An early morning moth trapping in Wigston Magna, Leicestershire - September 28, 2014

With the forecast predicting a warm and cloudy night I decided to put the moth trap out.  I caught fifty-one moths of fifteen species and two, Beaded Chestnut and Pale Mottled Willow, were new for the year and the garden.

The following were recorded: Light Brown Apple Moth [11]; Garden Rose Tortrix [2]; Common Marbled Carpet [4]; Dusky Thorn [1]; Shuttle-shaped Dart [3]; Large Yellow Underwing [3]; Lesser Yellow Underwing [1]; Setaceous Hebrew Character [1]; Square-spot Rustic [1]; Beaded Chestnut [4]; Centre Barred Sallow [1]; Lunar Underwing [16]; Angle Shades [1]; Vine’s Rustic [1] and Pale Mottled Willow [1].