In the following pages are listed in systematic order all species for which records were submitted for 2023. The report is produced automatically from the county databases of Hampshire and Isle of Wight, and as such, can easily be amended if errors or omissions are identified. I would appreciate any such corrections are highlighted to me so that this record can be an accurate record of the year into the future.
A summary is provided for every species, incorporating the narrative as used in the relevant species account of the main website, and a summary of previous records by vice-county, and for the year under review. For species seen in 2023 that had less than or equal to 100 records, full details are included; for more common species, the earliest, latest and highest count by vice-county are shown. The narrative for each species is taken from the main Hantsmoths website, and it is possible that some information on abundance and occurrence can get out of date, as it is impossible to keep up with all changes; however it should give a good introduction to each species. Initials in the species accounts refer to the recorders listed here.
Please get in touch if you identify any omissions or errors, in particular if you have records that have yet to be submitted. Details of how to submit records can be found here.
In 2023, a total of 110188 records were received for 1393 species, summarised as follows:
| Vice County | #Species | #Records | #Individuals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | 0 | ||
| 11 | 1259 | 77022 | 193950 |
| 12 | 1154 | 33166 | 96495 |
The following were notable records during the year, with five or fewer previous records, in ascending order within Vice County:
| Code | Species | #Previous Records | #2023 Records |
|---|---|---|---|
VC 11 | |||
| 19.008 | Glyphipterix schoenicolella | - | 1 |
| 35.070 | Monochroa lutulentella | - | 1 |
| 38.019 | Elachista regificella | - | 1 |
| 48.0071 | Choreutis nemorana | - | 1 |
| 63.004 | Pyrausta sanguinalis | - | 1 |
| 70.080 | Fir Carpet Thera vetustata | - | 1 |
| 72.040 | Small Dotted Footman Pelosia obtusa | - | 1 |
| 15.027 | Parornix carpinella | 1 | 1 |
| 38.032 | Elachista apicipunctella | 1 | 1 |
| 72.079 | Rosy Underwing Catocala electa | 1 | 2 |
| 63.042 | Diplopseustis perieresalis | 2 | 1 |
| 63.061 | Old World Webworm Hellula undalis | 2 | 3 |
| 70.2841 | Banded Pine Carpet Pungeleria capreolaria | 3 | 2 |
| 73.227 | Sombre Brocade Dryobotodes tenebrosa | 3 | 3 |
| 04.079 | Zimmermannia atrifrontella | 4 | 1 |
| 12.023 | Triaxomasia caprimulgella | 4 | 6 |
| 16.011 | Zelleria oleastrella | 4 | 1 |
| 34.005 | Cosmopterix zieglerella | 4 | 1 |
| 49.364 | Pammene suspectana | 4 | 1 |
| 65.004 | Dusky Hook-tip Drepana curvatula | 4 | 1 |
| 70.209 | Ringed Border Stegania cararia | 4 | 1 |
| 35.064 | Argolamprotes micella | 5 | 1 |
| 35.133 | Caryocolum blandella | 5 | 1 |
| 38.017 | Elachista adscitella | 5 | 2 |
| 45.022 | Rose Plume Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla | 5 | 1 |
| 49.226 | Acroclita subsequana | 5 | 1 |
| 70.1271 | Cryptic Fern Horisme radicaria | 5 | 8 |
VC 12 | |||
| 04.027 | Stigmella pyri | - | 2 |
| 04.092 | Ectoedemia erythrogenella | - | 2 |
| 12.0451 | Opogona sacchari | - | 1 |
| 14.013 | Bucculatrix demaryella | - | 1 |
| 35.045 | Bryotropha basaltinella | - | 3 |
| 40.006 | Mompha jurassicella | - | 1 |
| 62.061 | Vitula biviella | - | 1 |
| 63.041 | Agrotera nemoralis | - | 1 |
| 63.119 | Musotima nitidalis | - | 2 |
| 70.017 | Portland Ribbon Wave Idaea degeneraria | - | 1 |
| 70.1271 | Cryptic Fern Horisme radicaria | - | 1 |
| 72.057 | Plumed Fan-foot Pechipogo plumigeralis | - | 1 |
| 73.027 | Silver Barred Deltote bankiana | - | 1 |
