FlyinginFordham: Latest from the home trap

A warm night on Sunday night following some rather dramatic sharp showers during the day.

The huidity was good though and there were plenty of moths in and around the trap come Monday morning.

Highlights were my earliest Rosy Rustic by a month (maybe a worrying highlight) Autumn is just around the corner apparently!

Tawny Wave was also great to get again, they had a really good year last year with over 10 specimens, this is the first for the year, and later than expected.

An Ephestia was retained that looked a bit odd (maybe a worn Vitula biviella).

During the daytime, an Nemapogon koenigi was attracted to the HYL lure.

The weather has really hotted up now, and is currently 22 degrees at 10am.

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 468 species

14/07/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Dingy Footman 1 [NFY]
Rosy Rustic 1 [NFY]
Tawny Wave 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Phyllocnistis sp 1 (probably xenia) (TBC) [NFY]
Plutella porrectella 1 [NFY]
Prays fraxinella 1 [NFY]
Tischeria ekebladella 1 [NFY]