Finding my second Clifden Nonpareil on the gate by the trap at 2230 was exciting enough but by morning a second Catocala species had arrived. Yet again it wasn't the expected Red Underwing but a fantastic Dark Crimson Underwing. It was remarkable to catch these two species together, especially as neither had seemed remotely possible here in Cambridgeshire until this year.
The Clifden is definitely a different individual than the one caught here in late August and since then several more have been seen in the County.
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| Dark Crimson Underwing Catocala sponsa |
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| Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini |
[617] Dark Crimson Underwing
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