I decided to do some weeding and tidying of the hedging and disturbed 2 micro moths whilst doing it.
Both Agonopterix purpurea and Esperia sulphurella were new for the year, the former is only the third garden record, and quite possibly the tiniest Agonopterix on the menu at 8mm long.
The trap was setup to come on at 7:45pm and there really wasn't much before bedtime, apart from a stunning Purple Thorn that I could see through the collar of the trap and a bright Brimstone Moth that had alighted on the house wall.
A rather late post-hibernation Satellite was also found underneath the choke housing.
By the morning there were a further 3 new for year species which was most pleasing despite lows of 6.2c
Garden species count for 2019 now upto 52.
Catch Report - Back Garden - Stevenage - 125w Robinson Trap
20/04/19
Daytime
Agonopterix purpurea 1 [NFY]
Esperia sulphurella 1 [NFY]
Macro Moths
Brimstone Moth 2 [NFY]
Purple Thorn 1 [NFY]
Spectacle 1 [NFY]
Double-striped Pug 3
Early Grey 2
Frosted Green 1
Lunar Marbled Brown 1
Nut-tree Tussock 2
Satellite
Micro Moths
Alucita hexadactyla 1 [NFY]
Dyseriocrania subpurpurella 1 [NFY]
Emmelina monodactyla 7
Amblyptilia acanthdactyla 2
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| Agonopterix purpurea |
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| Dyseriocrania subpurpurella |
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| Esperia sulphurella |
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| Purple Thorn |
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| Satellite |
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| Spectacle |
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| Spectacle |
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| Brimstone Moth |
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| Incurvaria masculella |