FlyinginFordham: Super set of moths!

With highs of around 31 degrees on the 18th and lows not dropping below 20 degrees, the trap was back to it's busiest self, and with a catch of 92 species, for mid/late July it was my biggest catch at this time of year.

It was headed by some top quality moths including a brand new moth for my records, a stunning Dark Crimson Underwing, the third Catocala species to grace my garden trap (Red & Blue being the other two).

There were a further 3 new garden moths present, July Highflyer (unvbelievably), True Lover's Knot & Scythris limbella.

Everyone seems to be getting Ancylosis oblitella & Moitrelia obductella lately in their moth traps, I was lucky to get two of the former here, with just two previous records.

The latter will have to wait it seems, a moth highly on my wants list.

Twin-spotted Wainscot returned having not been seen since 2022, and it brought a friend along. To get two in one night seems exceptional for here.

Those 4 new ones take me to 907 recorded species in my garden since August 28th 2021.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 583 species

18/07/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Currant Pug 1 [NFY]
Dark Crimson Underwing 1 [NFG]
July Highflyer 1 [NFG]
Large Emerald 2 [NFY]
Least Yellow Underwing 2 [NFY]
True Lover's Knot 1 [NFG]
Twin-spotted Wainscot 2 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Ancylosis oblitella 2 [NFY]
Parectopa ononidis 1 [NFY]
Scythris limbella 2 [NFG]