| 73.227 | Sombre Brocade Dryobotodes tenebrosa | - | 1 |
| 12.023 | Triaxomasia caprimulgella | 1 | 1 |
| 20.002 | Argyresthia glabratella | 1 | 1 |
| 21.002 | Lyonetia prunifoliella | 1 | 1 |
| 35.105 | Gelechia nigra | 1 | 1 |
| 38.029 | Elachista luticomella | 1 | 1 |
| 38.049 | Elachista stabilella | 1 | 1 |
| 45.029 | Sundew Plume Buckleria paludum | 1 | 1 |
| 49.335 | Spruce Seed Moth Cydia strobilella | 1 | 1 |
| 49.358 | Grapholita tenebrosana | 1 | 2 |
| 70.034 | Jersey Mocha Cyclophora ruficiliaria | 1 | 2 |
| 71.006 | Alder Kitten Furcula bicuspis | 1 | 5 |
| 73.104 | Porter's Rustic Athetis hospes | 1 | 1 |
| 04.093 | Ectoedemia agrimoniae | 2 | 1 |
| 34.012 | Sorhagenia rhamniella | 2 | 2 |
| 35.064 | Argolamprotes micella | 2 | 1 |
| 48.002 | Prochoreutis myllerana | 2 | 2 |
| 49.075 | Acleris umbrana | 2 | 3 |
| 49.344 | Cydia inquinatana | 2 | 2 |
| 49.372 | Pammene populana | 2 | 1 |
| 02.002 | Paracrania chrysolepidella | 3 | 1 |
| 04.072 | Bohemannia quadrimaculella | 3 | 1 |
| 12.031 | Tinea columbariella | 3 | 3 |
| 32.011 | Agonopterix scopariella | 3 | 2 |
| 35.152 | Pseudotelphusa scalella | 3 | 1 |
| 38.023 | Elachista biatomella | 3 | 1 |
| 40.003 | Mompha lacteella | 3 | 1 |
| 49.112 | Vine Moth Eupoecilia ambiguella | 3 | 1 |
| 49.374 | Pammene trauniana | 3 | 1 |
| 70.002 | Purple-bordered Gold Idaea muricata | 3 | 1 |
| 14.007 | Bucculatrix albedinella | 4 | 1 |
| 15.0131 | Caloptilia honoratella | 4 | 2 |
| 15.018 | Povolnya leucapennella | 4 | 1 |
| 16.006 | Yponomeuta irrorella | 4 | 4 |
| 37.042 | Coleophora saturatella | 4 | 1 |
| 49.334 | Cydia cosmophorana | 4 | 3 |
| 62.033 | Acrobasis tumidana | 4 | 2 |
| 04.068 | Trifurcula immundella | 5 | 1 |
| 12.017 | Nemapogon koenigi | 5 | 5 |
| 15.087 | Phyllonorycter comparella | 5 | 1 |
| 21.003 | Leucoptera lotella | 5 | 2 |
| 32.016 | Agonopterix propinquella | 5 | 1 |
| 33.002 | Ethmia quadrillella | 5 | 7 |
| 35.080 | Oxypteryx unicolorella | 5 | 2 |
| 37.044 | Coleophora discordella | 5 | 1 |
| 37.100 | Coleophora solitariella | 5 | 1 |
| 38.028 | Elachista alpinella | 5 | 2 |
| 49.237 | Epinotia signatana | 5 | 1 |
| 49.242 | Epinotia nanana | 5 | 1 |
| 70.149 | Cloaked Pug Eupithecia abietaria | 5 | 1 |
| 74.011 | Cream-bordered Green Pea Earias clorana | 5 | 4 |
| Code | Species | #Records | #Individuals |
|---|---|---|---|
| 73.342 | Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba | 2293 | 19553 |
| 70.258 | Willow Beauty Peribatodes rhomboidaria | 2081 | 7998 |
| 49.039 | Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana | 1930 | 5745 |
| 73.015 | Silver Y Autographa gamma | 1900 | 3547 |
| 70.226 | Brimstone Moth Opisthograptis luteolata | 1530 | 4368 |
| 73.325 | Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta | 1495 | 4125 |
| 63.054 | Box-tree Moth Cydalima perspectalis | 1486 | 9614 |
| 73.099 | Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua | 1341 | 7508 |
| 70.141 | Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata | 1291 | 2635 |
| 73.317 | Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis | 1269 | 7978 |
| 73.357 | Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa | 1258 | 6064 |
| 73.359 | Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum | 1182 | 5773 |
| 70.016 | Riband Wave Idaea aversata | 1178 | 3867 |
| 63.080 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | 1046 | 7957 |
| 73.291 | Common Wainscot Mythimna pallens | 1017 | 5455 |
| 73.162 | Dark Arches Apamea monoglypha | 1008 | 5201 |
| 73.095 | Pale Mottled Willow Caradrina clavipalpis | 951 | 2204 |
| 73.348 | Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua janthe | 914 | 3844 |
