2 nights of good moth numbers and many added to both the year list and the parish records.
Two moths in particular have been outstanding catches. Firstly, on 21st July, a stunning pink and yellow moth
Oncocera semirubella, listed as Herts extinct up until recent published records, 2006. However, I am led to believe a few have now been taken within the county. Also, still catching up with the huge haul from 20th, a leek moth,
Acrolepiopsis assectella. This moth is only the 2nd county record, so again, a really good find.
Other new moths for records were maple pug and
Lozotaeniodes formosaunus, shown here.
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| Lozoteaniodes formosaunus |
Other new for year moths included magpie, (shown below) Herald, peppered moth, buff footman,
Ypsolopha dentella, Agriphilia straminella, Swammerdamia pyrella, Blastobasis adustella and Monochroa pallustrellus
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| magpie moth |
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| early thorn |
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| dingy footman |
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| Agriphilia straminella |
As is always the case at this time of the year: the moths are wearing me out. No sooner have I completed identifying the previous night's catch, then it is off to the trap to set it up again.
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