Late July at home in Hollesley has improved from earlier in this season though numbers and diversity hasn’t reached recent years peaks. One night made the 200 species mark though. The season still seems around 2 weeks late to me although now signs of autumn are coming in with moths such as the Canary-Shouldered Thorn and Mouse.
Have taken a few of ‘the nice to get very occasionals’ that turn up: Pempelia genistella, Achroia grisella, Vapourer, Nut-tree Tussock, Antler, Wormwood, Mere Wainscot and Silver Barred. New for my site during the period have been few and far between. I have already posted on the Merrifieldia baliodactyla, a Schrenkensteinia festaliella to light surprised me. My first Monopis obviella after so many M. crocicapitella. A Recurvaria leucatella and a nice catch of a Yponomeuta sedella.
Caught a fresh Brown Silver Line on 19th that seemed out of season to me, though I don’t get many at home. Migrants have not been abundant this year apart from the Plutella xylostella that are now home grown too. Silver Ys, Udea ferrugalis, no Dark Sword-grass but have had a second Catoptria verellus and also an Oncocera semirubella. Then a nice surprise at Captain’s Wood on 31st with a good catch of around 150 species included a male Four-spotted Footman. Not seen the usual invasion of Large Yellow Underwings and Cnephasia pumicana this year. Hopefully not tempting fate!