After one taken in the village a mere 500 metres away to good friend Leslie's actinic trap the other night, I couldn't believe it when I saw one sitting on top of the trap before turning in for the night at 10pm.
At the time I was tired, and presumed it was probably the same moth.
Roll on this morning and a quick photo revealed that it wasn't the same moth! Arctiidae, particularly Garden & Cream-spot have quite unique patterned forewings, no two are exactly the same.
Blown away beyond belief, it is a great addition to Scarlet and Jersey Tiger which are already on the garden list, I will now pray for Garden Tiger now (Although I did find a caterpillar in the garden last year).
It was slim pickings under clear skies once more, but I did add 3 other species to the year list and there was also a tiny moth in the FUN bucket trap, which turned out to be a Grapholita jathinana, a new record to that lure for me.
Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 223 species
22/05/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap
Macro Moths
Common Wave 1 [NFY]
Cream-spot Tiger 1 [NFG]
Green Pug 1 [NFY]
Common Swift 3
Garden Carpet 1
Heart & Dart 1
Marbled Minor 1
Pale Tussock 1
Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
Shears 1
Snout 1
Turnip Moth 1
White Ermine 1
Willow Beauty 1
Micro Moths
Aproaerema anthyllidella 2 [NFY]
Grapholita janthinana 1 [NFY] (To FUN lure)
Agonopterix arenella 1
Anania hortulata 1
Epiphyas postvittana 2
Plutella xylostella 3
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| Cream-spot Tiger Comparison |
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| Aproaerema anthyllidella |
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| Common Wave |
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| Cream-spot Tiger |
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| Grapholita janthinana |
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| Green Pug |
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