Sweltering humidity

With highs of 30 degrees here last Thursday and with the minimum temperature being noted at 18.6c, it was a bit of a special night to say the least.
I set my alarm for 4am in anticipation.
In short, I wasn't disappointed, moths were everywhere and I had to quickly pot them up, and remember what ones would be new for the year. 

A big influx of Cydia pomonella to the trap, strangely none have come to my pheromone lure for said species, maybe it's a duff lure? who knows.

It was such a good night, that I even attracted a year first day-flier, Nemophora degeerella! A female sitting quietly in the bottom of the trap.

The best moth was a new species for my garden, Vitula biviella, a species very similar to the Ephestia group, although when fresh the difference is clear.
It is moth species no.744 for the garden, and the first entry under the letter V in my micro moth species spreadsheet!

To add 21 new species for the year, was one of the best nights in 8 years here.

Garden species count for 2020 now upto 324.

250w Clear MV Robinson Trap min 18.6c at 4:00am

Only New For Year Species Reported

Catch Report - 25/06/20 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts

Macro Moths

Broad-barred White 1 [NFY]
Buff Arches 1 [NFY]
Cloaked Minor 2 [NFY]
Clouded Brindle 1 [NFY]
Dun-bar 1 [NFY]
Lesser Yellow Underwing 1 [NFY]
Short-cloaked moth 1 [NFY]
Small Emerald 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Ancylis achatana 1 [NFY]
Batia lunaris 1 [NFY]
Batrachedra praeangusta 1 [NFY]
Bryotropha domestica 1 [NFY]
Crassa unitella 1 [NFY]
Cydalima perspectalis 2 [NFY]
Cydia pomonella 5 [NFY]
Eana incanana 1 [NFY]
Epiblema costipunctana 1 [NFY]
Grapholita janthinana 1 [NFY]
Hedya salicella 1 [NFY]
Pleuroptya ruralis 1 [NFY]
Vitula biviella 1 [NFG]

Batrachedra praeangusta

Broad-barred White

Bryotropha domestica

Cydalima perspectalis

Short-cloaked moth

Small Emerald

Vitula biviella