My 10th Garden Moth Trap of the year. The weather is ideal for moth trapping at the moment, with unusually warm and mild temperatures for September. Over-night conditions calm but result was poor and just a little disappointing. Maybe my expectations were running high. A total of 41 moths of 21 species, including 1 migrant. I used an actinic light due to enclosed area and trying to be neighbourhood friendly. Species list in no particular order.
Canary-shouldered Thorn 1; Large Yellow Underwing 7; Lesser Yellow Underwing 9; Marbled Beauty 1; Brimstone Moth 1; Silver Y 1; Common Marbled Carpet 3; Setaceous Hebrew Character 1; Pale Mottled Willow 4; Shuttle-shaped Dart 1; Small Dusty Wave 1; Lunar Underwing 2; Square-spot Rustic 1; Snout 1; Garden Carpet 1; Beaded Chestnut 1; Lyonetia clerkella (Apple-Leaf Minor) 1; Eudonia angustia 1; Acleris ferrugana 1; Hypsopygia costalis (Gold Triangle) 1; Epiphyas postvittana (Light Brown Apple Moth) 1:
Canary-shouldered Thorn (above four images) – Tony Davison©
Beaded Chestnut – Tony Davison©
Lunar Underwing – Tony Davison©
Pale Mottled Willow – Tony Davison©
Eudonia angustia – Tony Davison©
Acleris ferrugana – Tony Davison©
