A very pleasing weekend catch An incredibly decent haul for my back garden last night especially in March with 34 moths of 13 species! The day was very mild at 15 degrees at 3pm and it didn't drop below 11 degrees all night with very little wind and predominantly overcast skies, the scene was set for hopefully some new species to add to my year list. By 6.30am I wasn't disappointed when I stepped out into the garden and saw moths everywhere, all on the walls and in the trap as well. Pale Pinion was probably the best of the bunch which I see annually here with one a year from the last 4 years. The catch comprised of a further 4 new for year species and Hebrew Character was the commonest moth noted with 10 individuals followed closely in second by 7 examples of Agonopterix heracliana.

Catch Report - 11/03/17 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson Trap

Macro Moths

1x Double-striped Pug [NFY] 1x Early Grey [NFY] 1x Engrailed [NFY] 1x Oak Beauty [NFY] 1x Pale Pinion [NFY] 2x Clouded Drab 5x Common Quaker 10x Hebrew Character 1x Small Quaker

Micro Moths

1x Acleris notana/ferrugana 7x Agonopterix heracliana 2x Emmelina monodactyla