THURSDAY 25th JUNE 2026

 Another superb Night and Day for Mothing with a Beautiful Second Garden record of  Yellow Legged Clearwing taken in the Ves Lure bucket, the Common Footman keeps coming with another 22 Potted up last night, last year i caught 11 so far this year 157 the second Lackey of the year is a good record along with 5 more Elephant Hawk and a single Privet Hawk Moth the 10th this year.
There were 8 new for the year with 4 of them New for Garden
Garden year list is 320 and Garden total now at 434

NEW FOR YEAR

Marbled Beauty
Latticed Heath
Phycitodes binaevella
Yponomeuta Sp-Y.cagnagella

NEW FOR GARDEN

Rhyacionia buoliana
Hedya salicella
Notocelia roborana
Acleris schalleriana

YELLOW LEGGED CLEARWING

 Second Garden record of this stunning Moth again taken on the Ves Lure, 25th June 2026

RHYACIONIA BUOLIANA-PINE SHOOT MOTH

 NEW FOR GARDEN

Sixth new Tortrix in two days, though this one is a little worn, 25th June 2026

PHYCITODES BINAEVELLA-SPOTTED KNOT HORN

 First for the year and only the second Garden record

PEBBLE HOOK TIP

 Fourth one this year, caught twice last year totaling three, 25th June 2026

HEDYA SALICELLA-WHITE BACKED TORTRIX

 NEW FOR GARDEN

Fifth new Tortrix for Garden in two days, 25th June 2026

CRASSA UNITELLA-BROWN BARK MOTH

 Third Garden record and all this Month, 25th June 2026

CATOPTRIA PINELLA-PEARL GRASS MOTH

Second one this year of this stunning Pyralid and only the third for Garden, 25th June 2026

 

BLASTODACNA HELLERELLA-HAWTHORN BERRY MOTH

 Fourth Garden record all this year, 25th June 2026

ANCYLIS BADIANA-MEADOW HOOK WING

 Fourth one this year six last year, 25th June 2026

PEPPERED MOTH

 Single last night 25th June 2026

ANCYLIS ACHATANA-HEDGE HOOK WING

 Second Garden record first two nights ago, 25th June 2026