Golden Twin-spot moths have returned in numbers.

Friday 12th September 2025.

One of four Golden Twin-spots this morning.

There was no rain overnight and so a bright sunny start to the morning though a breezy south-westerly was blowing over the south coast. Temperatures were relatively mild again (about 16 degrees centigrade) and what seemed at first a moth free morning actually turned out to be a bit more productive than originally thought.

My Moth Box:

Flounced Rustic.

The Golden Twin-spots moths were back with a vengeance with four found in and around the Moth Box, but though I am very pleased to get these rare moths, where are all the Silver Y’s? I normally get double figures of this species around this time of year! A Flounced Rustic was the next notable moth species, while there was the usual selection of Autumn moths that were mostly on the egg trays within the Box. A total of 25 moths of 12 species were recorded this morning.

This strange little insect is in fact a Itoplectis masculator. It was on my rainguard upon my Moth Box this morning. It is a species of parasitoid wasp. 

More showers are predicted today and even thunderstorms tonight! Lets hope it brings the birds in for this weekend.

The Moths recorded this morning were as follows:

MACRO MOTHS	MICRO MOTHS
Golden Twin-spot x4	Light Brown Apple Moth x2
Lesser Yellow Underwing x3	Rusty-dot Pearl x3
Large Yellow Underwing x3	Common Plume x3
L-album Wainscot x2	Beautiful Plume x1
Double-striped Pug x1	Ruddy Streak x1
Flounced Rustic x1	Box Tree Moth x1