Further arrivals for the year

On Tuesday night the garden trap brought in Anthophila fabriciana, Phtheochroa inopiana, Acleris schalleriana, Epinotia tenerana, Grapholita janthinana, Grapholita funebrana, Small Emerald, Dark Umber, Round-winged Muslin, Minor Shoulder-knot and Old Lady.  I thought the Old Lady seemed a bit early but on checking back this proves to be my second June record after an even earlier one last year on the 23rd.

Grapholita janthinana, Westcott 26th June

Old Lady, Westcott 26th June

Last night brought Crassa unitella, Limnaecia phragmitella, Rhopobota naevana, Least Carpet, Large Twin-spot Carpet, Scarlet Tiger, Dun-bar, Cloaked Minor and Waved Black.  Least Carpet and Waved Black are species expanding their range and both are now common in the garden, the former having appeared here for the first time in 2005 and has achieved double-digit counts each year since 2014 while the latter first appeared in 2007 and achieved double-digit counts in 2015 & 2016.

Waved Black, Westcott 27th June

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks