PURPLE PATCH 26/04/10

Another good night for the little garden at The Dells, despite the temperature dropping to well below the forecast. Some early surprises turned up and a cracking Purple Thorn. No less than 4 Double-Striped Pugs and another that I'm not sure of. Plus a few micros. 33 moths were found of 17 species.......
6 x Shuttle-shaped Dart
5 x Common Quaker
4 x Double-striped Pug
3 x Hebrew Character
2 x Brimstone Moth
2 x Muslin Moth (garden first)
1 x Bright-line Brown-eye
1 x Pale Mottled Willow
1 x Early Grey
1 x Grey/Dark Dagger
1 x Small Waved Umber
1 x Purple Thorn (garden first)
1 x ....... Pug (garden first) ! ! ! Brindled Pug, thanks Paul
.....micros.....
1 x Twenty-plume Moth (garden first)
1 x micro (to be I.D'd)
1 x micro (to be I.D'd)
1 x White-shouldered House Moth
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............? PUG Brindled, thanks Paul. Some dispute over this confusing species....Common Pug has been suggested as a good bet. Difficult....I may have to retain a few pugs for ID purposes.

WHITE-SHOULDERED HOUSE MOTH

Unidentified micro

We think possibly TINEA PELLIONELLA but the general concensus tells me it is Tinea trinotella...Thanks Melissa Andy & David

Unidentified micro

GREY DAGGER (not verified)

PALE MOTTLED WILLOW

TWENTY-PLUME MOTH

MUSLIN MOTH (garden first and second !)

PURPLE THORN

PURPLE THORN underside