June 16 catch-up

Not content with finally getting Lime Hawkmoth, a few days later I got the other missing "hawk" that has shunned my garden trap for six years. Also new was Flame Carpet, though unfortunately a partly worn individual.

Pine Hawkmoth - new for garden - 20th June

Flame Carpet - new for garden 21st June

A few moths that I get every year but not particularly commonly were also noted

 Broken-barred Carpet - most of mine have a proper break - 22nd June

 Grass Rivlet - blown across from the chalk hillside - 9th June

 Pale Tussock - a female for a change - 7th June

 Vapourer

White Ermine - 15th June

White-spotted Pug

End of May - still waiting for lift-off

Still on the launch pad in Luton but various of the usual pugs are putting in an appearance and they're fresh enough to be able to work out what most of them are. Only just starting to get the increased diversity of species that I usually get from end of April. Not sure our local bat isn't helping himself to a few either...

 Mottled Pug

 White-spotted Pug

 Common Pug

 Scorched Carpet

 Treble Lines

 Nut-tree Tussock

Reed Twin-spot Carpet

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