Improving weather...and moths

After a gap of a month, I was back trapping in the garden last night. The weather still looked clear, and when I tended the trap in the morning, the light was out (probably a loose connection). Despite these setbacks, I still managed 35 moths of 10 species, all but one of which were new for the year! The best one was probably only my second ever Pale-shouldered Brocade. Lets hope the weather is on the change for the better.

25th May:

22 Heart and Dart

3 Treble Line

2 Grey Pine Carpet

2 Rustic

1 Bird's Wing

1 Lesser Swallow Prominent

1 Shuttle-shaped Dart

1 Ingrailed Clay

1 Pale-shouldered Brocade

1 May Highflyer

Lesser Swallow Promient (I only ever seem to get Lesser in the garden)

Pale-shouldered Brocade

P.S. Sorry Ken, but there appears to be some sort of glitch, meaning I can't reply to comments. Yes, I am still using your trusty trap in the garden! There appears to be a loose connection in the plug at the moment, hopefully easily fixed.

The Cold Shoulder Over, as my Ground Takes the Silver

Thankfully, last night had decent cloud cover, which has been lacking recently, so I haven't trapped in the garden for a week. I managed a great rounded total of 50 moths of 25 species. Having not trapped for so long, I of course expected some new for year, but I also got three new for the garden in the shape of two Silver-ground Carpet, a Pale-shouldered Brocade, and a Dusky Brocade, the latter two being brand new to me. Also of note was a stunning Purple Clay, and a much more pristine Marbled White Spot.

17th June:

20 Heart and Dart

3 Dark Arches NFY

2 Peppered Moth

2 Common Pug

2 Silver-ground Carpet NFG

2 Treble Lines

2 Minor sp.

1 Large Yellow Underwing NFY

1 Rustic

1 Middle-barred Minor

1 Grey Pug

1 Foxglove Pug

1 Setaceous Hebrew Character

1 Clouded-bordered Brindle

1 Common Marbled Carpet

1 Marbled White Spot

1 Bird's Wing

1 Poplar Hawk-moth

1 Ingrailed Clay

1 Flame Carpet

1 Willow Beauty NFY

1 Pale-shouldered Brocade NFG

1 Dusky Brocade NFG

1 Purple Clay NFY

Marbled White Spot

Ingrailed Clay

Dark Arches

Purple Clay

Dusky Brocade

Silver-ground Carpet No.1

Silver-ground Carpet No.2

Pale-shouldered Brocade