Tuesday night saw a slightly warmer night and we had much needed cloud which was nice, especially as the moon is still rather bright and rising at around 8pm.
Two migrants were noted, a lovely 'dark' Dark Sword-grass and there were also 3 Udea ferrugalis to back it up.
The new species were November Moth (earliest by 6 days) and my earliest garden record of Red-line Quaker by 9 days, the trend year on year it seems, as we still hold onto mid to high teen temperatures during the day.
Another couple of Blair's Shoulder-knot were good to see, a moth that seems to be on the increase here, and a spied a furry caterpillar making a bid for freedom across the patio, potted up and later photographed, it was to be a White Ermine larvae.
Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 653 species
07/10/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
November Moth 1 [NFY]
Red-line Quaker 1 [NFY]
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| White Ermine Caterpillar |
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| Blair's Shoulder-knot |
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| Dark Sword-grass |
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| November Moth |
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| Red-line Quaker |
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| Udea ferrugalis |
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