Very Disappointing

Well I don't know what's going on, especially after the 45 moths trapped on May Day. But after last nights mild, damp and fairly still night, all that were in the trap were 7 moths of 4 species. Why were there such low numbers!!

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

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1    Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica x1

#2    Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x2

#3    Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella x3 

#4    Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina x1

#1 Muslin Moth Diaphora mendica

#1 Muslin Moth

#1 Muslin Moth

#1 Muslin Moth

#2 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana 

#2 Another Light Brown Apple Moth

#3 Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella

#3 Another Diamond-back Moth

#3 And a third Diamond-back Moth

#4 Common Swift Korscheltellus lupulina

#4 Common Swift

#4 Common Swift

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Also in the trap were a caddisfly and a spider.

Caddisfly sp. Phryganeidae sp.

According to both Obsidentify and Google Lens this spider is a Silver-sided Sector Spider Zygiella x-notata. It also goes by the name of Missing Sector Orb Weaver.