23rd October 2015 - Merveille du Jour(s)

The trap was out more in hope than expectation last night but it was worth it - Merveille du Jour is on the garden list at last (#455) and there were two. The first was potted on the fence at 21:00 and the second was on the side of the trap - I only notice it once I started packing up. A truly stunning moth.

Very few other moths although a worn Yellow-line Quaker was new for the year:

While a Silver Y was amazingly the first one recorded since early September;