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

Carpets start the revival

After an April of cold, wind and rain when Wychwood Moths went into virtual hibernation, things started to pick up this week with a selection of NFY moths, low numbers still and surprising few noctuids so far but seven different Carpets this week. (A late and pale Streamer, Silver-ground, Common, Garden, Spruce, Scorched and Red Twin-spot).
Also added in the last few days were first Common Pugs and Peppered Moth.
Of note on 20th May was a Rustic (previous earliest 22nd June) sharing an egg box with an Early Grey (previous latest 22nd April)

Silver-ground Carpet 

 

Common Carpet

 

Spruce Carpet 

Red Twin-spot Carpet

The Rustic (rather early) on 20th May

Geometers latest

The last four nights 21/4 to 24/4 were very productive for Wychwood moths with ten new for year macros and a large pile of pugs, some of which defied identification so could have been more. Illustrated here are a few of the more interesting ones (to me at least). On the continuing theme of early records, the catch in this period included Grey Dagger agg. and Angle Shades.

Yellow-barred Brindle - new for garden 22/4

Red Twin-spot Carpet (agg) - first 22/4

Oak Hook-tip - first 22/4

Brindled Beauty - new for garden 21/4