A more realistic cool May catch

It was a lot cooler on Monday night, down to 7c but after a fairly warm day of 18 degrees, it seemed worth running my trap again.

 

Much less activity as a result of rapidly falling temperatures, but I still managed to add two new species for the year, an expected Rustic Shoulder-knot to light, and a pair of Argyresthia trifasciata to the back of my net at dusk, one of which had a broken front leg, which did not seem to affect it walking or its flight.

The daytime temperatures are there now, will the moths respond at night? Lets see.

 

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 133 species

 

06/05/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Rustic Shoulder-knot 1 [NFY]
Common Pug 3
Double-striped Pug 2
Muslin Moth 1
Pebble Prominent 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 6

Micro Moths

Argyresthia trifasciata 2 [NFY (netted)
Alucita hexadactyla 1
Cameraria ohridella 2 (netted)
Epiphyas postvittana 3
Eudonia angustea 1

Argyresthia trifasciata

Rustic Shoulder-knot