Late August Moths

It was a good night on Thursday night, despite being a cooler night of late, there were still a few moths milling about.

Moth of the night went to a corking great Large Thorn, only my second record in 3 years. They certainly are the best looking Thorn in my opinion, size wins everytime and the colours are fab. They are much like an up-scaled Canary-shouldered. 

A smart Nemapogon cloacella was nice to see, not a common moth here, whereas granella is abundant from April until July. 

There was a second new species for the year, a miniscule Mompha epilobiella.

 

A rather nicely marked Square-spot Rustic sat very photogenically, so was worthy of a photo.

The weather broke down a bit towards the weekend, with warmer but windier nights.

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 565 species

 

29/08/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Large Thorn 1 [NFY]

Micro Moths

Mompha epilobiella 1 [NFY]

Square-spot Rustic

Centre-barred Sallow

Large Thorn

Mompha epilobiella

Nemapogon cloacella