pseudargyrotoza conwagana (Fabricius, 1775) 1016 Cnephasia longana (Haworth, 1811) 1020 Cnephasia stephensiana (Doubleday, 1849) Grey Tortrix 1021 Cnephasia asseclana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Flax Tortrix 1022 Cnephasia pasiuana (Hübner, 1799) 1023 Cnephasia genitalana Pierce & Metcalfe, 1915 1032 Aleimma loeflingiana (Linnaeus, 1758) 1033 Tortrix viridana Linnaeus, 1758 Green Oak Tortrix 1036 Acleris forsskaleana (Linnaeus, 1758) 1038 Acleris laterana (Fabricius, 1794) 1053 Acleris hastiana (Linnaeus, 1758) 1062 Acleris emargana (Fabricius, 1775) 1063 Celypha striana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1076 Celypha lacunana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1079 Piniphila bifasciana (Haworth, 1811) 1082 Hedya pruniana (Hübner, 1799) Plum Tortrix 1083 Hedya nubiferana (Haworth, 1811) Marbled Orchard Tortrix 1086 Hedya salicella (Linnaeus, 1758) 1093 Apotomis betuletana (Haworth, 1811) 1108 Lobesia abscisana (Doubleday, 1849) 1115 Ancylis achatana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1134 Epinotia ramella (Linnaeus, 1758) 1142 Epinotia tedella (Clerck, 1759) 1155 Epinotia brunnichana (Linnaeus, 1767) 1159 Rhopobota naevana (Hübner, 1817) Holly Tortrix 1163 Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana (Ratzeburg, 1840) Spruce Bud Moth 1165 Zeiraphera isertana (Fabricius, 1794) 1169 Gypsonoma dealbana (Frölich, 1828) 1175 Epiblema uddmanniana (Linnaeus, 1758) Bramble Shoot Moth 1200 Eucosma hohenwartiana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1201 Eucosma cana (Haworth, 1811) 1205 Spilonota ocellana ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Bud Moth 1207 Clavigesta purdeyi (Durrant, 1911) Pine Leaf-mining Moth 1211 Rhyacionia pinicolana (Doubleday, 1849) 1219 Lathronympha strigana (Fabricius, 1775) 1236 Pammene fasciana (Linnaeus, 1761) 1259 Cydia fagiglandana (Zeller, 1841) 1260 Cydia splendana (Hübner, 1799) 1281 Dichrorampha simpliciana (Haworth, 1811) Crambidae (22) 1293 Chrysoteuchia culmella (Linnaeus, 1758) Garden Grass-veneer 1301 Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken, 1817) 1302 Crambus perlella (Scopoli, 1763) 1304 Agriphila straminella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1313 Catoptria pinella (Linnaeus, 1758) 1329 Donacaula forficella (Thunberg, 1794) 1331 Acentria ephemerella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Water Veneer 1333 Scoparia pyralella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1334 Scoparia ambigualis (Treitschke, 1829) 1334a Scoparia basistrigalis Knaggs, 1866 1336 Eudonia pallida (Curtis, 1827) 1338 Dipleurina lacustrata (Panzer, 1804) 1344 Eudonia mercurella (Linnaeus, 1758) 1345 Elophila nymphaeata (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown China-mark 1350 Nymphula stagnata (Donovan, 1806) Beautiful China-mark 1376 Eurrhypara hortulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Magpie 1377 Perinephela lancealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1378 Phlyctaenia coronata (Hufnagel, 1767) 1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis (Hübner, 1809) 1390 Udea prunalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1392 Udea olivalis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1405 Pleuroptya ruralis (Scopoli, 1763) Mother of Pearl Pyralidae (13) 1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 1424 Endotricha flammealis ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1428 Aphomia sociella (Linnaeus, 1758) Bee Moth 1436 Conobathra repandana (Fabricius, 1798) 1437 Acrobasis consociella (Hübner, 1813) 1438 Trachycera suavella (Zincken, 1818) 1439 Trachycera advenella (Zincken, 1818) 1452 Phycita roborella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1454 Dioryctria abietella ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) 1454b Dioryctria sylvestrella (Ratzeburg, 1840) 1461 Assara terebrella (Zincken, 1818) 1478b Vitula biviella (Zeller, 1848) 1483 Phycitodes binaevella (Hübner, 1813) Pterophoridae (5) 1495 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla (Haworth, 1811) 1497 Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (Hübner, 1830) 1509 Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Linnaeus, 1761) 1513 Pterophorus pentadactyla (Linnaeus, 1758) White Plume Moth 1523 Oidaematophorus lithodactyla (Treitschke, 1833) Lasiocampidae (3) 1634 Malacosoma neustria (Linnaeus, 1758) Lackey 1637 Lasiocampa quercus (Linnaeus, 1758) Oak Eggar 1640 Euthrix potatoria (Linnaeus, 1758) Drinker Drepanidae (4) 1645 Falcaria lacertinaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Scalloped Hook-tip 1647 Watsonalla cultraria (Fabricius, 1775) Barred Hook-tip 1648 Drepana falcataria (Linnaeus, 1758) Pebble Hook-tip 1651 Cilix glaucata (Scopoli, 1763) Chinese Character Thyatiridae (3) 1652 Thyatira batis (Linnaeus, 1758) Peach Blossom 1653 Habrosyne pyritoides (Hufnagel, 1766) Buff Arches 1655 Tethea or ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Poplar Lutestring Geometridae (58) 1666 Geometra papilionaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Large Emerald 1669 Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1799) Common Emerald 1673 Hemistola chrysoprasaria (Esper, 1794) Small Emerald 1680 Cyclophora punctaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Maiden's Blush 1682 Timandra comae (Schmidt, 1931) Blood-vein 1699 Idaea rusticata Lempke, 1967 Least Carpet 1702 Idaea biselata (Hufnagel, 1767) Small Fan-footed Wave 1705 Idaea fuscovenosa (Goeze, 1781) Dwarf Cream Wave 1708 Idaea dimidiata (Hufnagel, 1767) Single-dotted Wave 1711 Idaea trigeminata (Haworth, 1809) Treble Brown Spot 1713 Idaea aversata (Linnaeus, 1758) Riband Wave 1722 Xanthorhoe designata (Hufnagel, 1767) Flame Carpet 1726 Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata (Clerck, 1759) Large Twin-spot Carpet 1732 Scotopteryx chenopodiata (Linnaeus, 1758) Shaded Broad-bar 1735 Catarhoe rubidata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Ruddy Carpet 1736 Catarhoe cuculata (Hufnagel, 1767) Royal Mantle 1738 Epirrhoe alternata (Müller, 1764) Common Carpet 1739 Epirrhoe rivata (Hübner, 1813) Wood Carpet 1742 Camptogramma bilineata (Linnaeus, 1758) Yellow Shell 1759 Ecliptopera silaceata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Small Phoenix 1776 Colostygia pectinataria (Knoch, 1781) Green Carpet 1777 Hydriomena furcata (Thunberg, 1784) July Highflyer 1782 Horisme tersata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Fern 1784 Melanthia procellata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Pretty Chalk Carpet 1789 Rheumaptera undulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Scallop Shell 1791 Philereme vetulata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Brown Scallop 1792 Philereme transversata (Hufnagel, 1767) Dark Umber 1803 Perizoma alchemillata (Linnaeus, 1758) Small Rivulet 1811 Eupithecia tenuiata (Hübner, 1813) Slender Pug 1812 Eupithecia inturbata (Hübner, 1817) Maple Pug 1813 Eupithecia haworthiata Doubleday, 1856 Haworth's Pug 1826 Eupithecia trisignaria Herrich-Schäffer, 1848 Triple-spotted Pug 1830 Eupithecia absinthiata (Clerck, 1759) Wormwood Pug 1837 Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth, 1809) Grey Pug 1858 Chloroclystis v-ata (Haworth, 1809) V-Pug 1860 Pasiphila rectangulata (Linnaeus, 1758) Green Pug 1876 Hydrelia flammeolaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Small Yellow Wave 1887 Lomaspilis marginata (Linnaeus, 1758) Clouded Border 1888 Ligdia adustata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Scorched Carpet 1893 Macaria liturata (Clerck, 1759) Tawny-barred Angle 1894 Chiasmia clathrata (Linnaeus, 1758) Latticed Heath 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata (Linnaeus, 1758) Brimstone Moth 1907 Epione repandaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Bordered Beauty 1917 Selenia dentaria (Fabricius, 1775) Early Thorn 1919 Selenia tetralunaria (Hufnagel, 1767) Purple Thorn 1921 Crocallis elinguaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Scalloped Oak 1922 Ourapteryx sambucaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Swallow-tailed Moth 1931 Biston betularia (Linnaeus, 1758) Peppered Moth 1937 Peribatodes rhomboidaria ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Willow Beauty 1940 Deileptenia ribeata (Clerck, 1759) Satin Beauty 1941 Alcis repandata (Linnaeus, 1758) Mottled Beauty 1944 Hypomecis punctinalis (Scopoli, 1763) Pale Oak Beauty 1947 Ectropis bistortata (Goeze, 1781) Engrailed 1955 Cabera pusaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Common White Wave 1956 Cabera exanthemata (Scopoli, 1763) Common Wave 1958 Lomographa temerata ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Clouded Silver 1961 Campaea margaritata (Linnaeus, 1767) Light Emerald 1962 Hylaea fasciaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Barred Red Sphingidae (4) 1976 Sphinx ligustri (Linnaeus, 1758) Privet Hawk-moth 1978 Hyloicus pinastri (Linnaeus, 1758) Pine Hawk-moth 1981 Laothoe populi (Linnaeus, 1758) Poplar Hawk-moth 1991 Deilephila elpenor (Linnaeus, 1758) Elephant Hawk-moth Notodontidae (8) 1994 Phalera bucephala (Linnaeus, 1758) Buff-tip 2000 Notodonta dromedarius (Linnaeus, 1767) Iron Prominent 2003 Notodonta ziczac (Linnaeus, 1758) Pebble Prominent 2007 Pheosia tremula (Clerck, 1759) Swallow Prominent 2008 Ptilodon capucina (Linnaeus, 1758) Coxcomb Prominent 2009 Ptilodon cucullina ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Maple Prominent 2011 Pterostoma palpina (Clerck, 1759) Pale Prominent 2019 Clostera curtula (Linnaeus, 1758) Chocolate-tip Lymantriidae (4) 2026 Orgyia antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758) Vapourer 2029 Euproctis chrysorrhoea (Linnaeus, 1758) Brown-tail 2030 Euproctis similis (Fuessly, 1775) Yellow-tail 2031 Leucoma salicis (Linnaeus, 1758) White Satin Arctiidae [= Noctuidsmyarsidae] (7) 2033 Lymantria monacha (Linnaeus, 1758) Black Arches 2035 Thumatha senex (Hübner, 1808) Round-winged Muslin 2044 Eilema griseola (Hübner, 1803) Dingy Footman 2047 Eilema complana (Linnaeus, 1758) Scarce Footman 2049 Eilema depressa (Esper, 1787) Buff Footman 2050 Eilema lurideola (Zincken, 1817) Common Footman 2064 Phragmatobia fuliginosa (Linnaeus, 1758) Ruby Tiger Nolidae (1) 2076 Meganola albula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Kent Black Arches Noctuidae (52) 2089 Agrotis exclamationis (Linnaeus, 1758) Heart and Dart 2098 Axylia putris (Linnaeus, 1761) Flame 2107 Noctua pronuba Linnaeus, 1758 Large Yellow Underwing 2109 Noctua comes Hübner, 1813 Lesser Yellow Underwing 2110 Noctua fimbriata (Schreber, 1759) Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2111 Noctua janthe Borkhausen, 1792 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2122 Diarsia brunnea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Purple Clay 2128 Xestia triangulum (Hufnagel, 1766) Double Square-spot 2155 Melanchra persicariae (Linnaeus, 1761) Dot Moth 2160 Lacanobia oleracea (Linnaeus, 1758) Bright-line Brown-eye 2192 Mythimna conigera ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Brown-line Bright Eye 2193 Mythimna ferrago (Fabricius, 1787) Clay 2198 Mythimna impura (Hübner, 1808) Smoky Wainscot 2199 Mythimna pallens (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Wainscot 2225 Brachylomia viminalis (Fabricius, 1777) Minor Shoulder-knot 2278 Acronicta megacephala ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Poplar Grey 2284 Acronicta psi (Linnaeus, 1758) Grey Dagger 2289 Acronicta rumicis (Linnaeus, 1758) Knot Grass 2298 Amphipyra berbera Fletcher, 1968 Svensson's Copper Underwing 2299 Amphipyra tragopoginis (Clerck, 1759) Mouse Moth 2302 Rusina ferruginea (Esper, 1785) Brown Rustic 2314 Parastichtis ypsillon ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dingy Shears 2318 Cosmia trapezina (Linnaeus, 1758) Dun-bar 2321 Apamea monoglypha (Hufnagel, 1766) Dark Arches 2322 Apamea lithoxylaea ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Light Arches 2326 Apamea crenata (Hufnagel, 1766) Clouded-bordered Brindle 2335 Apamea scolopacina (Esper, 1788) Slender Brindle 2337 Oligia strigilis (Linnaeus, 1758) Marbled Minor 2338 Oligia versicolor (Borkhausen, 1792) Rufous Minor 2339 Oligia latruncula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Tawny Marbled Minor 2340 Oligia fasciuncula (Haworth, 1809) Middle-barred Minor 2341 Mesoligia furuncula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Cloaked Minor 2343 Mesapamea secalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Common Rustic 2345 Photedes minima (Haworth, 1809) Small Dotted Buff 2349 Chortodes fluxa (Hübner, 1809) Mere Wainscot 2352 Eremobia ochroleuca ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Dusky Sallow 2377 Arenostola phragmitidis (Hübner, 1803) Fen Wainscot 2381 Hoplodrina alsines (Brahm, 1791) Uncertain 2382 Hoplodrina blanda ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Rustic 2387 Caradrina morpheus (Hufnagel, 1766) Mottled Rustic 2410 Protodeltote pygarga (Hufnagel, 1766) Marbled White Spot 2425 Colocasia coryli (Linnaeus, 1758) Nut-tree Tussock 2434 Diachrysia chrysitis (Linnaeus, 1758) Burnished Brass 2441 Autographa gamma (Linnaeus, 1758) Silver Y 2450 Abrostola tripartita (Hufnagel, 1766) Spectacle 2466 Lygephila pastinum (Treitschke, 1826) Blackneck 2473 Laspeyria flexula ([Denis & Schiffermüller], 1775) Beautiful Hook-tip 2474 Rivula sericealis (Scopoli, 1763) Straw Dot 2477 Hypena proboscidalis (Linnaeus, 1758) Snout 2484 Schrankia costaestrigalis (Stephens, 1834) Pinion-streaked Snout 2489 Zanclognatha tarsipennalis (Treitschke, 1835) Fan-foot