Rest of the highlights from last night in St Mellion - Crescent Dart (female): new 10km square for this coastal species; Oxypteryx atrella (Hypericum Neb) & Cochylidia rupicola (Agrimony Straw) - Scarce in VC2. #teammoth

St Mellion continued - 1 Radford's Flame Shoulder 1 Bordered Straw 574 Small Mottled Willow 502 Silver Y There's plenty of Painted Lady in the garden, in all life stages. Every single thistle has at least three larvae on it. #teammoth

The St Mellion moth traps were busy again: 7 P. xyslostella (Diamond-back) 1 C. amplana (Rusty Acorn Piercer) 2 L. sticticalis (Mugwort Pearl) 93 U. ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 49 N. noctuella (Rush Veneer) 1 A. oblitella (Saltmarsh Knot-horn) 16 Jersey Mocha 2 Gem 15 Dark Sword-grass.... #teammoth

Another good moth from St Mellion last night is this Mocha - confirmed by Leon as the first modern record for Cornwall (there's an old VCH record from Looe in 1890). #teammoth

A second, second record for Cornwall over the last two nights in St Mellion - Small Argent and Sable in the moth trap this morning. The first record was taken at light at Calstock Valley Field (border of VC2/VC3) on 19/6/2017. J. Cook. #teammoth

3 Ni Moth were potted among the hoards of Silver Y. There were likely more. Also a Striped Hawk-moth in one of the traps. A strong northerly breeze developed by dawn, blowing away many moths surrounding the traps, but counts of 837 Small Mottled Willow & 1240 Silver Y (likely in 1000's). #teammoth

Moth of the night in St Mellion was a Horse Chestnut - only the second record for Cornwall. #teammoth

Last night was the first time I'd ever considered switching off the moth traps as there were too many moths coming in! By midnight, moths almost covered the moth traps and surrounding walls - mostly Silver Y & Small Mottled Willow, which were in their 1000's. #teammoth

Nice to catch these two together last night in St Mellion - Catoptria pinella and C. margaritella. #teammoth

St Mellion, 138 species. Migrants: 2 P xylostella (Diamond-back) 2 N noctuella (Rush Veneer) 8 U ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 1 P vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) 1 O nubilalis (Euro. Corn-borer) 1 Dark Sword-grass 2 Turnip 1 Cosmopolitan 74 Small Mottled Willow 71 Silver Y Hummingbird Hawk at dusk #teammoth

A decent night in St Mellion with 129 species noted. Migrants: 2 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back) 1 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) 7 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 3 Vestal 1 Dark Sword-grass 1 Delicate 4 Small Marbled: first for several weeks 46 Small Mottled Willow 24 Silver Y #teammoth

An autumnal night in St Mellion, with a strong southerly wind and rain. There was a new species to Cornwall in the moth trap in the shape of Smoky Wave (Scopula ternata). Whether it arrived from France on the southerlies or dispersed from Dartmoor, we'll never know. #teammoth

New species in St Mellion - Silver Hook - new 10km square Stenoptilia pterodactyla (Brown Plume) - netted in the garden today. Very few records from VC2. Double Line - finally! Calamotropha paludella (Bulrush Veneer) - only recorded from a couple of sites in VC2. New 10km square #teammoth

Several Cream-bordered Green Pea recently in St Mellion. I think this one is the uncommon variant ab. hemixantha #teammoth

The usual selection of migrants in St Mellion last night: 23 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back) 2 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer) 2 Vestal 1 Striped Hawk-moth - 42nd of the year! 7 Dark Sword-grass 2 Turnip Moth 2 Pearly Underwing 1 Bordered Straw 20 Small Mottled Willow 34 Silver Y #teammoth

I've just totaled the number of Small Mottled Willow (S. exigua) recorded in the garden so far this year and it's a staggering 2040! Last year was the previous best at 874 and before that just 24!!!

