I trapped twice last week at work using my Actinic homemade trap and was pleased with a nice variety of moths.
Sadly I don't have time to go through all of them in detail, so i've picked out some of the highlights from last week.
Pempelia genistella was undoubtedly the highlight of the week, a new moth for me and a 3rd record for Hertfordshire.
Other moths that were nice to observe were 6 Jersey Tiger's, White Satin, Plain Pug, Epinotia tedella, Vitula biviella, Nephopterix angustella and a really dark Blastodacna hellerella (which I thought might have been atra but dissection proved otherwise).
Acleris forsskaleana
Acrobasis suavella
Agriphila straminella
Blastodacna hellerella
Buff Footman
Chinese Character
Coleophora albitarsella
Eana incanana
Epinotia nanana
Gelechia senticetella
Jersey Tiger
Nephopterix angustella
Pempelia genistella
Plain Pug
Slender Pug
Vitula biviella
White Satin
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| Acleris forsskaleana |
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| Blastodacna hellerella |
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| Buff Footman |
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| Chinese Character |
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| Epinotia nanana |
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| Gelechia senticetella |
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| Jersey Tiger |
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| Nephopterix angustella |
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| Pempelia genistella |
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| Plain Pug |
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| Vitula biviella |
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| White Satin |