BOULTHAM MERE

Tuesday, June 16, 2026

TUESDAY 16th JUNE 2026

Another really good day and night with around 190 Moths caught of 60 Species, I got a Lun lure which i put out and within an hour had caught the first of two Lunar Hornet Moths, new for me and Garden, with out the Lure it would be impossible to attract this species to Garden. I also caught a Vitula biviella but the pics turned out bad

All together i had 6 new for the year with 3 of these New for Garden, Garden as of 16th June 2026 is at 389 Species with a year total of 240.

NEW FOR YEAR

Common Footman

Oegoconia quadripuncta

Calamotropha paludella

NEW FOR GARDEN

Vitula biviella

Crassa unitella

Lunar Hornet Moth

LUNAR HORNET MOTH

NEW FOR GARDEN

Not one but two Lunar Hornets caught, i got the Lun lure and put it out this morning and within an hour had caught the first one, with out the Lure i would not be adding this stunning Moth to my Garden list, 16th June 2026

OEGOCONIA QUADRIPUNCTA-FOUR SPOTTED YELLOWNECK

One of the Oegoconia Species most likely and the Commonest is O.quadripuncta, caught this one last year but this is the first one this year, 16th June 2026