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
Andy,
ReplyDeleteJust shows how variable this mothing business is. On my 1st year anniversary I'd managed 265 yet Scorched Carpet, S W Umber, Treble-lines and Miller would all be new species in my garden!
Happy moffing!
Steve T