Thursday, 21 August 2025

Quiet times, but still ticking along

The trap is a little mundane currently, don't get me wrong it's nice to see 50+ examples of common species, but it makes it hard to pick out the decent stuff! 

On Sunday night it was fairly mild with light winds, so the trap was busy come Monday morming at 5am.

To the notable moths. 

Acrolepiopsis assectella was only my 2nd this year, and a late White Ermine was nice.

3 new species were noted, both the macros I missed out on last year. 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 610 species

17/08/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Tawny-barred Angle 1 [NFY]
Webb's Wainscot 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Ypsolopha sequella 1 [NFY]

Acrolepiopsis assectella

Tawny-barred Angle

Webb's Wainscot

White Ermine

Ypsolopha sequella