The
“Top Twenty” moths for 2006, together with 2005 data are detailed below.
Species and Position
|
Number and Last Year’s
Position
|
First Date |
Last Date |
||
|
Large Yellow Underwing |
1 |
2815 |
(3172 - 1st) |
15/06 |
18/10 |
|
Common Footman |
2 |
2285 |
(2416 - 2nd) |
17/06 |
29/07 |
|
Common Wainscot |
=3 |
1483 |
(838 - 5th) |
08/06 |
25/10 |
|
Setaceous Hebrew Character |
=3 |
1483 |
(818 - 6th) |
04/06 |
26/11 |
|
Lunar Underwing |
5 |
1192 |
(954 - 3rd) |
05/09 |
08/11 |
|
Heart and Dart |
6 |
1117 |
(622 - 8th) |
25/05 |
20/09 |
|
Common Rustic |
7 |
1055 |
(615 - 9th) |
28/06 |
19/08 |
|
Smokey Wainscot |
8 |
949 |
(409 - 13th) |
23/06 |
13/09 |
|
Flounced Rustic |
9 |
900 |
(724 - 7th) |
17/07 |
16/09 |
|
Dark Arches |
10 |
723 |
(462 - 11th) |
13/06 |
01/12 |
|
November Moth |
11 |
630 |
(246 - >20th) |
03/10 |
06/11 |
|
Flame Shoulder |
12 |
573 |
(520 - 10th) |
05/05 |
14/09 |
|
Dun-bar |
13 |
558 |
(298 - 20th) |
01/07 |
20/08 |
|
Square-spot Rustic |
14 |
515 |
(915 - 4th) |
08/08 |
02/10 |
|
Uncertain |
15 |
481 |
(387 - =14th) |
16/06 |
27/09 |
|
Common Quaker |
16 |
427 |
(333 - 19th) |
23/03 |
14/05 |
|
Lesser Yellow Underwing |
17 |
369 |
(221 - >20th) |
10/07 |
13/11 |
|
Clouded Drab |
=18 |
352 |
(372 - 16th) |
15/02 |
25/05 |
|
Silver Y |
=18 |
352 |
(40 - >20th) |
04/05 |
15/12 |
|
Snout |
20 |
332 |
(132 - >20th) |
13/06 |
17/10 |
There are 33 species that have appeared in the “top 20” over the
seven years of the data. Of these 9 have appeared every year, see table below,
with first emergence dates.
Species
|
1999 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
|
Angle Shades |
- |
28/04 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Brimstone Moth |
- |
13/05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Buff Ermine |
- |
- |
- |
- |
30/05 |
- |
- |
- |
|
Clouded Drab |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
11/02 |
25/01 |
15/02 |
|
Common Footman |
16/06 |
17/06 |
30/06 |
24/06 |
12/06 |
16/06 |
21/06 |
17/06 |
|
Common Quaker |
- |
- |
- |
04/03 |
04/03 |
05/03 |
11/02 |
23/03 |
|
Common Rustic |
05/07 |
02/07 |
04/07 |
12/07 |
28/06 |
29/06 |
01/07 |
28/06 |
|
Common Wainscot |
29/05 |
14/06 |
05/06 |
31/05 |
27/05 |
31/05 |
02/06 |
08/06 |
|
Dark Arches |
09/06 |
15/06 |
14/06 |
13/06 |
13/06 |
07/06 |
20/06 |
13/06 |
|
Dun-bar |
- |
- |
10/07 |
06/07 |
28/06 |
29/06 |
10/07 |
01/07 |
|
Flame Shoulder |
- |
08/05 |
25/05 |
24/04 |
01/05 |
- |
20/05 |
05/05 |
|
Flounced Rustic |
22/07 |
31/07 |
26/07 |
01/08 |
21/07 |
- |
22/07 |
17/07 |
|
Heart and Dart |
26/05 |
02/06 |
28/05 |
17/05 |
27/05 |
25/05 |
30/05 |
25/05 |
|
Hebrew Character |
07/03 |
22/02 |
11/03 |
12/02 |
03/03 |
15/02 |
03/01 |
- |
|
Large Yellow Underwing |
31/05 |
12/06 |
14/06 |
06/06 |
01/06 |
15/06 |
18/06 |
15/06 |
|
Lesser B-B Yellow U’wing |
13/07 |
18/07 |
17/07 |
19/07 |
15/07 |
14/07 |
14/07 |
- |
|
Lesser Yellow Underwing |
- |
05/07 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
10/07 |
|
Lunar Underwing |
- |
10/09 |
13/09 |
- |
06/09 |
03/09 |
04/09 |
05/09 |
|
Mottled Rustic |
- |
12/06 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
November Moth |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
03/10 |
|
Ribboned Wave |
- |
- |
25/06 |
16/06 |
- |
02/06 |
- |
- |
|
Rosy Rustic |
- |
- |
- |
- |
14/07 |
- |
28/07 |
- |
|
Rustic |
15/06 |
14/06 |
13/06 |
06/06 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Scarce Footman |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
23/06 |
- |
|
Setaceous Hebrew Character |
31/05 |
31/05 |
29/05 |
25/05 |
26/05 |
31/05 |
01/06 |
04/06 |
|
Silver Y |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
04/05 |
|
Small Square Spot |
14/05 |
19/05 |
23/05 |
16/05 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
|
Smokey Wainscot |
31/05 |
19/06 |
11/06 |
23/06 |
15/06 |
17/06 |
31/06 |
23/06 |
|
Snout |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
13/06 |
|
Square-spot Rustic |
18/08 |
28/07 |
27/07 |
10/08 |
04/08 |
08/08 |
12/08 |
08/08 |
|
Uncertain |
- |
- |
- |
- |
09/06 |
- |
23/06 |
16/06 |
|
White Ermine |
- |
- |
15/05 |
12/05 |
24/04 |
10/05 |
- |
- |
|
Yellow Tail |
- |
- |
03/07 |
09/07 |
- |
30/06 |
- |
- |