Pouring and Prominents

What appaling weather we've been having.  I haven't trapped since March!  I thought it was worth trying last night after a reasonably warm day, although I was sure to fit the rain guard!  I got a nice selection including a new species for the garden.  Unsurprisingly, all but one were year ticks.  The new one was a Swallow Prominent.  I'm used to getting Lesser, but it was nice to get both together.  Unbelievably, despite it being quite a diverse (or be it not that numerous) catch, I didn't get a single Noctuid!

8th May:

5 Brindled Pug

3 Lesser Swallow Prominent NFY

1 Swallow Prominent NFG

1 Brimstone NFY

1 Red Twin-spot Carpet NFY

1 Waved Umber NFY

1 Peppered Moth NFY

1 Great Prominent NFY

1 Grey Pine Carpet NFY

1 Purple Thorn NFY

1 Currant Pug NFY

1 Maiden's Blush NFY

1 Brindled Beauty NFY

I also got loads of Twenty-plume Moths and this micro, Plutella porrectella:

Plutella porrectella

Brimstone

Swallow and Lesser Swallow Prominents

Brindled Beauty

Currant Pug

Great Prominent

Maiden's Blush

Purple Thorn

Peppered Moth

Waved Umber

A better night

I had quite a good selection on 20th night, though most are ones already featured previously (orange footman, spectacle, pale oak beauty etc). But here are a couple of photos... (Amazingly we don't seem to have common footman before!)

great prominent

scorched wing

small dusty wave

common wainscot

A Great Catch

CLOUDED DRAB VARIATION

GREAT PROMINENT

I had a reasonable catch last night, with a couple of showers causing a few problems. Luckily, I got a brand new species in the form of a Great Prominent. Also 15 Hebrew Character, 8 Brindled Pug, 6 Clouded Drab (including startling variations), 3 Common Quaker, 2 Double-striped Pug, 1 Powdered Quaker, and 1 Early Grey. Sean Foote.