Shades of Grey

A real drop in moth numbers come Tuesday night with cooler and clear conditions overnight.

The day had been warm though, and this spurred me on to pop a few pheromone lures out (Both FUNebrana and ARGyrana) 

After work I checked the buckets and was pleasantly surprised to find two Pammene giganteana in each of the traps.

The traps are now away in the shed until other species come on the wing towards April.

 

Overnight, just the one new species for the year, an Early Grey, I also got another grey moth, the 4th specimen of Grey Shoulder-knot this year, unprecedented for my garden!

 

The continuing theme is warm days cold nights. 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 35 species

03/03/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Macro Moths 

  

Early Grey 1 [NFY] 

Clouded Drab 2

Common Quaker 8

Grey Shoulder-knot 1 

Hebrew Character 3

March Moth 3

Oak Beauty 1

Small Quaker 1

Micro Moths 

 

Pammene giganteana 4 [NFY] 

Emmelina monodactyla 2

 

Pammene giganteana

Clouded Drab

Early Grey

Grey Shoulder-knot and Early Grey