Well at least i'm getting some much needed sleep currently! Moths are very sparse at the moment, with clear skies and rapidly falling temperatures down to between 4 and 6 degrees, it's not even been worth lacing up the walking boots and going on a field trip!
To think we are now about 4 weeks away from peak moth season, where 200+ species a night (in the field) are possible, it's a little worrying.
Only 12 moths ventured out.
But, we soldier on, and even poor data, is data at the end of the day.
Needless to say it wasn't a waste of time, with one new moth for the garden, potted up early evening from the window near the trap. Isotrias rectifasciana is a scarce moth with very few records, it is only my 3rd ever, so a real bonus on a chilly night. Easily mistaken for a Cnephasia species.
I also netted another Elachista poae, the 2nd this year.
Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 258 species
31/05/22 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Elephant Hawk-moth 1
Heart & Dart 1
Light Brocade 1
Marbled Minor sp 3
Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
Small Elephant Hawk-moth 1
Micro Moths
Isotrias rectifasciana 1 [NFG]
Elachista poae 1
Homoeosoma sinuella 1
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| Elachista poae |
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| Homoeosoma sinuella |
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| Isotrias rectifasciana |