Masses of Moths
Loads of moths in the moth trap last night:
- 1x Ruby Tiger
- 2x July Highflyer
- 2x Heart and Dart
- 1x Crescent Dart
- 6x Shuttle-shaped Dart
- 3x Common Footman
- 1x Rustic
- 1x Drinker
- 1x Scalloped Oak
- 1x Elephant Hawkmoth
- 6x Dingy Footman
- 4x Oligia sp.
- 2x Single-dotted Wave
- 1x Antler Moth
- 2x Shore Wainscot
- 1x True Lover’s Knot
- 1x Riband Wave
- 1x Chinese Character
- 2x Buff Tip
- 1x Silver Y
- 1x Yellow-tail
- 4x Scarce Footman
- 1x Currant Pug
- 44x Smoky Wainscot
- 30x Dark Arches
- 1x Blackneck
- 16x Common Rustic / Lesser Common Rustic agg.
- 3x Bright-line Brown-eye
- 6x Rosy Minor
- 7x Flame
- 2x Uncertain
- 1x Pale Mottled Willow
- 10x Large Yellow Underwing
- 3x White-line Dart
- 1x Double Square-spot
- 3x Garden Tiger
- 1x Small Rivulet*
Thats 174 moths from 37 different species!
There were a few that got away as well, in addition to loads of beetles, micro moths and caddis flies. The Small Rivulet was a new garden species for us but I didn’t manage to get a photo of it. Here are a few of the others though.
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- Garden Tiger
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- Garden Tiger
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- Elephant Hawkmoth
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- True Lover’s Knot
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- Buff Tip
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- Rosy Minor
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- Ruby Tiger
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- Yellow-tail Moth
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- Scalloped Oak
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- Chinese Character
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- Crescent Dart
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- Antler Moth
