What's flying tonight?

This page allows you to see what moths have previously been recorded in Suffolk as adults at a particular time of year. This is intended to give a rough indication of what may be on the wing and not a definitive list of recorded dates (particularly earliest and latest dates). Only records that have been submitted with a precise date are included within the dataset, so records that have been submitted with dates like '12-June-2002 to 16-June-2002' or '2002' are omitted.

The flight data is based on what is flying in a particular week of the year. So what will be shown as flying for a particular time of year is actually the moths that have been recorded flying in the week of the year that the specified date lies in. For example, the 17th August 2004 lies in the 34th week of the year. Confused? - just try it out and hopefully it will become clear.

In the table of results below the 'Total records' column specifies the number of records of that species in the dataset. The 'Weekly Record Total' gives the number of records of that species recorded in the specified week. The 'Percentage of records' column indicates the percentage of records that have been recorded in this week. Species are initially ordered by 'Weekly Record Total' as this gives preference to the more commonly recorded species for that week.

Clicking the and buttons either side of the results table title will show the species lists for the previous and next week respectively.

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Week 20 (14-May-2012 to 21-May-2012)

Species total : 270

B & FScientific nameVernacular name Total
records
Weekly
record
total
Percentage
of
records
2092Agrotis putaShuttle-shaped Dart1931884
2190Orthosia gothicaHebrew Character1293826
2063Diaphora mendicaMuslin Moth3766918
2102Ochropleura plectaFlame Shoulder2281632
1906Opisthograptis luteolataBrimstone Moth1918623
1724Xanthorhoe spadiceariaRed Twin-spot Carpet720466
1776Colostygia pectinatariaGreen Carpet1108443
2069Tyria jacobaeaeCinnabar708385
1738Epirrhoe alternataCommon Carpet1307372
2028Calliteara pudibundaPale Tussock385379
1852Eupithecia abbreviataBrindled Pug3173511
2188Orthosia incertaClouded Drab819354
2450Abrostola tripartitaSpectacle1354352
2005Peridea ancepsGreat Prominent2623412
2060Spilosoma lubricipedaWhite Ermine776344
2078Nola confusalisLeast Black Arches2193415
2003Notodonta ziczacPebble Prominent500336
2007Pheosia tremulaSwallow Prominent787334
1728Xanthorhoe fluctuataGarden Carpet1129312
1936Menophra abruptariaWaved Umber1833016
2243Xylocampa areolaEarly Grey545305
2187Orthosia cerasiCommon Quaker975282
1902Petrophora chlorosataBrown Silver-line606274
1834Eupithecia vulgataCommon Pug543264
0150Adela reaumurella1252520
2089Agrotis exclamationisHeart and Dart1704251
1768Thera obeliscataGrey Pine Carpet539234
1968Semiaspilates ochreariaYellow Belle2302310
2008Ptilodon capucinaCoxcomb Prominent469224
2011Pterostoma palpinaPale Prominent579223
0017Hepialus lupulinusCommon Swift592203
1920Odontopera bidentataScalloped Hazel1462013
0649Esperia sulphurella971919
0986Syndemis musculana1691911
2043Eilema sororculaOrange Footman234198
1979Mimas tiliaeLime Hawk-moth333185
2019Clostera curtulaChocolate-tip1681810
1888Ligdia adustataScorched Carpet249176
1981Laothoe populiPoplar Hawk-moth995171
2186Orthosia gracilisPowdered Quaker1201714
2306Phlogophora meticulosaAngle Shades1427171
1255Cydia ulicetana1181613
1648Drepana falcatariaPebble Hook-tip711162
1887Lomaspilis marginataClouded Border1069161
2380Charanyca trigrammicaTreble Lines688162
1356Evergestis forficalisGarden Pebble574152
1680Cyclophora punctariaMaiden's Blush438153
2334Apamea sordensRustic Shoulder-knot425153
1651Cilix glaucataChinese Character492142
1769Thera britannicaSpruce Carpet232146
1862Gymnoscelis rufifasciataDouble-striped Pug1009141
1955Cabera pusariaCommon White Wave672142
2006Pheosia gnomaLesser Swallow Prominent677142
1846Eupithecia nanataNarrow-winged Pug319134
1944Hypomecis punctinalisPale Oak Beauty337133
2000Notodonta dromedariusIron Prominent617132
