The table below shows the fluctuations of moth numbers caught in both traps, since two traps have been running (1999)

The table below shows the fluctuations of moth numbers caught in both traps, since two traps have been running (1999). The figures give an easier perspective of yearly trends in moth numbers. Eight species have been chosen, to demonstrate this. These include, Brindled Beauty, Garden Tiger, Green Brindled Crescent, and Least Black Arches as declining species, and Green Carpet, Ruby Tiger, Straw Dot, and White Ermine as species on the increase. See the graphs following the table below.

 

 

 

Species

County

Status

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

Alder Moth

L

1

 

 

 

 

Angle Shades

C

162

277

99

107

171

August Thorn

C

 

1

5

4

 

Antler Moth

L

 

 

1

 

6

Autumnal Moth

C

4

21

2

 

11

Barred Hook-tip

C

 

1

 

 

 

Barred Red

C

4

 

1

1

3

Barred Rivulet

L

1

 

 

2

 

Barred Sallow

C

6

6

5

7

7

Barred Straw

C

42

36

40

19

72

Barred Yellow

C

3

 

2

5

4

Beaded Chestnut

C

42

134

38

20

91

Beautiful Golden Y

C

11

22

24

6

16

Beautiful Hook-tip

C

 

1

 

 

1

Black Rustic

C

16

27

7

17

19

Blair’s Shoulder-knot

C

18

14

24

21

11

Blood-vein

C

21

16

22

10

52

Blue-bordered Carpet

L

 

1

 

 

1

Bordered Beauty

L

1

3

5

8

4

Bordered Pug

C

1

1

 

 

1

Bordered White

C

4

11

11

3

3

Brick

C

4

9

10

2

14

Bright-line Brown-eye

C

187

218

154

169

160

Brimstone Moth

C

213

250

145

179

138

Brindled Beauty

C

16

6

2

3

4

Brindled Green

C

8

12

3

9

8

Brindled Pug

C

2

3

7

5

1

Broad-barred White

L

1

 

1

3

3

Broad-brd Yellow Underwing

C

41

57

12

20

68

Broken-barred Carpet

C

5

 

 

1

1

Broom Moth

C

1

2

2

1

1

Brown Rustic

C

69

53

84

110

140

Brown-line Bright-eye

C

11

25

19

7

24

Brown Silver-line

C

 

 

 

1

2

Brown-spot Pinion

C

10

6

3

2

4

Buff Arches

C

48

94

41

41

43

Buff Ermine

C

58

55

99

139

294

Buff Tip

C

75

50

20

8

40

Bulrush Wainscot

C

1

1

3

 

1

Burnished Brass

C

28

42

26

34

45

Cabbage Moth

C

1

2

4

6

4

Campion

C

2

 

3

1

3

Canary-shouldered Thorn

C

80

132

90

99

53

Centre-barred Sallow

C

14

21

12

12

45

Chamomile Shark

L

 

 

 

1

 

Chestnut

C

81

54

37

89

93

Chinese Character

C

34

51

22

29

31

Chocolate-tip

C

2

2

1

4

 

Cinnabar

C

15

2

12

13

91

Clay

C

19

29

12

11

23

Clay Triple-lines

S

1

1

1

 

 

Cloaked Minor

C

29

32

26

19

18

Clouded Border

C

22

9

18

8

15

Clouded Brindle

C

6

1

 

3

1

Clouded Drab

C

244

192

169

198

257

Clouded Magpie

S

 

 

 

1

1

Clouded Silver

C

14

11

15

14

26

Clouded-bordered Brindle

C

3

6

6

9

14

Common Carpet

C

64

79

62

124

115

Common Emerald

C

8

3

1

2

6

Common Footman

C

725

634

663

405

993

Common Marbled Carpet

C

20

13

12

11

9

Common Pug

C

23

4

3

11

27

Common Quaker

C

189

175

118

253

323

Common Rustic

C

534

704

535

370

428

Common Swift

C

10

27

22

36

41

Common Wainscot

C

512

823

472

470

3327

Common Wave

C

19

27

27

16

23

Common White Wave

C

11

9

13

4

42

Convolvulus Hawk-m.

