Recent Micro Highlights Pt 1....

This year I seem to be doing much better on Micros. There are probably 2 reasons for this: 1) I'm looking out for them with much more scrutiny compared to last year. 2) The kids are out netting the hedge when they get home from school and have unearthed a fair few extra species.

1380 Phlyctaenia perlucidalis

A garden 1st for this local species, 25th June.

1445 Pempelia formosa

NFY- 25th June.

 1415 Orthopygia glaucinalis

NFY- 26th June.

 1210 Pine Shoot Moth Rhyacionia buoliana

NFY- 26th June.

862 Juniper Webber Dichomeris marginella

Having never seen this moth before this year, I've now recorded it 9 times. Garden 1st, 27th June.

 1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus

One of my favourites, only the 2nd record- NFY 27th June.

1424 Endotricha flammealis

Very common in my garden with 40 recorded so far. NFY, 27th June.

937 Agapeta hamana

Another common Micro- NFY 28th June.

............02/10

Well, once again the trap was pretty full of stuff I've already had. The only newbie was my 132nd Micro for the year and is the 1st new Micro for exactly 1 month.......

Sallow

2nd of the year.

 Blastobasis lacticolella (874)

1st Ever.

 Orthopygia glaucinalis (1415)

Full Count-

1. Willow Beauty- 4
2. Lunar Underwing- 3
3. Large Yellow Underwing- 3
4. Common Marbled Carpet- 3
5. Lesser Yellow Underwing- 2
6. Black Rustic- 2
7. Blair's Shoulder-knot
8. Sallow
9. Barred Sallow
10. Centre-barred Sallow
11. Pale Mottled Willow
12. Common Wainscot
13. Turnip Moth
14. Deep-brown Dart
15. Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
16. Brick
17. Orthopygia glaucinalis
18. Carcina quercana
19. Blastobasis lacticolella- Garden 1st 

Angle Shades

Caught on 1st October.

Down by the Gazebo this week.....

The combination of the Gazebo with twin 40w BLB and a twin Actinic/UV trap seems to be paying dividends and the moment. I've managed to snap a 'few that got away' last week.

Trachycera advenella (1439)

Orthopygia glaucinalis (1415)

Broad-barred White

Brown-line Bright-eye

Campion- battered!!

Clouded Border

Common Emerald

Coxcomb Prominent

Dusky Sallow

Bordered Pug

Id by Ben Sale- Many Thanks!!