16th May 2013 .... Sharks and Kittens

Still no warm nights but the moth species keep on trickling in, so no complaints.
A daytime foray in the sunny garden produced Esperia sulphurella and the first sighting of Pyrausta aurata, but the highlight was after dark with the 2nd recorded Chamomile Shark ( county recorders confirmed) for the garden plus a year first Sallow Kitten.
The Catch ...
0649 ... Esperia sulphurella ... Sulphur Tubic
1361 ... Pyrausta aurata ... Mint Moth ...YF

1728 ... Garden Carpet ... Xanthorhoe fluctuata
1781 ... Small Waved Umber ... Horisme vitalbata
1832 ... Common Pug ... Epithecia vulgata
1862 ... Double-striped Pug ... Gymnoscelis rufifasciata
1997 ... Sallow Kitten ... Furcula furcula ... YF
2063 ... Muslin Moth ... Diaphora mendica ... x3
2186 ... Powdered Quaker ... Orthosia gracilis ... x2
2214 ... Chamomile Shark ... Cucullia chamomillae ... YF
2234 ... Rustic Shoulder-knot ... Apamea sordens
2389 ... Pale Mottled Willow ... Paradrina clavipalpis
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1361 ... Pyrausta aurata

1997 ... Sallow Kitten ... Furcula furcula

2214 ... Chamomile Shark ... Cucullia chamomillae