2278 Acronicta megacephala - Poplar Grey
Status: Annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, Fens, Parkland etc. The larval food plants are in the main Poplars (like it says on the tin) Black and White, Lombardy and Aspen etc. but also Willows.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying mainly in June and July.
1999 - 2023 garden records: The population has remained fairly stable here over the years.
The annual tallies have been:
1999 = 2. 2000 = 4. 2001 = 2. 2002 = 11. 2003 = 8. 2004 = 1. 2005 = 1. 2006 = 7. 2007 = 1. 2008 = 7. 2009 = 5. 2010 = 8. 2011 = 8. 2012 = 12.
2013 = 7. 2014 = 4. 2015 = 11. 2016 = 0. 2017 = 7. 2018 = 0. 2019 = 7. 2020 = 5. 2021 = 4. 2022 = 4. 2023 = 3. 2024 =
Earliest date: 24th May 2004.
Latest date: 24th August 2012.
Peak count: 3 on 5th July 2002.
2279 Acronicta aceris - Sycamore
Status: Annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Most frequent in urban areas, the larval food plants include Sycamore, Field Maple and Horse Chestnut.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from mid June to August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: The population has remained fairly stable here over the years.
The annual tallies have been:
1999 = 1. 2000 = 1. 2001 = 5. 2002 = 11. 2003 = 4. 2004 = 3. 2005 = 7. 2006 = 7. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 4. 2009 = 5. 2010 = 6. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 4.
2013 = 3. 2014 = 3. 2015 = 1. 2016 = 1. 2017 = 0 2018 = 3. 2019 = 8. 2020 = 2. 2021 = 2. 2022 = 9. 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 16th June 2005 a more usual early date then a really early one on 22nd May 2019 then an even earlier arrival on 1st May 2022.
Latest date: 21st August 2007.
Peak count: Two moths on a couple/few occasions only.
2280 Acronicta leporina - Miller
Status: No sign for the first decade or so but almost annual since 2010 when the first one showed up here.
Habitat/Food plant: Broadleaved woodland, heaths, moorland, fens ... also urban areas where the food plants occur.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying from late May to early August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Non existent here till 2010 when the first one showed up on 1st of July. After this momentous occasion came to pass a few more started to show ...
It showed up here on six occasions, on 7th July 2010 and 13th July 2013, 3rd July 2014, 14th July 2014 then July 15th and 22nd 2016 etc. see below;
1999 - 2009 = 0. 2010 = 1. 2011 = 0. 2012 = 0. 2013 = 1. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 0. 2016 = 2. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 3. 2019 = 5.
2020 = 2. 2021 = 2. 2022 = 8. 2023 = 3. 2024 =
Earliest date: 21st May 2018.
Latest date: 22nd July 2016.
Peak count: 2 on 30th July 2022.
2283/84 Acronicta tridens/psi - Grey/Dark Dagger types
Status: Common, regular in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Wide ranging both in preferred habitat and food plants.
Broods/flight period: Mainly single brooded, flying from May till August but sometimes a second generation will occur in September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Another species that has remained fairly stable here.
Earliest date: 25th April 2014.
Latest date: 5th October 2006.
Peak count: 5 moths, one night in 2009.
2289 Acronicta rumicis - Knot Grass
Status: Notable here some years, otherwise annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Most open habitats and some woodlands. The larval food plants are various things such as Broad-leaved Dock, Common Sorrel, Plantains, Water Mint, Bramble, Hop, Hawthorn, Burnet Rose and Sallows ... phew!
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying in May and June, then again in August and September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Up and down here, never numerous ...
The annual tallies have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 4. 2001 = 4. 2002 = 4. 2003 = 16. 2004 = 8. 2005 = 2. 2006 = 11. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 1. 2009 = 11. 2010 = 7. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 2.
2013 = 6. 2014 = 3. 2015 = 4. 2016 = 7. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 5. 2019 = 6. 2020 = 10. 2021 = 7. 2022 = 20+ 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 24th April 2003.
Latest date: 29th September 2002.
Peak count: 3 moths, one night in 2009.
2290 Simyra albovenosa - Reed Dagger
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Amongst reed beds in various wetland habitats, the main larval food plant is Common Reed.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, on the wing in May till July then again from August till September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Ten records, 9 up till 2017 and three in 2006. Also others on 31st July 2020, 19th July 2022 and 7th July 2023.
