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Latest from my garden from the end of June, catches of similar species were the order, but 4 new ones overnight was good. a day time return of Dusky Clearwing on the 27th was the highlight. Dichomeris alacella, Campion & Notocelia roborana new. 492sp for 2025. Fordham, Cambs

A warm but breezy night on the 28th June led to 80+ species and 11 new, which took me over the 500sp for the year mark, 80 up on the same date in 2024! Best was a garden first Silver Barred, backed up by 2nd garden records of Cydia nigricana & Monochroa lucidella. Fordham, Cambs

86 species with 11 new species on the 29th closed a remarkable June for the garden trap. New macros included Copper Underwing, Southern Wainscot, Kent Black Arches & Small Mottled Willow, the latter two new for the garden. 514sp for 2025. Fordham, East Cambs

86 species with 11 new species on the 29th closed a remarkable June for the garden trap. New micros included Acrobasis tumidana, Agonopterix subpropinquella, Calamotropha paludella & Dioryctria schuetzeella. 514sp for 2025. Fordham, East Cambs

The 1st of July was an absolute belter, with over 100 species in the garden. No surprise, it was 22c at midnight! Highlights were 3 new garden moths, Anacampsis blattariella/populella, Pammene aurita & Aproaerema taeniolella. 10 new sp make it 524sp for the year. Fordham, Cambs

I made a trip back to Hertfordshire on the 30th of June and joined Colin Plant & Trevor Brownsell at Bramfield Woods near Hertford. A warm day and warm evening saw lots of activity, well over 200sp recorded. Best were 3 Eudemis porphyrana, a Herts first.

Latest from the garden moth trap, the start of July was hot, and the 4th was a very warm night as well, over 70 species noted, with 10 new ones. Best macros were a nice form of Cloaked Minor, a pale Garden Dart, Hornet Moth & Phoenix. 534sp for 2025. Fordham, East Cambs

Latest from the garden moth trap, the start of July was hot, and the 4th was a very warm night as well, over 70 species noted, with 10 new ones. Best micros were Acleris aspersana (new), Acompsia cinerella & Argyrotaenia ljungiana. 534sp for 2025. Fordham, East Cambs

A welcome new garden moth on the 6th July, the rather drab and sad looking Ypsolopha vittella, the 8th species of Ypsolopha to be recorded here. Lower numbers as it went cooler. Nice to get good numbers of Southern Wainscot. 535sp for 2025. Fordham, East Cambs.

On the 8th of July, the catch was still low, it was slightly warmer at 24 degrees, but a cooler night. 5 new species was a fair return. Best were Aproaerema anthyllidella, Assara terebrella, Elachista stabilella & 2 Tree-lichen Beauty. 540sp for '25, Fordham, East Cambs

On the 10th July it was a hot and sweltering 30 degrees, with lows of 21c & 24c at midnight! A very busy night, with 90+ sp and 11 new for the year, including 2 new garden moths. Best new macro moths were Canary-shouldered Thorn, Jersey Tiger & Vapourer Moth. 551sp for 2025.

On the 10th July it was a hot and sweltering 30 degrees, a very busy night with 90+ sp and 11 new for the year, including 2 new garden moths. Best new micros were Bactra furfurana, Gynnidomorpha vectisana/minimana, Mompha sturnipennella & Oxypteryx wilkella. Fordham, East Cambs

The 11th of July yielded just 3 new species, a big come down on recent standards. Numbers still high with species over 60, but variety less. Best were Bucculatrix thoracella (not seen for 3 years), Oak Eggar (1st male since 2006) & Yellow-tail. 554sp for 2024. Fordham, East Cambs

The 13th of July wasn't unlucky here. 9 new sp with 3 new for the garden. Best micros were Aristotelia ericinella (3rd county record), Clavigesta purdeyi, Cochylidia implicitana & Isophrictis striatella (8th county record). 563sp for 2025, Fordham, East Cambs

The 13th of July wasn't unlucky here, it was one of the best for species diversity with close to 80sp. 9 new sp with 3 new for the garden. Best macros were Brown-veined Wainscot, Lesser Common Rustic, Small Shell & a stunning White-spotted Pinion. 563sp for 2025, East Cambs

Jersey Mocha last night here in Fordham, East Cambs. 2nd record for Cambridgeshire and either a migrant or wanderer from a more southerly population. Well please with that! Migrant Lepidoptera

I made a second trip back to NW Essex at Hadstock on the 10th of July. It was a warm but breezy evening with a full moon. Nevertheless I recorded 171sp over 4hrs. Best macro moths included Lesser-spotted Pinion, Lunar-spotted Pinion, 20+ Magpie Moth & the uncommon Plain Golden Y

I made a second trip back to NW Essex at Hadstock on the 10th of July. It was a warm but breezy evening with a full moon. Nevertheless I recorded 171sp over 4hrs. Best micro moths included Depressaria sordidatella? (TBC) an early Epinotia nisella & Oxypteryx atrella.

Latest from the garden moth trap. The 14th saw my 2nd migrant Acrobasis tumidana of the year, as well as a well overdue year first sandy-coloured Poplar Hawk-moth. Dioryctria simplicella & Agriphila straminella the other 2 new ones. 567sp for 2025. Fordham, East Cambs

After taking the first county record for Cambridgeshire of Psoricoptera gibbosella in 2023 at Ditton Park Woods, it was great to record it once more this year on the 12th of July, at the very same spot! A truly pretty and unusual micro moth with shades of green and pink.