New!

Last night was down to 9 degrees. In the early hours there was a torrential rain storm that lasted well into the morning. Still, a new species for the garden was in this lot...

Taxa
0017  Common Swift (Hepialus lupulinus)  1 NFY
0464  Diamond-back Moth (Plutella xylostella)  1
0697  Agonopterix arenella  1
0986  Syndemis musculana  1 NFY Oops not Celypha lacunana. But, this one is an earliest too! Previous best was 09/05/87.
1728  Garden Carpet (Xanthorhoe fluctuata)  1
1738  Common Carpet (Epirrhoe alternata)  1
1746  Shoulder Stripe (Anticlea badiata)  1
1759  Small Phoenix (Ecliptopera silaceata)  1 NFY
1769  Spruce Carpet (Thera britannica)  1 NFY
1834  Common Pug (Eupithecia vulgata)  2
1853  Oak-tree Pug (Eupithecia dodoneata)  2
1954  Bordered White (Bupalus piniaria)  1 New for the garden.
1994  Buff-tip (Phalera bucephala)  1
2060  White Ermine (Spilosoma lubricipeda)  4
2061  Buff Ermine (Spilosoma luteum)  1 NFY
2078  Least Black Arches (Nola confusalis)  3
2092  Shuttle-shaped Dart (Agrotis puta)  3
2123  Small Square-spot (Diarsia rubi)  2
2186  Powdered Quaker (Orthosia gracilis)  4
2188  Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)  6
2190  Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)  4
2450  Spectacle (Abrostola tripartita)  1 NFY

43 of 22 sp with 7 new additions. A micro that was a worn Agonopterix sp was left unidentified.

Common Swift

Syndemis musculana (thanks Mark and Ben)

Spruce Carpet

Small Phoenix

Bordered White

Buff Ermine

Spectacle