Saturday, 26 November 2022

Surely the last species to be added to the year list?

Two Scarce Umbers this week make it species number 665 for the year, I somehow forgot about the possibility of this species (Having trapped only 1 individual last year on the 14th of November).

On the 23rd it was just the new for year Scarce Umber that turned up, all night... 14 hours of running a light!

Then last night, a shade better with another Scarce Umber, a single Plutella xylostella and 2 Epiphyas postvittana.

At work on Friday I disturbed an Acleris schalleriana from Pyracantha, and a new caterpillar record for me was a rather chunky Setaceous Hebrew Character clinging to the garden fence last night.

Maybe a chance again tonight before it gets too cold for my liking.

Fordham, East Cambs

Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 665 species


Acleris schalleriana

Scarce Umber

Scarce Umbers

Setaceous Hebrew Character Caterpillar