FlyinginFordham: Garden Trapping - Fordham - Cambridgeshire

The trap at the moment, i'm not going to lie, is rather full of brown moths... so often is the case between late summer and early autumn.

But, it's quality over quantity and literally anything can turn up! Numbers are still very good with over 150 moths per night, re-captures seem very low as I stick to releasing the previous night's catch out the front.

Species have slowed a little with 35 present on Tuesday night, but with a further 8 new species included in that total.

Best moths of the night were two Large Thorn's, which was a really rare moth for me in Herts.

A rather large Phycitinae species is playing havoc to identify. It's far too worn to make out what it is. I did tentatively think Homoeosoma nebulella, but it will have to be checked further.

Below are the new species for the year.

Moth garden list stands at 141 species.

07/09/21 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Large Thorn 2 [NFG]

Rosy Rustic 1 [NFG]

Ruby Tiger 1 [NFG]

Micro Moths

Agonopterix arenella 1 [NFG]

Argyresthia semitestacella 1 [NFG]

Hypsopygia costalis 1 [NFG]

Oegoconia sp 1 [NFG]