The bank holiday weekend was tremendously warm although night time temperatures were relatively cool. Consequently moth numbers are still low but I did manage two new moths for the garden:
[398] Mullein
[399] Campion
So the 400 is nearly up in just over two years of trapping. Considering my list at Corbett Street reached just 457 after seven years it has obviously been a productive couple of years. It does suggest that new moths are going to be quite hard to come by now.
The Mullein is a superb moth and this one is only my second record in the village, with the Corbett Street record being as far back as 2010 (also in May).
Campion has completely avoided my Cottenham traps until now. It was slightly mystifying as it seems to be fairly regular nearby including northern Cambridge. I was concerned I was overlooking worn specimens and putting them down as Lychnis but there was certainly no mistaking this one:
Best of the rest was this Puss Moth, always a great one to catch:
[398] Mullein
[399] Campion
So the 400 is nearly up in just over two years of trapping. Considering my list at Corbett Street reached just 457 after seven years it has obviously been a productive couple of years. It does suggest that new moths are going to be quite hard to come by now.
The Mullein is a superb moth and this one is only my second record in the village, with the Corbett Street record being as far back as 2010 (also in May).
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| Mullein Cucillia verbasci |
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| Campion Sideridis rivularis |
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| Puss Moth Cerura vinula |
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