Back on the farm for a slice of the migrant action
Another warm day but with threats of rain and everything was literally soaked in the morning at my parents farm and as a result the catch was pretty low but it was quality over quantity and I was lucky to pick up on a few of the recent arrivals from mainland Europe, namely 2 specimens of Vestal (Sadly one had succumbed to the wicked ways of the wasps or hornets, take your pick...there were about 20 of each!)
3 new Micro Moths for me were great to see including Caryocolum blandella, Gypsonoma minutana and Ypsolopha horridella. All three are quite scarce in the County particularly Gypsonoma minutana.
Sadly I fumbled with the pot and the Ypsolopha horridella went skywards...a photo next time hopefully.
There was quite an explosion of Anthophila fabriciana found around the trap that was alongside swathes of Nettles, these must be 2nd brood.
A single Sallow was my earliest record ever, my previous earliest was on the 05th of September in 2013.
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