My catch of 27th June, plus two since then.

For me the catch of the 27th was huge. I had 149 species with 48 of them new to my site list. Whilst judging from one of Neil’s recent posts 149 is perhaps not exceptional for the time of year it has been hard work for me identifying the new ones whilst I am still getting to know the moths of the area. Many were additions of common species but some not so. I had a surfit of Hawk-moths at 20 of 5 species but also many micros. I still have one outstanding. This is a small (18mm span) plume with white forewings and dark cilia with dark hindwings and cilia. It appears to be a Scarce Goldenrod Plume and I hope to confirm this with a dissection. But it is female and I shall wait until it is off the board before tackling this.
As for the new to my list these are: Dwarf Cream Wave, Barred Yellow, Dingy Shell, Small Yellow Wave, Peacock, Sallow Kitten, Rosy Footman, Red-necked Footman, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Dot Moth, Small Angle Shades, Marbled White Spot, Fan-foot, Ectoedemia albifasciella, Stigmella svenssoni, Parornix betulae, Phyllonorycter dubitella, Argyresthia cupressella, Argyresthia brockeella, Argyresthia curvella, Coleophora atriplicis, Metzneria lappella, Bryotropha affinis, Pexicopia malvella, Acompsia cinerella, Brachmia blandella, Cochylis hybridella, Archips podana, Cnephasia longana, Cnephasia genitalana, Aleimma loeflingiana, Tortrix viridana, Gypsonoma sociana, Notocelia uddmanniana, Pammene regiana, Cydia amplana, Catoptria pinella, Schoenobius gigantella, Eudonia mercurella, Evergestis extimalis, Pyrausta aurata, Phlyctaenia perlucidalis, Rhodophaea formosa, Dioryctria sylvestrella, Myelois circumvoluta, Euzophera pinguis, and Phycitodes binaevella.
The much lesser catch of 30th June brought in a Bordered Straw, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Clay, Barred Straw and Thiodia citrana new to the site list. Whilst the 1st July added Grey Dagger, Metzneria metzneriella, Exoteleia dodecella, Epiblema foenella and Evergestis limbata to my site list. Wet evenings and nights now and the forecast is mixed.

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