After the halcyon days of the first weekend of the month, things have got back to normal. Wind and more seasonal temperatures have kept new species down to a mere trickle. Though there have been some highlights.......
Swallow Prominent
1st of the year, 7th May
Small Waved Umber
1st of the year, 8th May
Buff-tip
1st of the year, 9th May
925 Phtheochroa rugosana
1st of the year, 10th May
Privet Hawk-moth
1st of the year, 13th May
246 Tinea semifulvella
Garden 1st, 13th May
1083 Marbled Orchard Tortrix Hedya nubiferana
1st of the year, 14th May
List for 15th May- 40 of 14 species
- 2333 Apamea anceps Large Nutmeg 8
- 2089 Agrotis exclamationis Heart and Dart 9
- 1819 Eupithecia exiguata Mottled Pug 1
- 2092 Agrotis puta Shuttle-shaped Dart 8
- 2087 Agrotis segetum Turnip Moth 2
- 2384 Hoplodrina ambigua Vine's Rustic 1
- 2147 Hada plebeja Shears 2
- 2334 Apamea sordens Rustic Shoulder-knot 1
- 2098 Axylia putris Flame 1
- 2337x Oligia strigilis agg. Marbled Minor agg. 1
- 2380 Charanyca trigrammica Treble Lines 3
- 2126 Xestia c-nigrum Setaceous Hebrew Character 1
- 1994 Phalera bucephala Buff-tip 1
- 1707 Idaea seriata Small Dusty Wave 1
- 1428 Aphomia sociella Bee Moth 1
