FlyinginFordham: Two recent spring catches, things have picked up!

I ran the trap on the 13th and last night on the 16th, with barely any go in me lately being struck down by the dreaded virus, I ambled out this morning to see what had turned up.

Going on last year, my garden is nearly 2 weeks behind last years moths.

Back on the 13th there weren't very many moths at all, a handful of Quakers etc, best a year first Angle Shades, it felt morelike an early March catch!

I also currently have a variety of lures hanging in the garden, the NIG lure (For Cydia nigricana) also attracts 3 known species of Phyllonorycter, these being a complex in their own right.

I've been lucky to see all 3 of them here to the lure, blancardella is the most common, followed by hostis and then a single record of oxyacanthae.

I will get two of them dissected just to check, for now they will be aggregated.

Back to yesterday and with my beady eyes and net in hand, I managed to get 6 individuals of 4 species.

All 4 were new for the year.

Add to that another 3 new for year from the trap this morning plus 2x Water Carpets which are completely new for the garden.

8 newbies in total was a real boost.

A glut up Double-striped Pug with 8 recorded was another highlight.

The best moth of the day/night was a Caloptilia honoratella that I netted, this once rare moth seems to be well established now in the East.

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 52 species

13/04/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Angle Shades 1 [NFY]

Clouded Drab 1