Cooler nights have now started here in the east, temperatures went as low as 8.9c last night here and subsequently there was very little in the way of moth activity compared with a week ago.
The humidity has abated, a welcome changing for working outdoors as I do, but not so good for mothing, can't have it both ways!
The complete surprise on Tuesday morning, was opening the trap at 5am and seeing a large Hawk-moth clinging to the top egg tray, I was like wow, Striped Hawk... then later on after posting a picture it was pointed out to me that it was a Bedstraw, oops a bit of a brain fart moment!
Hands up, I was wrong.. but was I bothered? not one iota (Nb unlike some childish kids on Twitter for example #rant over).
It appears it's fairly frequent in the county of cambs, but it certainly is a first for me having never seen one anywhere before.
The second moth was the sister-species of Agriphila tristella, the rather distinct selasella, which features different palps, cleaner ground colour, straight thicker white longitudinal streak that does not finger off vertically in tristella.
Another garden tick and which now brings the site list upto 783 species.
Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 585 species
21/08/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Bedstraw Hawk-moth 1 [NFG]
Micro Moths
Agriphila selasella 1 [NFG]
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| Bedstraw Hawk-moth |
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| Agriphila selasella |
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