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The onslaught slows down somewhat A more relaxed catch this morning with less hustle and bustle of recent times. Temperatures have been dropping over the past few nights to a minimum of 12c under clear skies. Cooler temps generally means less moths and it was expected after having such a long mild spell. Dot Moths and Dark Arches have gone as quickly as they have come, a similiar story to what other moth'ers are experiencing aswell. Still I can't grumble, with a few more added to the garden list.

Correction, the suspected Caloptilia populetorum is in fact a Aspilapteryx tringipennella, still a garden first though and a new one for me.

Catch Report - 07/08/13 - Back Garden Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson trap

Macro Moths

2x Square-spot Rustic [NFY] 3x Black Arches 2x Brimstone Moth 2x Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2x Common Footman 16x Common Rustic 3x Dark Arches 2x Dot Moth 4x Dun-bar 2x Early Thorn 2x July Highflyer 1x Least Carpet 2x Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2x Lesser Yellow Underwing 1x Magpie Moth 1x Maple Prominent 2x Marbled Beauty 2x Nut-tree Tussock 2x Orange Swift 1x Pale Mottled Willow 1x Privet Hawk-moth 9x Riband Wave 7x Scalloped Oak 2x Shuttle-shaped Dart 3x Silver-Y 1x Small Blood-vein 2x Small Fan-footed Wave 2x Square-spotted Clay 8x Straw Underwing 1x Uncertain 1x White Satin Moth 24x Willow Beauty

Micro Moths

1x Oegoconia sp [NFG] 1x Cochylis atricapitana [NFG] 1x Aspilapteryx tringipennella [NEW!] 1x Acleris laterana [NFG] 1x Evergestis forficalis [NFY] 1x Agriphila geniculea [NFY] 1x Hofmannophila pseudospretella 2x Eudemis profundana 2x Chrysoteuchia culmella 3x Udea prunalis 1x Prays ruficeps 1x Epiphyas postvittana 2x Bryotropha terrella 1x Phlyctaenia coronata 1x Scoparia ambigualis 29x Agriphila tristella 8x Agriphila straminella 6x Endotricha flammealis 1x Spilonota ocellana 1x Coleophora sp 2x Plutella xylostella 3x Carcina quercana 1x Pleuroptya ruralis 2x Emmelina monodactyla