Another rarity turns up!

Amother good catch last Sunday night here in my garden, I didn't count species as I ran out of time, but did pot up any new ones for the year.

 

The best moth of the night was a 2nd county record of Ypsolopha alpella, this comes hot on the heels of the second county record of Ypsolopha sylvella that I managed on the 1st of August in the garden, incredible! Another Ypsolopha was also added to the year list, sequella.

A large Red Underwing was impressive sitting on the house wall extremely camouflaged, I have yet to see it's bigger brother the Blue Underwing, hopefully very soon! 

The first Sallow species also turned up and generally the first species, the Centre-barred Sallow.

 

It was to be the last night in a while where i've recorded multiple new for year species.

Weather note; it's changing again with night-time temperatures cool and damp now sadly.

 

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 583 species

20/08/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Centre-barred Sallow 1 [NFY]

Red Underwing 1 [NFY]

 

Micro Moths

 

Etainia louisella/sericopeza 1 [NFY] 

Scrobipalpa acuminatella 1 [NFY]

Ypsolopha alpella 1 [NFG]

Ypsolopha sequella 1 [NFY]

Centre-barred Sallow

Etainia louisella/sericopeza

Red Underwing

Scrobipalpa acuminatella

Ypsolopha alpella

Ypsolopha sequella