Latest Sightings

If you have a latest sighting to report please email details to recorder@northumberlandmoths.org

Mon 23rd Jan 2012 - Hebrew Character
One trapped at Tynemouth overnight

Sat 15th Oct 2011 - Dusky-lemon Sallow
Two trapped overnight at Tynemouth

Sat 1st Oct 2011 - Exapate congelatella
One taken at light overnight, Tynemouth

Wed 28th Sep 2011 - Palpita vitrealis
A pristine specimen trapped at Tynemouth overnight, 2nd county record

Fri 9th Sep 2011 - Convolvulus Hawkmoth
One trapped overnight at Lambley

Sat 3rd Sep 2011 - Red Underwing
One trapped at Whitley Bay overnight

Thu 25th Aug 2011 - Red Underwing
One trapped at Tynemouth overnight

Sun 21st Aug 2011 - Butterbur
One trapped overnight at Tynemouth, also this week taken at Howick & Swarland

Sat 13th Aug 2011 - Fen Wainscot
One taken overnight at Howick, second Northumberland record & first for vc68

Tue 9th Aug 2011 - Denisia similella
One trapped overnight at Swarland, first vc68 record

Tue 9th Aug 2011 - Shore Wainscot
One trapped overnight at Tynemouth, 5th vc67 record

Thu 4th Aug 2011 - Fen Wainscot
One trapped overnight at Tynemouth. 1st Northumberland record

Thu 4th Aug 2011 - Plum Fruit Moth
One trapped overnight at Whitley Bay. 1st Northumberland record

Tue 2nd Aug 2011 - Pinion-streaked Snout
One trapped at Tynemouth overnight

Tue 2nd Aug 2011 - Suspected
One trapped at Slaley overnight

Sat 30th Jul 2011 - Scallop Shell
One trapped at Slaley

Thu 28th Jul 2011 - Eudonia pallida
One trapped overnight at Tynemouth, 2nd VC67 record

Tue 26th Jul 2011 - Currant Clearwing
One netted at Low Westwood, Durham

Mon 25th Jul 2011 - Gelechia sororculella
Also single Hypatima rhomboidella, & Epinotia solandriana, all trapped at Gosforth Park

Sun 24th Jul 2011 - Great Brocade
One trapped at Howick overnight

Fri 22nd Jul 2011 - Great Brocade
One trapped at Tynemouth overnight

Thu 21st Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
One in garden at Heddon-on-the-Wall

Thu 21st Jul 2011 - Phycita roborella
One trapped at Tynemouth. 1st Northumberland record

Mon 18th Jul 2011 - Willow Ermine
One trapped at Tynemouth

Mon 18th Jul 2011 - Argyresthia spinosella
Colony found at Tynemouth on Blackthorn

Sun 17th Jul 2011 - Scarce Silver-lines
1st Northumberland record trapped overnight at Tynemouth

Fri 15th Jul 2011 - Celypha striana
One trapped at Howick

Fri 15th Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
One at Tynemouth & one at New Hartley

Fri 15th Jul 2011 - Bedstraw Hawkmoth
One trapped at Tynemouth

Thu 14th Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
One at West Denton, Newcastle

Thu 14th Jul 2011 - Celypha striana
One trapped at Howick

Wed 13th Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
One at Wall Village

Tue 12th Jul 2011 - Cochylidia rupicola
Two specimens, Howick, first record since 1896

Tue 12th Jul 2011 - Rhigognostis annulatella
Nine Specimens, Howick, first record since 1829

Sun 10th Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
One at Newbiggin & one at Chollerford

Sun 10th Jul 2011 - Celypha striana
One trapped at Howick

Sat 9th Jul 2011 - Celypha striana
Two trapped at Howick

Thu 7th Jul 2011 - Epiblema rosaecolana
One trapped at Monkseaton

Thu 7th Jul 2011 - Lathronympha strigana
One trapped at Howick

Wed 6th Jul 2011 - Celypha striana
One trapped at Swarland

Mon 4th Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
One at Whitley Bay

Mon 4th Jul 2011 - Celypha striana
One trapped at Howick

Sat 2nd Jul 2011 - Humming-bird Hawkmoth
Three at Bamburgh, one at Riding Mill, one at Corbridge, one at Morpeth, one at North Shields & one at Hauxley

Tue 21st Jun 2011 - Sloe Pug
One trapped at Swarland

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