In some kind of weird series of extremely unlikely events, the past 24 hours since returning from University have already seen me add two new species to the garden list, each one as completely unprecedented as the other. This exquisite
Blossom Underwing was one of only two moths caught last night (the other one being a
Common Quaker) on my first garden trapping session in over a month. The species came to light generously in Worcestershire's Monkwood reserve last week, but I never expected to catch it on the suburban Surrey/London border...
Just as extraordinary in its appearance as the Blossom Underwing was this
Caloptilia cuculipennella, netted within minutes of arriving home as it daintily flew through the garden. Various literature describe the species as rare and seldom recorded in Britain, and it appears that this silvery individual constitutes the 5th record for the county...
Cool. Mega cool.
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