4th May 2013 ... Old moths for new

The garden traps were still turning up early spring Orthosias alongside Muslin Moth, Grey Dagger X, Cabbage Moth and Garden Carpet.
Last year we had an unusually warm March, compared with this year, when we equalled the second ever coldest March since records began in 1910.
Last March my garden produced 567 moths, this March I recorded just 11.
April 2012 ... 196 moths
April 2013 ... 590 moths


LAST NIGHTS CATCH ....
0648 ... Endrosis sarcitrella ... White-shouldered House-moth ... 1
0649 ... Esperia sulphurella ... Sulphur Tubic ... 1, YF

649 ... Esperia sulphurella

1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 2
1728 ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata ... Garden Carpet ... 1, YF

1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata

2063 ... Diaphora mendica ... Muslin Moth  ... 2
2145 ... Dicestra trifolii ... Nutmeg YF

2145... Nutmeg

2187 ... Orthosia cerasi ... Common Quaker ... 3
2190 ... Orthosia gothica ... Hebrew Character ... 2
2243 ... Xylocampa areola ... Early Grey ... 2
2283/4  Acronicta tridens/psi ... Dark/Grey Dagger agg. ... 1, YF

Dark/Grey Dagger agg.