Here are three trapping efforts from the 5th to the 10th of August here in Stevenage, North Herts.
Just a brief run-down of the new garden species for the year below.
The temperatures have been steady recently, most days attaining 22 or 23 degrees, around average for the time of year (But it seems a little low) night time temperatures haven't been stellar, and some nights have dropped as low as 10 degrees with dew by the morning and feeling rather autumnal!
Big surprise was a Bactra species, last seen in 2013! A full 8 years ago...incredible as this is a common moth in nearby damp grassland habitats.
It was also four years since my last Hypatima rhomboidella, a really odd looking species.
Things are starting to fine down now and it'll hopefully be quality over quantity (Although the quantity has never really been there sadly this year).
Moth species for 2021 in the garden now stands at 372.
05/08/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
08/08/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Micro Moths
10/08/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap
Macro Moths
Micro Moths
Bactra sp 1 [NFY]
Coleophora hemerobiella 1 [NFY]
Grapholita janthinana 1 [NFY]
Hypatima rhomboidella 1 [NFY]
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| Small Rivulet |
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| Clavigesta purdeyi |
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| Coleophora hemerobiella |
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| Grapholita janthinana |
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| Hypatima rhomboidella |
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| Orange Swift |
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| Bactra sp |