Sacraria finally arrives

Although chilly and very wet, last night was a good one for the garden actinic trap here at Westcott with 71 moths of 27 species, at last including some welcome migrant activity:  Vestal (2) and Silver Y (2).  That makes six years in a row for Vestal in the garden and 14 individuals since the first here in 2006.  From reports on the web I'd be surprised if there's anyone who doesn't get to see the moth in our area at the moment because they seem to be around in very good numbers - keep trying if you haven't had one already!  The rest of last night's catch provided nothing new, just typical autumnal fare:  Acleris variegana (1), Eudonia angustea (1), Hypsopygia glaucinalis (1), Common Marbled Carpet (1), Red-green Carpet (1), November Moth sp (14), Feathered Thorn (4), Willow Beauty (1), Turnip (1), Large Yellow Underwing (1), Lesser Yellow Underwing (1), Setaceous Hebrew Character (2), Square-spot Rustic (1), Green-brindled Crescent (2), Merveille du Jour (1), Black Rustic (6), Blair's Shoulder-knot (1), Red-line Quaker (2), Yellow-line Quaker (3), Beaded Chestnut (12), Lunar Underwing (5), Barred Sallow (1), Sallow (1), Dusky-lemon Sallow (2) & Burnished Brass (1).

Vestal, Westcott 17th October

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks