This day last year I had 22 species in the trap. This year it was 8. New for the year were B. lacticollela, Bramble-shoot Moth, The Flame & Heart & Dart.

Bramble Shoot Moth

I haven't been putting the trap out much lately. Results still poor. Since my last report Lime-speck Pug, Flame Shoulder, Common Marbled Carpet, Scoparia ambigualis have all been new for the year.

Heath Fritillary

Just 10 moths of 8 species this morning with the first Large Yellow Underwing of the year being the only record of any note. Went to East Blean Woods around lunchtime today. Saw about 6 Heath Fritillaries in the car park area along with a Hornet.

Hornet

 

 Heath Fritillary

The bad weather continues so I've not much to report that's particularly exiting. I did have my 2nd record of Mompha subbstrigella on 6th June; & this morning I had the first Mottled Pug & Eudonia mercurella of the year.I always find this group of Pyralids very difficult.

Eudonia mercurella

Just 13 moths of 7 species this morning. Just Vine's Rustic new for the year.

Well we've reached the end of May. By this date last year I'd recorded 87 species in my garden compared to 56 this year. However, the figures for the macros is worse with 72 last year compared to 39 this year. I've actually had 2 more micro species this year so far: 17 compared with 15 last year. Only 7 species this morning with Currant Pug new for the year.

 Common Swift

Best night so far with 20 moths of 16 species. New for the year were: Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Willow Beauty, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Dingy Shell, Tinea trinotella, Epinotia bilunana & Celypha lacunana.

 Dingy Shell

 Epinotia bilunana

 Tinea trinotella