A really good evening and overnight last night here in my garden.
It all started with finding a tiny black moth fluttering inside my Funebrana lure trap, bringing the trap indoors and shutting the patio door (I've learnt the hard way trying to pot outside) the moth took flight and was easily potted against the glass.
It was to be a tiny 7mm long male Pammene albuginana.
This is a new moth for my garden and the 695th species so far.
The moth's hindwings were checked to seperate from suspectana, which I was lucky in attracting last year in early May.
Before dark, I did 45 minutes of dusking with my net, and was rewarded with over 20 moths, mostly Nemapogon granella, an exceptionally common moth here.
Best moth was a year first smart Cydia pomonella.
Lights on at 9pm and moths were fairly quick to respond in the fading light, several Brimstones were first as were the ever reliable Garden Carpets.
A new micro was potted up early on, an Ephestia species.
By the morning and after a warmish, dry and relatively cloudy night (at least for the first half) there were enough moths to satisfy my desires and serveral quality new species for the year, namely the fabulous Peppered Moth and Figure of Eighty, two of them! i've never seen two before in a trap ever.
The weather continues to stay settled with warm days but cool fresh nights under clear skies.
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 156 species
23/05/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Netted at dusk
Cydia pomonella 1 [NFY]
Pammene albuginana 1 (to FUN lure) [NFG]
Bryotropha sp 3
Cameraria ohridella 1
Nemapogon granella 20
23/05/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Peppered Moth 1 [NFY]
Setaceous Hebrew Character 1 [NFY]
White-point 1 [NFY]
Brimstone Moth 2
Common Pug 1
Flame Shoulder 1
Garden Carpet 2
Light Brocade 1
Pale Mottled Willow 1
Scorched Carpet 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
Silver Y 1
Treble-lines 3
Turnip Moth 2
Vine's Rustic 1
Willow Beauty 3
Micro Moths
Ephestia sp 1 [NFY]
Epiblema scutulana 1
Epiphyas postvittana 3
Epiblema scutulana 1
Epiphyas postvittana 3
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| Cydia pomonella |
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| Ephestia sp |
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| Figure of Eighty |
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| Pammene albuginana |
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| Peppered Moth |
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| Setaceous Hebrew Character |
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| White-point |