What a pair!

A warm day again on Tuesday with highs of 18 degrees, but the night dipped once more under clear skies to 9.5c, not tragic, but the moths thought so!

It was a tad breezy as well, so I didn't bother netting at dusk.

 

2 more Puss Moths came to the trap, both males, and a second Epiblema scutulana was noteworthy.

 

Best moths definitely went to the classic pair of Lychnis and Campion, i've never scored both species in one night, though a couple of years ago I did get each on back-to-back nights.

These two species are quite often confused, but when you get them next to each other they become quite different. In fact I think the Lyhnis looks more like a Tawny Shears than a Campion. Of course those two are from the genus Hadena, whereas the Campion is Sideridis, but hey i'm merely waffling on!

 

A pair of micro moths were also new for the year bringing the nightly total to 4 new for year species.

 

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 137 species

 

07/05/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Campion 1 [NFY]
Lychnis 1 [NFY]
Common Pug 2
Garden Carpet 2
Pale Mottled Willow 1
Pebble Prominent 1
Puss Moth 2
Shuttle-shaped Dart 3

Micro Moths

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella 1 [NFY]
Swammerdamia pyrella 1 [NFY]
Epiblema scutulana
Epiphyas postvittana 2

Campion

Lychnis & Campion

Lychnis

Phyllonorycter ulmifoliella

Rustic Shoulder-knot

Swammerdamia pyrella