11th July 2010

A much cooler night but although rain was forecast it didn't materialize. Numbers were well down in the MV trap with half the moths of the previous night but interestingly the actinic actually performed better with c60 more moths of 9 more species.

Six species were new for the year including the second garden records of Mere Wainscot and V-Pug. Unfortunately the pug was dead in the bottom of the trap. I've also included a photo of a Double Lobed together with a Common Rustic trying to look like a Double Lobed.

Mere Wainscot:
Double-Lobed (left) & Common Rustic:

5th July 2009

Moth numbers dropped to below 300 as the nights become chillier, Still a few year firsts though.

Double Lobed:

Orthopygia glaucinalis:

Ypsolopha scabrella: