18th May 2012 ... Rain hampers a good night

Last nights minimum temperature was 11 degrees (10.9 to be exact) in The Dells garden, conditions were perfect until dusk, then down came the rain.
There was a brief respite for an hour around 22.30 but then it was light rain through until dawn.
Pity really, because there was plenty of activity around the traps, but despite the rain I had the best species tally so far this year.
Traps results (and surrounding walls)
0647 Brown House-moth Hofmannophila pseudospretella 1
0649 Esperia sulphurella 1
0779 Bryotropha affinis 1, year first

779, Bryotropha affinis

0808 Platyedra subcinerea 1
0986 Syndemis musculana 1
1342 Eudonia angustea 1
1428 Bee Moth Aphomia sociella 2, year first
1524 Emmelina monodactyla 4
1728 Garden Carpet Xanthorhoe fluctuata 4
1776 Green Carpet Colostygia pectinataria 1
1834 Common Pug Eupithecia vulgata 3
1862 Double-striped Pug Gymnoscelis rufifasciata 2
1920 Scalloped Hazel Odontopera bidentata 1

Scalloped Hazel, Odontopera bidentata

2007 Swallow Prominent Pheosia tremula 1
2063 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica 1
2087 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum 2
2092 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta 6
2154 Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae 1
2389 Pale Mottled Willow Paradrina clavipalpis 2
2334 Rustic Shoulder-knot Apamea sordens 1, year first

Rustic Shoulder-knot, Apamea sordens

Also a tinea to be gen determined, possibly Tinea pellionella or maybe Niditinea fuscella.  

Unidentified Tinea spp.

Not bad tho, considering the year we've had so far....

31 moths of 21 species.