Another busy night in St Mellion, with 184 species in the garden moth traps. The min. overnight temp. was 24.4c (garden record), although it was still 26.5c at 2am. Mad! 2 Striped Hawk-moth (41 recorded this year!) & Convolvulus Hawk the highlights (there were 2 but one was a recapture). #teammoth

St Mellion on 23/6: 9 P xylostella (Diamond-back) 9 N noctuella (Rush Veneer) 7 U ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 1 A nemoralis (Beautiful Pearl) 1 O nubilalis (Euro. Corn-borer) 1 Convolvulus Hawk: 1st of the year 1 Striped Hawk 4 Dark Sword-grass 3 Turnip Moth 25 Small Mottled Willow 31 Silver Y #teammoth

Lead-coloured Pug and Beautiful Carpet were the highlights among the local species last night. St Mellion. #teammoth

St Mellion migrants cont. 2 Agrotera nemoralis (Beautiful Pearl) 4 Vestal (R. sacraria) 1 Striped Hawk-moth (H. livornica) - 38th of the year 2 Bordered Straw (H. peltigera) 44 Small Mottled Willow (S. exigua) 1 Ni Moth (T. ni) #teammoth

With the night time temperature not falling below 20.5c there was a blizzard of moths in the garden last night, with at least 225 species recorded - the highest total I have recorded anywhere. Also an increase in migrants including: Loxostege sticticalis (Mugwort Pearl) - new 10km square #teammoth

Too many moths to cope with last night with Large Yellow Underwing over 1000 4 P xylostella (Diamond-back) 2 P vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) 17 U ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 3 Pearly Underwing 28 Dark Sword-grass 14 Turnip Moth 7 Angle Shades 79 Small Mottled Willow 116 Silver Y Nutmeg (v. pale) #teammoth

Similar numbers to the previous night in St Mellion: 2 P xylostella (Diamond-back) 6 U ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 1 Hummingbird Hawk 700-800 Large Yellow Underwing 21 Turnip Moth 19 Dark Sword-grass 1 Cosmopolitan 2 Delicate 9 Angle Shades 1 Bordered Straw 47 Small Mottled Willow 84 Silver Y #teammoth

St Mellion migrants: 5 P. xylostella (Diamond-back) 3 U. ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 1 Striped Hawk - 37th of the year 800+ Large Yellow Underwing - likely migrants 22 Dark Sword-grass 8 Turnip Moth 3 Angle Shades 1 Scarce Bordered Straw - 1st of the year 16 Small Mottled Willow 61 Silver Y #teammoth

More from St Mellion on 15/6 - Orange Moth, Dun-bar (a rich chestnut colour), Crambus pascuella and Orthotaenia undulana. #teammoth

A couple of interesting variants of Blood-vein and Purple Bar in the trap in St Mellion this morning. #teammoth

St Mellion migrants: 7 P. xylostella (Diamond-back) 3 P. vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl) 23 U. ferrugalis (Rusty-dot) 1 N. noctuella (Rush Veneer) 1 Pearly Underwing 1 Delicate 2 Angle Shades 32 Small Mottled Willow, some fresh, one microscopic at 11mm! 25 Silver Y Also, Four Spotted Footman #teammoth

A mild (min 13.5c) & cloudy night in St Mellion, with a westerly breeze, with a total of 136 species recorded at light. The highlight was a lifer in the shape of Agrotera nemoralis (Beautiful Pearl) - a new 10km square for the species, which either wandered from the coast or is a migrant. #teammoth

Also in St Mellion: 2 Ghost Moth (m & f), Buff Arches, Common Lutestring, Little Emerald, Ruddy Carpet, 4 Wood Carpet, Orange Moth, Little Thorn, 25 Elephant Hawk, Eyed Hawk, 3 Privet Hawk, 4 Lobster Moth, Coxcomb Prominent, 4 Purple Clay, 3 Grey Arches & 2 Green Silver-lines #teammoth

St Mellion migrants - 5 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth), Palpita vitrealis (Olive-tree Pearl), 5 Udea ferrugalis (Rusty-dot Pearl), 2 Angle Shades, 15 Small Mottled Willow, Bordered Straw and 56 Silver Y #teammoth