Friday, May 15, 2026

COMMON GREEN SHIELDBUG

 Along track to River 15th May 2026


Thursday, May 14, 2026

THURSDAY 14th MAY 2026

 A very bad night for moths but strangely 13 Shuttle Shaped Darts and a single Turnip Moth in trap.

Wednesday, May 13, 2026

YPONOMEUTA ENVONYMELLA-BIRD CHERRY ERMINE

 Thousands of Caterpillars feeding in these webs, looks like its on a Lilac tree with Ivy and Leylandii, i get very many Yponomeuta in garden and always thought they were Bird Cherry Ermines.





WEDNESDAY 13th MAY 2026

 Still very slow due to poor weather 10 Caught of 4 Species but fortunately one of these was new for Garden a really nice coloured Green Pug then 5 Shuttle Shaped Darts a single Treble Lines and 3 Turnip Moths. Garden year list now at 78 and Garden life List 313, one behind my old Garden at Shakespeare Street in Lincoln

GREEN PUG

 FIRST FOR GARDEN 13TH MAY 2026

Another new species caught on wall behind trap







TURNIP MOTH

 Three in last nights Trap, 13th May 2026


TREBLE LINES

 Single in trap 13th May 2026



Tuesday, May 12, 2026

TUESDAY 12th MAY 2026

 A really poor night with 4 Moths in trap of 2 Species, night was only saved with a first for the year a really nice Flame Shoulder, with the 3 Shuttle Shaped Darts. 77 for Year

FLAME SHOULDER

 New for year saved the night with this one, 12th May 2026






SHUTTLE SHAPED DART

 Three in trap 12th May 2026



Monday, May 11, 2026

MONDAY 11th MAY 2026

 Very cold and windy 4 Moths of 3 species in trap 2 Shuttle Shaped Darts a Turnip Moth and another Treble Lines, were is the sunshine its May.

TREBLE LINES

 Single in trap was the highlight of the nights catch, 11th May 2026




Sunday, May 10, 2026

SUNDAY 10th MAY 2026

Back to normal 5 caught 5 species, Best were Treble lines and a Muslin Moth getting cold again in night.

ENDROSIS SARCITRELLA-WHITE SHOULDERED HOUSE MOTH

 Single netted on trap, 10th May 2026



TURNIP MOTH

 Single in trap 10th May 2026


TREBLE LINES

 Only one in trap 10th May 2026



SHUTTLE SHAPED DART

 Only two in last nights trap 10th May 2026


MUSLIN MOTH

 Single in trap 10th May 2026



Saturday, May 09, 2026

SATURDAY 9th MAY 2026

 Better night with 47 caught of 16 species and one of these Scalloped Hazel was new for Garden lifting list to 312 In trap were 24 Shuttle Shaped Darts, a single Garden Carpet and 4 Heart and Dart, another Tachystola acroxantha-Australian Orange Tip, three Common Pugs and a Waved Umber, two more Powdered Quaker a stunning Pebble Hook Tip second for year, another stunning Chocolate Tip then singles of Large Yellow Underwing, Nutmeg, and Knot Grass four Turnip Moths and finally the strange looking Angle Shades. 76 so far this year.

SCALLOPED HAZEL

 FIRST FOR GARDEN 9th MAY 2026

312 for my Garden now.





SCALLOPED HAZEL

 Smart looking Moth 9th May 2026





ANGLED SHADES

 Few more pics of this Moth, Garden trap 9th May 2026




PEBBLE HOOK TIP

Second one of the year, first was on 9th April, this one in trap 9th May





KNOT GRASS

 Third one of the year, 9th May 2026