I haven’t been particularly inspired to trapping recently and the next week or so looks like a choice of a storm else a full moon so I thought I may as well report the two August trappings so far. The two nights both gave 160 species but the catches differed considerably since I trapped on 1st with a view to numbers of immigrants. The weather forecast suggested showers from France on a southerly breeze. Showers from the southerly quarter of the compass take the path either out to sea else follow up the estuary. So whilst my garden lay between the thunderstorms, Neils group with a similar idea to mine but close to the Deben Estuary at Bawdsey, unfortunately caught the full force. I have already posted on the Tuta absoluta caught on the 1st. Other immigrants (though some may be called resident too) were Silver Y, Ostrinia nubilalis, Cydia amplana, Ethmia bipunctella and Plutella xylostella. Second brood of Maiden’s Blush and Satin Wave were taken and my season’s first Square Spot Rustic and Sandhill Rustic. I was interested as to whether or not the winter’s tidal surge may have impacted the salt-marsh species. Whilst I am only picking up wanderers I have not seen the Saltmarsh Plume, Agdistis bennetii this year. I should be interested in anyone else’s experience on this who regularly picks up wanderers. The 1st also turned up a Caryocolum proxima. I took two last year on National Moth Nights that were in early August and do not recall that period being noted for a flux of immigrants so feel that this catch indicates the species is breeding here (for one year at least). The catch of the 4th was a more regular affair though I did get three species new to my site list; Mompha sturnipennella, Stigmella incognitella and Stigmella assimilella. The S. assimilella was a particularly satisfying catch having picked up what I believed was the larva and mine on my Aspen last year.
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