Moth Trap – Melbourne – 27th-28th September 2026

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I ran my 2 x 20W Actinic Moth Trap from my garden in Melbourne, overnight on 2th September 2026. Results as follows:
 
Sunday, 27 Sep 2026
Observer/s: Tony Davison
Hours Run: 10hrs 8pm – 6pm
Weather: Partly Cloudy | Temp: 11°C | Speed: 4mph | From: SSE
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous | Illumination: 99.00%
Location: Melbourne (Derbyshire) , England
Trap: Skinner | Light: Actinic — 2 × 20W BL368 Actinic
Habitat: Garden
Total: 16 moths of 9 species
ID Checklist Scientific Name Common Name Qty NFY NFL
18233 49.039 BF998 Epiphyas postvittana Light Brown Apple Moth 1 N N
18234 70.008 BF1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1 N N
18232 70.016 BF1713 Idaea aversata Riband Wave 1 N N
18235 73.087 BF2385 Spodoptera exigua Small Mottled Willow 1 N N
18236 73.193 BF2270 Anchoscelis lunosa Lunar Underwing 4 Y N
18237 73.233 BF2232 Aporophyla nigra Black Rustic 2 Y N
18239 73.319 BF2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 1 N N
18231 73.342 BF2107 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 4 N N
18238 73.343 BF2110 Noctua fimbriata Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1 N N
Black Rustic – ©Tony Davison
Lunar Underwing – ©Tony Davison
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing – ©Tony Davison
Small Mottled Willow – ©Tony Davison
Turnip Moth – ©Tony Davison

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