Some June variety

Though it seems so sometimes, the second half of the month has not been only about common and sometimes difficult brown noctuids. The number of the "gentler" moths has however been relatively disappointing in the last couple of weeks. Here are some pics tough of some that have caught my attention including a New for Garden species that was always on the possibles list.

 Scorched Wing - new for garden on 24th June 2014

 Puss Moth - great to get these impressive beasts - three garden records

 Buff-tip tip

 Shark - get a couple of these most years

 Burnished Brass

 Shears - been a good year for these in my garden

 Miller - always a favourite

Common Swift - scarce for me, just a few each year

First ten days of May

A selection of moths from early May as the variety starts to increase. There always seem to be a couple of species that are in the majority and the best moths come in the ones or twos. I am now getting a good array of carpets (Gardenn, Common Marbled, Red Twin-spot) and some other geometers but the garden is currently being avoided by any of the prominents and I am still awaiting my first hawkmoth. The honeysuckle is out now so that bodes well for the next few nights. Just need one more species to reach the garden 200 with 22 days left to go until the first anniversary of mothing activity so hoping its something spectacular to mark the occasion.

Heart&Dart and Shuttle-shaped Dart now getting to double figures and the first Setaceous Hebrew Characters have appeared also adding to numbers in the catch but just getting in the way really. Pugs are a pain too but getting there slowly...

Scorched Carpet

Small Waved Umber

Miller

Treble Lines

Scalloped Hazel (had a few of these)

Pug sp. (most of mine start as this then get called "Common") though got to grips with Mottled, Oak-tree, Brindled and White-spotted ok and the V-Pug last week was easy enough !

Mottled Pug

White-spotted Pug (getting these most nights)

Common Pug