Sam, I'm tempted to suggest that it's not so much the type of trap you use but your location that does the business for you! I too had an MV trap out last night at the back and a small actinic at the front, and between them they managed only 40 moths of 24 species. Never mind, for my location that's quite a good result, although I confess to being slightly disappointed because conditions seemed to be ideal - mild, overcast and with a fairly light wind. The highlight for me was a Marbled Brown, which I haven't seen for two years.
Also worthy of mention was a smallish, pale Pug which I believe is an Oak-tree Pug, but I'd welcome a second opinion on this, if possible, from the photo:
A final note: my MV trap did attract considerably more moths than the small actinic one, but the majority of them remained outside the trap. Both traps on opening contained only 8 moths.
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