FlyinginFordham: Tuesday night trapping... warm!

Another warm day on Tuesday, with highs of 25 degrees and lows of 13 (still a bit on the cool side with a clear sky and moon for half the night)

Still, over 60 species were recorded once more, with 10 new additions.

The lures in the garden struck gold once more, with not one, but two Triaxomasia caprimulgella. Both came to the lure intended for the Lunar Hornet Moth, a known attractive scent for this species.

A second garden record of Psychoides verhuella was also very pleasing this time coming to the TIP lure (SAL lure previously)

An earlyish Dun-bar was a surprise, as were lovely fresh examples of Recurvaria nanella, Eucosma conterminana & Ostrinia nubilalis.

A smaller Phycitodes is almost certainly either saxicola/maritima, maritima has been recorded here before in 2022.

The macros included year first Blackneck (Despite living in the fens, not a common garden moth) and a stunning grey-hued Pine Hawk-moth.

Things got better and better as we headed into the mid-week peak of warmth.

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 392 species

25/06/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Blackneck 1 [NFY]
Dun-bar 1 [NFY]
Pine Hawk-moth 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Bucculatrix cidarella 1 [NFY]
Eucosma conterminana 1 [NFY]
Gypsonoma dealbana 1 [NFY]
Ostrinia nubilalis 2 [NFY]
Phycitodes saxicola/maritima 1 [NFY]
Recurvaria nanella 1 [NFY]
Triaxomasia caprimulgella 2 [NFY] (To LUN lure)
Psychoides verhuella 1 (To TIP lure)