A very good selection of moths at works Actinic trap and the spare Mercury Blended trap on Thursday night (My last outing there before a long weekend off)
Many new species for the year were observed, some i've had in the garden already this year, and others which have yet to make an appearance or have never made an appearance, such is the difference in habitat.
A total of 31 species were noted in all.
Best moths were two Buttoned Snout (One really worn and one in good condition) Aethes tesserana (A rarity for me and only seen twice before), an unusual looking Pyralid Donacaula mucronella (Which does turn up in gardens quite frequently despite being a wetland species) and the star of the trapping show, a new species for me. Cydia cosmophorana!
I didn't count every single moth, as I only get 10 or 15 minutes to pot bits and bobs up and just focused on the new species.
10/06/21 - Work - Bishop's Stortford - East Herts - 40w Actinic + 15w Twin Synergetic/Actinic Trap & 160w MBT Trap
Macro Moths
Alder Moth
Bright-line Brown-eye
Buttoned Snout 2
Figure of Eighty
Pine Carpet
White Ermine
Micro Moths
Aethes tesserana
Cauchas fibulella (Netted Daytime)
Ditula angustiorana
Donacaula mucronella
Ephestia sp 2 (TBC)
Eudonia angustea
Homoeosoma sinuella
Rhyacionia pinivorana
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| Aethes tesserana |
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| Alder Moth |
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| Bright-line Brown-eye |
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| Buttoned Snout |
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| Cauchas fibulella |
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| Cydia cosmophorana |
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| Donacaula mucronella |
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| Figure of Eighty |
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| Homoeosoma sinuella |
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| Pine Carpet |