BOULTHAM MERE: July 2026

Friday, July 31, 2026

FRIDAY 31st JULY 2026

Another relatively slow night with 74 Moths caught of 28 Species, again nothing new for year, best were another two Small Mottled Willow, the weird Pale Prominent and a Lychnis, two Garden Pebbles singles of Euzophora pinguis and Homoesoma sinuella, 3 nice Nutmeg and three more Common Plume with single Wax Moth and Common Wainscot.

PALE PROMINENT

Eight caught last year, and this is the Eight this year, 31st July 2026

SQUARE SPOT RUSTIC

Common in Garden 31st July 2026

RINGED CHINA MARK-PARAPOYNX STRATIOTATA

Many records this year, 31st July 2026

SMALL MOTTLED WILLOW

And another two caught last night, 31st July 2026

WAX MOTH-GALERIA MELLONELLA

Single last year and 5 this year, 31st July 2026

LIME SPEC PUG

Good numbers in Garden this year, 31st July 2026

WILLOW BEAUTY

Common Garden Moth right through summer into Autumn, 31st July 2026

EUZOPHORA PINGUIS-ASH BARK KNOT HORN

Has been frequent this year but only from front Garden were i set up a single Actinic trap, 30th July 2026

BRYOTROPHA TERRELLA-BROWN MOSS MOTH

Very Common this year, 31st July 2026

COMMON PLUME MOTH-EMMELINA MONODACTYLA

Three in last nights trap, 31st July 2026

BRIGHT LINE BROWN EYE

A record 27 caught this year, only 7 in 2025. 31st July 2026

Thursday, July 30, 2026

THURSDAY 30th JULY 2026

A very slow night turned cool and breezy, nothing new for year and only 62 Moths caught of 23 Species highlights were another Small Mottle Willow and three Lime Spec Pugs, a single Marbled Beauty and Knot Grass, plenty of Turnips with 14 caught

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