Moth Report

2005 was peculiar year weather wise, with a mild first three months, followed by a cold spring the wind never seemed to get out of a northerly direction until mid June, and a very warm autumn. The cold weather not arriving until November.

The moths came to the traps in very large numbers with the second largest total ever recorded (26947), the second largest total of species (286) being attracted to the lights, and twelve new species for the reserve bringing the total list for macro moths to 375 species.

January started off very mild, which resulted in some very early emergence dates of several species. Hebrew Character on the 3rd, Clouded Drab on the 25th, March Moth on the 30th, and Oak Beauty on the 31st, with 55 moths of eleven species being caught this set a new record in both categories for this month.

The month of February carried on the trend for early emergence with a Common Quaker on the 11th. Two Spring Usher during the month is the average for this common moth. The month ended equalling last years record of eleven species caught.

Two new species came to traps during March. On the 19th a Yellow Horned was sat on the outside of the trap one, this is a species I have been expecting to catch at Pitsford, although its larval food plant, Birch is not very abundant here. The second species was a total surprise, a Dotted Chestnut on the 26th also to trap one. This is only the second record for Northants but is a species that is known to be moving northwards. Twenty-six species were caught during the month setting a new record.

Nothing unexpected came to the traps during April, but a Tawny Pinion on the 12th was the only record of this declining moth this year, and no records of Brindled Beauty was the first time this moth had not been caught since records began.

May had cold northerly winds most of the month which did not help the annual May drop-off in numbers of moths. Species of moth did however start to build up. A Scarce Tissue on the 25th was a new record for the reserve, its larval food plant being cultivated species of Berberis so it probably was a wanderer from a Holcot garden. Two specimens of the Mullein during the month was good as its larval food plant does not appear anywhere on site. The first Hawk-moth species for the year was a Lime Hawk-moth on the 15th; this was the start of a record year for all Hawk-moths. Cream-bordered Green Pea on the 27th was the first of nineteen to be caught of this wetland specialist.

Three new records were caught during June, the first was a Small Elephant Hawk-moth on the 16th, this moth seems to be spreading within the county, with several being caught at sites close to the reserve. Its larval food plant, Lady’s Bedstraw does grow in several places around the reserve but not in any great profusion. The second new record was a very fresh Pimpinel Pug, caught on the 25th. Most pugs become worn fairly quickly after emergence; thankfully this one was not worn, helping in its identification, as it resembles several more widespread and frequent species. The last new record was Small Dusty Wave on the 29th, this moth does not come to light very well, and is more often than not found near human habitation. Other good moths caught during June were four Garden Tiger, two Green Arches, three Marbled White Spot, only the second record of Chamomile Shark for the reserve on the 5th. The first Common Footman came to trap two on the 21st and was the start of a remarkable 2416 caught this year, putting it in second position of the top twenty species list. The day flying moths faired fairly well this year, but due to the cold winds emerged later than usual, with both Chimney Sweeper, and Small Yellow Underwing, being seen for the first time on the 9th.

July produced the only record of Broom Moth for the year on the 1st, and Varied Coronet on the 7th. The first records since 1998 of Plain Wave on the 9th and 17th, this species could easily be over looked amongst the large numbers of Riband Wave that are caught as they are very similar. A new record came to trap one on the 11th, Light Brocade, this species has a county status of local and is more often seen on old quarried land. Another new record for the reserve was caught on the 12th, and was the first of three Mere Wainscot to be seen this month. A third new record for the reserve was caught on the 13th; a very tatty Brown Scallop, the same date produced only the second record of Small Emerald, the first being in 1997. The larval food plant for this species is Traveller’s Joy which is not found on the reserve, but can be found not to far away. Other good moths caught during July were, Bordered Pug on the 17th, and Minor Shoulder-knot on the 18th. Nine individual Buff Footman during the month were good records considering it was only recorded for the first time last year. The lowest total of Brown-line Bright-eye since records began, with only three being caught was a bit worrying, and unfortunately for the first time in three years, no records of Clouded Magpie.

The day flying moths on the meadows carried on having a good season with Six-spot Burnet being seen for the first time on the 4th, and Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet on the 18th, though due to the hot weather did not seem to have such a long flight period this year. July produced the highest totals of both moths, 8455 and species, 171, which set new records in both categories.

