Whilst sitting in the lounge I heard something large hit the trap and I was rather pleased that it turned out to be a stunning Goat Moth. It doesn't often come to light and was definitely one of my most wanted moths:
Everything else paled into insignificance but there were three new for the garden:
[332] Goat Moth
[333] Lesser Cream Wave
[334] Early Thorn
There was also the fifth Pine Hawkmoth of the year - an unprecedented total:
A fairly scarce micro here is Tinea trinotella and this was the first this year, after one recorded last year:
The commonest moth however at this time of year is often the crambid Chrysoteuchia culmella:
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| Goat Moth Cossus cossus |
[332] Goat Moth
[333] Lesser Cream Wave
[334] Early Thorn
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| Lesser Cream Wave Scopula immutata |
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| Early Thorn Selenia dentaria |
There was also the fifth Pine Hawkmoth of the year - an unprecedented total:
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| Pine Hawkmoth Sphinx pinastri |
A fairly scarce micro here is Tinea trinotella and this was the first this year, after one recorded last year:
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| Tinea trinotella |
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| Chrysoteuchia culmella |
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