SATURDAY 23rd MAY 2026

 Another really good night with 128 Moths caught of 36 Species, 8 New for year and 3 of these New for the Garden taking 2026 Garden List to 130 species and the Garden Life list to an incredible 335 in less than 11 Months. Started trapping 3rd July 2025.

New Moths for the Garden were a single Common Wave, a cracking Tortrix, Phalonidia udana-Loosestrife Straw and a Moth slowly colonizing North through the uk an Ephestia woodiella-blushed knot horn. 

New for the year were Scythris limbella second Garden record, Singles of Buff Ermine and Tawny Marbled Minor a really smart Lime Spec Pug and a Coleophora Sp that is possibly C.alcyonipennela-   Clover case bearer

Highlights were 8 Tachystola, 3 Pale Tussock and 9 Treble lines, a Garden Pebble, and 8 Common Swift a lovely Pebble Prominent and a Hedya prunia

EPHESTIA WOODIELLA- BLUSHED KNOT HORN

 Another first for the Garden and totally unexpected, 23rd May 2026

PHALONIDIA UDANA-LOOSESTRIFE STRAW

 Another cracking little Tortrix new for the Garden, 23rd May 2026

SCYTHRIS LIMBELLA-GOOSEFOOT RUNNER

 First of the year and only the second Garden Record 23rd May 2026

TAWNY MARBLE MINOR

 Single in last nights trap new for the year, 23rd May 2026

PALE TUSSOCK

 A record three in Last nights trap, 23rd May 2026

KNOT GRASS

 Single in last nights trap 23rd May 2026

EVERGESTIS FORFICALIS-GARDEN PEBBLE

 Second one of the year 23rd May 2026

HEDYA PRUNIANA-PLUM TORTRIX

 Have caught a few now these last few days nice little Tortrix, 23rd May 2026

GREEN CARPET

 Second one of the year, caught the first Friday night but it escaped, 23rd May 2026

COMMON WHITE WAVE

 New for Garden another Wave Sp in trap 23rd May 2026

ELEPHANT HAWK MOTH

 Just a stunning Moth in trap last night 23rd May 2026