The only record of the Olive for the year was caught on the 1st of August, and the first of three August Thorn were caught on the 13th, this last species had not been recorded since 2002, on the same date the first of two Old Lady was taken, the other being taken on the 29th, this large moth is not attracted to light very well, but will come more readily too sugar. Two, Twin-spotted Wainscot came to the lights on the 18th, one to each trap, and only one record of Feathered Gothic on the 29th equalled the last two years. This last species used to be seen most years in double figures.

September produced three new records for the reserve, the first was a Chevron on the 3rd, its county status is local and was caught right at the end of its flight period. Gold Spot in trap one on the 5th was a species I have been expecting to catch here despite its county status as rare. One of its main food plants Yellow Iris is found quite commonly along the waters edge. The third new record was a Webb’s Wainscot on the 26th, this was only the second record for Northamptonshire the first being only recorded on the 30/08/05 in Kingsthorpe, its larval food plant Reedmace is common on the reserve. Although Hummingbird Hawk-moth has been recorded on the reserve before, the first time this daytime flyer has been caught in one of the traps was on the night of the 13th, in trap one. The only record of Large Ranunculus was caught on the 29th, and the first Merveille du Jour on the 30th was the first of ten seen this year.

A Light Emerald on the 3rd of October was proof of a partial second generation, and the bulk of Large Wainscot caught this year 26 of the 28, turned up this month. Five Juniper Carpet came to the traps all within three days, and a Bulrush Wainscot on the 28th was a fairly late date for this species. It was not a good year for the Chestnut, Dark Chestnut, or the Satellite; for all of which October is their main month for emergence. Very high numbers of moths came to the traps during the month: 1227, beating the previous best set in 2001 by 452 moths.

November turned out to be a cold month, with twelve completely blank nights, due to frost. Not very good numbers of moths came to the lights on the better nights, resulting in the lowest total for November, with only 76 moths caught, since records began.

Despite the previous month December faired better. The emergence of Scarce Umber was delayed because of Novembers bad weather, until the 3rd, with eleven being seen, and late records of Yellow-line Quaker on the 14th, and Beaded Chestnut on the 23rd. An Angle Shades on the 31st meant that this species of moth had been recorded nine out of the twelve months of the year. The total moths caught during the month was 177, setting a new record for December.

