EMPEROR CATERPILLAR

 Emperor Caterpillars doing well despite the heat, i walk down the track to River fetching fresh Bramble leaves everyday, 30th June 2026

MONDAY 29th JUNE 2026

 Another really good Night for Mothing, two traps out Triple in Back and a single in front , a record 618 Moths were caught of 92 Species, though 250 were of the same species the Water Venner, there were 8 New for the Year with 3 of them New for the Garden.
Year list is now 366 and Overall Garden List at 442.
Another 33 Common Footman counted in this record year for them, other Good Moths were a Black Arches and another 7 Scalloped Oak along with 17 Riband Wave, a record 10 Dwarf Cream Wave and 3 Buff Tips, 3 Species of Hawk Moth, 2 Elephant a Privet and second Garden record of Pine.

June has been outstanding for Mothing due to the constant high temperatures through out the Month

NEW FOR YEAR

Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing
Buff Arches
iron Prominent
Euzophora pinguis
Clepsis consimilana

NEW FOR GARDEN

Shoulder Striped Wainscot
Limnaecia phragmitella
Eucosma conterminana

SHOULDER STRIPE WAINSCOT

 FIRST FOR GARDEN

Another first and one i had to get checked, a really Good Moth for my Garden, 29th June 2026

LIMNAECIA PHRAGMITELLA-BULRUSH DOWN MOTH

 FIRST FOR GARDEN

Nearly missed it sat on top of trap, 29th June 2026

PINE HAWK MOTH

 Second Garden Record
First was on the 24th this one 29th June 2026

METALAMPRA ITALICA-ITALIAN BARK MOTH

 Single last year this is the Sixth this year, 29th June 2026

IRON PROMINENT

 First one for the year and only the Fifth in Garden, 29th June 2026

EUZOPHORA PINGUIS-ASH BARK KNOT HORN

 First for the year, Nine caught last year, 29th June 2026

EUDONIA MERCURELLA-GARDEN GREY

Quite frequent in Garden two again last night, 29th June 2026

 

EUCOSMA CONTERMINANA-LETTUCE TORTRIX

 NEW FOR GARDEN

Another Tortrix addition to Garden list, 29th June 2026