A new site record arrives at last at IGC.

Yes, finally, after waiting since the end of March for a new moth site record one turns up. Not on what I would call the best of nights for recording either, with a clear sky and the moon starting to brighten the sky.
What I would describe as a light ‘sprinkling’ of moths on the egg trays in the morning with very little to get excited about. But crawling around in the bottom of the trap was a slightly worn Yponomeuta that looked on the small side that was tubed up for later examination. Has turned out to be Yponomeuta plumbella, not a great rarity nationally but it is in this area with the nearest Spindle bush probably at least a mile away!

On the theme of underwing moths that has been mentioned in previous blogs, no Large yellow underwings trapped at all here last night. In fact the only underwing species seen was Lesser broad bordered with 3 caught.

Neil

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