17th March 2011... The usual

Overnight min. temp. 2.6 deg. calm. low-level cloud, brief shower.
Garden trap results....
Same old...18 moths of 7 species
1524 Common Plume 1 ... Emmelina monodactyla
2182 Small Quaker 1 ... Orthosia cruda
2187 Common Quaker 7 ... Orthosia cerasi
2188 Clouded Drab 4 ... Orthosia incerta
2190 Hebrew Character 3 ... Orthosia gothica
2243 Early Grey 1 ... Xylocampa areola
2256 Satellite 1 ... Eupsilia transversa

Below.... 2 of the 4 Clouded Drab, showing size and colour variation.

Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta

Below....The other 2

Clouded Drab, Orthosia incerta



* The wine bet took a downward turn as Captain Trappings took great pleasure in e-mailing me a picture of a superb Pine Beauty last night, putting him 3 species ahead.
In 2011,  I recorded Pine Beauty on the same date (17/3)