14th,15th & 16th Oct....Landmark reached

Temperatures have been falling over the last three days and 3.6deg C was recorded at 11.45 last night. My 200th macro moth species was recorded on the 15th in the shape of a YELLOW-LINE QUAKER and despite the low temperature last night, a garden "first" was recorded on the illuminated shed wall, a LARGE WAINSCOT.
The lines shown on the pics are from a lined notebook. I do this to give an idea of size, the lines being 8mm apart.
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Only 3 moths recorded last night (16th) in the near frosty conditions. One being this plucky little micro a WHITE-SHOULDERED HOUSE-MOTH

This micro appeared on the 15th just before the rain. According to "Mr. Micro", our esteemed VC micro recorder, it is highly probably Acleris hastiana, which along with A. cristana are the most polymorphic of all the UK species with many variations and intermediates. SO, I think I will record this as

ACLERIS HASTIANA ? OAK NYCTEOLINE

another species that beat the rain was this SATELLITE. Not a year first as I had one on Feb 4th.

My 200th macro on the 15th turned up sometime after the rain had cleared...

YELLOW-LINE QUAKER

Last night only 3 moths were recorded as temperatures plummeted. One of them was this new garden addition......

....... LARGE WAINSCOT 14th Oct............................... 15th Oct............................. 16th Oct

4 x Willow Beauty............... 1 x Willow Beauty............. 1 x S.S. Dart

3 x P.M.Willow.................... 1 x P.M.Willow................... 1 x Large Wainscot

3 x Blair's Sh.-knot............. 1 x S.S.Dart........................ 1 x W.S.H.Moth

2 x S.S.Dart.......................... 1 x Satellite

2 x Beaded Chestnut........... 1 x Yellow-line Quaker

1 x Large Y U'wing.............. 1 x Acleris hastiana ?

1 x Lesser Y U'wing

1 x Turnip Moth

1 x Common Marbled Carpet

1 x Green-brindled Crescent