A real boost going towards April

The last night of March delivered in spades here, with plenty of moths and species throughout the night, including some real cracking micro moths.

There were 5 new species for the year potted up, and I worked the trap until midnight.

Newbies for the year included my first March record of Chinese Character, a fabulously large Spruce Carpet, a Leek Moth and an Agonopterix and Caloptilia.

A really nicely marked Caloptilia (presumed semifascia) has been retained. I've never seen one like this before.

 

Things are looking up here, but it could also go slow again soon, who knows.

36 moths of 18 species was a record for March.

 

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 58 species

 

31/03/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

 

Chinese Character 1 [NFY]

Spruce Carpet 1 [NFY]

Brindled Beauty 1

Clouded Drab 3

Common Quaker 3

Double-striped Pug 3

Early Grey 6

Hebrew Character 5

March Moth 1

Oak-tree Pug 2

Oak Nycteoline 1

Red Chestnut 1

Micro Moths

 

Acrolepiopsis assectella 1 [NFY]

Agonopterix subpropinquella f rhodochrella 1 [NFY]

Caloptilia rufipennella 1 [NFY]

Caloptilia semifascia 1 ?

Emmelina monodactyla 2

Epiphyas postvittana 2

 

Acrolepiopsis assectella

Agonopterix subpropinquella f rhodochrella

Caloptilia rufipennella

Caloptilia semifascia, I guess

Chinese Character

Oak Nycteoline

Spruce Carpet