Two more 'Lifers' added to the Moth Life List.

Sunday 13th July 2025.

One of two Jersey Tiger moths this morning.

I checked the Moth Box late last night and already, it had attracted my first Jersey Tiger of the year and also my second Vapourer Moth of the year. I thought it was going to be a good morning for Moths the following day. The heatwave is still upon us as there are now warnings that there will be a hosepipe ban soon as parts of the UK have this already imposed on them. That does not spell good news for my plants. This morning's temperatures were already around 18 degrees first thing this morning as I went about checking the Moths again.

Above, my first ever GOLD-BARRED MARBLE and below, this Mullein moth was my first of the year.

Above, my second Dewick's Plusea of the year and below, my first Oak Marble in my garden this year.

Above, a Hoary Tortrix was new for the year and below, a SHADED TORTRIX was also my first ever.

The ‘Lifers’ are still coming in with two more micro moths added to my Life List: SHADED TORTRIX (Eucosma obumbratana) and GOLD-BARRED MARBLE (Celypha aurofasciana) and moths new for the year were TWO Jersey Tigers and a Mullein Wave. The Vapourer Moth was my first one in the garden this year after seeing one at Pembroke Road earlier in the month. Another excellent moth was my second Dewick’s Plusea of the year and a Plumed Fan-foot is nothing to be sniffed at. Finally, another Micro moth, a Hoary Tortrix was also new for the year. Altogether, 73 moths of 36 species were recorded today.

This Small White butterfly was a surprise by my Moth Box early this morning

The Moths recorded this morning included the following:

Macro Moths:                                Micro Moths:

Vapourer Moth x1                          Tree-mallow Tortrix x1

Jersey Tiger x2 *                            Garden Grey x3

Plumed Fan-foot x1                       Common Masoner x2

Dewick’s Plusea x1                        Gold Triangle x1

Willow Beauty x1                           Meal Moth x2

Common Emerald x1                     Mother of Pearl x2

Bright-line Brown-eye x1               Barred Yellowneck x2

Marbled Minor x1                          Willow Ermine x10

Riband Wave x3                             Bird-cherry Ermine x1

Mullein Wave x1 *                         SHADED TORTRIX x1 

Double-striped Pug x3                   Common Plume x4

Lesser Yellow Underwing x1

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing x2

                                                         Elderberry Pearl x1

                                                         Large Pale Masoner x1

                                                        Black-banded Masoner x1

                                                        Ruddy Streak x2

                                                        Rusty-dot Pearl x4

                                                        GOLD-BARRED MARBLE  x2 

                                                        Light Brown Apple Moth x3

                                                         Blushed Knot-horn x1

                                                         Garden Grass-veneer x4   

                                                         Hoary Tortrix x1 *