FlyinginFordham: Another great set of moths

Temperatures are still struggling at night here, averaging around 11c as the minimum and with mainly clear skies, it's still not quite happening with numbers.

Thankfully the moths have thought that they don't have a choice, and they must fly to find a mate and so new species are continuing to arrive here which is very pleasing in itself.

Two new macro moths were the stunning Alder Moth and the first of many Heart & Darts.

Before lights on, and as it was fairly calm and sunny I did a spot of netting. 8 species were netted in half an hour, and there were some goodies to be had.

A second suspected Pammene herrichiana, year first Bryotropha affinis (after netting 10's of basaltinella) and a garden first Lampronia morosa (with really odd pale markings on it)

I also netted a tiny Elachista which will need dissecting, one of about 3 possible with a transversal band, with it being worn on the edge, there's no hope of identification from just a photo.

All in all a cracking good night.

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 199 species

15/05/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Alder Moth 1 [NFY]
Heart & Dart 1 [NFY]
Brindled Beauty 1
Buff-tip 1
Chinese Character 1
Common Pug 1
Common Swift 2
Coronet 1
Flame Carpet 1
Garden Carpet 1
Light Brocade 1
Lime-speck Pug 1
Marbled Minor 5
Nutmeg 1
Oak-tree Pug 1
Orange Footman 2
Pale Tussock 1
Poplar Hawk-moth 1
Ruby Tiger 2
Seraphim 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 7
Spectacle 1
Spruce Carpet 1
Treble Lines 5
Turnip Moth 1
Waved Umber 1
White Ermine 1
Willow Beauty 2

Micro Moths

Anania hortulata 1 [NFY]
Aphomia sociella 1 [NFY]
Bryotropha affinis 1 [NFY] (netted)
Carcina quercana 1 [NFY]
Coleophora alcyonipennella/frischella 1 [NFY]
Lampronia morosa 1 [NFG] (netted)
Nemapogon cloacella 1 [NFY] (netted)
Anthophila fabriciana 1 (netted)
Bryotropha basaltinella 2
Cochylis atricapitana 1
Dichrorampha plumbagana 2 (netted)
Elachista sp 1 (netted)
Epiphyas postvittana 4
Eudonia angustea 2
Evergestis forficalis 1
Pammene herrachiana 1 (netted)
Phyllonorycter leucographella 1 (netted)
Plutella xylostella 2
Scrobipalpa ocellatella 2