Quiet times upon us, but the odd good night!

As Autumn has seemed to have kicked in somewhat, we are slowly losing the Summer species and they are being replaced gradually by Autumn ones.

 

On Monday night I ran my trap for a fairly pleasing catch for the time of year. 28 species were noted, with a few new for year species, and a second Delicate of the year was most pleasing.

I also retained an odd looking Noctua species which is pobably just janthe but it looks a bit like a tertia, although speaking with Colin Plant today, the jury seems still out on how definitive the species actually is, and whether it is just a form.

I guess we will see eventually.

Conditions are a lot cooler and damper at night now, so i've not ran my trap much this past week.

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 611 species

18/09/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Deep-brown Dart 1 [NFY] 

Delicate 2 (2nd for the year)

Noctua sp 1

Micro Moths

 

Acleris sparsana 1 [NFY] 

 

Acleris sparsana

Deep-brown Dart

Delicate

Elachista atricomella

Noctua sp