18th July .........Call a copper

A real "mothing" night last night..warmer, with just a hint of a breeze, so I fired up 3 traps and recorded over 50 species including micros.
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LESSER YELLOW UNDERWING......just the one, lots more to come.(first for year)

COPPER UNDERWING X

in fresh, pristine condition........lots more of these to come as well (first for year)

The curiously shaped...CHINESE CHARACTER

And a garden "first" for WHITE SATIN MOTH

17th July.......Cold night keeps numbers down

Just 16 macros recorded on a very cold night for the time of year........
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KNOT GRASS

NUTMEG

SILVER Y

16th July'.........Nothing new...

The wind dropped a nd temperature rose and the moth tally got back to 40+ species including micros...Highest count was the usual Dark Arches, but some of these are looking a bit worn and tired now...bit like me !
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BUFF ERMINE........ 6 of these in the trap was the highest count

EARLY THORN

15th July.... Wet and windy

It was a miracle anything could fly last night in the strong wind and showers, but 17 species of macro turned up in and around the trap including this game little LEAST CARPET

CLAY

LACKEY....a regular in my garden

SALLOW KITTEN

CLOAKED MINOR

13th July..... The Dark Side

Red Twin-spot Carpet

Yellow-barred Brindle

Last night turned up some interesting species in the one Skinner I had operating. The weather was a little warmer than the night before and the wind had dropped.
A garden first DARK UMBER

SCALLOPED OAK...2nd for the year

An easy Pug species to identify for a change...

BORDERED PUG....first for year

a stunning micro.......

BEAUTIFUL CHINA-MARK

another first for my ever expanding micro list

EUROPEAN CORN-BORER Results :

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9 x Dark Arches

6 x Common Footman

6 x Uncertain

5 x Willow Beauty

5 x Shuttle-shaped Dart

4 x Riband Wave

3 x Dot Moth

3 x Least Carpet

3 x Buff Ermine

3 x Scarce Footman

3 x Pale Mottled Willow

3 x Heart & Dart

2 x Cloaked Minor

2 x Flame

2 x Bright-line Brown-eye

2 x Dun-bar

2 x Grey/Dark Dagger

AND one each of the following:-

Small Emerald

Garden Carpet

Ruby Tiger

Clay

Bordered Pug

Small Waved Umber

Yellow-barred Brindle (a fresh green example)

Red Twin-spot Carpet

Dark Umber

Small Ranunculus (my 13th record for the year)

Poplar Hawkmoth

Common Wainscot

Light Arches

Scalloped Oak

Rustic

Silver Y

Small Dusty Wave