My 50th Moth Is A......

........Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata, which I just managed to photograph before it took flight. And the 51st moth species in the garden this year was a Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae, which was a bit more obliging in front of the camera.

In total there were 16 moths of 8 species, which was a bit better than Thursday nights measly haul of 6 moths.

Key
   *First for year
**New for P&W moth list

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1 *Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata x1

#2 *Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae x1

#3   Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x4

#4   Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis x1

#5   Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta x2

#6   Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua x5

#7   Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica x1

#8   White-point Mythimna albipuncta x1

#1 *A Common Marbled Carpet Dysstroma truncata, my 50th moth species recorded in the back garden since16 Apr 26.

#2 *Cabbage Moth Mamestra brassicae

#2 *Cabbage Moth

#3 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#3 Another Light Brown Apple Moth

#4 Heart & Dart Agrotis exclamationis

#5 Shuttle-shaped Dart Agrotis puta

#5 Another Shuttle-shaped Dart

#6 Vine's Rustic Hoplodrina ambigua

#7 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica

#7 Muslin Moth

#8 White-point Mythimna albipuncta