7th July 2013 ... The latest "Best night of the year so far"

The day kicked off on the right note with a new butterfly for the garden, a Marbled White.
The warmest evening of the year to date produced 3 new moths for the garden all time list.
Two traps operating and a blacklight 15w BLB on the shed wall.
Catch list .....
0288 ... Caloptilia stigmatella ... GF

288 ... Caloptilia stigmatella

0450 ... Scythropia crataegella ... 2
0642 ... Batia unitella
0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... 4
0779 ... Bryotropha affinis
0787 ... Bryotropha terrella ... 2
870/1a. Oegoconia agg. ... YF ... to be determined

0905 ... Blastodacna hellerella
0937 ... Agapeta hamana
0970 ... Pandemis cerasana
0977 ... Archips podana ... 2 ... YF

0994 ... Clepsis consimilana ... 4
1010 ... Ditula angustiorana ... 3
1020/4. Cnephasia agg. ... YF ... to be determined.

1032 ... Aleimma loeflingiana ... YF

1033 ... Tortrix viridana
1158 ... Rhopobota naevana ... YF
1175 ... Epiblema uddmanniana ... 2
1261 ... Cydia pomonella ... 2
1293 ... Chrysoteuchia culmella
1294 ... Crambus pascuella ... 5
1301 ... Crambus lathoniellus
1302 ... Crambus perlella ... 3
1338 ... Dipleurina lacustrata ... 2
1356 ... Evergestis forficalis
1376 ... Eurrhypara hortulata ... 2
1378 ... Phlyctaenia coronata ... 2
1390 ... Udea prunalis ... 2
1428 ... Aphomia sociella ... 6
1474 ... Ephestia unicolorella ... 3
1481 ... Homoeosoma sinuella ... 2
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... 2
1634 ... The Lackey ... YF

1669 ... Common Emerald
1673 ... Small Emerald
1690 ... Small Blood-vein ... 2
1699 ... Least Carpet ... 2
1705 ... Dwarf Cream Wave ... YF

1707 ... Small Dusty Wave ... 2
1711 ... Treble Brown Spot .. 2
1713 ... Riband Wave ... 5
1728 ... Garden Carpet ... 3
1742 ... Yellow Shell
1827 ... Freyer's Pug ... 2
1830 ... Wormwood Pug ... YF

1834 ... Common Pug ... 8
1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... 3
1876 ... Small Yellow Wave ... GF

1889 ... Peacock Moth ... GF

1904 ... Scorched Wing ... YF

1922 ... Swallow-tailed Moth ... 2
1931 ... Peppered Moth ... 3
1937 ... Willow Beauty ... 4
1980 ... Eyed Hawk-moth
1991 ... Elephant Hawk-moth
1994 ... Buff-tip ... 3
2009 ... Maple Prominent
2050 ... Common Footman ... 8
2061 ... Buff Ermine ... 2
2088 ... Heart and Club ... 4
2089 ... Heart and Dart ... 13
2098 ... The Flame ... 3
2102 ... Flame Shoulder
2107 ... Large Yellow Underwing ...  2
2128 ... Double Square-spot ... 3
2154 ... Cabbage Moth
2155 ... Dot Moth
2160 ... Bright-line Brown-eye ... 3
2165 ... Small Ranunculus ... 2
2170 ... Varied Coronet ... 2
2173 ... The Lychnis
2199 ... Common Wainscot
2279 ... The Sycamore ... 3
2280 ... The Miller ... 2
2283/4. Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 7
2293 ... Marbled Beauty ... YF

2306 ... Angle Shades
2321 ... Dark Arches ... 9
2322 ... Light Arches ... 2
2337/9. Marbled Minor agg. ... 5
2341 ... Cloaked Minor ... 2 ... YF

2381 ... The Uncertain ... 17
2382 ... The Rustic ... 2 ...YF

2384 ... Vine's Rustic ... 2
2387 ... Mottled Rustic ... 2
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... 3
2421 ... Scarce Silver-lines ... YF

2489 ... The Fan-foot ... 6
2477 ... The Snout ... 2