M

 

1

 

 

 

Copper Underwing

C

10

44

21

29

44

Coxcomb Prominent

C

18

16

13

10

21

Cream-bordered Green Pea

L

 

 

1

2

7

Crescent

L

6

3

 

2

25

Currant Pug

C

 

1

 

 

1

Dark Arches

C

419

510

397

460

433

Dark Chestnut

C

2

10

3

13

14

Dark Dagger

C

 

1

3

 

3

Dark Marbled Carpet

C

3

 

 

 

 

Dark Sword-grass

M

8

57

15

 

46

Dark-barred Twin-spot carpet

C

3

8

31

8

14

Dark Umber

L

 

 

1

1

2

December Moth

C

73

111

92

109

178

Deep-brown Dart

C

2

4

1

4

10

Dingy Footman

C

 

1

1

7

16

Dingy Shears

C

8

4

 

 

9

Dot Moth

C

13

15

20

17

10

Dotted Border

C

28

10

18

21

21

Double Lobed

L

19

5

28

16

7

Double Square-spot

C

204

147

124

83

171

Double-striped Pug

C

5

15

42

12

14

Drinker

C

40

44

56

33

41

Dun-bar

C

212

133

294

227

260

Dusky Brocade

C

16

7

3

2

8

Dusky Sallow

C

35

19

55

22

38

Dusky Thorn

C

22

54

47

43

108

Dusky-lemon Sallow

S

 

1

 

 

 

Dwarf Pug

C

23

6

11

6

7

Ear Moth

S

 

 

 

 

1

Early Grey

C

2

2

4

7

5

Early Moth

C

4

31

4

9

9

Early Thorn

C

14

16

14

16

12

Elephant Hawk-moth

C

24

35

30

18

42

Engrailed

C

44

69

93

19

30

Eyed Hawk-moth

C

6

14

15

30

35

Fan-foot

C

1

3

 

 

5

Feathered Gothic

C

12

21

12

6

13

Feathered Thorn

C

60

35

46

32

71

Fen Wainscot

S

 

 

 

1

 

Figure of Eight

C

 

 

 

 

1

Figure of Eighty

C

2

4

4

3

10

Flame

C

42

55

60

60

80

Flame Shoulder

C

239

374

346

488

619

Flounced Rustic

C

646

441

355

222

506

Four-dotted Footman

L

 

1

 

3

5

Foxglove Pug

L

 

 

 

1

 

Freyer’s Pug

C

1

 

 

 

 

Frosted Orange

C

29

17

24

20

50

Garden Carpet

C

8

5

14

16

16

Garden Dart

C

 

 

 

1

 

Garden Tiger

C

35

26

16

11

2

Gem

M

 

2

1

1

 

Ghost Moth

C

30

32

38

36

29

Green Arches

C

 

2

 

1

 

Green Carpet

C

15

29

50

85

92

Green Pug

C

1

4

9

2

11

Green Silver-lines

C

13

16

5

19

17

Green-brindled. Crescent

C

31

26

4

2

4

Grey Birch

C

 

1

 

 

 

Grey Chi

L

 

 

1

 

 

Grey Dagger

C

12

12

5

14

2

Grey Pine Carpet

C

143

101

161

78

48

Grey Pug

C

1

3

2

1

7

Grey Shoulder-knot

C

14

1

4

12

11

Heart and Dart

C

291

733

1274

928

543

Hebrew Character

C

368

395

475

591

527

Herald

C

15

18

23

14

10

Ingrailed Clay

C

18

10

1

9

12

Iron Prominent

C

12

15

18

11

31

July Highflyer

C

1

4

2

1

2

Juniper Carpet

L

 

 

4

 

3

Knot Grass

C

1

1

4

1

2

Lackey

C

1

1

 

3

 

Large Emerald

C

 

 

1

 

 

Larch Pug

C

5

1

7

5

1

Large Nutmeg

C

21

22

32

87

63

Large Ranunculus

C

1

2

1

2

 

Large Twin-spot Carpet

C

33

5

10

6

10

Large Wainscot

C

2

1

5

8

2

Large Yellow Underwing

C

1251

3402

2580

2173

3272

Lead-coloured Drab

C

6

5

3

4

2

Least Black Arches

C

22

59

27

5

5

Least Yellow Underwing

C

65

23

40

35

40

Leopard Moth

C

8

8

9

5

1

Less Broad-brd. Yellow Uw

C

272

491

274

340

405

Lesser Common Rustic

C

111

205

116

94

76

Lesser Swallow Prominent.

C

9

32

32

24

45

Lesser Yellow Underwing

C

232

223

112

115

227

Light Arches

C

36

20

19

43

37

Light Emerald

C

25

34

39

33

97

Lilac Beauty

C

 

 

1

 

 

Lime Hawk-moth