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

COMMON SWIFT

 A record Eight caught last night 23rd May 2026

COLEOPHORA ALCYONIPENNELLA-CLOVER CASE BEARER

 Possibly a Coleophora alcyonipennella on size as it was rather small about 7mm, 23rd May 2026

LIME SPEC PUG

Beautiful little Pug Moth first of the year 23rd May 2026

BUFF ERMINE

 New for the year a stunning example of this Moth 23rd May 2026

APHOMIA SOCIELLA-BEE MOTH

 Three caught last night 23rd May 2026

YPONOMEUTA CAGNAGELLA

 Yponomeuta still on Spindle at bottom of my street 22nd May 2026

FRIDAY 22nd MAY 2026

 An exceptional night for May with 212 Moths caught of 51 species, 16 of these new for the year and 4 New for Garden taking garden list to 122 for the year and an incredible 332 total. 

New Moths were Pebble Prominent and two Campion a stunning Cinnabar and a Argyreshia spinosella-Blackthorn Tip Moth, best of the new for year were, three Common Wainscot, single Riband Wave (very common) a nice Common Marbled Carpet a single Evergestis forficalis-Garden Pebble, a stunning Green Carpet and a Homoesoma-sinuella-Twin-barred Knot-horn. Weather looking good for rest of May

MIDDLE BARRED MINOR

New for the year in Garden Moth, 22nd May 2026, the most distinctive of the Minors

RUSTIC SHOULDER KNOT

 Odd ones in trap this year, 22nd May 2026

PRIVET HAWK MOTH

 Second one of the year, 22nd May 2026

PEBBLE PROMINENT

 New Moth for garden the Stunning Pebble Prominent, 22nd May 2026 though this one a little worn.