Wednesday, September 02, 2026

WEDNESDAY 2nd SEPTEMBER 2026

NOMOPHILA NOCTUELLA-RUSH VENEER

 Twelfth for Garden two of them caught last year, 2nd September 2026





RIBAND WAVE

 Common Garden Moth, 2nd September 2026




SCOBIPALPA OCELLATELLA-BEET MOTH

 Very Common in Garden sometimes in large numbers, 2nd September 2026





LESSER YELLOW UNDERWING

 Very Common in Garden, four last night, 2nd September 2026



YELLOW SHELL

 Very Common in Garden, 2nd Sept 2026


Tuesday, September 01, 2026

TUESDAY 1ST SEPTEMBER 2026

 Starting to slow now quite quickly with 194 caught but only 36 Species, best Moth of the Night the Second Garden Record for Leek Moth

Highlights for 1st September 2026

Acleris variegana-1
Willow Beauty-4
Straw Underwing-12
Flounced Rustic-40
Large Yellow Underwing-43
Square Spot Rustic-17
Acrolepiosis assectella-Leek Moth-1-2nd Garden Record

ACROLEPIOPSIS ASSECTELLA-LEEK MOTH

 Second Garden record and the best Moth for the last couple of Nights, caught on my Swing Bench this morning while checking around for Moths, 1st September 2026







DUSKY THORN

 Nineth one for the year, eight last year, 1st September 2026




WILLOW BEAUTY

 Very Common both last and this year, 1st September 2026



LIGHT EMERALD

 Single last night many records this year, 1st September 2026




CYDIA POMONELLA-CODLIN MOTH

 Single last night was the last this season, in 2025 i caught Ten this year a massive jump with 223 Caught



COMMON WAINSCOT

 Single last night 1st September 2026




Monday, August 31, 2026

MONDAY 30TH AUGUST 2026

 A poor Night with only 147 Moths caught of 27 Species, Sixty of those Flounced Rustic

Highlights for 31st August 2026

Nephopterix angustella-1
Bordered Straw-1, 6th for Garden
Centre Barred Sallow-1
Orange Swift-1
Flounced Rustic-60

ORANGE SWIFT

 Fifteen caught this year, 31st August 2026



BORDERED STRAW

 Sixth for the Garden all this year and the last of the Season, 31st August 2026





COMMON WAINSCOT

 Common Garden Moth, 31st August 2026



Sunday, August 30, 2026

SUNDAY 30TH AUGUST

 A total of 234 Caught last night a little better but again only 40 Species with the Sallow being the only new for Year.


Year list 421 and Garden List 484

Highlight for 30th August 2026

Nephopterix angustella-1
Sallow-1 New for Year
Centre Barred Sallow-5
Small Mottled Willow-1
Small Ranunuculus-1
Ringed China Mark-3
Orange Swift-1
Rusty Dot Pearl-1
Acleris variegana-1
Ancylis badiana-1
Flounced Rustic-56
Straw Underwing-22
Light Emerald-3
Ephestia woodiella-1

SALLOW

 First of the Year and 14th for Garden, 30th August 2026






EPHESTIA WOODIELLA-BLUSHED KNOT HORN

 Seventh Garden record all this year, 30th August 2026




NEPHOPTERIX ANGUSTELLA-SPINDLE KNOT HORN

 Tenth for Garden all this year, 30th August 2026


CELYPHA LACUNANA-COMMON MARBLE

Single last year and a single last night was the Eighth this year and the last of the season, 30th August 2026