Warming up! But not at night yet here, with temperatures still below double-figures unfortunately, and as a result, the number of moths visiting the trap has been less.
But sometimes this really doesn't matter, not when time is of the essence and you haven't got swathes of moths to filter through.
Quality over quantity is a happy medium for me, with a smattering of new species for the year.
Olive was particularly nice, as was both of the new micros, Aproaerema anthyllidella (A really nice velvety black, extremely skittish and a challenge to photograph) & Monochroa lucidella (A moth I first saw in Hertfordshire at just one site, where it was common).
Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 472 species
05/07/22 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Olive 1 [NFG]
Micro Moths
Monochroa lucidella 1 [NFG]
Paraswammerdamia albicapitella 1 [NFY]
Aproaerema anthyllidella 1
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| Aproaerema anthyllidella |
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| Monochroa lucidella |
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| Olive |