Latest from the garden moth trap

Another clear night last night, with that bright moon and temperatures dropping to 10c, it felt chilly once more.

Absolutely pitiful moth numbers for the time of the year, but the species still continue to appear here, with a further 6 new species added to the year list, and some real crackers too.

Best was probably a lovely dark female Schoenobius gigantella, an absolutely huge micro dwarfing even some of the macros.

Other good garden ticks were Cypress Carpet & Small Rivulet, both not common here.

The trap remains on most nights, but I may switch off early tonight as it's supposed to get even colder sadly. We'll see.

The glimmer of warmer nights is nearly upon us though.

 

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 319 species

 

18/06/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

 

Cypress Carpet 1 [NFY]
Grey Pug 1 [NFY]
Small Rivulet 1 [NFY]
Brimstone Moth 1
Broad-barred White 1
Dark Arches 1
Green Pug 3
Heart & Club 7
Heart & Dart 5
Large Yellow Underwing 2
Marbled Minor 2
Nutmeg 1
Poplar Grey 1
Privet Hawk-moth 1
Riband Wave 1
Shears 1
Turnip Moth 1
Vine's Rustic 1
White-point 1
Willow Beauty 3

Micro Moths 

Ancylis achatana 1 [NFY]
Euzophera pinguis 1 [NFY]
Schoenobius gigantella 1 [NFY]
Aphomia sociella 2
Celypha lacunana 1
Celypha striana 3
Chrysoteuchia culmella 3
Cochylichroa atricapitana 1
Epiphyas postvittana 1
Eudonia lacustrata 1
Scythropia crataegella 3
Tortrix viridana 1

Ancylis achatana

Cypress Carpet

Euzophera pinguis

Grey Pug

Schoenobius gigantella

Small Rivulet