In 2021, I recorded 546 garden species in total, smashing the previous record of 523 set the year before. There were 292 Macros (2nd best total) and 254 Micros, just 2 short of last year's total.
Recording days/Trap nights: 222 (-43 on 2020)
Records: 6403 (-1297 on 2020)
Records: 6403 (-1297 on 2020)
The year ended with an all time garden total of 849 species. (403 Macro, 446 Micro)
The table below shows the most productive month for species caught was July. By far the least was January. There were just five blank nights recorded, in January on 11th, 17th and 19th and in December on 23rd and 30th. The most trap nights/recording days were in October.
Month Trap Days Species
January 8 6
February 12 20
March 20 35
April 11 24
May 17 76
June 25 217
July 24 319
August 21 19
September 26 131
October 28 85
November 15 34
December 15 17
Although I started in 2009, the first full year was 2010.
Year Macro Micro
2020 267 256
2019 265 216
2018 281 241
2017 274 207
2016 276 230
2015 256 199
2014 289 213
2013 304 218
2012 241 161
2011 253 207
2010 240 135
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Top 10 Most abundant-
Common Wainscot is knocked off last year's top spot.
63.115 Acentria
ephemerella Water Veneer 1936
73.291 Mythimna
pallens Common Wainscot 1284
73.359 Xestia
c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 789
63.080 Chrysoteuchia
culmella Garden Grass-veneer 638
73.342 Noctua pronuba Large Yellow Underwing 630
16.000 Yponomeuta
padella/malinellus/cagnagella sp. Small Ermine sp. 557
73.099 Hoplodrina
ambigua Vine's Rustic 530
73.325 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 450
73.297 Mythimna
albipuncta White-point 348
73.357 Xestia
xanthographa Square-spot Rustic 341
Micros
There were 14 new species added in 2021, which included a new to county species in the form of Caloptilia honoratella.
49.322 Dichrorampha plumbagana 1- 02/06
04.075 Ectoedemia louisella 1- 11/06
38.022 Elachista gleichenella 1- 13/06- 7th VC30 record Gen det. AMB
20.007 Argyresthia cupressella Cypress Tip Moth 1- 16/06
49.123 Aethes beatricella 1- 16/06
15.010 Caloptilia stigmatella 2- 18/07
49.283 Gypsonoma aceriana 2- 18/07
35.032 Pexicopia malvella Hollyhock Seed Moth 1- 19/07- 10th VC30 record
49.194 Bactra lancealana 1- 21/07- Gen det. AMB
15.0131 Caloptilia honoratella 1- 25/07- New for VC30- Gen det. AMB
04.003 Stigmella confusella 1- 23/10- Vacated mine in Birch
04.000 Stigmella alnetella/glutinosae agg. 1- 23/10- Mine in Alder
04.094 Ectoedemia angulifasciella 3- 25/10- Mines in Dog Rose
15.011 Caloptilia falconipennella 2- 18/11- Vacated leaf mines in Alder
Dichrorampha plumbagana
Ectoedemia louisella
Elachista gleichenella
Argyresthia cupressella Cypress Tip Moth
Aethes beatricella
Caloptilia stigmatella
Gypsonoma aceriana
