Two cracking recent garden catches

A couple of really mild nights, not dropping below 13 degrees, and with highs of 18c on Tuesday, it was no surprise that my catches shot up!

23 species on Tuesday night was an October species count record in 8 years.

Winners this year for October are, Merveille du Jour, Satellite, Red-line Quaker and Acleris schalleriana, all common with 9, 7, 11 and 31 records so far this October.

Losers include, Beaded Chestnut (just two worn records so far this year, Brown-spot Pinion (First year so far with no records).

Most notable was a single Acleris rhombana (Not seen since 2015). 

A wee bit of migration was noted, a fresh Udea ferrugalis and 2 Plutella xylostella.

Garden species count for 2020 now upto 490.

Catch Reports - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts

19/10/20 - 125w MV Robinson Trap

21 moths of 12 species

Macro Moths

Brick 2 [NFY]

Common Marbled Carpet 1

Lesser Yellow Underwing 2

Merveille du Jour 3

November Moth 3

Red-line Quaker 1

Satellite 1

Shuttle-shaped Dart 1

Yellow-line Quaker 3

Micro Moths

Acleris rhombana 1 [NFY]

Acleris sparsana 2

Epiphyas postvittana 1

20/10/20 - 250w Clear MV Robinson Trap

58 moths of 24 species

Macro Moths

Feathered Thorn 2 [NFY]

Barred Sallow 1

Beaded Chestnut 1

Black Rustic 1

Chestnut 3

Common Marbled Carpet 1

Lesser Yellow Underwing 1

Merveille du Jour 1

November Moth 1

Red-green Carpet 1

Red-line Quaker 2

Satellite 5

Shuttle-shaped Dart 1

Turnip Moth 1

Yellow-line Quaker 2

Micro Moths

Acleris schalleriana 19

Acleris sparsana 4

Amblyptilia acanthdactyla 1

Cydalima perspectalis 2

Epiphyas postvittana 3

Hypsopygia costalis 1

Plutella xylostella 2

Tachystola acroxantha 1

Udea ferrugalis 1

Udea ferrugalis

Acleris rhombana

Beaded Chestnut

Brick

Turnip Moth

Chestnut

Feathered Thorn (Female)

Hypsopygia costalis

Merveille du Jour