0385Anthophila fabriciana244124
0648Endrosis sarcitrellaWhite-shouldered House-moth296124
1858Chloroclystis v-ataV-Pug223125
1952Ematurga atomariaCommon Heath1101210
2160Lacanobia oleraceaBright-line Brown-eye1450120
1677Cyclophora albipunctataBirch Mocha142117
1931Biston betulariaPeppered Moth993111
1951Aethalura punctulataGrey Birch751114
1334Scoparia ambigualis792101
1725Xanthorhoe ferrugataDark-barred Twin-spot Carpet284103
1727Xanthorhoe montanataSilver-ground Carpet394102
2061Spilosoma luteumBuff Ermine1180100
2126Xestia c-nigrumSetaceous Hebrew Character2328100
2179Panolis flammeaPine Beauty158106
1927Lycia hirtariaBrindled Beauty14696
2139Cerastis rubricosaRed Chestnut27993
2284Acronicta psiGrey Dagger64691
0130Incurvaria masculella56814
0247Tinea trinotella14585
0464Plutella xylostellaDiamond-back Moth80980
1076Celypha lacunana155480
1136Epinotia immundana80810
1242Grapholita internana23834
1646Watsonalla binariaOak Hook-tip46881
1752Cosmorhoe ocellataPurple Bar35082
1759Ecliptopera silaceataSmall Phoenix33082
1883Acasis viretataYellow-barred Brindle16984
1957Lomographa bimaculataWhite-pinion Spotted11087
2289Acronicta rumicisKnot Grass36782
2389Paradrina clavipalpisPale Mottled Willow63681
2425Colocasia coryliNut-tree Tussock16884
0005Micropterix calthella43716
0544Coleophora albicosta8378
0966Cochylis atricapitana25572
1808Perizoma flavofasciataSandy Carpet30972
1819Eupithecia exiguataMottled Pug26072
1997Furcula furculaSallow Kitten22873
2015Drymonia ruficornisLunar Marbled Brown15374
2145Discestra trifoliiNutmeg91970
2147Hada plebejaShears40671
2157Lacanobia w-latinumLight Brocade36271
2397Panemeria tenebrataSmall Yellow Underwing23730
0697Agonopterix arenella14564
1660Polyploca ridensFrosted Green16663
1747Anticlea derivataStreamer10565
1778Hydriomena impluviataMay Highflyer13764
1802Perizoma affinitataRivulet9666
1853Eupithecia dodoneataOak-tree Pug10565
1879Lobophora halterataSeraphim36616
2098Axylia putrisFlame120860
2123Diarsia rubiSmall Square-spot53261
2384Hoplodrina ambiguaVine's Rustic109760
0006Eriocrania subpurpurella14653
0924Hysterophora maculosana9555
0947Aethes smeathmanniana9755
1120Ancylis mitterbacheriana7956
1174Epiblema cynosbatella21952
1645Falcaria lacertinariaScalloped Hook-tip28051
1682Timandra comaeBlood-vein82550
1693Scopula floslactataCream Wave10654
1750Lampropteryx suffumataWater Carpet7057
1764Chloroclysta truncataCommon Marbled Carpet69950
1788Rheumaptera cervinalisScarce Tissue5459
1832Eupithecia assimilataCurrant Pug7356
1844Eupithecia indigataOchreous Pug26519
1889Macaria notataPeacock Moth45751
1980Smerinthus ocellataEyed Hawk-moth29251
2154Mamestra brassicaeCabbage Moth95950
2173Hadena bicrurisLychnis35351
2326Apamea crenataClouded-bordered Brindle14553
0140Nematopogon swammerdamella39410
0152Adela rufimitrella22418
0287Caloptilia robustella15742
0925Phtheochroa rugosana8045
1288Alucita hexadactylaTwenty-plume Moth23541
1524Emmelina monodactyla64640
1647Watsonalla cultrariaBarred Hook-tip22418
1773Electrophaes corylataBroken-barred Carpet9144
1781Horisme vitalbataSmall Waved Umber17642
1837Eupithecia subfuscataGrey Pug23241
1857Eupithecia tantillariaDwarf Pug35411
1894Chiasmia clathrataLatticed Heath50840
1919Selenia tetralunariaPurple Thorn23841
2064Phragmatobia fuliginosaRuby Tiger86340
2159Lacanobia suasaDog's Tooth20441
2221Shargacucullia verbasciMullein30413
2278Acronicta megacephalaPoplar Grey53340
2301Dypterygia scabriusculaBird's Wing37041
2339Oligia latrunculaTawny Marbled Minor59540
0228Monopis weaverella12332
0695Agonopterix alstromeriana18231
0893Mompha epilobiella29310
1433Cryptoblabes bistriga11232
1654Tethea ocularisFigure of Eighty27731
1825Eupithecia centaureataLime-speck Pug79730
1827Eupithecia intricataFreyer's Pug11232
1871Lithostege griseataGrey Carpet7633
1909Pseudopanthera maculariaSpeckled Yellow15320
1950Parectropis similariaBrindled White-spot12632
1956Cabera exanthemataCommon Wave38730
1961Campaea margaritataLight Emerald103430
1994Phalera bucephalaBuff-tip75430
2014Drymonia dodonaeaMarbled Brown24631
2091Agrotis ipsilonDark Sword-grass34730
