15th May 2013 ... Garden Moth Traps

It was much warmer at dusk last night than the previous couple of nights, with temperatures around 9 deg when I switched on the light traps and then settled down to watch the second half of  Chelsea FC struggling to beat an average Benfica in the Europa cup final
As Chelsea were lifting the trophy in Amsterdam, down came the rain in Biggleswade and I had to quickly cover up the two traps.
It soon passed, and just like the English cricket season, off came the covers again and play resumed.
The sky then cleared and the temperature plummeted to 2 deg C. but not before a few moths were trapped.
Pebble Prominent and Rustic Shoulder-knot were new for the year and at last the Orthosia species were absent. (for now).

The Catch :-
0647 ... Hoffmanophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth .. 1
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth .. 1
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume .. 1
1791 ... Small Waved Umber ... Horisme vitalbata .. 1
1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... Gymnoscelis rufifasciata .. 1
1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata .. 1
2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac .. 1 .. YF
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica .. 1
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta .. 1
2154 ... Cabbage Moth ... Marnestra brassicae .. 1 YF
2243 ... Early Grey ... Xylocampa areola .. 2
2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens .. 1 .. YF

2003 ... Pebble Prominent ... Notodonta ziczac

647 ... Brown House-moth ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella

2334 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens