Here are multiple catch reports from my garden for the end of July.
Time has once again got the better of me, and with two field trips still pending also, I love moth recording.... but my goodness I wish it was a steady all year round hobby! 5 months of the year are pretty much devoid of moths!
We start with a rather large Privet Hawk-moth on the 21st of July (My only one I have seen all year) and end with a stunning White Satin.
It's been a funny old year, two Spring species I missed out on (Early Thorn & Engrailed) luckily showed up as second broods. This is the first time I have not recorded either in Spring.
Also, Ruby Tiger never showed up in early Summer, but made it's appearance as a sceond brood.
I can only put this down to such a dry Spring.
Two new for garden species were recorded, a small Cochylidia sp will be new (possibly rubigana pending dissection) and the funny little spikey-legged thingie, Stathmopoda pedella.
A Dark Sword-grass was also nice to see, really fresh as well.
Only new for year species listed below.
Moth species for 2021 in the garden now stands at 355.
21/07/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Privet Hawk-moth 1 [NFY]
Ruby Tiger 1 [NFY]
Slender Pug 1 [NFY]
Micro Moths
Ypsolopha dentella 1 [NFY]
22/07/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Brown-tail 1 [NFY]
Buff Footman 1 [NFY]
Latticed Heath 1 [NFY]
Micro Moths
Acleris variegana 1 [NFY]
Eana incanana 1 [NFY]
Epinotia abbreviana 1 [NFY]
Ypsolopha scabrella 1 [NFY]
24/07/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Straw Underwing 2 [NFY]
Argyresthia albistria 1 [NFY]
Micro Moths
Athrips mouffetella 1 [NFY]
Coleophora sp [TBC]
25/07/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Sycamore 1 [NFY]
Cochylidia sp [TBC] [NFG]
Micro Moths
Lyonetia clerkella 1 [NFY]
Stathmopoda pedella 1 [NFG]
Tinea sp [TBC]
26/07/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Dingy Footman 1 [NFY]
Dusky Sallow 1 [NFY]
Agriphila tristella 1 [NFY]
Micro Moths
Pammene aurita 3 [NFY]
27/07/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Maple Pug 1 [NFY]
Peach Blossom 1 [NFY]
White Satin 1 [NFY]
Borkhausenia fuscescens 1 [NFY]
Rhodophaea formosa 1 [NFY]Micro Moths
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| Dark Sword-grass |
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| Stathmopoda pedella |
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| Dusky Thorn |
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| Cochylidia sp |
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| Coleophora sp |
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| Athrips mouffetella |
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| Brown-tail |
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| Acleris variegana |
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| Slender Pug |
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| Privet Hawk-moth |
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| Ypsolopha scabrella |