HERTS MOTH GROUP
LIST OF MOTHS RECORDED AT
BALLS WOOD, HERTFORD
List generated 9th January 2004
2002 and 2003 records (all records)
Number of records is 543
Number of species is 334
| LEPIDOPTERA | ||
| Eriocraniidae | ||
| 0006 | Eriocrania subpurpurella (Haw.) | |
| Hepialidae | ||
| 0017 | Hepialus lupulinus (L.) | Common Swift |
| Nepticulidae | ||
| 0034 | Ectoedemia occultella (L.) | = argentipedella (Zell.) |
| 0038 | Ectoedemia subbimaculella (Haw.) | |
| 0039 | Ectoedemia heringi (Toll) | = quercifoliae (Toll) |
| 0050 | Stigmella aurella (Fabr.) | |
| 0053 | Stigmella splendidissimella (H.- S.) | |
| 0058 | Stigmella ulmariae (Wocke) | |
| 0067 | Stigmella plagicolella (Stt.) | |
| 0068 | Stigmella salicis (Stt.) | |
| 0077 | Stigmella tityrella (Stt.) | |
| 0079 | Stigmella perpygmaeella (Doubl.) | |
| 0081 | Stigmella hemargyrella (Kol.) | |
| 0083 | Stigmella atricapitella (Haw.) | |
| 0084 | Stigmella ruficapitella (Haw.) | |
| 0092 | Stigmella anomalella (Goeze) | |
| 0100 | Stigmella oxyacanthella (Stt.) | |
| 0111 | Stigmella microtheriella (Stt.) | |
| 0113 | Stigmella sakhalinella (Pupl.) | (= distinguenda sensu MBGBI) |
| Tischeriidae | ||
| 0123 | Tischeria ekebladella (Bjerk.) | |
| 0125 | Emmetia marginea (Haw.) | |
| Incurvariidae | ||
| 0130 | Incurvaria masculella (D.& S.) | |
| 0131 | Incurvaria oehlmanniella (Hb.) | |
| 0140 | Nematopogon swammerdamella (L.) | |
| 0148 | Nemophora degeerella (L.) | |
| 0150 | Adela reaumurella (L.) | |
| 0152 | Adela rufimitrella (Scop.) | |
| Psychidae | ||
| 0186 | Psyche casta (Pallas) | |
| Tineidae | ||
| 0246 | Tinea semifulvella Haw. | |
| Lyonetiidae | ||
| 0263 | Lyonetia clerkella (L.) | |
| Gracillariidae | ||
| 0288 | Caloptilia stigmatella (Fabr.) | |
| 0293 | Caloptilia syringella (Fabr.) | |
| 0302 | Parornix fagivora (Frey.) | |
| 0303 | Parornix anglicella (Stt.) | |
| 0304 | Parornix devoniella (Stt.) | |
| 0315 | Phyllonorycter harrisella (L.) | |
| 0317 | Phyllonorycter heegeriella (Zell.) | |
| 0318 | Phyllonorycter tenerella (Joannis) | |
| 0320 | Phyllonorycter quercifoliella (Zell.) | |
| 0321 | Phyllonorycter messaniella (Zell.) | |
| 0323 | Phyllonorycter oxyacanthae (Frey) | |
| 0326 | Phyllonorycter blancardella Fabr. | |
| 0329 | Phyllonorycter spinicolella (Zell.) | (= pomonella auct.) |
| 0330 | Phyllonorycter cerasicolella (H.- S.) | |
| 0331 | Phyllonorycter lantanella (Schrank) | |
| 0332 | Phyllonorycter corylifoliella (Hb.) | |
| 0333 | Phyllonorycter salictella (Zell.) | ssp.viminiella (Sirc.) |
| 0341 | Phyllonorycter maestingella (Mull.) | |
| 0342 | Phyllonorycter coryli (Nic.) | |
| 0343 | Phyllonorycter quinnata (Geoff.) | |
| 0353 | Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella (Hb.) | |
| 0359 | Phyllonorycter nicellii (Stt.) | |
| 0361 | Phyllonorycter trifasciella (Haw.) | |
| 0362 | Phyllonorycter acerifoliella (Zell.) | = sylvella (Haw.) |
