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

Heath and Reach daytime mothing

A couple of hours looking for dragonflies took me to the west of the county on 19th May and managed to find a few moths amongst the plentiful odonata and butties.

Six species in all, Common Heath, Burnet Companion, Mother Shipton, Cinnabar, Treble-bar and Silver-ground Carpet.

Common Heath (a life tick for me)

Silver-ground Carpet (a handful disturbed from the grass)


Cinnabar (these were everywhere on the site)