10th July....From the ashes............

..........a PHOENIX (garden first)

DUSKY BROCADE Was the first option but after many a consultation it has been ID'd as a

NUTMEG.

one of two 2nd generation EARLY THORN

BEAUTIFUL HOOK-TIP another first for the Dells garden

I only got one of these last year so hoping for more of THE HERALD

GREEN SILVER-LINES put out 3 traps last night for around 60+ species including micros

9th July...one more new'un

one more for the ever growing garden tally
BROWN-LINE BRIGHT- EYE

2nd LEOPARD MOTH for the year

DOUBLE SQUARE-SPOT

PRIVET HAWKMOTH

UNCERTAIN (or is it a Rustic ?) Was too "hammered" to patrol the walls with my camera, so the count was down to low thirties of species

8th July...Shark !

a garden 1st for this SHARK

after a fair bit of confusion it appears that this is a CABBAGE MOTH

First visit of the year for a MOUSE MOTH

VAPOURER I couldnt BUY one last year, this is my 3rd for 2010

BURNISHED BRASS The spell of good weather continued to give 40 plus species in the one garden Skinner trap

7th July...White or Black pepper ?

In the garden trap last night
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PEPPERED MOTH
Black pepper !

PEPPERED MOTH

White pepper !

DUSKY SALLOW ...first for year

AGAPETA HAMANA

RINGED CHINA-MARK...Parapoynx stratiotata over 40 species of macro plus 15 or so micros

6th July.... First Angle Shades for year

Much cooler last night with 40 species recorded including a return of the Hawkmoths. Poplar (2), Elephant (2) and Privet (1). And my first for year ANGLE SHADES ANGLE SHADES