| 0364 | Phyllonorycter geniculella (Ragonot) | |
| Sesiidae | ||
| 0378 | Synanthedon andrenaeformis (Lasp.) | Orange-tailed Clearwing |
| 0380 | Synanthedon formicaeformis (Esp.) | Red-tipped Clearwing |
| Choreutidae | ||
| 0385 | Anthophila fabriciana (L.) | |
| Yponomeutidae | ||
| 0410 | Argyresthia brockeella (Hb.) | |
| 0421 | Argyresthia bonnetella (L.) | |
| 0422 | Argyresthia albistria (Haw.) | |
| 0425 | Yponomeuta padella (L.) | |
| 0426 | Yponomeuta malinellus Zell. | |
| 0437 | Swammerdamia caesiella (Hb.) | |
| 0440 | Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (Scharf.) | = spiniella (Hb.) |
| 0449 | Prays fraxinella (Bjerk.) | |
| 0452 | Ypsolopha nemorella (L.) | |
| Coleophoridae | ||
| 0490 | Coleophora lutipennella (Zell.) | |
| 0533 | Coleophora anatipennella (Hb.) | |
| Oecophoridae | ||
| 0649 | Esperia sulphurella (Fabr.) | |
| 0663 | Diurnea fagella (D.& S.) | |
| 0667 | Semioscopis steinkellneriana (D.& S.) | |
| 0688 | Agonopterix heracliana (L.) | |
| 0697 | Agonopterix arenella (D.& S.) | |
| Gelechiidae | ||
| 0774 | Teleiodes luculella (Hb.) | |
| 0819 | Scrobipalpa costella (H.& W.) | |
| 0868 | Helcystogramma rufescens(Haw.) | |
| Blastobasidae | ||
| 0874 | Blastobasis decolorella (Woll.) | |
| Momphidae | ||
| 0883 | Mompha raschkiella (Zell.) | |
| Tortricidae | ||
| 0937 | Agapeta hamana (L.) | |
| 0969 | Pandemis corylana (Fabr.) | |
| 0970 | Pandemis cerasana (Hb.) | |
| 0972 | Pandemis heparana (D.& S.) | |
| 0977 | Archips podana (Scop.) | |
| 0979 | Archips crataegana (Hb.) | |
| 0980 | Archips xylosteana (L.) | |
| 0983 | Choristoneura hebenstreitella (Mull.) | |
| 0986 | Syndemis musculana (Hb.) | |
| 1000 | Ptycholoma lecheana (L.) | |
| 1002 | Lozotaenia forsterana (Fabr.) | |
| 1006 | Epagoge grotiana (Fabr.) | |
| 1007 | Capua vulgana (Fr.) | |
| 1010 | Ditula angustiorana (Haw.) | |
| 1015 | Eulia ministrana (L.) | |
| 1032 | Aleimma loeflingiana (L.) | |
| 1033 | Tortrix viridana (L.) | Green Oak Tortrix |
| 1036 | Acleris forsskaleana (L.) | |
| 1041 | Acleris sparsana (D.& S.) | |
| 1042 | Acleris rhombana (D.& S.) | |
| 1044 | Acleris ferrugana (D.& S.) | |
| 1048 | Acleris variegana (D.& S.) | |
| 1054 | Acleris cristana (D.& S.) | |
| 1076 | Celypha lacunana (D.& S.) | |
| 1082 | Hedya pruniana (Hb.) | |
| 1083 | Hedya nubiferana (Haw.) | (= dimidioalba auct.) |
| 1088 | Pseudosciaphila branderiana (L.) | |
| 1091 | Apotomis lineana (D.& S.) | |
| 1092 | Apotomis turbidana (Hb.) | |
| 1093 | Apotomis betuletana (Haw.) | |
| 1097 | Endothenia gentianaeana (Hb.) | |
| 1115 | Ancylis achatana (D.& S.) | |
| 1120 | Ancylis mitterbacheriana (D.& S.) | |
| 1123 | Ancylis laetana (Fabr.) | |
| 1156 | Epinotia solandriana (L.) | |
| 1169 | Gypsonoma dealbana (Fr.) | |
| 1174 | Epiblema cynosbatella (L.) | |
| 1175 | Epiblema uddmanniana (L.) | |
| 1176 | Epiblema trimaculana (Haw.) | |
| 1183 | Epiblema foenella (L.) | |
