Over the last 3 weeks I've ran my 15w UV (my regular light) perhaps 4-5 times overnight and have had a "distinct" lack of noctuids....None! Just several pugs, plus a few Brimstones on each occasion, and a single Blood Vein and single Maiden's Blush on the other nights. Is anybody else having a not dissimilar experience?
Cheers
Extraordinary night last night, 16.05.17, 112 moths of 42 species. Quite ridiculous for my garden in mid May, the highest May species count in one night prior to this year was 19.
Unlike most other people I'm having a very good mothing year. |:$|
I moved to a different house down the same street in Lufbra in the winter and have just started trapping in the new garden. Four nights so far, a total of 59 moths of 20 species. Fairly typical numbers for an urban garden in May but I have already had two species that I never caught in 12 years just down the street - Muslin Moth and Poplar Kitten.
And a smattering of noctuids Ken - the best being single Clouded Brindle and Clouded-bordered Brindle last night.
Steve
A chap I knew when I first started mothing told me he only had a small garden but he would consistently get different moths if he moved the trap from one side to the other. Guess it was just because the light would be visible from different areas