17th Sept.....Dusky Thorn

Winter seems to be on its way as temps plunged to around 4 degC. There were a few moths flying early in the evening and it was nice to get a Dusky Thorn which is a newcomer to my garden.
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DUSKY THORN

SMALL DUSTY WAVE is a common visitor to the traps

one of 3 PALE MOTTLED WILLOW to brave the cold

GARDEN CARPET

A micro believed to be CELYPHA LACUNANA unless someone knows better. I've set low standards for micro I.D. and so far have failed to achieve them Last nights tally :-

7, Large Yellow Underwing

4, Garden Carpet

4, Square-spot Rustic

3, Setaceous Hebrew Character

3, Pale Mottled Willow

3, Willow Beauty

2, Orange Swift

2, Flounced Rustic

2, Lunar Underwing

1, Silver Y

1, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

1, Lesser Yellow Underwing

1, Small Dusty Wave

1, Turnip Moth

1, Shuttle-shaped Dart

1, Dusky Thorn (garden first)