[0264] Bedellia somnulentella

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A new moth for meSome better catches last week in the garden, and some nice surprises as well kept the interest up somewhat.On Monday night the weather was relatively mild in the evening and seemed like a good night to try for a few moths.Mottled Umber was new for the year, Brick had a great flurry with 3 individuals (not a common moth for me) and late mots continued to fly including Shuttle-shaped Dart and Carcina quercana.Bedellia somnulentella was a completely new moth for me, a Bindweed leaf-miner, and one I intially dis-regarded as a Caloptilia.On Thursday it was mild again and by Friday moning a whole host of interesting moths graced the trap, Buff Footman was my latest ever record, and Orange Sallow was another garden first (albeit very worn)Lovely forms of Acleris sparsana and Chestnut were nice to photograph.Two garden firsts in one week was definitely a reason to feel like it was all worth it.Catch Report - 20/10/14 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson TrapMacro Moths 1x Mottled Umber [NFY]1x Grey-pine Carpet1x Red-line Quaker1x Common Marbled Carpet3x Brick1x Willow Beauty1x Chestnut 1x Feathered Thorn1x Barred Sallow1x Shuttle-shaped Dart Micro Moths1x Bedellia somnulentela [NEW!]1x Acleris sparsana1x Carcina quercana2x Epiphyas postvittana1x Plutella xylostellaCatch Report - 23/10/14 - Back Garden - Stevenage - 1x 125w MV Robinson TrapMacro Moths1x Orange Sallow [NFG]1x Red-green Carpet3x November Moth sp1x Buff Footman1x Red-line Quaker3x Green-brindled Crescent1x Common Marbled Carpet2x Barred Sallow1x Chestnut2x Lesser Yellow Underwing2x SatelliteMicro Moths3x Epiphyas postvittana2x Acleris schalleriana1x Emmelina monodactyla