Phil Horsnail

Macrolepidoptera at Pitsford

Summary of data for the years 1994-2005

Species	Scientific Name	Larval Food Plants	Day Flying
Alder Moth	Acronicta alni	Various trees & shrubs
Angle Shades	Phlogophora meticulosa	Dock
Antler Moth	Cerapteryx graminis	Various grasses
August Thorn	Ennomos quercinaria	Oak, Beech, Birch, Hawthorn + others
Autumnal Moth	Epirrita autumnata	Alder
Barred Hook-tip	Drepana cultraria	Beech
Barred Red	Hylaea fasciaria	Pine, spruce etc.
Barred Rivulet	Perizoma bifaciata	Seeds of Red Bartsia
Barred Sallow	Xanthia aurago	Beech
Barred Straw	Eulithis pyraliata	Bedstraws
Barred Yellow	Cidaria fulvata	Dog Rose
Beaded Chestnut	Agrochola lychnidis	Chickweed, Dandelion
Beautiful Golden Y	Autographa pulchrina	Dandelion
Beautiful Hook-tip	Laspeyria flexula	Lichens on Hawthorn, Blackthorn, apple etc.
Black Arches	Lymantria monacha	Oak
Black Rustic	Aporophyla nigra	Dock, Chickweed, Dandelion
Blair’s Shoulder-knot	Lithophane leautieri hesperica	Chamaecyparis
Blood-vein	Timandra griseata	Dock, Sorrel, Knotgrass, Orache
Blue-bordered Carpet	Plemyria rubiginata rubiginata	Alder, Blackthorn, etc
Bordered Beauty	Epione repandaria	Sallow
Bordered Pug	Eupithecia succenturiata	Leaves of mugwort
Bordered Straw	Heliothis peltigera	Flowers of Scentless Mayweed
Bordered White	Bupalus piniaria	Scots Pine
Brick	Agrochola circellaris	Ash
Bright-line Brown-eye	Lacanobia oleracea	Dock
Brimstone Moth	Opisthograptis luteolata	Blackthorn
Brindled Beauty	Lycia hiraria	Elm, Alder
Brindled Green	Dryobotodes ermita	Oak, Hawthorn
Brindled Pug	Eupithecia abbreviata	Oak, Hawthorn
Broad-barred White	Hecatera bicolorata	Hawkweed and hawk’s-beard
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua fimbriata	Various herbaceous plants, plus tree buds
Broken-barred Carpet	Electrophaes corylata	Birch, oak, hawthorn Blackthorn etc.
Broom Moth	Ceramica pisi	Wide variety plants
Brown Rustic	Rusina ferruginea	Dock
Brown Scallop	Philereme vetulata	Buckthorn
Brown-line Bright-eye	Mythimna conigera	Various grasses
Brown-silver Line	Petrophoro chlorosata	Bracken
Brown-spot Pinion	Agrochola litura	Dock, Chickweed
Buff Arches	Habrosyne pryritoides	Bramble
Buff Ermine	Spilosoma luteum	Various low growing plants.
Buff Footman	Eilema depressa	Lichens and algae
Buff-tip	Phalera bucephala	Elm
Bulrush Wainscot	Nonagria typhae	Common Reedmace
Burnet Companion	Euclidia glyphica	Clover, vetches, trefoils	+
Burnished Brass	Diachrysia chrysitis	Nettle, White Dead-nettle.
Cabbage Moth	Mamesra brassicae	Mainly cabbage family
Campion	Hadena rivularis	Ripening seeds of Silene & Lychnis
Canary-shouldered Thorn	Ennomos alniaria	Alder
Centre-barred Sallow	Atethemia centrago	Ash
Chamomile Shark	Cucullia chamomillae	Flowers of Mayweeds.
Chestnut	Conistra vaccinii	Elm
Chevron	Eulithis testata	Sallow, willow, poplar
Chimney Sweeper	Odezia atrata	Pignut	+
Chinese Character	Cilix glaucata	Blackthorn
Chocolate-tip	Clostera curtula	Poplar and Willow
Cinnabar	Tyria jacobaeae	Ragwort, Groundsel
Clay	Mythimna ferrago	Grasses etc.
Clay Triple-lines	Cyclophora linearia	Beech
Cloaked Minor	Mesoligia furuncula	Inner stems of various grasses
Clouded Border	Lomaspilis marginata	Sallow, Aspen, Poplar, Hazel
Clouded Brindle	Apamea epomidion	Various grasses
Clouded Drab	Orthosia incerta	Deciduous trees
Clouded Magpie	Abraxas sylvata	Wych Elm and Common Elm
Clouded Silver	Lomographa temerata	Thorns, Apple
Clouded-bordered Brindle	Apamea crenata	Cock’s-foot
Common Carpet	Epirrhoe alternata alternata	Cleavers
Common Emerald	Hemithea aestivaria	Deciduous trees
Common Footman	Eilema lurideola	Lichens and Algae
Common Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta truncata	Dock
