Still some rather good moths turning up in my garden trap, despite some challenging conditions, although at the end of September the days were still warm and in the high teens here.
Monday night yielded a year first Pink-barred Sallow, a scarce visitor here, this only being my 3rd garden record, 1 a year in 3 separate years, and what a stunner it was.
Deep-brown Dart are having a fantastic year here (Although technically all of them here in the UK are lueneburgensis and not lutulenta, the latter appears further south within mainland Europe).
Other highlights included yet more Sallows, a really good year for this species.
A super pale Beaded Chestnut was good to record as well as another Cypress Pug.
Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 648 species
29/09/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap.JPG) |
| Typical Autumn Catch Here |
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| Beaded Chestnut |
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| Cypress Pug |
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| Northern Deep-brown Dart |
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| Pink-barred Sallow |
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| Sallow f.flavescens |