Much better!

A really good session netting at dusk with 15 moths of 11 species netted within an hour of observing the sky and doing a silly dance with my net in my pyjamas...

The weather conditions were perfect and I had a sneaky suspicion it would be worth the effort, and indeed it was!

With 5 new species added to the year list meant that even if I didn't add any newbies to my light after dark, I would be still be a happy bunny.

Callisto denticulella was the best moth of the netting sesh.

 

Lights on, and the muggy feel was still in the air, so I decided to stay up until roughly 11:30pm, potting any welcome visitors.

It was fairly busy and good to see, but most moths were still singletons per specific species.

Best moths included both Poplar Grey & Knot Grass to get a good comparison, a lovely mint Common Carpet, an almost scale-less Ochreous Pug (They all count), and one of the smartest Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella) that i've ever seen.

And how could I forget the stunning Limae Hawk-moth form brunnea, so different from the usual green colour-form. 

A further 8 species were new for the year, 13 for the day was cracking.

Tonight looks cold in comparison.

I find this country amazing, minimums of 12 degrees last night, tonight predicted at 3c. I guess that's the joy of living on an island!

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 133 species

Dusk Netting from 8pm until 9pm

 

Anthophilia fabriciana 1 [NFY]

Bactra sp 1 [NFY]
Bryotropha affinis 1 [NFY]
Callisto denticulella 1 [NFY]
Monopis laevigella 1 [NFY]
Alucita hexadactyla 2
Cameraria ohridella 1
Incurvaria masculella 1
Nemapogon granella 3
Parornix sp 1
Tinea trinotella 2

 

14/05/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Macro Moths

Common Carpet 1 [NFY]
Green Carpet 1 [NFY]
Grey-pine Carpet 1 [NFY]
Knot Grass 1 [NFY]
Maiden's Blush 1 [NFY]
Ochreous Pug 1 [NFY]
Poplar Grey 2 [NFY]
Brimstone Moth 1
Chinese Character 3
Common Pug 1
Common Swift 1
Double-striped Pug 1
Garden Carpet 1
Iron Prominent 2
Lime Hawk-moth 1
Oak Hook-tip 1
Oak-tree Pug 1
Pale Mottled Willow 1
Scorched Carpet 1
Seraphim 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
Waved Umber 1
Yellow-barred Brindle 1

 

Micro Moths

 

Aphomia sociella 1 [NFY]
Epiphyas postvittana 1
Platyedra subcinerea 12

 

Aphomia sociella

Bryotropha affinis

Callisto denticulella

Common Carpet

Grey-pine Carpet

Knot Grass

Lime Hawk-moth f brunnea

Maiden's Blush

Ochreous Pug

Poplar Grey