| 1201 | Eucosma cana (Haw.) | |
| 1205 | Spilonota ocellana (D.& S.) | |
| 1256 | Cydia servillana (Dup.) | |
| 1259 | Cydia fagiglandana (Zell.) | |
| Pyralidae | ||
| 1292 | Calamotropha paludella (Hb.) | |
| 1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella (L.) | |
| 1294 | Crambus pascuella (L.) | |
| 1301 | Crambus lathoniellus (Zincken) | |
| 1302 | Crambus perlella (Scop.) | |
| 1331 | Acentria ephemerella (D.& S.) | |
| 1332 | Scoparia subfusca Haw. | |
| 1333 | Scoparia pyralella (D.& S.) | |
| 1334 | Scoparia ambigualis (Tr.) | |
| 1338 | Dipleurina lacustrata (Panzer) | |
| 1344 | Eudonia mercurella (L.) | |
| 1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata (L.) | |
| 1377 | Perinephela lancealis (D.& S.) | |
| 1390 | Udea prunalis (D.& S.) | |
| 1392 | Udea olivalis (D.& S.) | |
| 1405 | Pleuroptya ruralis (Scop.) | |
| 1413 | Hypsopygia costalis (Fabr.) | |
| 1424 | Endotricha flammealis (D.& S.) | |
| 1428 | Aphomia sociella (L.) | |
| 1433 | Cryptoblabes bistriga (Haw.) | |
| 1436 | Conobathra repandana (Fabr.) | |
| 1437 | Acrobasis consociella (Hb.) | |
| 1449 | Elegia similella (Zinck.) | |
| 1452 | Phycita roborella (D.& S.) | |
| 1470 | Euzophera pinguis (Haw.) | |
| 1481 | Homoeosoma sinuella (Fabr.) | |
| 1483 | Phycitodes binaevella (Hb.) | |
| Pterophoridae | ||
| 1504 | Platyptilia pallidactyla (Haw.) | |
| 1513 | Pterophorus pentadactyla (L.) | |
| Lasiocampidae | ||
| 1640 | Euthrix potatoria (L.) | Drinker |
| Drepanidae | ||
| 1645 | Falcaria lacertinaria (L.) | Scalloped Hook-tip |
| 1647 | Watsonalla cultraria (Fabr.) | Barred Hook-tip |
| 1648 | Drepana falcataria (L.) | Pebble Hook-tip |
| Thyatiridae | ||
| 1652 | Thyatira batis (L.) | Peach Blossom |
| 1653 | Habrosyne pyritoides (Hufn.) | Buff Arches |
| 1654 | Tethea ocularis octogesimea (Hb.) | Figure of Eighty |
| 1655 | Tethea or (D.& S.) | Poplar Lutestring |
| 1657 | Ochropacha duplaris (L.) | Common Lutestring |
| 1659 | Achlya flavicornis galbanus (Tutt) | Yellow Horned |
| 1660 | Polyploca ridens (Fabr.) | Frosted Green |
| Geometridae | ||
| 1662 | Archiearis notha (Hb.) | Light Orange Underwing |
| 1663 | Alsophila aescularia (D.& S.) | March Moth |
| 1667 | Comibaena bajularia (D.& S.) | Blotched Emerald |
| 1669 | Hemithea aestivaria (Hb.) | Common Emerald |
| 1677 | Cyclophora albipunctata (Hufn.) | Birch Mocha |
| 1680 | Cyclophora punctaria (L.) | Maidens Blush |
| 1682 | Timandra comae (Schmidt) | Blood-vein |
| 1693 | Scopula floslactata (Haw.) | Cream Wave |
| 1702 | Idaea biselata (Hufn.) | Small Fan-footed Wave |
| 1712 | Idaea emarginata (L.) | Small Scallop |
| 1713 | Idaea aversata (L.) | Riband Wave |
| 1726 | Xanthorhoe quadrifasiata (Cl.) | Large Twin-spot Carpet |
| 1727 | Xanthorhoe montanata (D.& S.) | Silver-ground Carpet |
| 1732 | Scotopteryx chenopodiata (L.) | Shaded Broad-bar |