| 73.345 | Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes | 904 | 2103 |
| 45.044 | Common Plume Emmelina monodactyla | 854 | 1355 |
| 73.297 | White-point Mythimna albipuncta | 853 | 2741 |
| 70.283 | Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria | 790 | 2177 |
| 28.024 | Tachystola acroxantha | 784 | 1685 |
| 72.030 | Jersey Tiger Euplagia quadripunctaria | 782 | 1541 |
| 73.329 | Flame Shoulder Ochropleura plecta | 751 | 1305 |
| 72.045 | Common Footman Eilema lurideola | 703 | 2811 |
| 72.003 | Snout Hypena proboscidalis | 694 | 1443 |
| 73.267 | Bright-line Brown-eye Lacanobia oleracea | 687 | 1201 |
| 70.049 | Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata | 681 | 992 |
| 73.101 | Treble Lines Charanyca trigrammica | 660 | 2690 |
| Family | Subfamily |
|---|---|
| 1. Micropterigidae | Micropteriginae |
| 2. Eriocraniidae | Eriocraniinae |
| 3. Hepialidae | Hepialinae |
| 4. Nepticulidae | Nepticulinae |
| 5. Opostegidae | Oposteginae |
| 6. Heliozelidae | Heliozelinae |
| 7. Adelidae | Adelinae |
| 8. Incurvariidae | Incurvariinae |
| 9. Prodoxidae | Lamproniinae |
| 10. Tischeriidae | Tischeriinae |
| 11. Psychidae | Naryciinae |
| 11. Psychidae | Taleporiinae |
| 11. Psychidae | Psychinae |
| 11. Psychidae | Epichnopteriginae |
| 11. Psychidae | Oiketicinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Myrmecozelinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Meessiinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Dryadaulinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Scardiinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Nemapogoninae |
| 12. Tineidae | Tineinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Perissomoasticinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Setomorphinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Hieroxestinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Teichobiinae |
| 12. Tineidae | Euplocaminae |
| 13. Roeslerstammiidae | Roeslerstammiinae |
| 14. Bucculatricidae | Bucculatricinae |
| 15. Gracillariidae | Gracillariinae |
| 15. Gracillariidae | Lithocolletinae |
| 15. Gracillariidae | Phyllocnistinae |
| 16. Yponomeutidae | Yponomeutinae |
| 17. Ypsolophidae | Ypsolophinae |
| 17. Ypsolophidae | Ochsenheimeriinae |
| 18. Plutellidae | Plutellinae |
| 19. Glyphipterigidae | Orthoteliinae |
| 19. Glyphipterigidae | Glyphipteriginae |
| 19. Glyphipterigidae | Acrolepiinae |
| 20. Argyresthiidae | Argyresthiinae |
| 21. Lyonetiidae | Lyonetiinae |
| 21. Lyonetiidae | Cemiostominae |
| 22. Praydidae | Praydinae |
| 23. Heliodinidae | Heliodininae |
| 24. Bedelliidae | Bedelliinae |
| 25. Scythropiidae | Scythropiinae |
| 26. Douglasiidae | Douglasiinae |
| 27. Autostichidae | Symmocinae |
| 28. Oecophoridae | Oecophorinae |
| 29. Chimabachidae | Chimabachinae |
| 30. Lypusidae | Lypusinae |
| 31. Peleopodidae | Peleopodinae |
| 32. Depressariidae | Depressariinae |
| 33. Ethmiidae | Ethmiinae |
| 34. Cosmopterigidae | Antequerinae |
| 34. Cosmopterigidae | Cosmopteriginae |
| 34. Cosmopterigidae | Chrysopeleiinae |
| 35. Gelechiidae | Anacampsinae |
| 35. Gelechiidae | Dichomeridinae |
| 35. Gelechiidae | Apatetrinae |
| 35. Gelechiidae | Thiotrichinae |
| 35. Gelechiidae | Anomologinae |
| 35. Gelechiidae | Gelechiinae |
| 36. Batrachedridae | Batrachedrinae |
| 37. Coleophoridae | Coleophorinae |
| 38. Elachistidae | Elachistinae |
| 39. Parametriotidae | Parametriotinae |
| 40. Momphidae | Momphinae |
| 41. Blastobasidae | Blastobasinae |
| 42. Stathmopodidae | Stathmopodinae |
| 43. Scythrididae | Scythridinae |
| 44. Alucitidae | Alucitinae |
| 45. Pterophoridae | Agdistinae |
| 45. Pterophoridae | Pterophorinae |
| 46. Schreckensteiniidae | Schreckensteiniinae |
