Last night was quite mild actually by recent nights standards, a low of 10 degrees, and it felt rather humid with dominant cloud cover and winds from the west which dropped completely at dusk.
Before the trap was switched on, I did a spot of dusking with the net, and bagged 5 moths, two of which were new additions to the year list, so well worth the effort for half an hour.
Most of the moths of the night were potted up before I went to bed. From 10:30pm until 5am this morning, there were just 2 extra moths, and it's worth noting that the trap was completely empty! really emphasing the benefits of working a trap through the night.
I was very pleased with the a new species for the garden, Early Tooth-striped (Probably expected eventually as it's in the area, sadly quite worn) and the second garden record of the phonetical nightmare that is Phtheochroa rugosana, a bumpy lumpy odd looking totrix, a spectacular micro moth indeed.
I tried photographing the moths after work and it was a little dark by the time I got round to it, which proved difficult focusing on the micros.
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 88 species
01/05/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Early Tooth-striped 1 [NFG]
Iron Prominent 1 [NFY]
Seraphim 1 [NFY]
Clouded Drab 2
Garden Carpet 2
Hebrew Character 2
Pebble Prominent 1
Micro Moths
Cameraria ohridella 1 [NFY] (Netted at dusk)
Mompha epilobiella 1 [NFY] (Netted at dusk)
Phtheochroa rugosana 1 [NFY]
Emmelina monodactyla 2
Platyedra subcinerea 4
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| Phtheochroa rugosana |
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| Mompha epilobiella |
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| Iron Prominent |
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| Early Tooth-striped |
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| Cameraria ohridella |
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| Seraphim |