6th May 2013 ... Purple Patch

1919 ... Purple Thorn ... Selenia tetralunaria

Another great night for the garden mothing.

Purple Thorn has only made one previous appearance so I was pleased to see this one.

Another hit or miss moth is the weird looking Chocolate-tip, this one is the third garden record.....

2091 ... Chocolate-tip ... Clostera curtula

From the exotic to the mundane, a Brown House-moth, the first of many ....

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

 Waved Umber was also added to the year list .....

1781 ... Waved Umber ... Horisme vitalbata

10 Pugs showed up last night, 8 of them were Double-striped with 2 Brindled .... or are they ?
The bottom picture is definitely a Brindled but the top one looks more like an Oak Tree Pug

Oak-tree Pug ?

1852 ... Brindled Pug ... Epithecia abbreviata

Last nights catch :-

0647 ... Hofmannophila pseudospretella ... Brown House-moth ... 1, YF

0649 ... Esperia sulphurella ... Sulphur Tubic ... 2

0697 ... Agonopterix arenella ... Brindled Flat-body ... 1

0808 ... Platyedra subcinerea ... Mallow Groundling ... 2

0892 ... Mompha subbistrigella ... Garden Cosmet ... 2

0974 ... Argyrotaenia ljungiana ... Heather Tortrix ... 3

0998 ... Epiphyas postvittana ... Light Brown Apple Moth ... 2

1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla ... Common Plume ... 6

1781 ... Waved Umber ... Menophra abruptaria ... 1, YF

1852 ... Brindled Pug ... Epithecia abbreviata ... 2, YF

1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... Gymnoscelis rufifasciata ... 8

1883 ... Yellow-barred Brindle ... Acasis viretata ... 1

1906 ... Brimstone Moth ... Opisthograptis luteolata ... 1

1919 ... Purple Thorn ... Selenia tetralunaria ... 1, YF

2019 ... Chocolate-tip ... Clostera curtula ... 1, YF

2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... 2

2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart ... Agrotis puta ... 1

2186 ... Powdered Quaker ... Orthosia gracilis ... 2

2187 ... Common Quaker ... Orthosia cerasi ... 2

2190 ... Hebrew Character ... Orthosia gothica ... 5

2243 ... Early Grey ... Xylocampa areola ... 3