Another Convolvulus Hawk-moth nectaring on our Nicotiana flowers at 2030 last night.

Set the MV trap afterwards but only migrants were one Udea ferrugalis and 2 Silver Y (very fresh, probably newly emerged).

I forgot to say - plus one male Four-spotted Footman - the star of the night! On 20/9

40w actinic trap last night 2oth Sept
1 Dark Sword-grass
1 Silver Y
1 Diamond-back Moth

David Price and myself ran 6 traps last night (20/9) and trapped:
Diamond-back x 1
Rusty-dot Pearl x 77
Rush Veneer x 17
Vestal x 1
Dark Swordgrass x 3
Pearly underwing x 1
Silver Y x 3
and no hawk-moths at all!

42 Red Admiral nectaring at Ivy blossom in 1&1/4 mile of roadside hedgerow this morning.

20 September; Hummingbird Hawk-moth in the garden

Night of 20 September: 40 Diamond-back Moth, 15 Rusty-dot Pearl, 31 Rush Veneer, 7 Silver Y and 2 Scarce Bordered Straw.

Also 1 Red Admiral to light.

myself & David Price ran 6 traps on 19/9, but numbers plummeted for the 2nd night running!
Migrant totals for last night were;
Hummingbird hawk x 2 (daytime round flowers)
Convolvulus hawk x 1 (dusk at flowers)
Diamond-back Moth x 1 (would you believe that's our first in 4 nights trapping!)
Rusty-dot Pearl x 8
Rush Veneer x 7
Vestal x 2
Dark Swordgrass x 1
Silver Y x 2

A lot of Vestal have made it to VC4 with 21 at single MV trap on Sept 13th, 3 on 16th, and 2 on 19th.
Night of Sept 19th also 1 Pearly Underwing and 3 Silver Y.
Also had a Ypsolopha sequella which is not from this area.

Night of 19 September: 47 Diamond-back Moth, 1 Olive-tree Pearl Palpita vitrealis, 14 Rusty-dot Pearl, 24 Rush Veneer, 2 Convolvulus Hawk-moth, 6 Silver Y and 4 Scarce Bordered Straw.

Also 1 Great Silver Water Beetle.