Earliest date: 13th June 2014.
Latest date: 11th August 2005.
Peak count: Singles only.
2291 Craniophora ligustri - Coronet
Status: Non existent until 2011 when it suddenly appeared here and has been taken almost annually since.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, scrub and Fens. the larval food plants are Ash, Alder, Hazel and Wild Privet.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in June and July.
1999 - 2023 garden records: None till July of 2011 (when 2 showed up) then another in July 2012 and 6 more in July/August of 2013 including two one night.
2011 = 2. 2012 = 1. 2013 = 6. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 3. 2016 = 2. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 0. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 2. 2021 = 0. 2022 = 3. 2023 = 3. 2024 =
Earliest date: 21st June 2017.
Latest date: Though the books refer to this as a June/July flying species I have taken them as late as 16th August 2015 and 22nd August 2023.
Peak count: 2 moths, one night in 2013.
Bryophilinae
2292 Cryphia algae - Tree Lichen Beauty
Status: Was a very rare migrant to the UK as whole when I first started my semi pro moth trapping career, now it's a regular resident in sunny Thanet ... more fool it.
Habitat/Food plant: Places where Lichens, (on trees and other substrates) the larval food plants grow.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded flying in July and August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: After a few migrant arrivals at local coastal trapping sites in the early 2000's, I eventually recorded my first one here as a migrant, on 28th July 2002. Since then they have become resident locally (in the late 2000's) and can now be expected in late summer, rather than just hoped for.
The annual numbers show their rapid increase during my period of trapping:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 0. 2002 = 2. 2003 = 0. 2004 = 0. 2005 = 0. 2006 = 0. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 2. 2009 = 9. 2010 = 14+. 2011 = 11. 2012 = 15.
2013 = 30. 2014 = 30. 2015 = 36. 2016 = 12. 2017 = 18. 2018 = 50. 2019 = 40. 2020 = 134. 2021 = 20. 2022 = 47. 2023 = 26. 2024 =
Earliest date: 5th July 2011.
Latest date: 17th September 2023.
Peak count: 6 moths, one night in August 2013. In the rather mad year of 2020 counts then reached into double figures on 5 dates with a peak of 19 on 7th August.
2293 Cryphia domestica - Marbled Beauty
Status: Initially common they are borderline noteworthy these days.
Habitat/Food plant: Associated with old buildings, also calcareous woodland and coastal cliffs. The larval food plant are Lichens growing on rocks, walls, roofs and trees.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded flying from July till September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: A regular late summer/early autumn visitor here, mainly in small numbers.
Earliest date: 21st May 2018.
Latest date: 22nd July 2016.
Peak count: 2 on 30th July 2022.
2283/84 Acronicta tridens/psi - Grey/Dark Dagger types
Status: Common, regular in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Wide ranging both in preferred habitat and food plants.
Broods/flight period: Mainly single brooded, flying from May till August but sometimes a second generation will occur in September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Another species that has remained fairly stable here.
Earliest date: 25th April 2014.
Latest date: 5th October 2006.
Peak count: 5 moths, one night in 2009.
2289 Acronicta rumicis - Knot Grass
Status: Notable here some years, otherwise annual in small numbers.
Habitat/Food plant: Most open habitats and some woodlands. The larval food plants are various things such as Broad-leaved Dock, Common Sorrel, Plantains, Water Mint, Bramble, Hop, Hawthorn, Burnet Rose and Sallows ... phew!
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, flying in May and June, then again in August and September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Up and down here, never numerous ...
The annual tallies have been:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 4. 2001 = 4. 2002 = 4. 2003 = 16. 2004 = 8. 2005 = 2. 2006 = 11. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 1. 2009 = 11. 2010 = 7. 2011 = 1. 2012 = 2.
2013 = 6. 2014 = 3. 2015 = 4. 2016 = 7. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 5. 2019 = 6. 2020 = 10. 2021 = 7. 2022 = 20+ 2023 = 1. 2024 =
Earliest date: 24th April 2003.
Latest date: 29th September 2002.
Peak count: 3 moths, one night in 2009.
2290 Simyra albovenosa - Reed Dagger
Status: Scarce.
Habitat/Food plant: Amongst reed beds in various wetland habitats, the main larval food plant is Common Reed.