| 47. Epermeniidae | Epermeniinae |
| 48. Choreutidae | Choreutinae |
| 49. Tortricidae | Chlidanotinae |
| 49. Tortricidae | Tortricinae |
| 49. Tortricidae | Olethreutinae |
| 50. Cossidae | Cossinae |
| 50. Cossidae | Zeuzerinae |
| 51. Castniidae | Castniinae |
| 52. Sesiidae | Tinthiinae |
| 52. Sesiidae | Sesiinae |
| 53. Limacodidae | Limacodinae |
| 54. Zygaenidae | Procridinae |
| 54. Zygaenidae | Zygaeninae |
| 55. Thyrididae | Thyridinae |
| 62. Pyralidae | Galleriinae |
| 62. Pyralidae | Phycitinae |
| 62. Pyralidae | Pyralinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Pyraustinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Spilomelinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Odontiinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Glaphyriinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Scopariinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Crambinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Acentropinae |
| 63. Crambidae | Musotiminae |
| 63. Crambidae | Schoenobiinae |
| 64. Mimallonidae | Mimalloninae |
| 65. Drepanidae | Drepaninae |
| 65. Drepanidae | Thyatirinae |
| 66. Lasiocampidae | Poecilicampinae |
| 66. Lasiocampidae | Lasiocampinae |
| 66. Lasiocampidae | Pinarinae |
| 67. Endromidae | Endrominae |
| 68. Saturniidae | Saturniinae |
| 69. Sphingidae | Smerinthinae |
| 69. Sphingidae | Sphinginae |
| 69. Sphingidae | Macroglossinae |
| 70. Geometridae | Sterrhinae |
| 70. Geometridae | Larentiinae |
| 70. Geometridae | Larentiinae (Eupetheciini) |
| 70. Geometridae | Larentiinae |
| 70. Geometridae | Archiearinae |
| 70. Geometridae | Ennominae |
| 70. Geometridae | Geometrinae |
| 71. Notodontidae | Thaumetopoeinae |
| 71. Notodontidae | Cerurinae |
| 71. Notodontidae | Dicranurinae |
| 71. Notodontidae | Notodontinae |
| 71. Notodontidae | Phalerinae |
| 71. Notodontidae | Pygaerinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Scoliopteryginae |
| 72. Erebidae | Calpinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Rivulinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Hypeninae |
| 72. Erebidae | Lymantriinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Arctiinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Agaristinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Herminiinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Hypenodinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Toxocampinae |
| 72. Erebidae | Erebinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Plusiinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Eustrotiinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Acontiinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Aediinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Pantheinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Dilobinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Acronictinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Cuculliinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Oncocnemidinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Amphipyrinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Psaphidinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Heliothinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Condicinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Heliothinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Condicinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Eriopinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Bryophilinae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Xyleninae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Hadeninae |
| 73. Noctuidae | Noctuinae |
| 74. Nolidae | Nolinae |
| 74. Nolidae | Chloephorinae |