8th July

Oncocera semirubella

Catoptria falsella

Nymphula stagnata

Here are a couple of micro's from the Budapest trip. The semirubella caught me out as I was looking through Crambidae photos when I should have been looking at Pyralidae. The stagnata from Shapwick Heath on 25th May.

7th July

Agonopterix nervosa

Cooler temperatures overnight and time to turn off the moth trap lights for a few days for me. The sparrows must be wondering where all the moths are this morning. A chance now to catch up with the backlog of determinations. Today's Oecophoridae was caught last Friday (1st). A new one for me and number 410 for the garden life list Agonopterix nervosa.

6th July

Phycitodes binaevella

Epinotia tenerana

A little quiet in the trap last night so here's a couple from the weekend.

5th July

Small Ranunculus

Phtheochroa inopiana

2 Small Ranunculus in the trap last night. Also Miller, Poplar Grey, Trachycera suavella, Acleris variegana.

Garden list now in the 400 club

Red-barred Tortrix

Friday nights catch put the garden list over 400 species. Number 400 was Red-barred Tortrix, not uncommon but a nice looking tort and a lifer also.

Last nights catch equalled any of this years best nights with 3 new macro's for the garden Obscure Wainscot, Shoulder-striped Wainscot and Ghost Moth. Other highlights from last night were the third White Colon this year for the garden, Small Mottled Willow, Haworth's Pug, another Coleophora deauratella and Zeiraphera isertana.

Unexpected in the moth trap

House Sparrow

Small Mottled Willow

Both of these were in the moth trap on friday morning!

Grapholita's

Grapholita funebrana

Grapholita janthinana

Two new for the garden from last weekend; Grapholita's janthinana and funebrana.