Year Listers, New for Parish records and generally, big numbers of moths

Been a busy time down at the moth trap, no more so than on Friday 7th July, when we ran a set of 15W, 50W, 125W and a 160w traps. Details later in this post.
The Heath trap ran on footpaths that cross Ash Valley GC. Shaded broad bars were in good numbers, a year lister, as were Agriphila geniculea and Acentria ephemerella. To the garden 125W skinner that night, a marvellous female oak eggar and a yellowtail. Latter being my 200th macro of the year.
The following night, I left the Heath at Westland Green where I got a good haul of 100+ moths including NFY: Black arches, cochylis hybridella, Spilonota ocellana. However, a strange looking micro I couldn't place not find in Sterling turned out to be, after gen det, a new for parish record of Psoricoptera gibbosella.

Oak eggar

Handful of larger moths

At home, a bordered beauty made the year list. The following night, 5th I just trapped at home, recording Acleris variegana, Pandemis heparana, Galleria mellonella, Acrobasis advenella, Dagger sp (sent for gen det) and a Large emerald.
Another home night on the 6th gave up two more new for parish records in the shape of the easily identifiable Stathmopoda pedella and the tricky micro Eulamprotes atrella. Both pleasing records.

Acleris variegana

Stathmopoda pedella

The always impressive Buff tip

Friday found Graeme, Steve and I setting up the 4 aforementioned traps in Millennium Wood for a community moth night. Several families arrived to see what was being attracted to the traps. By midnight we began emptying and listing. I eventually took a load of pots home to id, such was the number. With 12 moths still outstanding, awaiting gen det later in the year when it is quieter, we took a minimum of 313 moths, of approximately 104 species.
Year listers a plenty:
Gysonoma dealbana
Argyresthia pruniella
Prays fraxinella
Helcystogramma rufescens
Agonopterix alstromeriana
Monochroa palustrellus
Phycita roborella
Magpie
Buff arches
Silver Y
Lesser Broad bordered yellow underwing
Lunar spotted pinion
Dark umber
Even better were the new for parish records:
Scarce silver lines
Epinotia signatana
Slender brindle
Marbled white spot
Caloptilia cucupennella

Phoenix

Galleria mellonella

Ruby Tiger

Scarce silver lines

Pterophorus pentadactyla

A Hedya nubiferana was my 5000th moth for the year and at home, I added Ruby tiger, Common rustic  agg Acrobasis advenella. By the early morning I had recorded well over 450 moths for the parish records. A superb night.

Saturday with just the home trap gave up just Teleoides vulgella as new for year, whilst last night (9th) I added Blastobasis adustella, Catoptria falsella and Argyresthia bonnetella to the year list from Valley Fields. At home, a catch of 133 moths of 61 species offered new year records of Acleris laterana, Mompha epilobiella and Ypsolopha scabrella.

All this activity has increased the moth numbers for the year to an impressive 5521 moths listed made up of 216 macros and 162 micros. Normally by mid August the micro count overtakes the macros but this year it looks like being considerably earlier

Buff arches

Agonopterix heracliana

Prays fraxinella

Pterophorus pentadactyla ready for take off

Painted Lady, 1st of the year in the garden this afternoon. Always super to see.