Last Moths of 2018 and First Moth of 2019

I ran my trap on Monday night, the last night of 2018 and managed just 2 moths under seemingly good conditions, cloudy and mild at 7c but a little breezy.
The two moths were Spring Usher and Plutella xylostella.

The Spring Usher being my first December record of this species and earliest record, my previous earliest being the 11th of January in 2012.
On the flip-side, the Plutella xylostella is my latest ever record with my previous latest on the 02nd of December, again in 2012 interestingly.

Into 2019 and although it was forecast to be cold last night, there was a bit of cloud so thought I might as well try... maybe a Winter Moth might come back, surely a Mottled Umber? Nope.. my earliest record of Pale Brindled Beauty! 
Not quite as impressive as a Dark Arches mind :) but nevertheless it is early for me with my previous earliest a week later on the 7th of January and even that is mightily early (I have some mid-March records!) but most turn up mid to late February here.

Here are some photos which are always tricky to take at the best of times.
In the Summer it's either too bright, too hot, or the moths refuse to sit still. 
In the Winter, they sit still but either it's too dark or too windy and it blows them off of the background you are using to take the photograph!

Looking at the weather, the trap wom't be on until at least another week with cold weather forecast just about everywhere here in the UK.

Garden species count for 2019 now upto 1.

Below are the highlights and new for year species.

Catch Reports - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

01/01/19

Pale Brindled Beauty 1 [NFY]

Pale Brindled Beauty

Spring Usher

Plutella xylostella