October arrived during the night but it was uncharacteristically warm, never dropping below 17.3C. It was a clear night and the time of year was never going to produce a big count. 20 moths of 12 species was the result including my first
Garden Rose Tortrix of the year (I never get many), my latest ever
Ypsolopha sequella, the first of the autumn's
Chestnut, a
Silver Y and another
Flounced Chestnut. A couple of
7-spotted Ladybird also their way in.
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| A late Ypsolopha sequella |
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| Garden Rose Tortrix |
Single
House Martin and
Skylark flew over and
Nuthatch and
Great spotted Woodpecker called just outside the garden. In the garden a couple of
Syrphus ribesii hoverflies and more
Seven-spot Ladybirds were around the last of the Lilies.
Indoors a very large
Giant House Spider (
Tegenaria duellica) was caught, a female by the size of it. The latter can have body lengths of up to 18mm. A 1p piece has a diameter of 20.32mm so as can be seen this one was at the upper end of the range. This species is the only one of its family that can bite through human skin. I could just feel her biting but she did not get through my callously fingers.
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| Giant House Spider |
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