A Much Cooler Night

With temperatures, just below double figures for the first time this Autumn at 9.0°C, it was a bit of a shock to the system, especially when I ventured out to the moth trap early this morning. But what a surprise I got with over 60 Feathered Ranunculus and a dozen Flame Brocade and 14 Lunar Underwings.

Here are the exact numbers. There were 113 moths of 12 species, including 1 first for the year and a lifer.

  *First for year

**Lifers

2026 Moth List Here.

Moths recorded:

#1        Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana x6

#2        Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea x65

#3        Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa x14

#4        Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes x3

#5        Flame Brocade Trigonophora flammea x12

#6    **Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata x1

#7        Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra x5

#8        Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum x2

#9        The Mallow Larentia clavaria x1

#10      Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella x1

#11    *Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis x2

#12      Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea x1

#1 Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#1 Another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#1 And another Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#1 One more Light Brown Apple Moth Epiphyas postvittana

#2 Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea 

#2 Another Feathered Ranunculus Polymixis lichenea 

#3 Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#3 Another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#3 And another Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#3 One more Lunar Underwing Anchoscelis lunosa

#4 Lesser Yellow Underwing Noctua comes

#5 Flame Brocade Trigonophora flammea

#5 Another Flame Brocade Trigonophora flammea

#5 And another Flame Brocade Trigonophora flammea

#5 One more Flame Brocade Trigonophora flammea

#6 **Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata 

#7 Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra

#7 Another Black Rustic Aporophyla nigra

#8 Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum

#9 The Mallow Larentia clavaria

#10 Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella

#11 *Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis

#11 Another *Beaded Chestnut Agrochola lychnidis

#12 Narrow-winged Grey Eudonia angustea

More on:

#6 Red-green Carpet Chloroclysta siterata  UK Moths here and Dorset Moths here.

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Also in the trap was a cockroach again.

A Tawny Cockroach Ectobius lapponicus....

............a frequent visitor to the moth trap.

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Are a few photos and videos from a trip to Ibiza - 24 Sep to 1 Oct