Had a Moth trapping session in my garden last night,unfortunately rain stopped play at 12.00 am,but the following species are what we caught,in order of appearance:
Privet Hawkmoth - 1 found roosting on my garden shed before we had even set up,and a first for my garden too!!. Small fan-footed Wave - 1 Small Blood-vein - 3 Snout - 4 Small-dusty Wave - 3 Smoky Wainscot - 11 Swallowtail - 4 Brimstone - 3 Riband Wave - 6 Yellow Shell - 1 Dark/Grey Dagger - 2 Small Magpie - 2 Buff Ermine -1 Willow Beauty - 5 Heart and Dart - 2 Buff Arches - 2 Common Footman - 1 Common Emerald - 2 Flame Shoulder - 3 Dark barred twin-spot Carpet - 1 Dark Arches - 5 The Flame - 3 Bright-line brown eye - 3 Light Arches - 1 Clay - 2 Peppered Moth - 1 Dot Moth - 1 Drinker - 1 Plain-golden Y - 2 Large-elephant Hawkmoth - 1 Large-yellow Underwing - 3 Double-square spot - 2 Uncertain - 4 Dusky Brocade - 1 Gothic - 1 Garden Pebble - 2.
In all 36 species in a very small garden,just shows what is out there.
Regards
Steve,with Dave Wright,Chris Atkin and Alan Dawes.
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