The last few nights have shown a dramatic improvement in trap catches with 758 individuals of 107 species since last Sunday. This is despite the attentions of families of Robins, Blackbirds, Great Tits and Blue Tits, and next-door-but-one's cat sitting by the trap at night catching moths! The frogs have also started to search through the undergrowth around the trap. There was a pristine set of Bordered Straw wings by the trap on Monday morning.

Some interesting micros on the night of 2nd - thanks (again) to James McGill for determination.

1212 Rhyacionia pinivorana (Tortricidae)


954 Eupoecilia angustana (Tortricidae)


1133 Epinotia bilunana (Tortricidae)


1485 Phycitodes maritima (Pyralidae)

Also a nice Figure of 80 - not common in my trap.

Figure of 80 male

The Elephant and Small Elephant Hawks have started to nectar on our Honeysuckle - I'm hoping that one of the influx of Striped Hawks might join them!

Large Elephant Hawk nectaring on Honeysuckle