Latest from the garden trap - A hefty new for garden moth!

The last two nights I have ran my trap in the garden, as the night time temperatures both nights have been above 8c, not too shabby at all.

It was slim pickings on both nights, and quality over quantity (As it always is early during May here).

On Monday night, the highlight was a really beautiful Cinnabar on the outside egg trays of the trap, which was a new addition for the year list, there were no micros to be found.

Last night however, there were not one, but 4 new for year species, including a new garden species.

I thought I would never get one here, but a Great Prominent was sitting on one of the egg trays inside the Robinson Trap, I almost thought it was a furry mouse that had broke in, as I had forgotten how large they were! This is only my third ever encounter with this large species.

 

It is moth no.760 for the garden.

Tonight looks mild again with lows of around 10c if we keep the cloud cover, the trap will be on once more.

Moth species for 2021 in the garden now stands at 48.

10/05/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

Cinnabar 1 [NFY]

Brindled Pug 2

Common Quaker 1

Clouded Drab 1

Frosted Green 1

Nut-tree Tussock

 

Micro Moths

 

None Recorded!

11/05/21 - Back Garden - Stevenage - North Herts - 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

Great Prominent 1 [NFG] 

Coxcomb Prominent 1 [NFY]

Brindled Pug 1

Hebrew Character 1

Nut-tree Tussock 3

 

Micro Moths

 

Adela reamurella 2 [NFY] (Female to light & Male daytime)

Evergestis forficalis 1 [NFY]

Elachista apicipunctella 1

Endrosis sarcitrella 1

Epiphyas postvittana 2

 

Adela reamurella (Female)

Cinnabar

Evergestis forficalis

Great Prominent