Following this week of trapping (missed two nights as was away working in London) the garden moth list is now on 300 species (not all verified yet). That seems pretty good after just 3-4 weeks of trapping (was away for a month in Oz).
The heatwave madness of over 100 species of 500 individuals has now settled down into a steady 60-70 species (76 species last night) of 120-150 or so individuals a night. Highlights this week in images below.
Reed Dagger- I scratched my head through the Wainscots on this but got the correct identification from Colin at the Sussex CMR team. This is a lifer.
European Pepper Moth, Duponchelia fovealis. An adventive moth, first recorded in the UK in 1996 but now increasing. A lifer for me.
Dotted Border Wave- another lifer 220824 update- these waves with a dotted border are causing some local controversy which led the local CMR to contact Mark Parsons who think they could be Satin Waves despite the dotted border.
Short-barred Straw, Aethes dilucidana- another lifer
Common Knapweed Tortrix, Eucosma hohenwartiana (I think)
Reed Minor, Orthotelia sparganella
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