Two new moth species

I ran the moth box again on Friday 26th and Saturday 27th, as it was hot and dry. I managed to catch 340 macro moths of 61 species, which is a good catch for me. Even better, I added two new species to the garden list, to take it to 257. The first on the 26th was a Scarce Silver-lines, a lovely bright green moth that I had been hoping to catch at some stage, as they should like the local habitat. The second, the following night, was rather unexpected in the form of a Golden Plusia, one that I had to look up. Apparently common all over Britain, but not known before the late 1800s. I think the total of 36 Light Emeralds on the 26th was a new record for that species and there were quite a few year ticks.