It is unusual to report on a trapping session no new moths in recent weeks but there was still some good things to be found including several that were just the second records for the garden. These included the following:
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Calybites phasianipennella
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Peacock Moth Macaria notata
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| Apotomis betuletana |
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Brachmia blandella
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| Acleris laterana / comeriana |
A couple more interesting tortricids included a second generation Epinotia immundana that had me stumped for a while. This is a species I associate with spring rather than late summer:
The extremely variable E.nisella is more of a classic late summer species here though:
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Epinotia nisella
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We have some Eyed Hawkmoth caterpillars on the go - some of which are doing well and will hopefully pupate for us to look after until next year:
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Eyed Hawkmoth Smerinthus ocellata
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