Broods/flight period: Double brooded, on the wing in May till July then again from August till September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Ten records, 9 up till 2017 and three in 2006. Also others on 31st July 2020, 19th July 2022 and 7th July 2023.
Earliest date: 13th June 2014.
Latest date: 11th August 2005.
Peak count: Singles only.
2291 Craniophora ligustri - Coronet
Status: Non existent until 2011 when it suddenly appeared here and has been taken almost annually since.
Habitat/Food plant: Woodland, scrub and Fens. the larval food plants are Ash, Alder, Hazel and Wild Privet.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded, flying in June and July.
1999 - 2023 garden records: None till July of 2011 (when 2 showed up) then another in July 2012 and 6 more in July/August of 2013 including two one night.
2011 = 2. 2012 = 1. 2013 = 6. 2014 = 2. 2015 = 3. 2016 = 2. 2017 = 1. 2018 = 0. 2019 = 1. 2020 = 2. 2021 = 0. 2022 = 3. 2023 = 3. 2024 =
Earliest date: 21st June 2017.
Latest date: Though the books refer to this as a June/July flying species I have taken them as late as 16th August 2015 and 22nd August 2023.
Peak count: 2 moths, one night in 2013.
Bryophilinae
2292 Cryphia algae - Tree Lichen Beauty
Status: Was a very rare migrant to the UK as whole when I first started my semi pro moth trapping career, now it's a regular resident in sunny Thanet ... more fool it.
Habitat/Food plant: Places where Lichens, (on trees and other substrates) the larval food plants grow.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded flying in July and August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: After a few migrant arrivals at local coastal trapping sites in the early 2000's, I eventually recorded my first one here as a migrant, on 28th July 2002. Since then they have become resident locally (in the late 2000's) and can now be expected in late summer, rather than just hoped for.
The annual numbers show their rapid increase during my period of trapping:
1999 = 0. 2000 = 0. 2001 = 0. 2002 = 2. 2003 = 0. 2004 = 0. 2005 = 0. 2006 = 0. 2007 = 2. 2008 = 2. 2009 = 9. 2010 = 14+. 2011 = 11. 2012 = 15.
2013 = 30. 2014 = 30. 2015 = 36. 2016 = 12. 2017 = 18. 2018 = 50. 2019 = 40. 2020 = 134. 2021 = 20. 2022 = 47. 2023 = 26. 2024 =
Earliest date: 5th July 2011.
Latest date: 17th September 2023.
Peak count: 6 moths, one night in August 2013. In the rather mad year of 2020 counts then reached into double figures on 5 dates with a peak of 19 on 7th August.
2293 Cryphia domestica - Marbled Beauty
Above: two variants, there are half a dozen other types/plumage's ... whiter and darker grey, some having yellow bars etc.
Status: Initially common they are borderline noteworthy these days.
Habitat/Food plant: Associated with old buildings, also calcareous woodland and coastal cliffs. The larval food plant are Lichens growing on rocks, walls, roofs and trees.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded flying from July till September.
1999 - 2023 garden records: A regular late summer/early autumn visitor here, mainly in small numbers.
2023 = 9.
Earliest date: 18th June 2000.
Latest date: 6th October 2010.
Peak count: 11 moths on 25th August 2003.
2295 Cryphia muralis - Marbled Green
Status: Has increased from the 'notable' to the fairly common category during my period of trapping here.
Habitat/Food plant: Lichens such as Xanthoria and Caloplaca growing on walls and rocks.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded flying mainly in July and August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Like Billericky Dicky they are 'doin' very well' ... increasing no end since 1999.
Earliest date: 5th July 2014.
Latest date: 23rd September 2009.
Peak count: 8 moths, one night in August 2012.
Earliest date: 18th June 2000.
Latest date: 6th October 2010.
Peak count: 11 moths on 25th August 2003.
2295 Cryphia muralis - Marbled Green
Above: The two main forms, there are other variants.
Status: Has increased from the 'notable' to the fairly common category during my period of trapping here.
Habitat/Food plant: Lichens such as Xanthoria and Caloplaca growing on walls and rocks.
Broods/flight period: Single brooded flying mainly in July and August.
1999 - 2023 garden records: Like Billericky Dicky they are 'doin' very well' ... increasing no end since 1999.
Earliest date: 5th July 2014.
Latest date: 23rd September 2009.
Peak count: 8 moths, one night in August 2012.
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