Horribly cool east wind is putting a downer on moth recording currently, and looking forward to the week ahead, in short, I don't think it's going to be worth it.
But we'll take each day as it comes.
Last nights numbers and species were well down, but it did include a beautiful Eyed Hawk-moth and a lovely fluffy White Ermine.
Just two species of micro moth were observed, showing the severity of the conditions.
Cool, almost cold today, so it's not happening tonight as we are expecting a near frost :/
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 178 species
09/05/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Bright-line Brown-eye 1 [NFY]
Eyed Hawk-moth 1 [NFY]
White Ermine 1 [NFY]
White-point 2 [NFY]
Angle Shades 1
Chinese Character 1
Marbled Minor 1
Orange Footman 1
Garden Carpet 1
Muslin Moth 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
Treble Lines 11
Turnip Moth 1
Micro Moths
Cnephasia communana 1 [NFY]
Epiphyas postvittana 1
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| White-point |
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| Bright-line Brown-eye |
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| Cnephasia communana |
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| Eyed Hawk-moth |
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| White Ermine |