23 Sep 25

Wakeham

So last night the moth trap was placed to the far end of the garden in very cool temperatures compared to recent nights.

This morning in the trap there were 33 moths of 13 species, with The Snout being a new moth for my Port & Wey list.

Also noted as I made my way down the garden were at least two Yellow Wagtails calling as they made their way south.

Moths Recorded:
#1 - Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata (x1)

#2 - Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes (x4)

#3 - Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa (x4)

#4 - Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum (x1)

#5 - Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea (x8)

#6 - Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea (x1)

#7 - Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana (x1)

#8 - Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba (x5)

#9 - Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata (x1)

#10 - Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa (x4)

#11 - The Snout Hypena proboscidalis (x1)

#12 - Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra (x1)

#13 - Yellow Belle Aspitates ochrearia (x1)

#1 - Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata

#2 - Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#2 - Another Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#3 - Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#3 - Another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#4 - Setaceous Hebrew Character Xestia c-nigrum

#5 - Flounced Rustic Luperina testacea

#6 - Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea

#7 - Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#8 - Above Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba

                   #9 - Below Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata

#10 - Square-spot Rustic Xestia xanthographa

#11 - Snout Hypena proboscidalis

#12 - Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra

#13 - Yellow Belle Aspitates ochrearia

29 of the 33 moths trapped last night.

Bugs and Beetles Recorded:

1 Artichoke beetle Sphaeroderma testaceum

Artichoke beetle Sphaeroderma testaceum