Tuesday, 9 June 2026

June

Trying to play catchup now as the weather goes a bit meh.

Temperatures are well down on a typical early June, and literally as soon as the month started, we got pretty rubbish weather, nights were still fairly mild but rain was always a presence.

The first night of the month yielded a fair array of species, with the warmth micros were still doing very well (They really hate cool and windy night).

9 new species made the list.

Best moths included the tiny and sadly damaged Leek Moth (Acrolepiopsis assectella), not common here, the ying & yang of the moth world, Broad-barred White and Varied Coronet, with similar markings but in reverse.

Piniphila bifasciana was a little cracker, a regular pine feeder species, and a very pale year first Heart & Club was nice. 

Things slowed down a bit, but It's still June, so there is always something worth photographing. 
 
 
Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 356 species 
 
01/06/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
 
Macro Moths

Broad-barred White 1 [NFY] 
Heart & Club 1 [NFY]
Purple Bar 1 [NFY]
Small Clouded Brindle 1 [NFY]
Varied Coronet 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths
 
Acrolepiopsis assectella 1 [NFY]
Archips crataegana 1 [NFY]
Piniphila bifasciana 1 [NFY]
Spilonota ocellana 1 [NFY]
 
Acrolepiopsis assectella

Archips crataegana

Broad-barred White and Varied Coronet

Heart & Club

Piniphila bifasciana

Purple Bar

Small Clouded Brindle

Spilonota ocellana