When I close down the trap, I stuff the entrance with kitchen towel, so I can put the trap in the shed, and open it up later in the day after work. This has always worked fine, but those little devils that are Cockchafers were able to push out the paper this morning! As a result, a few moths got away, and got lost in the piles of garbage in the shed. Who knows what was there, but I should definitely not complain!
The reason being that despite not quite as many moths as I expected (26 sp), I did manage to get two brand new species, and a further new one for the garden, an amazing result! Amongst these was a long sought-after species as far as I'm concerned - a Puss moth. Result! The other brand new one was a single Grey Birch, and the garden tick was another Birch feeder - a Birch Mocha. I also got a striking micro, Acleris literana.
23rd May:
9 Mottled Pug
3 Shuttle-shaped Dart
3 Brimstone
2 Common Wave NFY
2 Small Seraphim NFY
2 Light Brocade NFY
2 Common Pug NFY
1 Puss Moth NFM
1 Birch Mocha NFG
1 Narrow-winged Pug
1 Shears
1 Yellow-barred Brindle
1 Silver-ground Carpet NFY
1 Red Twin-spot Carpet
1 Tawny-barred Angle NFY
1 Poplar Grey NFY
1 Pebble Hook-tip NFY
1 Red-green Carpet NFY
1 Grey Birch NFM
1 Garden Carpet
1 Minor sp. (prob Marbled) NFY
1 Spruce Carpet NFY
1 Brindled Pug
1 Pebble Prominent
1 Iron Prominent NFY
1 Flame Shoulder
Plus loads of unidentifiable Pugs (prob mostly Mottled)!
Puss Moth
Spruce Carpet
Common Pug
Minor sp (prob Marbled)
Light Brocade
Small Seraphim
Red-green Carpet
Poplar Grey
Pebble Hook-tip
Grey Birch
Tawny-barred Angle
Common Wave
Silver-ground Carpet
Birch Mocha
Acleris literana
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