Surrey Moths & Butterflies: lunar-spotted pinion

Saturday, 2 July 2011

A Lunar-tics O-pinion

Conditions last night were not ideal, as it had not been a particularly warm day, and cloud cover was at a minimum. Some nice moths were caught in the garden however, including a few new for the year. Best was my second record of Lunar-spotted Pinion. Interestingly, my first record was on the very first night I ever trapped in the garden, two years ago to the day!

July 1st:
7 Dark Arches
6 Riband Wave
6 Rustic
4 Heart and Dart
4 Uncertain
3 Willow Beauty
3 Light Arches
3 Turnip
2 Mottled Beauty
2 Flame
2 Heart and Club
2 Dot Moth
1 Double-striped Pug
1 Lunar-spotted Pinion NFY
1 Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing NFY
1 Beautiful Hook-tip
1 Large Yellow Underwing
1 Mottled Rustic
1 Bird's Wing
1 Shears
1 Snout NFY
1 Minor sp.
1 Buff Ermine NFY
1 Garden Carpet
1 Bright-line Brown-eye NFY
1 Small Seraphim

Bright-line Brown-eye