14th October 2017

Unseasonably mild weather forced my hand and the MV trap went out. amongst the decent haul of 24 species, I was rewarded with four new moths for the garden including the always superb Merville du Jour (two individuals) and an incredible five Large Wainscot (the number of which equals my total recorded in Cottenham from 2009 - 2015).

[380] Merveille du Jour
[381] Green-brindled Crescent
[382] Yellow-line Quaker
[383] Large Wainscot

Merveille du Jour Dichonia aprilina

Large Wainscot Rhizedra lutosa

Yellow-line Quaker Agrochola macilenta

Green-brindled Crescent Allophyes oxyacanthae

Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis

Beautiful Plume Amblyptilia acanthadactyla

September / October 2016

Some almost forgotten moths from a handful of trapping nights last autumn included four new for the garden:

[263] The Sallow
[264] Black Rustic
[265] Beaded Chestnut
[266] November Moth agg.

The Sallow Cerrhia icteritia

Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

Wax Moth Galleria mellonella

Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis

So the year total of 266 wasn't too bad considering very little spring and autumn trapping. Now on to 2017....

2nd October 2015

A cold night here again so I wasn't very hopeful of turning up much; indeed I couldn't see anything at all when I had a quick peek at 9pm. However there were three moths new for the year when I turned over the boxes this morning including the second garden record of Deep-brown Dart plus the more regular Red-green Carpet and Beaded Chestnut.

Deep-brown Dart

Red-green Carpet

Beaded Chestnut