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More in hope than expectation I set the trap last night (03/03/2020).

It was 6 deg. C at 1800hrs and just below that at 1830 hrs when I switched the trap on, but at least I would get a few hours before it was too cold.

At 2130hrs the temperature had dropped to 3.8 deg. C, but on checking the trap I had recorded Oak Beauty and Hebrew Character, both FFY.

Oak Beauty is always worth the effort.
Mel.

Hi Mel

Trapped here last night and caught Dotted Border & Common Quaker

Regards
Steve

Hi Steve,

Put my MV lamp out until 2200hrs, and had nothing. The temperature was down to 4 deg C, but instead of putting my trap away, I changed over to a 20W actinic lamp, for the remainder of the night.

This morning I found Satellite and Hebrew Character in the trap, and the temperature had dropped to a minimum of 0.9 deg C. At 0630 hrs this morning it was 1.4 C.

Satellite does not appear every year in the garden, but this was my second this year. Worth the effort again.

Mel.