Autumn 2019 was so poor for mothing it has taken me over 6 months to write anything about it. There were a few moths early in the period though including one new for the garden:
[554] Elachista canapennella
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| Elachista canapennella |
Elachista are always tricky and I caught three individuals. One though was a nicely marked female E.canapennella. The two others I suspect were males of the same species. This species is fairly common and mines on grasses - which gives you an idea of its diminutive size. It has a second generation in late summer / early autumn.
Other wise the best moths were a second Pyrausta purpuralis, with a better photo grabbed this time:
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| Pyrausta purpuralis |
Large Thorn is always a great moth to see:
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| Large Thorn Ennomos autumnaria |
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| Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago |
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