A reasonable variety of moths this morning.

Monday 3rd October 2022.

There was just one Blair's Shoulder-knot within the moth box this morning. 

Yesterday morning rain really took its toll on my egg trays within my moth box yesterday and resulted in a lot fewer moths within the moth box this morning. The sodden trays held very few moths and though it was dry overnight, it was rather cold. It wasn't till around 7.15am by the time it was really light enough to check the moth box, but I was glad there were a few to check!

Feathered Ranunculus.

There were at least 44 moths of 19 species present this morning and although a good variety of moths, numbers of each species was greatly reduced. Not much visible migration this morning, with a few Meadow Pipits heard going over and a Chiffchaff calling again in the neighbouring gardens.

The following moths were present this morning:

• 5 Lunar Underwing
• 5 Large Yellow Underwing
• 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing
• 3 Pale Mottled Willow
• 1 Vines’s Rustic
• 1 Willow Beauty
• 3 Feathered Ranunculus
• 3 Square-spot Rustic
• 1 Blair’s Shoulder-knot
• 3 Double-striped Pug
• 2 Angle Shades
• 1 Small Dusty Wave
• 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart
• 3 Common Plume
• 5 Light Brown Apple Moth
• 1 Crocidosema plebejana 
• 2 Tachystola acroxantha
• 1 Beautiful Plume
• 1 Clepsis consimilana
• 1 Blastobasis lacticolella

I found this Blastobasis lacticolella micro moth on the side of my moth box when I got home this afternoon.