Quick post before a busy period?

Last night was milder but there were less species, but plenty of moths.

Undoubtedly the highlight was a second Striped Hawk-moth for the year, sitting proudly on the outside of the trap this morning at 4am, I was up late and some moths succumbed to the jaws of the local Blackbird!

Other migrants included a Silver Y, Small Mottled Willow, 5x Plutella xylostella and a fresh Clancy's Rustic.

Swallow-tailed Moth was the sole new macro for the year, backed up by 3 new micros.  

Some real muggy nights approaching, should be pretty darn good! 

 

Moth garden list for 2026 stands at 396 species 

 

15/06/26 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Macro Moths

Swallow-tailed Moth 1 [NFY]

Clancy's Rustic 1 

Silver Y 1 

Striped Hawk-moth 1

 

Micro Moths

 

Aleimma loeflingiana 1 [NFY]

Eucosma conterminana 1 [NFY]

Pexicopia malvella 1 [NFY] 

Plutella xylostella 5 

 

Swallow-tailed Moth

Aleimma loeflingiana

Eucosma conterminana

Pexicopia malvella

Scythropia crataegella

Striped Hawk-moth!