Showing posts with label Green Silver-lines. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Green Silver-lines. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 July 2013

Broom - not the Gravel Pit

Some moths are on the radar as gaps in the garden list, specifically those that your pals are getting locally right now or at least appear on their lists regularly. There are others that are somewhat forgotten, so when this one appeared in my trap I initially had no idea at all what it was. Obviously not common around these parts.
Broom Moth - NFG 5th July, nice gold and reddish tones along with the distinctive cream line.

A couple of other of the highlights from the same night:
 Blue-bordered Carpet, did not appear here in 2012, I do like this small species

Green Silver-lines, common enough here but I do like a bit of colour !

Freyer's Pug, average two of these each year

Buff Arches, again regular here but always fascinated with the "waxy" finish and intricate markings

Saturday, 2 June 2012

1st June - two garden seconds


Picking up in variety now and 2nd June marks the second anniversary of mothing at Wychwood Avenue. So coming into my third June it will be interesting to find the status of those moths that I only got in one of the two previous Junes, 2010 and 2011. Was I lucky to get them at all, or unlucky to only get them once ?
To start answering the question, two moths from last night which were second time around records:

What you looking at?


Spectacle - previously recorded just the once on 30th April 2011
Second record 1st June 2012


Nice hair-do ?!

Green Silver-lines - previously recorded on 26th June 2010 when three turned up together. Subsequently one on 27th and 28th were probably retrapped individuals.
Second clearly separate record 1st June 2012