Common Pug	Eupithecia vulgata vulgata	Sallow, Yarrow; Hawthorn etc.
Common Quaker	Orthosia stabilis	Var. deciduous trees
Common Rustic	Mesapamea secalis	Inner parts of various grasses
Common Swift	Hepialus lupinus	Roots of grasses etc.
Common Wainscot	Mythimna pallens	Broad-bladed grass
Common Wave	Cabera exanthemata	Sallow, Aspen
Common White Wave	Cabera pusaria	Var. deciduous trees
Convolvulus Hawk-moth	Agrius convolvulu	Field Bindweed and other Convolvulaceae
Copper Underwing	Amphipyra pyramidea	Ash
Coxcomb Prominent	Ptilodon capucina	Var. deciduous trees
Cream Bordered Green Pea	Earias clorana	Various willow
Cream Wave	Scopula floslactata floslactata	Docks, dandelion etc
Crescent	Calaena leucostigma leucostigma	Inner stems of Yellow Iris + others
Currant Pug	Eupithecia assimilata	Wild Hop, Black and Red Currant
Dark Arches	Apamea monoglypha	Grass roots
Dark Chestnut	Conistra ligula	Hawthorn, sallow, oak.
Dark Dagger	Acronicta tridens	Hawthorn, Blackthorn, etc
Dark Marbled Carpet	Chloroclysta citrata citrata	Var. trees & shrubs
Dark Sward-grass	Agrostis ipsilon	Herbaceous plants
Dark Umber	Philereme transversata britannica	Buckthorn
Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe ferrugata	Dock, Dandelion, Bedstraw, etc.
December Moth	Poecilocampa populi	Elm, Blackthorn
Deep-brown Dart	Aporophyla lutulenta	Blackthorn
Dingy Footman	Eilema griseola	Unspecified lichens
Dingy Shears	Enargia ypsillon	Poplars, Willows
Dot Moth	Melanchra persicariae	Var. herbaceous plants
Dotted Border	Agriopis marginaria	Var. deciduous trees
Dotted Chestnut	Conistra rubiginea	Apple
Double Dart	Graphiphora augur	Sallow, birch, hawthorn
Double Lobed	Apamea ophiogramma	Inner stems of Reed Canary-grass
Double Square-spot	Xestia triangulum	Herbaceous plants
Double-striped Pug	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Flowers of many trees and shrubs
Drinker	Philudoria potatoria	Wide-bladed grass
Dun-bar	Cosmia trapezina	Var. deciduous trees
Dusky Brocade	Apamea remissa	Couch, Annual Meadow-grass
Dusky Sallow	Eremobia ochroleuca	Grass flowers
Dusky Thorn	Ennomos fuscantaria	Ash
Dusky-lemon Sallow	Xanthia gilvago	Seeds of Wych Elm
Dwarf Cream Wave	Idaea fuscovenosa	Bramble, Knotgrass
Dwarf Pug	Eupithecia tantillaria	Douglas Fir
Ear Moth	Amphipoea oculea	Various grasses
Early Grey	Xylocampa areola	Honeysuckle
Early Moth	Theria primaria	Thorns
Early Thorn	Selenia dentaria	Alder, Blackthorn
Elephant Hawk-moth	Deilephila elpenor	Willow herb, Bedstraw
Engrailed	Ectropis bistortata	Var. deciduous trees
Eyed Hawk-moth	Smerinthus ocellata	Sallow, Willow; Apple, Aspen
Fan-foot	Herminia tarsipennalis	Withered leaves of Oak, Beech, etc.
Feathered Gothic	Tholera decimalis	Hard-bladed grasses
Feathered Thorn	Colotois pennaria	Blackthorn
Fen Wainscot	Arenostola phragmitidis	Stems of Common Reed
Figure of Eight	Diloba caeruleocephala	Blackthorn, Hawthorn, Crab Apple
Figure of Eighty	Tethea ocularis octogesimea	Poplar, Aspen
Flame	Axylia putris	Dock
Flame Shoulder	Ochropleura plecta	Dock Dandelion
Flounced Rustic	Luperina testacea	Grass roots
Four-dotted Footman	Cybosia mesomella	Algae, Lichens
Foxglove Pug	Eupithecia pulchellata	Flowers of Foxglove
Freyer’s Pug	Eupithecia intricata arceuthata	Juniper
Frosted Orange	Gortyna flavago	Inner stems & roots of thistles, Burdock
Garden Carpet	Xanthorhoe fluctuata	Crucifers
Garden Dart	Euxoa nigracans	Wide variety of wild and cultivated plants.
Garden Tiger	Arctia caja	Var. herbaceous plants and shrubs
Gem	Orthonama obstipata	Dock, Knotgrass etc.
Ghost Moth	Hepialus humuli humuli	Roots of grasses and many other plants.
Gold Spot	Plusia festucae	Sedges, Yellow Iris
Gothic	Naenia typica	Var. herbaceous plants
