Garden moth bonanza

The temperature held up well last night, dropping to just 11 degrees, which boded well for moths.

They did not disappoint. The grand total was 27 moths of 20 species.

I had three which were new for the garden (and also lifers); Grass Rivulet, Spotted Shoot Moth (two), and Notocelia cynosbatella.

Grass Rivulet

Spotted Shoot Moth

Notocelia cynosbatella

The full list was as follows:

Red-green Carpet 1 (nfy)
Sallow Kitten 1 (nfy)
Lime Hawk-moth 1 (nfy)
Orange Footman 1 (nfy)
Coronet 1 (nfy)
Grass Rivulet 1 (nfg)
Oak-tree Pug 3
Yellow-barred Brindle 1
Brindled Pug 1
Ruddy Streak 4
Bright-line Brown-eye 1 (nfy)
Lunar Marbled Brown 1
Heart and Dart 1 (nfy)
Treble Lines 1 (nfy)
Light Brown Apple Moth 1
Notocelia cynosbatella 1 (nfg)
Spotted Shoot Moth 2 (nfg)
Common Marbled Carpet 2 (nfy)
Waved Umber 1 (nfy)
Flame Shoulder 1

So out of that lot, the best finds other than the garden ticks, were the Red-green Carpet (I think my previous records have all been in autumn), the Sallow Kitten (first since 2018), Lime Hawk-moth (just a cracking moth, third record for garden), Bright-line Brown-eye (first since 2018), Orange Footman (first since 2018), Treble Lines (second record for garden), and Waved Umber (third record for garden).

Red-green Carpet

Sallow Kitten

Lime Hawk-moth

Bright-line Brown-eye

Orange Footman

Treble Lines

Waved Umber

The last moth shown, a Waved Umber, was glimpsed last night when I dashed out with a torch to confirm that the grunting noises coming from the garden were made by a Hedgehog. I disturbed the moth without being 100% certain it was a Waved Umber. This morning it wasn't in the trap and I gave up on it, only to find it in the utility room. It must have shot past me and gone into the house.

For completeness sake, the remaining ones which were new for the year, but which will probably be the first of many, are shown below.

Common Marbled Carpet

Coronet

Heart and Dart

I'm abandoning the moth lockdown list, as its pretty much the same as my year-list.