21 May – 2009 Garden Macros 110

23 May 2009 in First date by Steve Ogden

Elachista atricomella

Elachista atricomella

Beautiful Golden Y

Beautiful Golden Y

Ingrailed Clay

Ingrailed Clay

Common White Wave

Common White Wave

Spruce Carpet

Spruce Carpet

Weather dry, part overcast, 7C min, light W, 10% moon
Location garden
Recording method 1 X 125W MV. 1 x 15W actinic.
Results:  
macro moths 69
macro species 28
micro species 2
First dates Elachista atricomella, Spruce Carpet, Common White Wave, Ingrailed Clay, Beautiful Golden Y.
Comments Disappointing catch but what was recorded seemed to be well appreciated by the 10 staff of the Devon Wildlife Trust who viewed the catch.