Green Arches	Anaplectoides prasina	Honeysuckle
Green Carpet	Colostygia pectinataria	Bedstraws
Green Pug	Chloroclystis rectangulata	Apple, Blackthorn, Pear & Cherry
Green Silver-lines	Pseudoips fagana britannica	Oak & var. trees
Green-brindled Crescent	Allophyes oxyacanthae	Blackthorn
Grey Birch	Aethalura punctulata	Birch
Grey Chi	Antitype chi	Herbaceous plants
Grey Dagger	Acronicta psi	Deciduous trees
Grey Pine Carpet	Thera obeliscata	Scots Pine, spruces
Grey Pug	Eupithecia subfuscata	Flowers and leaves of various plants
Grey Shoulder-knot	Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis	Oak
Heart and Dart	Agrotis exclamationis	Var. herbaceous plants
Hebrew Character	Orthosia gothica	Blackthorn
Herald	Scoliopteryx libatrix	Sallow, Willow, Aspen, Poplar
Hornet Moth	Sesia apiformis	Trunks of Poplar	+
Humming-bird Hawk-moth	Macroglossum stellatarum	Bedstraws	+
Ingrailed Clay	Diarsia mendica mendica	Dock
Iron Prominent	Notodonta dromedarius	Birch, Alder, Oak, Hazel
July Highflyer	Hydriomena furcata	Sallow, Hazel
Juniper Carpet	Therajuniperata juniperata	Juniper
Knot Grass	Acronicta rumicis	Dock
Lackey	Malacosoma neustria	Thorns etc.
Larch Pug	Eupithecia lariciata	Larch
Large Emerald	Geometra papilionaria	Birch and Alder
Large Nutmeg	Apamea anceps	Various grasses
Large Ranunculus	Polymixis flavicincta	Dock, Dandelion
Large Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata	Bedstraw, Chickweed, Dock
Large Wainscot	Rhizedra lutosa	Lower stems, roots, Common Reed
Large Yellow Underwing	Noctua pronuba	Various herbaceous plants and grasses
Lead-coloured Drab	Orthosia populeti	Aspen, poplars
Least Black Arches	Nola confusalis	Lime, Oak
Least Yellow Underwing	Noctua interjecta caliginosa	Var. herbaceous plants
Leopard Moth	Zeuzera pyrina	Insides of stems of Sallow, Apple, Ash
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing	Noctua janthina	Blackthorn
Lesser Common Rustic	Mesapamea secalella	Inner plants of various grasses
Lesser Swallow Prominent	Pheosia gnoma	Birch
Lesser Yellow Underwing	Noctua comes	Var. herbaceous plants and trees
Light Arches	Apamea lithoxylaea	Roots of grasses
Light Brocade	Lacanobia w-latinum	Woody and herbaceous plants
Light Emerald	Campaea margaritata	Birch, Beech, Oak, Elm, Hawthorn etc.
Lilac Beauty	Apeira syringaria	Honeysuckle, Ash, Wild Privet
Lime Hawk-moth	Mimas tiliae	Birch, Lime, Elm, Alder
Lime-speck Pug	Eupithecia centaureata	Flowers of many plants
Little Emerald	Jodis lactearia	Various trees
Lunar Hornet Moth	Sesia bembeciformis	Inner wood of Sallow + (Willow)	+
Lunar Marbled Brown	Drymonia ruficornis	Oak
Lunar Underwing	Omphaloscelis lunosa	Various grasses
Lunar-spotted Pinion	Cosmia pyralina	Elm, Wych Elm, Blackthorn, etc.
Lychnis	Hadena bicruris	Red & White campion
Magpie	Abraxas grossulariata	Var. trees & shrubs
Maiden’s Blush	Cyclophora punctaria	Oak
Mallow	Larentia clavaria	Mallow
Maple Prominent	Ptilodontella cucullina	Field Maple
Maple Pug	Eupithecia inturbata	Field Maple
Marbled Beauty	Cryphia domestica	Lichens
Marbled Minor	Oligia strigilis	Inner parts of Cock’s-foot, Reed Canary-grass
Marbled White Spot	Lithacodia pygarga	Purple moor grasses and others
March Moth	Alsophila aescularia	Blackthorn
Marsh Pug	Eupithecia pygmaeata	Field Mouse-ear	+
May highflyer	Hydrionena impluviata	Alder
Mere Wainscot	Chortodes fluxa	Wood Small-reed (Bush Grass)
Merveille du Jour	Dichonia aprilina	Oak
Middle-barred Minor	Oligia fasciuncula	Tufted Hair-grass + some others
Miller	Acronicta leporina	Birch, Alder
Minor Shoulder-knot	Brachylomia viminalis	Sallow, Willow
Mother Shipton	Callistege mi	Clover	+
Mottled Beauty	Alcis repandata repandata	Birch, Blackthorn, Bramble, Dock etc.
