Moth trapping in the garden

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I was kindly loaned a Moth trap so last night although not the best weather conditions I gave it ago. I did get several type of moth out of about 20+ moths in total and also about 40+ honey bees that had been attracted by the light.

The problem being you cant get more than 2.5 m away from a bee hive in my garden, so its not like I could put the trap anywhere else.

I have id’d most the moths but see the short comings of my basic moth /butterfly book so if you see some that are wrongly ID’d or you know the un ID’d moths drop me a comment.

Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Light Emerald Campaea margaritaria
Tortrix sp apple moth
vines rustic
Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing Noctua fimbriata
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
Large Yellow Underwing Noctua pronuba
vines rustic
setaeceous hebrew character
lesser broad bordered yellow underwing
setaeceous hebrew character
caddis fly or possible long horn moth I cant tell fomr the poor photo
cabbage moth
cabbage moth
marbled beauty
Rustic
setaeceous hebrew character
Turnip Moth Agrotis segetum
Moth trap
The trap did attract bees through the night