FlyinginFordham: Orthotelia sparganella, what an unusual micro

Some more new moths for the year last Saturday night, yep i'm running a week behind now because of other commitments and health.

So just a quick post tonight.

It was another warm day, and I ran my trap until bedtime as I wasn't feeling too sharp.

I was glad I did run it though, as a cracking reedbed specialist, Orthotelia sparganella turned up on the sheet.

This is a local species nationally, and a really good garden moth, the 447th micro species to be recorded here.

That was to be the only new micro of the night (Although a couple of Phyllocnistis species will be retained and could prove new species for the year).

On the macro moth front, 2 new ones were ticked off, they were a huge female Oak Eggar, a species I didn't get last year, and a rather smart orange-tinged Tawny-speckled Pug that posed rather obligingly for a photo before being released.

New additions have slowed somewhat now as we head towards the end of July, but migrant season is nearly upon us, and for an inland garden, I get some crackingly good species at times.

This year I would like a White-speck or Beautiful Marbled... not asking for much, honest!