30th May ... Latest garden Moths

Flaming June eh .... 6 degrees last night, roll on Summer.
Here are the moths that have been added to the garden year list over the last 3 nights.
May 29th

Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Carnation Tortrix (male)

Common Wainscot ... Mythimna pallens

May 30th
Large Tabby, 2 x variations of Common Marbled Carpet, Willow Beauty and Small Square-spot

Aglossa pinguinalis ... Large Tabby

Chloroclysta truncata ... Common Marbled Carpet

Chloroclysta truncata ... Common Marbled Carpet

Peribatodes rhomboidaria ... Willow Beauty

Diarsia rubi ... Small Square-spot

Diarsia rubi ... Small Square-spot

May 31st
Just the one micro moth to add.

Anania hortulata, (ex. Eurrhypara hortulata) ... Small Magpie

May has been a disappointing month, with temperatures well below the seasonal average.
This is reflected in the moth counts, which are down on previous years, as well as the number of species ...
May 2010 ... 61 species
May 2011 ... 98 species
May 2012 ... 96 species
May 2013 ... 68 species
May 2014 ... 89 species
May 2015 ... 57 species