Lesser moths, but more quality

The last few nights trapping have been reasonable, although I would like to see a return of warmer weather. On the 13th, I managed to get my third record of Lychnis, the 15th produced the first Flounced Rustic of the year, but last night was the best, with five new for the years, including my second record of Lesser Treble-bar.

13th, 15th, and 17th August aggregate list:
33 LBBYU
12 Riband Wave
11 Large Yellow Underwing
8 Shuttle-shaped Dart
7 Copper Underwing
4 Svensson's Copper Underwing
3 Willow Beauty
3 Dunbar
3 Vine's Rustic
3 Marbled Beauty NFY
3 Common Rustic sp.
2 Dark Arches
2 Uncertain
2 Yellow Shell
2 Flounced Rustic NFY
1 Beautiful Hook-tip
1 Brimstone
1 Turnip
1 Double-striped Pug
1 Common Carpet
1 Iron Prominent
1 Small Phoenix
1 Flame Shoulder
1 Small Rivulet
1 Flame Carpet
1 Lychnis NFY
1 Square-spot Rustic NFY
1 Old Lady NFY
1 Mouse Moth NFY
1 Green Carpet NFY
1 Lesser Treble-bar NFY

Marbled Beauty

Lychnis

Flounced Rustic

Square-spot Rustic

Mouse Moth

Old Lady

Lesser Treble-bar

29th August- NE Surrey

The weather at night recently has been pretty bad, and when it hasn't been raining, it's been absolutely freezing with no cloud cover. As a result I haven't dared put the trap out in the gaden, but being so desperate for year ticks, I had no choice but to put it out last night and see if I could get anything.

To be honest, it was the best turnout the garden has seen this August, with around 20 moths of 6 species seen by 1am.

These included 2 year ticks...

Centre-barred Sallow- One of my favourite moths of this time of year and an annual visitor at this time of year

Flounced Rustic...

Good Old Pugs

A good night for numbers on 18th August, with 84 moths of 28 species. There was one new for the garden, and two year ticks. The new one was a lovely Tawny Speckled Pug (isn't it nice when a pug is easy to ID!).

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18th August:

15 LBBYU

9 Common Rustic sp.

8 Copper Underwing

8 Dunbar

6 Large Yellow Underwing

6 Shuttle-shaped Dart

4 Willow Beauty

4 Svensson's Copper Underwing

3 Setaceous Hebrew Character

2 Maiden's Blush

2 Vine's Rustic

2 Riband Wave

1 Flame Carpet

1 Marbled Beauty

1 Small Phoenix

1 Small Rivulet

1 Pine Carpet

1 Silver Y

1 Currant Pug

1 Oak Hook-tip

1 Green Carpet

1 Old Lady NFY

1 Brimstone

1 Flounced Rustic NFY

1 Flame Shoulder

1 Lesser Yellow Underwing

1 Tawny Speckled Pug NFG

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Old Lady

Flounced Rustic

Tawny Speckled Pug

I am almost up to date now, just one more report from the garden to come.