After last weeks weather meltdown here in the south east things quietened down and warmed up last night producing my best night so far this year, 46 moths of 16 species.
NFY were Cypress Carpet, Turnip Moth, Common Marbled Carpet, Small Magpie and Dichrorampha acuminatana.
I've been trying to trap more this year, every night if I can (weather, work and health permitting), in previous years I've trapped roughly every other night, and although I've recorded c.75% more moths than at this time last year I'm a couple of species down on last years tally at this date. 62 to 64 in 2015.
NFY were Cypress Carpet, Turnip Moth, Common Marbled Carpet, Small Magpie and Dichrorampha acuminatana.
I've been trying to trap more this year, every night if I can (weather, work and health permitting), in previous years I've trapped roughly every other night, and although I've recorded c.75% more moths than at this time last year I'm a couple of species down on last years tally at this date. 62 to 64 in 2015.