Things have suddenly started to hot up; after a couple of cold windy nights the moths have upped their game and a whole load of new species have sprung into action.
Vine's Rustic
Totally expected.
Scorched Carpet
Totally unexpected, rare in my garden and only the second record after a second flight last year.
Eyed Hawk-moth
What a beauty!
Setaceous Hebrew Character
As expected slowly replacing the now waning Hebrew Character.
Large Nutmeg
Will probably reach plague proportions in a few weeks.
Shears
A good one to get in the garden. Second record.
The results for the day also include some garden sweeping during the late afternoon and evening with the kids on above post- 50 of 26 Species-
- 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 10
- 0227 Monopis laevigella Skin Moth 4
- 0391 Glyphipterix simpliciella Cocksfoot Moth 3 Garden 1st
- 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
- 0174 Epiblema cynosbatella 2 Garden 1st
- 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 3
- 2190 Orthosia gothica Hebrew Character 2
- 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 2
- 1361 Pyrausta aurata 2
- 0648 Endrosis sarcitrella White-shouldered House-moth 2
- 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1 FFY
- 1888 Ligdia adustata Scorched Carpet 1 FFY
- 0904 Spuleria flavicaput 1 FFY
- 0315 Phyllonorycter harrisella 1 Garden 1st
- 0301-8 Parornix sp. 1 Garden 1st
- 0892 Mompha subbistrigella 1
- 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
- 1906 Opisthograptis luteolata Brimstone Moth 1
- 1834 Eupithecia vulgata Common Pug 1
- 1980 Smerinthus ocellata Eyed Hawk-moth 1 NFY
- 2147 Hada plebeja Shears 1 NFY
- 1524 Emmelina monodactyla 1
- 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
- 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 1 NFY
- 0974 Argyrotaenia ljungiana 1
- 0247 Tinea trinotella 3 NFY
Stuff there I can only dream about Matt...
ReplyDeleteI can't keep up at the moment- but no let up as I'm still behind Trent and a case of Wine is at stake! More to come I hope.....still smarting about the Red Sword-grass!
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