A few nights off, but surprises still lurk amidst the cooler nights

I've had a few nights off recently, mainly due to the cold nights we've had.

On Thursday night, it got down to just over 4 degrees in my garden, last night wasn't much better at just under 6 degrees, but I tried anyway.

I'm glad I did, because although there were only 7 moths in and the trap, two were newbies for 2022!

 

A perfectly conditioned, delicately drab Deep-brown Dart & a rather smart Autumnal Rustic.

 

Both featured here last Autumn, with just 1 record of the former, and 4 records of the latter.

 

No matter how hard mothing is, it is always nice to turn that last egg tray over to reveal a nice fresh new species for the year.

Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 635 species

17/09/22 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap 

 

Macro Moths

Autumnal Rustic 1 [NFY]

Deep-brown Dart 1 [NFY]

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2

Flounced Rustic 1

Large Yellow Underwing 1

Willow Beauty 1

Micro Moths

There were none!

 

Autumnal Rustic

Deep-brown Dart