| 1738 | Epirrhoe alternata (Mull.) | Common Carpet |
| 1742 | Camptogramma bilineata (L.) | Yellow Shell |
| 1746 | Anticlea badiata (D.& S.) | Shoulder Stripe |
| 1747 | Anticlea derivata (D.& S.) | Streamer |
| 1758 | Eulithis pyraliata (D.& S.) | Barred Straw |
| 1759 | Ecliptopera silaceata (D.& S.) | Small Phoenix |
| 1760 | Chloroclysta siterata (Hufn.) | Red-green Carpet |
| 1764 | Chloroclysta truncata (Hufn.) | Common Marbled Carpet |
| 1765 | Cidaria fulvata (Forster) | Barred Yellow |
| 1769 | Thera britannica (Turner) | Spruce Carpet |
| 1773 | Electrophaes corylata (Thunb.) | Broken-barred Carpet |
| 1776 | Colostygia pectinataria (Knoch) | Green Carpet |
| 1777 | Hydriomena furcata (Thunb.) | July Highflier |
| 1799 | Operophtera brumata (L.) | Winter Moth |
| 1808 | Perizoma flavofasciata (Thunb.) | Sandy Carpet |
| 1811 | Eupithecia tenuiata (Hb.) | Slender Pug |
| 1817 | Eupithecia pulchellata Stephens | Foxglove Pug |
| 1819 | Eupithecia exiguata (Hb.) | Mottled Pug |
| 1827 | Eupithecia intricata arceuthata (Frey.) | Freyer’s Pug |
| 1834 | Eupithecia vulgata (Haw.) | Common Pug |
| 1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata (Haw.) | Grey Pug |
| 1852 | Eupithecia abbreviata Steph. | Brindled Pug |
| 1860 | Chloroclystis rectangulata (L.) | Green Pug |
| 1862 | Gymnoscelis rufifasciata (Haw.) | Double-striped Pug |
| 1875 | Asthena albulata (Hufn.) | Small White Wave |
| 1876 | Hydrelia flammeolaria (Hufn.) | Small Yellow Wave |
| 1879 | Lobophora halterata (Hufn.) | Seraphim |
| 1887 | Lomaspilis marginata (L.) | Clouded Border |
| 1893 | Macaria liturata (Cl.) | Tawny-barred Angle |
| 1902 | Petrophora chlorosata (Scop.) | Brown Silver-line |
| 1904 | Plagodis dolabraria (L.) | Scorched Wing |
| 1906 | Opisthograptis luteolata (L.) | Brimstone Moth |
| 1915 | Ennomos erosaria (D.& S.) | September Thorn |
| 1917 | Selenia dentaria (Fabr.) | Early Thorn |
| 1919 | Selenia tetralunaria (Hufn.) | Purple Thorn |
| 1920 | Odontopera bidentata (Cl.) | Scalloped Hazel |
| 1921 | Crocallis elinguaria (L.) | Scalloped Oak |
| 1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria (L.) | Swallow-tailed Moth |
| 1923 | Colotois pennaria (L.) | Feathered Thorn |
| 1926 | Apocheima pilosaria (D.& S.) | Pale Brindled Beauty |
| 1930 | Biston strataria (Hufn.) | Oak Beauty |
| 1931 | Biston betularia (L.) | Peppered Moth |
| 1933 | Agriopis aurantiaria (Hb.) | Scarce Umber |
| 1934 | Agriopis marginaria (Fabr.) | Dotted Border |
| 1935 | Erannis defoliaria (Cl.) | Mottled Umber |
| 1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria (D.& S.) | Willow Beauty |
| 1940 | Deileptenia ribeata (Cl.) | Satin Beauty |
| 1941 | Alcis repandata (L.) | Mottled Beauty |
| 1943 | Hypomecis roboraria (D.& S.) | Great Oak Beauty |
| 1944 | Hypomecis punctinalis (Scop.) | Pale Oak Beauty |
| 1947 | Ectropis bistortata (Goeze) | Engrailed |
| 1948 | Ectropis crepuscularia (D.& S.) | Small Engrailed |
