TUESDAY 21st APRIL 2026

 Another very poor Moth Night Tuesday 21st April 2026 with only two caught a worn Hebrew Character and another Shuttle Shaped Dart

HEBREW CHARACTER

 A very worn individual 21st April 2026

SHUTTLE SHAPED DART

 Single in Trap Tuesday 21st April 2026

MONDAY 20th APRIL 2026

 Trap out Sunday 19th April and not a single Moth caught, last Night, Monday 20th April 2026 not much better with only a single Moth caught a Brindled Beauty.

BRINDLED BEAUTY

 Single Brindled Beauty in trap 20th April 2026

COMMON GREEN SHIELDBUG

 On fence down track to River 20th April 2026

SATURDAY 18th APRIL 2026

 Only six Moths of five Species caught tonight, another White Shouldered House Moth in the House, my third Chocolate Tip of the year a superb Streamer single Brindled Beauty and two Hebrew Characters. 

BRINDLED BEAUTY

 In trap 18th April 2026

CHOCOLATE TIP

 Third Chocolate Tip for Garden 18th April 2026, i release them well away from Garden so presumed to be different

FRIDAY 17th APRIL 2026

Species No 300 caught tonight an Agonopterix propinquella-Black-spot Buff, also the 44th of the year 17th April 2026, Eight Moths in trap of 5 Species, 3 Hebrew Character single Eudonia angustea then two Muslin Moths and the second Chocolate Tip. 

AGONOPTERIX PROPINQUELLA-BLACK SPOT BUFF

 New Moth again this evening species Number 300, taken off trap in dark, 17th April 2026

ENDROSIS SARCITRELLA-WHITE SHOULDERED HOUSE MOTH

 Taken from the House again tonight, 17th April 2026

MUSLIN MOTH

 Two caught tonight again 17th April 2026

CHOCOLATE TIP

 Another one in Garden 2nd Record, 17th April 2026

THURSDAY 16th April 2026

 Really good night with 39 Moths caught of 16 Species, four New for Year including one New For Garden Species Number 299 a Tawny Pinion, New for the year were Shuttle Shaped Dart a common Moth in my Garden also Ruby Tiger caught in front Garden Trap and 6 Eudonia Angustea. A single Pammene giganteana to Pheromone Trap then 12 Many Plumed Moths a garden Record, two Muslin Moths and two Hebrew Character with a single Clouded Drab then Epiphyas Postvittana a Beautiful Plume single Garden Carpet and Streamer, 5 Double Striped Pugs and finally one Oak Tree Pug.

TAWNY PINION

1st For Garden TAWNY PINION

 Species Number 299 for Garden taken out of trap this morning, 16th April 2026

RUBY TIGER

 Another stunning Moth first of the Year, taken from Trap in Front Garden 16th April 2026, 33 caught last year all from when i started in July

EUDONIA ANGUSTEA-NARROW WINGED GREY

 Six caught tonight increasing Garden total to 78, last years all caught in the Autumn, 16th April 2026

GARDEN CARPET

 Second one of the year and this one stayed still, 16th April 2026, 28 caught last year.