Garden Trapping 17th/18th

The wind had dropped a little, and the rain had stopped, so the garden traps were back out on Saturday night despite the clear cool temperatures. Considering it is mid July the catch was very poor, but predictably so given the conditions.

Total catch was a mere 109 of 53sp.
(125W MV 74 of 46; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 35 of 21)

First for year in garden:
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus 1
1388 Udea lutealis 1
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 1
2145 Nutmeg (Discestra trifolii) 1

Highest counts:
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 17
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 11
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 4
1304 Agriphila straminella 4
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 4
2387 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus) 4

Best of the rest:
0125 Emmetia marginea 1
2434 Burnished Brass (Diachrysia chrysitis) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 1

Lozotaeniodes formosanus

Trapping last night was better, with warmer muggy conditions bringing in another completely unexpected garden first and the total catch being a much more like it 313 of 95sp.
(125W MV 172 of 71; 80W/100W actinic/tungsten combo 141 of 53)

FIRST FOR GARDEN:
0470 Orthotelia sparganella 1

First for year in garden:
1086 Hedya salicella 1
1138 Epinotia nisella 4
1159 Holly Tortrix (Rhopobota naevana) 1
2044 Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola) 1
2319 Lunar-spotted Pinion (Cosmia pyralina) 1

Highest counts:
2321 Dark Arches (Apamea monoglypha) 44
2343x Common Rustic agg. (Mesapamea secalis agg.) 28
1036 Acleris forsskaleana 16
2318 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina) 11
1713 Riband Wave (Idaea aversata) 10
2107 Large Yellow Underwing (Noctua pronuba) 10
1205 Bud Moth (Spilonota ocellana) 9
1304 Agriphila straminella 9
1405 Mother of Pearl (Pleuroptya ruralis) 9
0972 Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix (Pandemis heparana) 8
1293 Garden Grass-veneer (Chrysoteuchia culmella) 8
0647 Brown House Moth (Hofmannophila pseudospretella) 7

Best of the rest:
0266 Bucculatrix nigricomella 1
1001 Lozotaeniodes formosanus 1
1002 Lozotaenia forsterana 1
1292 Calamatropha paludella 1
1336 Eudonia pallida 1
1424 Endotricha flammealis 1
1792 Dark Umber (Philereme transversata britannica) 1
1917 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria) 1
1981 Poplar Hawk-moth (Laothoe populi) 1
2164 Broad-barred White (Hecatera bicolorata) 1

Also seen yesterday was a first for the year male Vapourer fluttering about on the front garden.

Gold Triangle