Well, last night was indeed milder and flat calm for the first half of the night, but...where were all of the moths? it was extremely desolate until when I turned in at midnight, just 3 moths being noted.
By the morning, 9 moths of 8 species was a welcome improvement, and if it wasn't for being patient and netting on the patio between 7 and 8pm, it would be have been half of what I managed.
Netting on the patio yielded 8 moths of 7 species, a great result as the sun set in the west.
So in total 17 moths of 15 species was a fair return for here.
Of that number, 5 were new for the year.
The trapping (and netting) has been put on hold as a cold front sweeps across the country bringing the possibility of frosts!
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 63 species
22/04/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Netting on the patio
Elachista rufocinerea 1 [NFY]
Epermenia chaerophyllella 1 [NFY]
Parornix sp 1 [NFY]
Phyllonorycter blancardella 1 [NFY]
Caloptilia honoratella 1
Lyonetis clerkella 1 (Dark form)
Phyllonorycter hostis/oxyacanthae 2
22/04/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Powdered Quaker 1 [NFY]
Spectacle 1 [NFY]
Common Quaker 2
Double-striped Pug 1
Garden Carpet 1
Oak-tree Pug 1
Micro Moths
Agonopterix heracliana 1
Epiphyas postvittana 1
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| Caloptilia honoratella |
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| Elachista rufocinerea |
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| Epermenia chaerophyllella |
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| Parornix sp |
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| Phyllonorycter blancardella |
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| Powdered Quaker |
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| Spectacle |