Garden 20-21/03

This week has been superb so far, with a few more decent nights to come as we move into the weekend. In 2010 I claimed a 'dubious' Herald which I found hibernating under a piece of furniture. Trouble is the piece of furniture was taken out of the garage of a house five miles away from mine. Finally, I can sleep easy again with a 'legit' Herald under my belt........

Herald

NFY and arguably a Garden first- 20th March

240 Case-bearing Clothes Moth Tinea pellionella

Less impressive was this found in my bedroom (not in my wallet!). It's a probable as there is a couple of similar species........also caught on 20th March.

 Yellow Horned

This daggy specimen was NFY, 21st March.

 Upper Caldecote Garden 20-03-2012- 44 of 12 species-

0240	Tinea pellionella	Case-bearing Clothes Moth	1	NFY
0663	Diurnea fagella		1
0688	Agonopterix heracliana		1
1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1862	Gymnoscelis rufifasciata	Double-striped Pug	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	8
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	11
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	5
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	11
2469	Scoliopteryx libatrix	Herald	1	NFY

Upper Caldecote Garden 21-03-2012- 24 of 8 species-

1524	Emmelina monodactyla		2
1659	Achlya flavicornis	Yellow Horned	1	NFY
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	5
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	7
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	5
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	1
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	2
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1