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125mv Clara Vale 2009 - Code Taxon Vernacular Records Individuals Agonopterix sp. Agonopterix species 3 130 Incurvaria masculella 1 143 Nematopogon metaxella 1 373 Synanthedon tipuliformis Currant Clearwing 1 464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1 468 Rhigognostis incarnatella 3 648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1 663 Diurnea fagella 5 688 Agonopterix heracliana 1 989 Aphelia paleana Timothy Tortrix 1 998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 26 1055 Acleris hyemana 1 1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 3 1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 6 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 2 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2 1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 3 1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1 1659 Achlya flavicornis Yellow Horned 4 1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 17 1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 4 1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 8 1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 13 1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 6 1746 Anticlea badiata Shoulder Stripe 1 1747 Anticlea derivata Streamer 2 1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet 2 1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 8 1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 10 1775 Colostygia multistrigaria Mottled Grey 3 1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 1 1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer 1 1807 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet 2 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 3 1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 5 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 15 1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1 1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 3 1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 1 1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 9 1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 2 1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 3 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 16 1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 8 1919 Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn 1 1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 4 1926 Phigalia pilosaria Pale Brindled Beauty 8 1930 Biston strataria Oak Beauty 11 1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 11 1932 Agriopis leucophaearia Spring Usher 1 1934 Agriopis marginaria Dotted Border 14 1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 2 1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2 1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 2 2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1 2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1 2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 4 2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 3 2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 2 2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 9 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6 2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 8 2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1 2158 Lacanobia thalassina Pale-shouldered Brocade 1 2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1 2173 Hadena bicruris Lychnis 2 2179 Panolis flammea Pine Beauty 1 2182 Orthosia cruda Small Quaker 10 2186 Orthosia gracilis Powdered Quaker 7 2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 75 2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 34 2189 Orthosia munda Twin-spotted Quaker 6 2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 79 2236 Lithophane hepatica Pale Pinion 2 2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 2 2256 Eupsilia transversa Satellite 1 2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 7 2259 Conistra ligula Dark Chestnut 2 2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 2 2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 4 2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 2 2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 4 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 3 2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1 2423 Nycteola revayana Oak Nycteoline 2 2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 2 2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1 In addition, the following species have also been seen in 2009 Ruby Tiger - 1 at Shibdon on 1st June Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet Moth - At least 350 cocoons noted on grasses and fencing at Kibblesworth brickworks on 7th. June Common Heath Moth - 2 on heather at Burdon Moor on 10th May Chimney Sweeper - Several at Eelshaugh in the Derwent Walk CP on 23rd were the first. Panemeria tenebrata (Small Yellow Underwing) - Noted at Stargate on 25th and Barlow Burn on 29th - perhaps the first Gateshead records. Currant Clearwing - 1 attracted to a pheromone lure at Clara Vale on 29th was the first for Gateshead Nettle-tap - This common moth noted at seveal sites from Mid May to Mid June.	Oak Beauty at Clara Vale in February 2009 [Brian Pollinger] Acleris hyemana at Clara Vale 6th March 2009 [Brian Pollinger]

