The first garden moth check out for autumn was disappointing, with a small number of moths to the sheet. Just a few Agrotis porphyricollis, two Crypsiphona ocultaria, a Chlorocoma stereota and a scattering of smaller moths. Moth populations in the native garden have plummeted, mirroring the situation with invertebrates generally here and world wide over the last few years. The garden inhabitants are certainly not affected by loss of habitat or spraying for example, other factors must be causing the decline, with climate change perhaps high on the list. Click images to enlarge.
Chlorocoma stereota.
Scopula rubraria.
Hednota pedionoma
Utetheisa pulchelloides
Achyra affinitalis.
Several Lepidoscia annosella came to the light, this one was snapped during the day.
