Worth it for a new garden moth

Worth it for a new garden moth 

 

Temperatures cooled down somewhat at the start of last week, with temperatures back to average around the low to mid-20's.

Nights were still very humid and with lows of 15 degrees, good moth activity was still prevalent with the common species.

The new species for the garden was a macro moth, and one i've taken a few times before in Essex, and more recently in nearby Norfolk, a stunning looking moth and my specimen was extremely fresh too, it being exactly a month ago since my last new macro moth (Jersey Mocha).

 

There was just one more new species for the year, it was a Bactra species, most probably lancealana.

 

Returning species included another Acrobasis tumidana (the 4th this year), a stunning Eyed Hawk-moth, and a rare moth for me these days, a single Flame. 

 

More catches to write up soon! 

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 617 species

19/08/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Dark Spinach 1 [NFG]

Micro Moths

Bactra sp 1 [NFY]

Flame

Acrobasis tumidana

Bactra sp

Dark Spinach

Eyed Hawk-moth