It's nearly that time again, where the net gets a bit of action once more, if conditions allow and I made a brave effort on Monday evening after dinner whilst my son played in the garden and was potting as many Ladybirds as he could find!
One micro found the back of the net, a new species for the year, an Epermenia chaerophyllella fresh out of hibernation.
I did see one other moth but a gust of wind blew it away from my garden.
It's still not quite warm enough for dusking just yet, but you've got to try.
Overnight the trap did very well despite lows of 5 degrees, I think it had something to do with the 17 degrees recorded during the day!
Two new species were added, a couple of nice Twin-spotted Quaker's the biggest of the Orthosia genus (Although recently changed to Anorthoa), and a Pale Pinion, an annual but scarce moth here.
30 moths was a nice return indeed.
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 33 species
02/03/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Pale Pinion 1 [NFY]
Twin-spotted Quaker 2 [NFY]
Clouded Drab 3
Common Quaker 4
Early Moth 1
Hebrew Character 3
March Moth 3
Oak Beauty 3
Small Quaker 2
Micro Moths
Epermenia chaerophyllella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Agonopterix heracliana 3
Diurnea fagella 3
Emmelina monodactyla 2
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| Twin-spotted Quaker |
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| Twin-spotted Quaker |
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| Diurnea fagella |
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| Diurnea fagella |
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| Epermenia chaerophyllella |
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| Pale Pinion |