125mv Clara Vale 2009 -

Code Taxon Vernacular Records Individuals

Agonopterix sp. Agonopterix species 3
130 Incurvaria masculella 1
143 Nematopogon metaxella 1
373 Synanthedon tipuliformis Currant Clearwing 1
464 Plutella xylostella Diamond-back Moth 1
468 Rhigognostis incarnatella 3
648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House Moth 1
663 Diurnea fagella 5
688 Agonopterix heracliana 1
989 Aphelia paleana Timothy Tortrix 1
998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 26
1055 Acleris hyemana 1
1288 Alucita hexadactyla Twenty-plume Moth 3
1376 Eurrhypara hortulata Small Magpie 6
1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 2
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 2
1648 Drepana falcataria Pebble Hook-tip 3
1651 Cilix glaucata Chinese Character 1
1659 Achlya flavicornis Yellow Horned 4
1663 Alsophila aescularia March Moth 17
1722 Xanthorhoe designata Flame Carpet 4
1727 Xanthorhoe montanata Silver-ground Carpet 8
1728 Xanthorhoe fluctuata Garden Carpet 13
1738 Epirrhoe alternata Common Carpet 6
1746 Anticlea badiata Shoulder Stripe 1
1747 Anticlea derivata Streamer 2
1750 Lampropteryx suffumata Water Carpet 2
1759 Ecliptopera silaceata Small Phoenix 8
1764 Chloroclysta truncata Common Marbled Carpet 10
1775 Colostygia multistrigaria Mottled Grey 3
1776 Colostygia pectinataria Green Carpet 1
1778 Hydriomena impluviata May Highflyer 1
1807 Perizoma albulata Grass Rivulet 2
1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 3
1832 Eupithecia assimilata Currant Pug 5
1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 15
1835 Eupithecia tripunctaria White-spotted Pug 1
1852 Eupithecia abbreviata Brindled Pug 3
1853 Eupithecia dodoneata Oak-tree Pug 1
1862 Gymnoscelis rufifasciata Double-striped Pug 9
1883 Acasis viretata Yellow-barred Brindle 2
1902 Petrophora chlorosata Brown Silver-line 3
1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 16
1917 Selenia dentaria Early Thorn 8
1919 Selenia tetralunaria Purple Thorn 1
1920 Odontopera bidentata Scalloped Hazel 4
1926 Phigalia pilosaria Pale Brindled Beauty 8
1930 Biston strataria Oak Beauty 11
1931 Biston betularia Peppered Moth 11
1932 Agriopis leucophaearia Spring Usher 1
1934 Agriopis marginaria Dotted Border 14
1947 Ectropis bistortata Engrailed 2
1958 Lomographa temerata Clouded Silver 2
1981 Laothoe populi Poplar Hawk-moth 2
2000 Notodonta dromedarius Iron Prominent 1
2003 Notodonta ziczac Pebble Prominent 1
2006 Pheosia gnoma Lesser Swallow Prominent 4
2007 Pheosia tremula Swallow Prominent 3
2060 Spilosoma lubricipeda White Ermine 2
2078 Nola confusalis Least Black Arches 9
2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 6
2123 Diarsia rubi Small Square-spot 8
2154 Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth 1
2158 Lacanobia thalassina Pale-shouldered Brocade 1
2160 Lacanobia oleracea Bright-line Brown-eye 1
2173 Hadena bicruris Lychnis 2
2179 Panolis flammea Pine Beauty 1
2182 Orthosia cruda Small Quaker 10
2186 Orthosia gracilis Powdered Quaker 7
2187 Orthosia cerasi Common Quaker 75
2188 Orthosia incerta Clouded Drab 34
2189 Orthosia munda Twin-spotted Quaker 6
2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 79
2236 Lithophane hepatica Pale Pinion 2
2243 Xylocampa areola Early Grey 2
2256 Eupsilia transversa Satellite 1
2258 Conistra vaccinii Chestnut 7
2259 Conistra ligula Dark Chestnut 2
2305 Euplexia lucipara Small Angle Shades 2
2326 Apamea crenata Clouded-bordered Brindle 4
2326 Apamea crenata ab. combusta Clouded-bordered Brindle [melanic form] 2
2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 4
2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 3
2340 Oligia fasciuncula Middle-barred Minor 1
2423 Nycteola revayana Oak Nycteoline 2
2442 Autographa pulchrina Beautiful Golden Y 2
2450 Abrostola tripartita Spectacle 1

In addition, the following species have also been seen in 2009

Ruby Tiger - 1 at Shibdon on 1st June
Narrow-bordered 5-spot Burnet Moth - At least 350 cocoons noted on grasses and fencing at Kibblesworth brickworks on 7th. June
Common Heath Moth - 2 on heather at Burdon Moor on 10th May
Chimney Sweeper - Several at Eelshaugh in the Derwent Walk CP on 23rd were the first.
Panemeria tenebrata (Small Yellow Underwing) - Noted at Stargate on 25th and Barlow Burn on 29th - perhaps the first Gateshead records.
Currant Clearwing - 1 attracted to a pheromone lure at Clara Vale on 29th was the first for Gateshead
Nettle-tap - This common moth noted at seveal sites from Mid May to Mid June.

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