'red' = those species that were absent Highdown Species List 'yellow' = those species who's numbers remained the same 'green' = those showing an increase

CORE SURVEY LIST Jul‐09 Jul‐10 Jul‐11 Aug‐12 Jun‐13 Jul‐14 Jul‐15 Jul‐16 The Snout Hypena proboscidalis 1142322 Mother of Pearl Pleuroptya ruralis 911334242 Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria 76368491 Ruby Tiger Phragmatobia fuliginosa 212232 Buff Ermine Spilosoma luteum 862 2913 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica 12 6 2 1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata 52621311 The Coronet Craniophora ligustri 43114725 The Sycamore Acronicta aceris 2323232 Burnished Brass Diachrysia chrysitis 632332 Chinese Character Cilix glaucata 131 21 Grey Pine Carpet Thera obeliscata 74 333 Carcina quercana 23 1 The Miller Acronicta leporine 68 642 Swallow-tailed Moth Ourapteryx sambucaria 951 6243 Small Emerald Hemistola chrysoprasaria 81 232 The Drinker Euthrix potatoria 1122 Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula 4 34212 Rosy Footman Miltochrista miniata 4118224946 White Ermine Spilosoma lubricipeda 791 3623 True Lover's Knot Lycophotia porphyrea 1 Knot Grass Acronicta rumicis 127352 Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa 84114121 Nut-tree Tussock Colocasia coryli 4 4 3341 Brown-tail Euproctis chrysorrhoea 72 24 Blood-vein Timandra comae 72 1112 Slender Pug Eupithecia tenuiata 24 5 1 Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata 11 19 2 7 12 6 6 4 Purple Thorn Selenia tetralunaria 1 2 Peppered Moth Biston betularia 75126253 Buff Arches Habrosyne pyritoides 532 4464 Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c‐nigrum 9102 9105216 Udea olivalis 21 557 Phlyctaenia coronata 1 2324 Lozotaeniodes formosanus 4212 Synaphe punctalis 8141 563 Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba 29 20 20 23 18 14 9 8 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe 85 232 The Dun-bar Cosmia trapezina 716336462 The Spectacle Abrostola tripartite 66 24232 Black Arches Lymantria monacha 73144211 Scorched Carpet Ligdia adustata 332 The Magpie Abraxas grossulariata 1121 Scalloped Hook-tip Falcaria lacertinaria 11 Barred Hook-tip Drepana cultraria 22 4 Peach Blossom Thyatira batis 3 2211 Acleris forsskaleana 4 422 1 Common Footman Eilema lurideola 29 15 16 15 7 26 12 5 Green Oak Tortrix Tortrix viridana 831 32 1 Small Waved Umber Horisme vitalbata 55233321 Gold Spot Plusia festucae 31 1 Iron Prominent Notodonta dromedaries 1 1121 1 Round-winged Muslin Thumatha senex 21 2 Marbled Beauty Cryphia domestica 11 Poplar Hawk moth Laothoe populi 23112511 Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila elpenor 441 7312 Privet Hawk-moth Sphinx ligustri 22221 Tree-lichen Beauty Cryphia algae 4411411 Scalloped Oak Crocallis elinguaria 241 22 1 Lime-speck Pug Eupithecia centaureata 61 25432 Oak Hook-tip Drepana binaria 11226 1 Copper Underwing Amphipyra pyramidea 1261 Straw Dot Rivula sericealis 52 42342 Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta 74 1632 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 11 14 3 6 11 15 11 The Uncertain Hoplodrina alsines 443024943 The Mocha Cyclophora annulata 1111 Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix Pandemis corylana 421510582 European Corn-borer Ostrinia nubilalis 3 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 1 Yellow Shell Camptogramma bilineata 213 Pretty Chalk Carpet Melanthia procellata 14922 422 Poplar Grey Acronicta megacephala 34425 2 Purple Bar Cosmorhoe ocellata 52 43 1 428 310 145 146 255 227 188 95

NEW ID IN 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Pale Tussock Calliteara pudibunda 1 2 Lesser Yellow underwing Noctua comes 8 Agapeta zoegana 1 264 Silky Wainscot Chilodes maritimus 1 Barred Rivulet Perizoma bifaciata 22 August Thorn Ennomos quercinaria 2 2 Riband Wave Idaea aversata 16145 Light Emerald Campaea margaritata 1 Sept 1 Large Thorn Ennomos autumnaria 2 Sept Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra 3 Sept L-album Wainscot Mythimna l‐album 1 Sept 1 1 1 Frosted Orange Gortyna flavago 2 Sept Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuate 1 Sept Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis 2 Sept Feathered Gothic Tholera decimalis 9 Sept Lunar Underwing Omphaloscelis lunosa 6 Sept Four-spotted Footman Lithosia quadra 1 Sept 3 2 2 NEW ID IN 2010 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Alder Moth Acronicta alni 1 June Broken barred Carpet Electrophaes corylata 2 June Common Marbled Carpet Chloroclysta truncate 3 June 1 2 3 Dusky Sallow Eremobia ochroleuca 4 July 1 2 1 4 Figure of Eighty Tethea ocularis 3 June 2 4 Garden Pebble Evergestis forficalis 1 June Kent Black Arches Meganola albula 1 July Leopard Moth Zeuzera pyrina 2 July 1 1 1 1 Lobster Moth Stauropus fagi 2 July 1 2151 Lunar spotted Pinion Cosmia pyralina 1 July Pyrausta purpuralis 1 July 1 Red Twin-spot Carpet Xanthorhoe spadicearia 3 May 1 2 Scorched Wing Plagodis dolabraria 2 June 4 2 1 Small Yellow Wave Hydrelia flammeolaria 1 July 2224 The Cinnabar Tyria jacobaeae 1 June 1 1 The Mullein Shargacucullia verbasci 1 July 3 Waved Umber Menophra abruptaria 1 May 2 White Satin Moth Leucoma salicis 1 July 1