Mottled Pug	Eupithecia exiguata	Hawthorn, Blackthorn and Sycamore
Mottled Rustic	Caradrina morpheus	Herbaceous plants
Mottled Umber	Erannis defoliaria	Oak, Birch, Sallow Blackthorn etc.
Mouse Moth	Amphipyra tragopoginis	Var. herbaceous plants, Sallow
Mullein	Cucullia verbasci	Mulleins/Figwort
Muslin Footman	Nudaria mundana	Lichens
Muslin Moth	Diaphora mendica	Dock, Chickweed, Dandelion
Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet	Zygaena lonicerae latomarginata	Various spp. of Trefoil	+
Northern Winter Moth	Operophtera fagata	Birch, apple, plum and cherry
November Moth	Epirrita dilutata	Ash, Elm, Blackthorn
Nutmeg	Discestra trifolii	Goosefoot, Orache, Dock etc.
Oak Beauty	Biston strataria	Oak, Hazel etc.
Oak Eggar	Lasiocampa quercus quercus	Var. trees & shrubs
Oak Hook-tip	Drepana binaria	Oak
Oak Lutestring	Cymatophorima diluta	Oak
Oak Nycteoline	Nycteola revayana	Oak
Oak-tree Pug	Eupithecia dodoneata	Hawthorn (calyx of haws), Oak
Ochreous Pug	Eupithecia indigata	Scots Pine (shoots)
Old Lady	Mormo maura	Herb. plants in autumn: var. trees after hibernation
Olive	Ipimorpha subtusa	Poplars, Aspen
Orange Footman	Eilema sororcula	Lichens on Oak and Beech
Orange Sallow	Xanthia citrago	Lime
Orange Swift	Hepialus sylvina	Dock & Dandelion roots
Orange Underwing	Archiearis parthenias	Birch	+
Pale Brindled Beauty	Apocheima pilosaria	Oak, hawthorn + var. deciduous trees
Pale Eggar	Trichiura crataegi	Deciduous trees
Pale Mottled Willow	Caradrina clavipalpis	Seeds of grasses and Plantain
Pale November Moth	Epirrita christyi	Var. deciduous trees
Pale Oak Beauty	Serraca punctinalis	Oak and Birch
Pale Pinion	Lithophane socia	Dock, Chickweed
Pale Prominent	Pterostoma palpina	Sallow, Poplar
Pale Tussock	Calliteara pudibunda	Blackthorn
Pale-shouldered Brocade	Lacanobia thalassina	Various deciduous trees
Peach Blossom	Thyatira batis	Bramble
Pearly Underwing		Herbaceous plants
Pebble Hooktip	Drepana falcataria	Birch
Pebble Prominent	Eligmodonta ziczac	Sallow, Poplar, Willow
Peppered Moth	Biston betularia	Deciduous trees
Phoenix	Eulithis prunata	Gooseberry, Red and Black Currant
Pimpinel Pug	Eupithecia pimpinellata	Burnet Saxifrage, seed heads
Pine Beauty	Panolis flammea	Scots Pine
Pine Carpet	Thera firmata	Pine
Pine Hawk-moth	Hyloicus pinastri	Scots Pine, Norway Spruce
Pinion-streaked Snout	Schrankia costaestrigalis	Unknown, perhaps sallow
Pink-barred Sallow	Xanthia togata	Sallow and Poplar catkins
Plain Golden Y	Autographa jota	Herbaceous plants
Plain Pug	Eupithecia simpliciata	Seed heads of Goosefoot; Orache
Plain Wave	Idaea straminata	Herbaceous plants
Poplar Grey	Acronicta megacephala	Poplar, willows
Poplar Hawk-moth	Laothoe populi	Poplar, willows
Poplar Kitten	Furcula bifida	Poplar, Aspen
Powdered Quaker	Orthosia gracilis	Sallow, Meadowsweet
Privet Hawk-moth	Sphinx ligustri	Privet, Holly, Ash
Purple Thorn	Selenia tetralunaria	Alder, Ash
Puss Moth	Cerura vinula	Poplar, willows
Red Chestnut	Cerastis rubricosa	Dock
Red Twin-spot Carpet	Xanthorhoe spadicearia	Cleavers
Red Underwing	Catocala nupta	Poplar, willows
Red-green Carpet	Chloroclysta siterata	Deciduous trees
Red-line Quaker	Agrochola lota	Willows
Red-necked Footman	Atolmis rubricollis	Lichens on Various trees
Red-tipped Clearwing	Synanthedon formicaeformis	Osiers, willow	+
Riband Wave	Idaea aversata	Dock; Chickweed, Dandelion
Rosy Minor	Mesoligia literosa	Roots and stems of grasses
Rosy Rustic	Hydraecia micacea	Dock (Roots)
Round-winged Muslin	Thumatha senex	Algae, lichens and mosses
Ruby Tiger	Phragmatobia fuliginosa fuliginosa	Herbaceous plants
Rufous Minor	Oligia versicolor	Internal parts of Cock’s-foot
Rustic	Hoplodrina blanda	Dock, Dandelion
Rustic Shoulder-knot	Apamea sordens