FlyinginFordham: Last garden catch before a break

Previous to last night, I hadn't ran my trap since the 24th of July, a full week with no mothy action at all.

Last Thursday was quite a good night, but species and numbers were evidently tailing off as we come out of peak mothing season.

It was nice to get a Dog's Tooth, a regular moth here usually in early May, but missing out on the first brood this year.

A lovely fresh and early Acleris sparsana was nice to see, and a few more welcome small fry in the shape of Bryotropha domestica & Phyllonorycter trifasciella.

Another new species of grass moth was also present, clinging to an external egg tray, the first Agriphila tristella of the year. Amazingly I did not record this species last year in the garden.

6 new ones was pretty respectable for late July.

The next outing would be on the 31st.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 593 species

24/07/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Dog's Tooth 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Acleris sparsana 1 [NFY]
Agriphila tristella 1 [NFY]
Bryotropha domestica 1 [NFY]
Phyllonorycter trifasciella 1 [NFY]
Plutella porrectella 1 [NFY]