Micro-moths have really taken off in my garden recently, in-fact on Wednesday night the catch was made up mostly of micros! There were over 30 Yponomeuta species in and around the trap!
The most numerous macro was Common Footman at 38!
In total, 68 species were noted of probably 220 moths at an estimate.
There were also 5 species of Hawk-moth present (6 if you count the fly-by Humming-bird) plenty of Miller's, Poplar Grey's and Sycamore's (All 10+ in number)
Best of the larger moths were Ghost Moth, Rosy Footman and my earliest ever Mouse Moth and 2 Early Thorn (10-15 years ago, the Mouse Moth was a late summer species peaking around the end of August, start of September).
Best of the smaller moths were 2 Caloptilia rufipennella, Dichrorampha simpliciana, Gelechia senticetella, Pexicopia malvella & Yponomeuta rorrella (Picked out for all the evonymella and padella/cag/mal aggregates).
A whole host of new moths added to the year list, with a few on the pending list.
New for years/garden & notable records listed below.
Macro Moths
Fan-foot 1 [NFG]
Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 454 species
29/06/22 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Fan-foot 1 [NFG]
Ghost Moth 1 [NFG]
Early Thorn 2 (First 2nd brooders)
Mouse Moth 1 [NFY]
Rosy Footman 1 [NFG]
Micro Moths
Micro Moths
Acleris variegana 1 [NFY]
Acrobasis suavella 1 [NFY]
Agonopterix sp 1 TBC (Check for ciliella)
Argyresthia goedartella 1 [NFG]
Bucculatrix sp 1 TBC
Caloptilia rufipennella 2
Coleophora sp 1 TBC
Dichrorampha simpliciana 1 [NFY]
Gelechia senticetella 1 [NFY]
Hypsopygia costalis 1 [NFY]
Metzneria metzneriella 1 [NFG]
Pexicopia malvella 1 [NFG]
Phyllonorycter quercifoliella 1 [NFG]
Yponomeuta rorrella 1 [NFG]
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| Acleris variegana |
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| Dichrorampha simpliciana |
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| Early Thorn |
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| Fan-foot |
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| Gelechia senticetella |
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| Ghost Moth |
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| Metzneria metzneriella |
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| Mouse Moth |
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| Rosy Footman |
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| Yponomeuta rorrella |