NEW ID IN 2011 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Pale-shouldered Brocade Lacanobia thalassina 24 June Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis 12 June 9 18 5 Scarce Silver-lines Bena bicolorana 1 June Buff Tip Phalera bucephala 3 June 22 Reddish Light Arches Apamea sublustris 1 June 3 3 The Lychnis Hadena bicruris 1 June 3 Minor Shoulder-knot Brachylomia viminalis 1 June 4 Pine Hawk moth Hyloicus pinastri 1 June 1 1 1 Small Fan-foot Herminia grisealis 5 June 1 3 4 Beautiful Hook-tip Laspeyria flexula 1 June 2 2 Dot moth Melanchra persicariae 2 July 1 3 Agapeta hamana 1 July 2 Endotricha flammealis 32 July 115 Small Magpie Eurrhypara hortulata 1 July 1 2 Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha 30 July 8 32 7 Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea 4 July 2 3 4 Least Carpet Idaea rusticate 1 July 2 Common Rustic Mesapamea secalis 6 July 3 Yellow Tail Euproctis similis 2 July Pebble Prominent Notodonta ziczac 1 July 2 2 1 Pale Prominent Pterostoma palpina 1 July 1 Small Fan-footed Wave Idaea biselata 1 July 2 Small Clouded Brindle Apamea unanimis 2 July Orthopygia glaucinalis 1 July Single-dotted Wave Idaea dimidiata 2 Aug 2 2 Oak Eggar Lasiocampa quercus 1 Aug Rosy Rustic Hydraecia micacea 3 Aug Straw Underwing Thalpophila matura 1 Aug Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli 1 Aug Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria 2 Sept 2

NEW ID IN 2012 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Common Carpet Epirrhoe alternata 4 Donacaula forficella 1 The Fern Horisme tersata 2 Dark Spinach Pelurga comitata 2

NEW ID IN 2013 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Small Elephant Hawk Deilephila porcellus 6212 Eyed Hawk Smerinthus ocellata 1 Barred Yellow Cidaria fulvata 53 Beautiful Golden Y Autographa pulchrina 1 Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria 2122 The Festoon Apoda limacodes 1 Bird-cherry Ermine Yponomeuta evonymella 1834 Maple Prominent Ptilodon cucullina 11 Lesser treble bar Aplocera efformata 11 The Sallow Xanthia icteritia 30‐Sep 3 Green brindled crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae 06‐Oct 1

NEW ID IN 2014 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Barred Straw Eulithis pyraliata 21 Southern Wainscot Mythimna straminea 1 Shoulder-striped Wainscot Mythimna comma 2 Common white wave Cabera pusaria 24 Pale Oak beauty Hypomecis punctinalis 12 Green Silver-lines Pseudoips prasinana 32 Buff Footman Eilema depressa 135 Perinephela lancealis 2 Barred Red Hylaea fasciaria 11 Red-necked Footman Atolmis rubricollis 1 Common Swift Hepialus lupulinus 12 Sitochroa palealis 1 Mottled Beauty Alcis repandata 1 Pebble Hook-tip Drepana falcataria 21 Early Thorn Selenia dentaria 4 Maiden's blush Cyclophora punctaria 1 Centre-barred sallow Atethmia centrago Sept 1

NEW ID IN 2015 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Bordered Straw Heliothis peltigera 1 July Highflyer Hydriomena furcata 1

NEW ID IN 2016 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens 3 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 1 V-Pug Chloroclystis v‐ata 2 Clouded Brindle Apamea epomidion 2 Small Blood-vein Scopula imitaria 1 Coxcomb Prominent Ptilodon capucina 1 Lilac Beauty Apeira syringaria 1 Garden Tiger Moth Arctia caja 1 Catoptria falsella 1

Migrants 2009 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Evergestis limbata 11 Silver Y Autographa gamma 100+ seen nectaring on various flowers in the south garden 222 Blair's Mocha Cyclophora puppillaria 1 Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 9 Sept Pearly underwing Peridroma saucia 7 Sept Dark Sword‐grass Agrotis ipsilon 8 Sept 2 1 White Point Mythimna albipuncta 1 Sept 1 Delicate Mythimna vitellina 1 Sept 127

Migrants 2010

Silver Y Autographa gamma 100's Jul and Aug Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 6 Aug White Point Mythimna albipuncta 2 Sept

Migrants 2011

Dark Sword‐grass Agrotis ipsilon 3 Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 2 White Point Mythimna albipuncta 1 Evergestis limbata 1 Silver Y Autographa gamma 44 on survey night but everywhere during july Rusty Dot Pearl Udea ferrugalis 3 Aug

Migrants 2012

Silver Y Autographa gamma 2 Aug Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 3 Aug

Migrants 2013

Silver y Autographa gamma 2 Oct 6th numerous on warmer evenings Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 5 Oct 6th Vestal Rhodometra sacraria 3 Oct 6th Dark Sword‐grass Agrotis ipsilon 2 Oct 6th

Migrants 2014

Silver y Autographa gamma 2 White Point Mythimna albipuncta 1

Migrants 2016

Silver y Autographa gamma numerous in garden in august Dark Sword‐grass Agrotis ipsilon 2 during Aug Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella 4 Diamond back Plutella xylostella throughout Aug Convolvulus Hawk Moth Agrius convolvuli 1 on 14th Sept