Another wet and breezy night

Still very changeable, in fact Tuesday night was warm but rain was threatening and the breeze was being rather unkind.

An average catch, and I ran out of time counting the moths, there were around 50 species. 

New for year species have slowed, but i'm still getting several each time I run the trap, and they are mostly micros which is great.

The sole new macro was a Maple Pug.

Micros included the scarce Gelechia Nigra (quite a light mottled one) Pexicopia malvella, Lobesia abscisana and Coleophora paripennella.

 

An Ephestia sp and Ectoedemia sp were retained.

Trapping has been awful recently, some nights I haven't even bothered to light up, others i've run for a few hours then admitted defeat.

 

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 451 species

 

09/07/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths 

Maple Pug 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Cnephasia longana 1 [NFY]
Coleophora paripennella 1 [NFY]
Gelechia nigra 1 [NFY]
Lobesia abscisana 2 [NFY]
Pexicopia malvella 1 [NFY]

Pexicopia malvella

Cnephasia longana

Coleophora paripennella

Dioryctria abietella

Gelechia nigra

Lobesia abscisana

Maple Pug