Surprisingly few moths in the traps but the early flight trend continues with another Varied Coronet (probable revisit) and a magnificent Puss Moth ...
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| Cerura vinula, Puss Moth, 5th April 2014 |
1524 ... Emmelina monodactyla, x 5
1862 ... Double-striped Pug, x 5
1917 ... Early Thorn, x 1
1995 ... Puss Moth, x 1, ... Year first
2063 ... Muslin Moth, x 1
2092 ... Shuttle-shaped Dart, x 1
2170 ... Varied Coronet, x 1
2082 ... Small Quaker, x 2
2187 ... Common Quaker, x 7
2188 ... Clouded Drab, x 1
2190 ... Hebrew Character, x 3
2243 ... Early Grey, x 7
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow, x 2
The Varied Coronet looks like the one caught on 3rd April which has found its way back to the garden as the markings appear identical, added to the fact that it is well outside of its normal flight time range ...
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| Varied Coronet, 5th April 2014 |
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| Varied Coronet, 3rd April 2014 |
I think so .... it has been released with an extra black indelible ink spot on the forewing
MARCH
Top counts ... garden moths with 5 or more records ....
1 ... 106 ... Common Quaker
2 ... 92 ..... Emmelina monodactyla
3 ... 59 ..... Early Grey
4 ... 57 ..... Double-striped Pug
5 ... 38 ..... Clouded Drab
6 ... 27 ..... Agonopterix heracliana
7 ... 26 ..... Hebrew Character
8 ... 8 ....... Small Quaker
9 ... 7 ....... Early Thorn
10 . 5 ....... Agonopterix alstromeriana
Double-striped Pug, very common at The Dells garden traps ...
The earlier ones were tiny but now they are a lot bigger, this one in particular has a wingspan of 23mm
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