Another micro moth addition to my life list.

Friday 5th August 2022.

Another new micro moth to my ever growing life list, the Little Slender Moth.

A fairly clear though breezy start to the morning, but it was mild again with the temperature rising today into the 70’s. Another early morning to check the moths and it was no surprise that the Garden Tiger moths were taking the limelight. Yet another micro moth species was added to my life list, the tiny Little Slender moth, Calybites phasianipennella. A striking looking moth that actually inhabits heathland. It makes you wonder why it is in Southsea?  

One of two Square-spot Rustic within the moth box.

The Garden Tigers this morning increased to 16 this morning, while Common Plumes numbered at least 10, although there were probably more dotted around the garden. Two Square-spot Rustics were among the 71 moths of 24 species.    

Three of the 16 Garden Tiger moths along with a Bright-line Bright-eye moth on one of the trays.

The following moths were recorded this morning:

• 16 Garden Tiger
• 4 Pale Mottled Willow
• 2 Straw Dot
• 3 Bright-line Bright-eye
• 2 Common Rustic agg.
• 2 Willow Beauty
• 1 Marbled Green
• 3 Double-striped Pug
• 2 Lime-speck Pug 
• 2 Square-spot Rustic
• 2 Shuttle-shaped Dart
• 1 Brimstone Moth
• 1 Buff Ermine
• 9 Blastobasis adustella
• 1 Chestnut Tortrix
• 10 Common Plume
• 1 White-shouldered House Moth
• 1 Mother-of-Pearl
• 1 Light Brown Apple Moth
• 3 Apple Leaf Miner
• 1 Clepsis consimilana
• 1 Little Slender moth (NFY + LIFER)
• 1 Pyrausta aurata
• 1 Acleris forsskaleana