Latest from the garden moth trap

It was a good start to last week in my garden, but it has taken this long to post about it, the main reason being that I haven't been able to photograph the selected species until Saturday! I kept opening the pots of the moths that were kept safely in the fridge, to provide fresh air for them.

I'm glad to say that all were released back into the wild safely today, albeit much later than I wanted to.

 

There was one new species for the year amongst a haul of 20 species, a lovely marked Mottled Umber.

 

Green-brindled Crescent & Black Rustics dominated the catch, with 7 and 6 examples respectively.

 

The return of a Dark Sword-grass was noteworthy, until I realised it was the same example I caught on the 23rd, 5 days earlier. There was no doubting it. Still my only record this year. 

The weather continued to be mild, particularly at night for the time of year, rarely dropping below 10c.

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 623 species

28/10/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Mottled Umber 1 [NFY]
Angle Shades 2
Barred Sallow 1
Beaded Chestnut 4
Black Rustic 6
Clancy's Rustic 1
Dark Sword-grass 1
Green-brindled Crescent 7
Mallow 1
Merveille du Jour 2
November Moth sp 3
Red-green Carpet 3
Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
Silver Y 1
Sprawler 2

Micro Moths

Acleris schalleriana 1
Cydalima perspectalis 1
Epiphyas postvittana 1
Eudonia angustea 1

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Acleris schalleriana

Beaded Chestnut

Dark Sword-grass

Mottled Umber