Fairly quiet but another nice surprise

I trapped on Sunday night here in Fordham, East Cambs expecting a good haul as it was so warm with a lot of cloud cover.

The catch wasn't as great as I could have perhaps anticipated, but it was fantastic to trap the second Bordered Straw of the year in the garden.

Also I added the miniscule plume that is Adaina microdactyla to my garden list, which now stands at 657 species in just under 12 months.

Going through the trap as I do at around 5am currently (to beat the local Robins & Blackbirds) I noticed a big fat Caterpillar crawling along the sheet by the patio door, instantly recognisable as a Toadflax Brocade.

I get the moth infrequently here in the garden and I found some tiny caterpillars of them a few months back that literally just vanished one day.

Now I guess they are wandering all over the shop, looking for a suitable place to pupate.

Then the rain came yesterday afternoon and softened the ground for the pupa.

Last night's catch was almost double this catch, with 50 species and a great showing of macro moths once more, including lots of Noctuids. A coincidence? I think not.

Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 597 species

14/08/22 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Macro Moths

 

Bordered Straw (2nd garden record)

Micro Moths

Adaina microdactyla 1 [NFG]

Adaina microdactyla

Bordered Straw

Toadflax Brocade Caterpillar