22nd June 2014

The first Angle-barred Pug for the garden was the highlight of a very good night and appears to be the first VC31 record since 1974. Pempeliella dilutella was the second garden record following one in 2006 and Dark Spectacle the 3rd, with one last year and one in 2008.

  

 

14th August 2013

A warm night after several rather chilly ones saw good numbers of moths despite a stiff breeze and heavy rain just after dawn. At last I can add Pale-shouldered Brocade to the garden list along with the tiny micro Phyllocnistis saligna - just the 4th county record for this one, I believe. Pretty well the last moth out of the MV trap turned out to be just the second garden record of Dark Spectacle.