A rare migrant and a few good micros
My good friend Will Soar called me this afternoon to say he had trapped a few good moths overnight (27th July 2025) from his garden light trap at Kings Newton, recording 254/63. Sure enough one of the micros was a first…
Moth Trap 19th/20th July 2025
I ran my 20W actinic Skinner Moth trap overnight 19th July 2025, Melbourne, Derbyshire. Results are as follows in no particular order – Water Veneer 52; Ruby Tiger 4; Willow Beauty 4, Riband Wave 25, , Lime-speck Pug 2, Dark Arches…
Moth Trap 13th/14th July 2025
I ran my 20W actinic Skinner Moth trap overnight 13th July 2025, Melbourne, Derbyshire. Results are as follows in no particular order – Swallow-tailed Moth (1); Ruby Tiger (5); Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (3); Epiphyas postvittana (Light-brown Apple Moth) (4); Pyrausta…
Moth Trap 1st/2nd July 2025
I ran my 20W actinic moth trap from my garden in Melbourne, Derbyshire overnight on 1st July 2025 – Results as follows in no particular order – Box Tree Moth (17 inc a melanic individual); Swallow-tailed Moth (4); Ruby Tiger (1);…