15th July 2014 ... micro boost

The conditions were perfect early evening.
Warm, humid with cloud cover, prompting the micro moths to take flight in droves.
But the sky cleared and a big waning moon lit up the garden, the temperature fell from 19 deg down to 13 and the expected huge haul of macro moths didn't happen, in fact the micros outnumbered macros for the first time I can remember.
Of the macros, the pick of the crop were Dusky Sallow, Campion, Small Ranunculus, Buff-tip and Maiden's Blush.
45+ micros were logged with 6 being added to the year list including one site first.
411 ARGYRESTHIA GOEDARTELLA

945 AETHES CNICANA

216 NEMAPOGON CLOACELLA

273 BUCCULATRIX THORACELLA

147 NEMOPHORA METALLICA

1245 GRAPHOLITA JANTHINANA

all to be confirmed
Nemophora metallica is a site first after confirmation

18th May 2013 ... Garden trap latest

The weather was much better last night, temps fell to an overnight low of 8 deg but the difference was it actually FELT like 8 deg but the week ahead looks naff with chilly northerly winds forecast until at least thursday.
Quite a good selection of species were recorded last night including a new micro for the garden.

!7th May ... 8 deg min. but feeling more like 3 or 4
Nothing to add to the year list,  a Herald was the star moth.

2469 ... The Herald ... Scoliopteryx libatrix

18th May ... 8 deg, calm, overcast and WARM
0273 ... Bucculatrix thoracella ... Lime Bent-wing ... 1 ... garden first

273 ... Buccalatrix thoracella

0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 6
0695 ... Agonopterix alstromeriana ... Brown-spot Flat-body ... 1
0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 1
1288 ... Alucita hexadactyla ... Twenty-plume Moth ... 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1724 ... Red Twin-spot Carpet ... Xanthorhoe spadicearia ... 1 ... YF

1724 ... Red Twin-spot Carpet ... Xanthorhoe spadicearia

1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... 1
1834 ... Common Pug ... Epithecia vulgata ... 3
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 3
1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata ... 3 ... YF

1920 ... Scalloped Hazel ... Odontopera bidentata

1936 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ... 1
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... 1
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 8
2182 ... Small Quaker ... Orthosia cruda ... 1
2188 ... Clouded Drab ... Orthosia incerta ... 1
2221 ... Mullein ... Shargacucullia verbasci ... 1

2221 ... The Mullein ... Shargacucullia verbasci

2243 ... Early Grey ... Xylocampa areola ... 3
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... Acronicta tridens/psi ... 1
2306 ... Angle Shades ... Phlogophora meticulosa ... 1
2450 ... Spectacle ... Abrostola tripartita ... 1

Parornix sp. to be determined .... probably "anglicella" ... GF or YF ?