| 1950 | Parectropis similaria (Hufn.) | Brindled White-spot |
| 1951 | Aethalura punctulata (D.& S.) | Grey Birch |
| 1955 | Cabera pusaria (L.) | Common White Wave |
| 1956 | Cabera exanthemata (Scop.) | Common Wave |
| 1957 | Lomographa bimaculata (Fabr.) | White-pinion Spotted |
| 1958 | Lomographa temerata (D.& S.) | Clouded Silver |
| 1961 | Campaea margaritata (L.) | Light Emerald |
| Sphingidae | ||
| 1979 | Mimas tiliae (L.) | Lime Hawk-moth |
| 1981 | Laothoe populi (L.) | Poplar Hawk-moth |
| 1991 | Deilephila elpenor (L.) | Elephant Hawk-moth |
| Notodontidae | ||
| 1994 | Phalera bucephala (L.) | Buff-tip |
| 1999 | Stauropus fagi (L.) | Lobster Moth |
| 2000 | Notodonta dromedarius (L.) | Iron Prominent |
| 2003 | Notodonta ziczac (L.) | Pebble Prominent |
| 2005 | Peridea anceps (Goeze) | Great Prominent |
| 2006 | Pheosia gnoma (Fabr.) | Lesser Swallow Prominent |
| 2007 | Pheosia tremula (Cl.) | Swallow Prominent |
| 2008 | Ptilodon capucina (L.) | Coxcomb Prominent |
| 2009 | Ptilodon cucullina (D.& S.) | Maple Prominent |
| 2011 | Pterostoma palpina (Cl.) | Pale Prominent |
| 2015 | Drymonia ruficornis (Hufn.) | Lunar Marbled Brown |
| 2019 | Clostera curtula (L.) | Chocolate-tip |
| 2020 | Diloba caeruleocephala (L.) | Figure of Eight |
| Lymantriidae | ||
| 2026 | Orgyia antiqua (L.) | Vapourer |
| 2028 | Calliteara pudibunda (L.) | Pale Tussock |
| 2030 | Euproctis similis (Fuess.) | Yellow-tail |
| Arctiidae | ||
| 2037 | Miltochrista miniata (Forst.) | Rosy Footman |
| 2043 | Eilema sororcula (Hufn.) | Orange Footman |
| 2047 | Eilema complana (L.) | Scarce Footman |
| 2049 | Eilema depressa (Esp.) | Buff Footman |
| 2050 | Eilema lurideola (Zinck.) | Common Footman |
| 2060 | Spilosoma lubricipeda (L.) | White Ermine |
| 2061 | Spilosoma lutea (Hufn.) | Buff Ermine |
| Nolidae | ||
| 2077 | Nola cucullatella (L.) | Short-cloaked Moth |
| 2078 | Nola confusalis (H.- S.) | Least Black Arches |
| Noctuidae | ||
| 2088 | Agrotis clavis (Hufn.) | Heart and Club |
| 2089 | Agrotis exclamationis (L.) | Heart and Dart |
| 2098 | Axylia putris (L.) | Flame |
| 2102 | Ochropleura plecta (L.) | Flame Shoulder |
| 2107 | Noctua pronuba (L.) | Large Yellow Underwing |
| 2109 | Noctua comes (Hb.) | Lesser Yellow Underwing |
| 2110 | Noctua fimbriata (Schreb.) | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing |
| 2120 | Diarsia mendica (Fabr.) | Ingrailed Clay |
| 2123 | Diarsia rubi (View.) | Small Square-spot |
| 2126 | Xestia c-nigrum (L.) | Setaceous Hebrew Character |
| 2128 | Xestia triangulum (Hufn.) | Double Square-spot |
| 2139 | Cerastis rubricosa (D.& S.) | Red Chestnut |
| 2154 | Mamestra brassicae (L.) | Cabbage Moth |
| 2155 | Melanchra persicariae (L.) | Dot Moth |
| 2158 | Lacanobia thalassina (Hufn.) | Pale-shouldered Brocade |
| 2160 | Lacanobia oleracea (L.) | Bright-line Brown-eye |
