This rather poorly-marked Scarce Umber came to the actinic light at Westcott last night, accompanied only by Winter Moth (2), Sprawler (4) and a single example of the Diamond-back Moth Plutella xylostella.
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| Scarce Umber, Westcott 8th November |
The 2022 garden year-list has already passed 700 species and when dissections are complete is certain to overtake last year's final total of 712, meaning that this will have been a record year here for species numbers if not for overall moth numbers (although they were much improved over 2021). Scarce Umber is the last of those moths I can reasonably expect to add to the current year-list. However, in November 2021 I was lucky enough to get two completely new species for the site after Scarce Umber had put in its appearance (Cypress Carpet & Red Sword-grass) so there's still the faint hope that something unexpected might turn up, especially as we still have several more nights of southerly winds before the cold weather sets in!
Dave Wilton Westcott, Bucks
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