Another tremendous catch with 111 species meaning that over the two nights I caught around 150 species in total. Headliners were the rare migrant pyralid Sciota adelphella, which may be the first record for VC29 plus my second ever Goat Moth.
Five were new for the garden:
[441] Monochroa cytisella
[442] Hemp-agrimony Plume
[443] Sciota adelphella
[444] Common White Wave
[445] Dog's Tooth
Monochroa cytisella is a scarce gelechid with bracken as its food plant. I wonder if this individual has wandered from the Brecks?
Hemp-agrimony Plume is the smallest UK plume and I almost brushed it off as something over than a moth!
Common White Wave has done well no to be trapped in the garden until now:
Dog's Tooth has always been scarce though - just two records in Cottenham previously - 200 and 2013):
As nice as all the above are, they are not in the same league as....
Although I reckon The Drinker is a really tremendous moth too (2nd for the garden):
Five were new for the garden:
[441] Monochroa cytisella
[442] Hemp-agrimony Plume
[443] Sciota adelphella
[444] Common White Wave
[445] Dog's Tooth
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| Sciota adelphella |
Monochroa cytisella is a scarce gelechid with bracken as its food plant. I wonder if this individual has wandered from the Brecks?
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| Monochroa cytisella |
Hemp-agrimony Plume is the smallest UK plume and I almost brushed it off as something over than a moth!
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| Hemp-agrimony Plume Adaina microdactyla |
Common White Wave has done well no to be trapped in the garden until now:
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| Common White Wave Cabera pusaria |
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| Dog's Tooth Lacanobia suasa |
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| Goat Moth Cossus cossus |
Although I reckon The Drinker is a really tremendous moth too (2nd for the garden):
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| Drinker Euthrix potatoria |
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