Another really good night with 24 species recorded on Monday night, a warm and humid night with torrential rain late afternoon and into the evening, I nearly didn't bother.
Well i'm glad I did!
The catch included not one, but two Tawny Pinions, both a little worse for wear unfortunately, but to think that these moths probably hatched around last September, they've survived the hard winter and wet spring.
This is another new species for the garden as I edge closer to the 700 species mark.
Light Brocade was also good to see, as was a rather 'performing' Pale Tussock that just would not drop it's defensive posture for a photograph.
If the temperature stays mild over night, I would expect to hopefully pick up new species most nights from now on.
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 111 species
08/05/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Light Brocade 1 [NFY]
Pale Tussock 2 [NFY]
Tawny Pinion 2 [NFG]
Brimstone Moth 1
Chinese Character 1
Chocolate-tip 1
Common Quaker 1
Double-striped Pug 1
Garden Carpet 1
Muslin Moth 3
Pale Prominent 1
Red-green Carpet 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 7
Silver Y 2
Streamer 1
Swallow Prominent 1
Waved Umber 1
Yellow-barred Brindle 6 Aspilapteryx tringipennella 1 [NFY]
Syndemis musculana 1 [NFY]
Alucita hexadactyla 1
Epiphyas postvittana 3
Platyedra subcinerea 1
Tawny Pinion 2 [NFG]
Brimstone Moth 1
Chinese Character 1
Chocolate-tip 1
Common Quaker 1
Double-striped Pug 1
Garden Carpet 1
Muslin Moth 3
Pale Prominent 1
Red-green Carpet 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 7
Silver Y 2
Streamer 1
Swallow Prominent 1
Waved Umber 1
Yellow-barred Brindle 6
Micro Moths
Syndemis musculana 1 [NFY]
Alucita hexadactyla 1
Epiphyas postvittana 3
Platyedra subcinerea 1
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| Aspilapteryx tringipennella |
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| Common Swift |
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| Light Brocade |
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| Pale Tussock |
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| Syndemis musculana |
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| Tawny Pinion |
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| Tawny Pinions |