FlyinginFordham: Another bumper night for moths

Yet another warm night on Friday night, in fact the warmest night I've ever experienced.

When I got back from a field trip at 2:30am, it was still 24 degrees! Absolutely insane, and after a hot day of 36 degrees the traps out and home were heaving to say the least, with mainly micros.. o goody!

The trouble is, with such warm temperatures and high humidity, the moths are unbelievably active and hard to pot.

I did my best to go through my trap before dawn and shuffled myself to bed.

The Rose Plume (Cnaemidophorus rhododactyla) was a welcome new addition to the garden list, probably drifting from nearby Chippenham or Wicken Fen, where they appear sporadically.

Other highlights included a smart Rosy Minor, the first of many Yponomeuta rorrella, the last of the expected Yponomeuta species to arrive here, and a rather smartly coloured Oak Nycteoline, my third this year alone.

Things carried on warm until Sunday evening when things finally started to cool down, but an early hint of another heatwave a week from now!

Only new for year species listed below.