Early summer just around the corner, but spring is dragging it's feet!

Another night, and not a bad catch at all, the spring Orthosia species are really hanging on here, and still in fresh condition.

A couple of new species were welcome as always, a Grey Dagger species (Needs dissection to separate from Dark Dagger, but I always aggregate these in the garden). 

Best macro was a Pale Pinion, an annual visitor in low numbers, like a piece of chewed up timber.

 

On the smaller moth front,  Amblyptilia acanthadactyla returned after a year off, really odd as it's usually a common moth.

Two cracking distinitive Epiblema scutulana were also great to see, i've since had a couple today to the FUN lure, which is a known attractant to them.

 

On the subject of the FUN lure, it seems to be working once more (after the giganteana flurry in March) with a year first target moth, Grapholita funebrana, and yet another Pammene suspectana, a really bright one this time. 

Warmer times on the horizon.

Moth garden list for 2025 stands at 94 species

20/04/25 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic TrapMacro Moths

Grey Dagger sp 1 [NFY]
Pale Pinion 1 [NFY]
Common Quaker 2
Double-striped Pug 1
Early Grey 1
Garden Carpet 3
Hebrew Character 1
Pale Prominent 1
Red-green Carpet 1
Nut-tree Tussock 1
Oak-tree Pug 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 2
Spectacle 1

Micro Moths

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla 1 [NFY]
Epiblema scutulana 2 [NFY]

Grapholita funebrana 1 [NFY] (to FUN lure)
Epiphyas postvittana 1

Pammene suspectana 1 (to FUN lure)
Plutella xylostella 1
Scrobipalpa ocellatella 5

 

Pammene suspectana

Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

Epiblema scutulana

Epiblema scutulana pair

Epiblema scutulana

Grapholita funebrana

Grey Dagger sp

Pale Pinion