| 2179 | Panolis flammea (D.& S.) | Pine Beauty |
| 2182 | Orthosia cruda (D.& S.) | Small Quaker |
| 2187 | Orthosia cerasi (Fabr.) | Common Quaker |
| 2188 | Orthosia incerta (Hufn.) | Clouded Drab |
| 2189 | Orthosia munda (D.& S.) | Twin-spotted Quaker |
| 2190 | Orthosia gothica (L.) | Hebrew Character |
| 2193 | Mythimna ferrago (Fabr.) | Clay |
| 2198 | Mythimna impura (Hb.) | Smoky Wainscot |
| 2199 | Mythimna pallens (L.) | Common Wainscot |
| 2225 | Brachylomia viminalis (Fabr.) | Minor Shoulder-knot |
| 2237 | Lithophane ornitopus lactipennis (Dadd) | Grey Shoulder-knot |
| 2243 | Xylocampa areola (Esp.) | Early Grey |
| 2245 | Allophyes oxyacanthae (L.) | Green Brindled Crescent |
| 2247 | Dichonia aprilina (L.) | Merveille du Jour |
| 2256 | Eupsilia transversa (Hufn.) | Satellite |
| 2258 | Conistra vaccinii (L.) | Chestnut |
| 2262 | Agrochola circellaris (Hufn.) | Brick |
| 2263 | Agrochola lota (Cl.) | Red-line Quaker |
| 2264 | Agrochola macilenta (Hb.) | Yellow-line Quaker |
| 2268 | Parastichtis suspecta (Hb.) | Suspected |
| 2272 | Xanthia aurago (D.& S.) | Barred Sallow |
| 2278 | Acronicta megacephala (D.& S.) | Poplar Grey |
| 2305 | Euplexia lucipara (L.) | Small Angle Shades |
| 2306 | Phlogophora meticulosa (L.) | Angle Shades |
| 2316 | Cosmia affinis (L.) | Lesser-spotted Pinion |
| 2318 | Cosmia trapezina (L.) | Dun-bar |
| 2321 | Apamea monoglypha (Hufn.) | Dark Arches |
| 2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea (D.& S.) | Light Arches |
| 2326 | Apamea crenata (Hufn.) | Clouded-bordered Brindle |
| 2330 | Apamea remissa (Hb.) | Dusky Brocade |
| 2335 | Apamea scolopacina (Esp.) | Slender Brindle |
| 2337 | Oligia strigilis (L.) | Marbled Minor |
| 2337a | Oligia sp. indet | Marbled/tawny marbled minor? |
| 2339 | Oligia latruncula (D.& S.) | Tawny Marbled Minor |
| 2340 | Oligia fasciuncula (Haw.) | Middle-barred Minor |
| 2341 | Mesoligia furuncula (D.& S.) | Cloaked Minor |
| 2345 | Photedes minima (Haw.) | Small Dotted Buff |
| 2364 | Gortyna flavago (D.& S.) | Frosted Orange |
| 2381 | Hoplodrina alsines (Brahm) | Uncertain |
| 2382 | Hoplodrina blanda (D.& S.) | Rustic |
| 2410 | Protodeltote pygarga (Hufn.) | Marbled White Spot |
| 2421 | Bena bicolorana (Fuessly) | Scarce Silver-lines |
| 2422 | Pseudoips prasinana britannica Warren | Green Silver-lines |
| 2425 | Colocasia coryli (L.) | Nut-tree Tussock |
| 2434 | Diachrysia chrysitis (L.) | Burnished Brass |
| 2441 | Autographa gamma (L.) | Silver Y |
| 2442 | Autographa pulchrina (Haw.) | Beautiful Golden Y |
| 2443 | Autographa jota (L.) | Plain Golden Y |
| 2474 | Rivula sericealis (Scop.) | Straw Dot |
| 2477 | Hypena proboscidalis (L.) | Snout |
| 2480 | Hypena rostralis (L.) | Buttoned Snout |
| 2482 | Schrankia taenialis (Hb.) | White-line Snout |
| 2489 | Zanclognatha tarsipennalis (Tr.) | Fan-foot |
| 2492 | Herminea grisealis (D.& S.) | Small Fan-foot |