2258Conistra vacciniiChestnut60030
2337Oligia strigilisMarbled Minor49430
2441Autographa gammaSilver Y180330
2462Callistege miMother Shipton7733
2480Hypena rostralisButtoned Snout3139
0381Synanthedon culiciformisLarge Red-belted Clearwing22100
0436Pseudoswammerdamia combinella13215
0610Elachista argentella7422
0647Hofmannophila pseudospretellaBrown House-moth42320
0720Ethmia bipunctella2328
0797Neofaculta ericetella3525
0874Blastobasis lacticolella58720
0936Cochylimorpha straminea2129
0956Cochylidia implicitana3425
0985Cacoecimorpha pronubanaCarnation Tortrix10521
1011Pseudargyrotoza conwagana9922
1015Eulia ministrana4724
1106Lobesia reliquana9222
1169Gypsonoma dealbana13221
1342Eudonia angustea13721
1638Macrothylacia rubiFox Moth11821
1652Thyatira batisPeach Blossom21920
1679Cyclophora porataFalse Mocha6233
1689Scopula marginepunctataMullein Wave13821
1824Eupithecia egenariaPauper Pug9222
1835Eupithecia tripunctariaWhite-spotted Pug9622
1865Chesias rufataBroom-tip7122
1881Trichopteryx carpinataEarly Tooth-striped3226
1893Macaria liturataTawny-barred Angle24520
1904Plagodis dolabrariaScorched Wing35220
1918Selenia lunulariaLunar Thorn5240
1948Ectropis crepusculariaSmall Engrailed16212
1958Lomographa temerataClouded Silver77720
1978Hyloicus pinastriPine Hawk-moth43520
1998Furcula bifidaPoplar Kitten15213
2087Agrotis segetumTurnip Moth81620
2158Lacanobia thalassinaPale-shouldered Brocade13221
2167Hadena perplexaTawny Shears13721
2182Orthosia crudaSmall Quaker54820
2184Orthosia opimaNorthern Drab3625
2281Acronicta alniAlder Moth8122
2469Scoliopteryx libatrixHerald20920
0224Triaxomera parasitella1516
0286Caloptilia alchimiella8111
0293Caloptilia syringella1915
0294Aspilapteryx tringipennella2613
0303Parornix anglicella3133
0308Parornix finitimella11100
0315Phyllonorycter harrisella2214
0364Phyllonorycter geniculella6116
0391Glyphipterix simpliciellaCocksfoot Moth3912
0396Glyphipterix fuscoviridella4125
0667Semioscopis steinkellneriana1915
0672Depressaria heracleiParsnip Moth4112
0688Agonopterix heracliana15710
0818Scrobipalpa atriplicella2150
0819Scrobipalpa costella5511
0822Scrobipalpa acuminatella5120
0932Phalonidia affinitana2015
0965Cochylis hybridella6611
0974Argyrotaenia ljungiana6511
0998Epiphyas postvittana13110
1082Hedya prunianaPlum Tortrix16710
1132Epinotia subocellana1715
1163Zeiraphera ratzeburgianaSpruce Bud Moth6116
1165Zeiraphera isertana17710
1184Epiblema scutulana6611
1219Lathronympha strigana4012
1221Strophedra weirana3133
1229Pammene albuginana2150
1251Grapholita jungiella5120
1261Cydia pomonellaCodling Moth30210
1281Dichrorampha simpliciana4125
1321Thisanotia chrysonuchella2414
1331Acentria ephemerellaWater Veneer35810
1361Pyrausta aurata26610
1376Eurrhypara hortulataSmall Magpie101910
1417Pyralis farinalisMeal Moth9511
1454Dioryctria abietella7611
1485Phycitodes maritima3113
1640Euthrix potatoriaDrinker51310
1653Habrosyne pyritoidesBuff Arches63610
1681Cyclophora lineariaClay Triple-lines3113
1707Idaea seriataSmall Dusty Wave38310
1713Idaea aversataRiband Wave176210
1746Anticlea badiataShoulder Stripe13710
1760Chloroclysta siterataRed-green Carpet10310
1775Colostygia multistrigariaMottled Grey1317
1784Melanthia procellataPretty Chalk Carpet4212
1794Euphyia unangulataSharp-angled Carpet14910
1803Perizoma alchemillataSmall Rivulet36010
1830Eupithecia absinthiataWormwood Pug26810
1875Asthena albulataSmall White Wave5911
1876Hydrelia flammeolariaSmall Yellow Wave25910
1890Macaria alternataSharp-angled Peacock24010
1941Alcis repandataMottled Beauty79410
1947Ectropis bistortataEngrailed54110
1954Bupalus piniariaBordered White21210
1995Cerura vinulaPuss Moth3013
2009Ptilodon cucullinaMaple Prominent21710
2058Arctia villicaCream-spot Tiger18810
2166Hadena rivularisCampion15310
2170Hadena comptaVaried Coronet8611
2194Mythimna albipunctaWhite-point59010
2330Apamea remissaDusky Brocade11310
2331Apamea unanimisSmall Clouded Brindle8611
2333Apamea ancepsLarge Nutmeg15810
2410Protodeltote pygargaMarbled White Spot20710
2423Nycteola revayanaOak Nycteoline12710
2439Plusia festucaeGold Spot9411