Perfect conditions but little to show for it

I haven't trapped in my garden for quite some time, over a week now.

Last night however it was mild all night with little wind, and a steady 11c after reaching 17 degrees during the day.

A very paltry list come this morning, and I was glad that I did half an hour of netting at dusk, which subsequently yielded two new species of micro moth.

A Red-green Carpet was the only new moth for the year to the trap. 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 45 species

31/03/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Macro Moths 

  

Red-green Carpet 1 [NFY]

Brindled Beauty 2 

Clouded Drab 2

Common Quaker 2

Double-striped Pug 4

Hebrew Character 2

March Moth 1

Red Chestnut 1 

Micro Moths 

 

Caloptilia honoratella 1 [NFY] (netted)

Caloptilia semifascia 1 [NFY] (netted)

Emmelina monodactyla 2

Epiphyas postvittana 1 

 

Red-green Carpet

Caloptilia honoratella

Caloptilia semifascia