Goodbye cold and windy April, but what a finish!

Unbelievable activity in the trap, after a fairly average 18 degrees (And we've had a few warmer days than yesterday in April). 

But it clouded up nicely towards the evening, stayed mild and with little wind after midnight, it was good mothing conditions and this was certainly evident this morning.

 

Friday night it was 1 degree, last night (Saturday) didn't drop below 10 degrees here, a huge swing in night-time temperatures.

It was a lovely day yesterday, and most of my time was spent outside playing with my son and of course, keeping a beady eye on any moths entering the garden.

 

I added 9 species through the afternoon and into the evening, mostly nette

 

An excellent 36 species in total for the day and night, 12 being added to the year list.

 

Best moth was a Cydia strobilella found on the windowsill outside and seemingly the first record for Cambridgeshire! I am unaware of any Norway Spruce in the vicinity, I must now look!

On the bigger moth front, a huge chonk of a Buff-tip, nearly as wide as it was long :D, a rarely seen for me, Poplar Kitten and a smart Coronet.

 

A 3rd Pinion-spotted Pug was also great to see.

Overall a really busy night for so early on in the moth season.

Moth garden list for 2022 stands at 108 species

30/04/22 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Macro Moths

 

Buff-tip 1 [NFG]

Coronet 1 [NFY]

Knot Grass 1 [NFY]

Oak-tree Pug 1 [NFG]

Pebble Prominent 2 [NFG]

Poplar Kitten 1 [NFG]

Brimstone Moth 2

Common Quaker 1

Double-striped Pug 1

Garden Carpet 2

Hebrew Character 2

Muslin Moth 2

Nut-tree Tussock 2

Pinion-spotted Pug 1 

Powdered Quaker 1

Shuttle-shaped Dart 6 

Spectacle 1

Swallow Prominent 1

Turnip Moth 2

Waved Umber 1

White Ermine 1
Yellow-barred Brindle 1

Micro Moths

 

Cydia strobilella 1 [NFG] (Daytime) New to Cambs

Esperia sulphurella 1 [NFG] (Daytime) 

Evergestis forficalis 1 [NFY]

Incurvaria masculella 1 [NFG] (Daytime) 

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella 1 [NFG] 

Scrobipalpa ocellatella 1 [NFY]

Anthophila fabriciana 3 (Daytime)

Argyrotaenia ljungiana 2 (Daytime) 

Cameraria ohridella 1 (Daytime)

Pyrausta aurata 5 (Daytime)

Emmelina monodactyla 2

Epiphyas postvittana 2

Phyllonorycter sp 1 TBC 

Platyedra subcinerea 2

Buff-tip

Coronet

Cydia strobilella

Esperia sulphurella

Evergestis forficalis

Incurvaria masculella

Knot Grass

Pebble Prominent

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella

Poplar Kitten

Scrobipalpa ocellatella