The last trapping effort before 4 nights off!

I ran my trap once more on back to back nights last Sunday/Monday and recorded a diminishing amount of species to my actinic trap.

Since then it has been far too cold to bother running it, some mornings down to 4c.

 

New for years have slumped dramatically as we slowly say good bye to summer moths, and welcome the autumn variety (much like the spring to summer lull).

Best moths were two new for the year species, an incredibly late year first fresh Pyrausta purpuralis and a proper autumn moth, the nicely toned Brindled Green.

The weather is set to turn warm, and summer might be back next week!

Moth garden list for 2024 stands at 589 species

 

08/09/24 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Micro Moths

 

Pyrausta purpuralis 1 [NFY]

 

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

Macro Moths

 

Brindled Green 1 [NFY]

Pyrausta purpuralis

Brindled Green