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Thursday 25 May 2017

What A Night

A great night with the moth trap, with 32 moths of 18 species

8 Light Brown Apple moth, Epiphyas postvittana
1 Brimstone moth, Opisthograptis luteolata
1 Eyed Hawk-moth, Smerinthus ocellatus
1 Common Quaker, Orthosia cerasi
3 Common Marbled Carpet, Dysstroma truncata
2 Marbled Beauty, Bryophila domestica
1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, Agrotis puta
Bee Moth, Aphomia sociella
1 Figure Of Eighty, Tethea ocularis
1 Common Swift, Korscheltellus lupulina
1 Bud Moth, Spilonota ocellana
1 Triple-barred Argent, Argyresthia trifasciata
1 Yellow-backed Clothes Moth, Monopis obviella / Pale-backed Clothes Moth, Monopis crocicapitella
1 Phyllonorycter sp4 Pug sp. A
3 Pug sp. B
2 Pug sp. C

Here are a few images from last night's haul.

Eyed Hawk-moth

Eyed Hawk-moth

Eyed Hawk-moth and lift off

Brimstone Moth

Common Quaker

Common Marbled Carpet

Shuttle-shaped Dart, Agrotis puta

Marbled Beauty.

Bee Moth, Aphomia sociella

Common Pug

Figure Of Eighty, Tethea ocularis

Common Swift, Korscheltellus lupulina

Bud Moth, Spilonota ocellana

Bud Moth, Spilonota ocellana

Monopis obviella/crocicapitella

Monopis obviella/crocicapitella

Phyllonorycter sp

Phyllonorycter sp

Phyllonorycter sp

Monopis obviella/crocicapitella

Monopis obviella/crocicapitella

Triple-barred Argent, Argyresthia trifasciata

Triple-barred Argent, Argyresthia trifasciata

Pug sp. A

Pug sp. B

Pug sp. C

A worn Carpet sp

Carpet sp

And another Carpet sp