Orange Sallow

After a couple of weeks anticipating, I have trapped one of the scarcer local Xanthia sp giving me the first garden tick of the autumn season. I have been getting steady catches of the regular species but this is the first "notable" for a couple of weeks for me.

Orange Sallow - garden first 25th Sept

The Sallow - new for year 25th Sept, last year I caught only a couple of darker individuals in October

Large Ranunculus - getting a few of these, this one a smart pale variation

Black Rustic - another regular at Wychwood Moths from mid-Sept onwards

Spruce Carpet - like many species, scarcer in 2011 than 2010

Autumn coming...Sep 28th

I have been anticipating new autumn moths for a couple of weeks now and nothing has arrived since a couple of Centre-barred Sallows at the start of the month. Tuesday night brought the following two similarly shaped species that were on the "hoped-for" list however so maybe some more will follow as the season progresses.

Black Rustic

Blair's Shoulder-knot