Up a Gear....02/06

The mothing has really picked up with the good weather. We started our day at Broom GPs where we found plenty of Cinnabar, a single of both Silver Y and Silver-ground Carpet and a Marbled Minor agg.

Silver-ground Carpet

Then as night fell it was time to put out the traps in the garden........And what a night it was as we recorded 31 species, easily the highest of the year.

Buttoned Snout

Although the photo is a bit iffy, I think that's what this is. Down in the book as an Nb Nationally scarce species. I would have got some better shots if I'd known!

ID confirmed by A&M Banthorpe.......Thanks!

Light Emerald Peppered Moth

Green Pug

Micro A- Dichrorampha acuminatana (1279)Micro B- Scoparia ambigualis (1334)

I recorded all that I could, including a couple of dodgy shots of 2 micros. The 1 that got away was a suspected Small Angle Shades that landed on the shed wall briefly but was gone before a snap. The rest of the list was as follows-

1. Silver-ground Carpet-1 Broom GP 1st Ever
2. Silver Y- 1 Broom GP, Year tick
3. Treble Lines- 11 High Count
4. Large Nutmeg- 8
5. Heart & Dart- 5
6. Turnip Moth- 3
7. Shuttle-shaped Dart- 2
8. Buff Ermine- 2
9. Spectacle- 2
10. Common Pug- 2
11. Rustic Shoulder-knot- 2
12. Common Wainscot- 2
13. Buff-Tip- 2
14. Peppered Moth- 2 1st Ever
15. Eyed Hawk-moth- 2 1st Ever
16. Garden Carpet
17. Oak Tree Pug?- probable, very faded
18. Light Brocade
19. Green Pug- 1st Ever
20. Willow Beauty- Year tick
21. Lime-speck Pug
22. Clouded Silver- 1st Ever
23. Light Emerald- Year tick
24. Setaceous Hebrew Character- Year tick
25. Angle Shades
26. Micro A?- ID per David Manning
27. Micro B?- ID per David Manning
28. Bright-line Brown-eye
29. Flame
30. Small Angle Shades?- probable, not enough for pos. ID
31. Common Marbled Carpet
32. Buttoned Snout?- A good one if confirmed
33. Marbled Minor agg.

All in all a great day and night- with a whole load of new ones..........