Lots of excitement at Wychwood Avenue over the first few days of the month with a hot spell and six new macro moth species for the garden. Four are illustrated here and the other two (much scarcer) species to come in a later post as they are currently with the VC30 recorders for confirmation. Come back in a few days for the next installment to find out what they are !
Haworths Pug (on the scratched perspex cove of the trap) - NFG 4th July
Treble-bar - NFG 3rd July (have found on local hills in daytime earlier this year)
Common White Wave - NFG 4th July (though plenty around the local woodlands)
Dingy Shears - pair together NFG 3rd July
Scalloped Oak - NFY 3rd July, three were recorded in 2010
Short-cloaked Moth on the shed door - NFY 3rd July, just one record in 2010
Fern - second one this year, this is fresh and well marked in contrast to the previous one
Marbled Beauty - very common around these parts but not usually with this amount of orange colouration
Common Emerald - NFY 2nd July, four of these in the garden in 2010
Haworths Pug (on the scratched perspex cove of the trap) - NFG 4th July
Treble-bar - NFG 3rd July (have found on local hills in daytime earlier this year)
Common White Wave - NFG 4th July (though plenty around the local woodlands)
Dingy Shears - pair together NFG 3rd July
Scalloped Oak - NFY 3rd July, three were recorded in 2010
Short-cloaked Moth on the shed door - NFY 3rd July, just one record in 2010
Fern - second one this year, this is fresh and well marked in contrast to the previous one
Marbled Beauty - very common around these parts but not usually with this amount of orange colouration
Common Emerald - NFY 2nd July, four of these in the garden in 2010
