Still fairly busy as we headed into the middle of July here in my garden, though less variety was noticeable and infact the catch felt almost August in feeling with lots of Dusky Thorns and Mouse Moths.
Bucculatrix thoracella returned after a 3 year hiatus, in all fairness being so small, these micros often get missed.
Another Gelechia scotinella was very welcome. Formerely a very rare species, it seems to be doing quite well locally in east cambs.
From the larger moth front, an absolutely cracking male Oak Eggar really blew me away, it was also so fresh. The most noteworthy part about it, was that the last time I saw a male, was in 2006! My debut full mothing year, whereby I took a photo of it next to two females.
A dark Scrobipalpa species was retained, which will probably turn out to be a dark ocellatella.
The warm weather continued but whilst numbers remained high, species were dwindling.
Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 554 species
11/07/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic TrapMacro Moths
Yellow-tail 1 [NFY]
Micro Moths
Bucculatrix thoracella 1 [NFY]
Carpatolechia fugivitella 1 [NFY]
Scrobipalpa sp 1 (TBC)
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| Yellow-tail |
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| Bucculatrix thoracella |
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| Gelechia scotinella |
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| Oak Eggar Male |
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| Scrobipalpa sp |