BOULTHAM MERE

Friday, April 10, 2026

FRIDAY 10th APRIL 2026

Not a good night for Moth only two caught a Hebrew Character and an Epiphyas postvittana.

EPIPHYAS POSTVITTANA-LIGHT BROWN APPLE MOTH

Single Make to trap 10th April 2026

Thursday, April 09, 2026

THURSDAY 9TH APRIL 2026

Slow night only five Moths caught of Four Species 9th April 2026. a Pammene giganteana in Bucket a single Hebrew Character and a single Double Striped Pug and finally two smart Brindled Beauty

BRINDLED BEAUTY

Two in trap this morning, 9th April 2026

Wednesday, April 08, 2026

A really good night weather wise 8th April so both Traps put out one in front with a single 20w actinic and the double in the back garden, both did ok with 50 Moths caught of 21 Species, 7 new for the year with 5 of these new for Garden taking my Garden list to 297sp, and so far this year 37sp. I put the EMP Lure out and netted 4 Emperors with a missed one so five, and 2 Pammene giganteana to FUN Lure in Bucket, new moths as follows Two Foxglove Pug, and Two Oak Tree Pug, along with a single Herald and a stunning Waved Umber all in Back Garden then a Mompha jurassicella-Obscure Mompha in front Garden Trap. Other highlights were 3 Common Plume and 3 Beautiful Plume my second Garden Early Thorn 10 Double Striped Pugs, 2nd Streamer, and 3 Many Plumed Moth new for year, two Early Grey first of the year Diamond Back Moth-Plutella xylostella and a Brindle Beauty.

MOMPHA JURASSICELLA-OBSCURE MOMPHA

Fifth New Species for the Night, 8th April 2026, Caught this one in New Trap in Front Garden 297th Species for Garden

WAVED UMBER

Fourth New Moth of the night 8th April 2026, a stunning Waved Umber

OAK TREE PUG

Second New Pug for Garden, two Oak Tree in Trap 8th April 2026, Fourteen Pugs caught tonight of Three species

FOXGLOVE PUG

Foxglove Pug First Garden record of this Beautiful Pug Moth, 3 Species of Pug to the Light Trap this evening two of them New for Garden, 8th April 2026

EMPEROR MOTH

All four Emperors i caught today, 8th April 2026, EMP Lure in front garden. Shame i missed a fifth that flew in quickly then off high.

MANY PLUMED MOTH-ALUCITA HEXADACTYLA

Many Plumed or Twenty Plume Moth, which ever name you want to use, Three caught tonight 8th April 2026 which is a good record as only caught Twelve and six of them this year.