It was the first warm night in a long time with the temperature at 10.00pm hovering around 18°C. Earlier in the evening I put out three traps in strategic positions around the garden. Not wishing to miss anything I did a few early patrols (Trent style) up until around 11.30pm.
I very rarely patrol at this time of year, as it is usually quite late before anything turns up. But this turned out to be an exceptional night with sizeable amounts turning up shortly after dark. Twenty new moths for the year (10 macro, 10 micro) and in that, four were new for the garden! It's been a long time since that's happened, I'm lucky to get one nowadays.
I ended up with a record breaking 294 of 88 species..........however, I won't be attempting this too often as it takes absolutely ages to process!
Fern
Garden First.
Small Fan-footed Wave
Garden First.
Mere Waiscot
Not shown in books, a good way to separate this from Small Wainscot is the spiky hairdo!
Miller
Eyed Hawk-moth
White Satin
724 Metzneria lappella
Garden First.
1201 Eucosma cana
Garden First.
1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis
1086 Hedya salicella
Upper Caldecote Garden- 3 traps- 294 of 88 species-
| 0161 | Zeuzera pyrina | Leopard Moth | 1 | NFY |
| 0216 | Nemapogon cloacella | Cork Moth | 1 | NFY |
| 0441 | Paraswammerdamia nebulella | 1 | ||
| 0450 | Scythropia crataegella | Hawthorn Moth | 2 | NFY |
| 0647 | Hofmannophila pseudospretella | Brown House-moth | 3 | |
| 0724 | Metzneria lappella | 1 | NFG | |
| 0787 | Bryotropha terrella | 5 | ||
| 0898 | Limnaecia phragmitella | 1 | NFY | |
| 0905 | Blastodacna hellerella | 2 | ||
| 0970 | Pandemis cerasana | Barred Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
| 0972 | Pandemis heparana | Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | NFY |
| 0977 | Archips podana | Large Fruit-tree Tortrix | 1 | |
| 1001 | Lozotaeniodes formosanus | 1 | ||
| 1020 | Cnephasia sp. | 2 | ||
| 1036 | Acleris forsskaleana | 1 | NFY | |
| 1063 | Celypha striana | 2 | ||
| 1083 | Hedya nubiferana | Marbled Orchard Tortrix | 1 | |
| 1086 | Hedya salicella | 1 | NFY | |
| 1201 | Eucosma cana | 1 | NFG | |
| 1261 | Cydia pomonella | Codling Moth | 1 | |
| 1293 | Chrysoteuchia culmella | 59 | ||
| 1294 | Crambus pascuella | 9 | ||
| 1302 | Crambus perlella | 1 | ||
| 1331 | Acentria ephemerella | Water Veneer | 3 | |
| 1334 | Scoparia ambigualis | 2 | ||
| 1338 | Dipleurina lacustrata | 1 | ||
| 1375 | Ostrinia nubilalis | European Corn-borer | 1 | NFY |
| 1376 | Eurrhypara hortulata | Small Magpie | 1 | |
| 1380 | Phlyctaenia perlucidalis | 1 | NFY | |
| 1413 | Hypsopygia costalis | Gold Triangle | 4 | |
| 1424 | Endotricha flammealis | 3 | ||
| 1428 | Aphomia sociella | Bee Moth | 2 | |
| 1474 | Ephestia parasitella unicolorella | 3 | ||
| 1513 | Pterophorus pentadactyla | White Plume Moth | 1 | |
| 1524 | Emmelina monodactyla | 1 | ||
| 1651 | Cilix glaucata | Chinese Character | 1 | |
| 1669 | Hemithea aestivaria | Common Emerald | 1 | |
| 1699 | Idaea rusticata | Least Carpet | 2 | |
| 1702 | Idaea biselata | Small Fan-footed Wave | 1 | NFG |
| 1705 | Idaea fuscovenosa | Dwarf Cream Wave | 2 | |
| 1708 | Idaea dimidiata | Single-dotted Wave | 1 | |
| 1713 | Idaea aversata | Riband Wave | 2 | |
| 1728 | Xanthorhoe fluctuata | Garden Carpet | 1 | |
| 1732 | Scotopteryx chenopodiata | Shaded Broad-bar | 1 | |
| 1782 | Horisme tersata | Fern | 1 | NFG |
| 1803 | Perizoma alchemillata | Small Rivulet | 1 | NFY |
| 1830 | Eupithecia absinthiata | Wormwood Pug | 1 | |
| 1834 | Eupithecia vulgata | Common Pug | 1 | |
| 1837 | Eupithecia subfuscata | Grey Pug | 2 | |
| 1858 | Chloroclystis v-ata | V-Pug | 2 | |
| 1887 | Lomaspilis marginata | Clouded Border | 1 | |
| 1888 | Ligdia adustata | Scorched Carpet | 1 | NFY |
| 1921 | Crocallis elinguaria | Scalloped Oak | 2 | |
| 1922 | Ourapteryx sambucaria | Swallow-tailed Moth | 2 | |
| 1937 | Peribatodes rhomboidaria | Willow Beauty | 2 | |
| 1941 | Alcis repandata | Mottled Beauty | 1 | |
| 1976 | Sphinx ligustri | Privet Hawk-moth | 3 | |
| 1980 | Smerinthus ocellata | Eyed Hawk-moth | 1 | NFY |
| 2031 | Leucoma salicis | White Satin | 1 | NFY |
| 2047 | Eilema complana | Scarce Footman | 2 | |
| 2050 | Eilema lurideola | Common Footman | 6 | |
| 2061 | Spilosoma luteum | Buff Ermine | 4 | |
| 2088 | Agrotis clavis | Heart and Club | 2 | |
| 2089 | Agrotis exclamationis | Heart and Dart | 3 | |
| 2098 | Axylia putris | Flame | 4 | |
| 2107 | Noctua pronuba | Large Yellow Underwing | 20 | |
| 2109 | Noctua comes | Lesser Yellow Underwing | 9 | |
| 2110 | Noctua fimbriata | Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing | 6 | |
| 2128 | Xestia triangulum | Double Square-spot | 5 | |
| 2155 | Melanchra persicariae | Dot Moth | 3 | |
| 2160 | Lacanobia oleracea | Bright-line Brown-eye | 1 | |
| 2173 | Hadena bicruris | Lychnis | 1 | NFY |
| 2192 | Mythimna conigera | Brown-line Bright Eye | 2 | |
| 2193 | Mythimna ferrago | Clay | 2 | |
| 2198 | Mythimna impura | Smoky Wainscot | 3 | |
| 2199 | Mythimna pallens | Common Wainscot | 1 | |
| 2279 | Acronicta aceris | Sycamore | 1 | |
| 2280 | Acronicta leporina | Miller | 1 | NFY |
| 2284 | Acronicta psi | Grey Dagger | 2 | agg. |
| 2318 | Cosmia trapezina | Dun-bar | 1 | |
| 2321 | Apamea monoglypha | Dark Arches | 26 | |
| 2322 | Apamea lithoxylaea | Light Arches | 2 | |
| 2343 | Mesapamea secalis | Common Rustic | 4 | agg. |
| 2349 | Chortodes fluxa | Mere Wainscot | 1 | NFY |
| 2381 | Hoplodrina alsines | Uncertain | 23 | |
| 2387 | Caradrina morpheus | Mottled Rustic | 1 | |
| 2389 | Paradrina clavipalpis | Pale Mottled Willow | 1 | |
| 2477 | Hypena proboscidalis | Snout | 2 |
