I also had a good number of micros the night before Neil’s (23rd) including one that Jon Clifton has just confirmed the ID as a female Epinotia sordidana which is a new one for me.
I ran the traps where oak woodland joins marshland near the River Waveney for 3 hours and had well over a hundred moths (31 species) the bulk of which were Large Wainscot (35) and the second most abundant was Merveille du Jour. Also included very late Vapourer, Copper Underwing and Green Carpet. Probably the last time I’ll take the generator out this year, so was good to finish on a high note.
Brian
Pleased to see your Epinotia sordidana. I had a male and female together in my trap on 12th August. The moths themselves don’t show clear characters so the genitalia prep is confirmation. These make it commoner in Suffolk than the one previous record.