Billy Witch.........14/05

Cockchafer Common Swift Grey Pine Carpet

I haven't seen a Cockchafer in years- are they getting rarer? This one was found under the egg boxes along with my 1st ever garden Common Swift. On the outside of the trap was a Grey Pine Carpet and another garden debutant; a White-spotted Pug. Also for the 1st time this year there was a fleeting visit from a Sallow Kitten. The count;

1. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 4
2. Common Quaker
3. Waved Umber
4. Brimstone Moth
5. Grey Pine Carpet- Year tick
6. Common Pug
7. White-spotted Pug- Garden 1st
8. Sallow Kitten- Year tick
9. Common Swift- Garden 1st
10. White-shouldered House-moth
11. Esperia sulpurella