Getting up early for the party animals

I have to get up early to check the moth trap, but it always seems like the moths themselves have had a good night dancing around the bulb. Some of them even seem a little hungover in the morning.

Pretty skies when I got up to check the moth trap this morning...

Purple Thorn

Swallow Prominent

The Spectacle

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings

The full list...

• Common Footman, 33
• The Uncertain, 31
• The Rustic, 24
• Dark Arches, 20
• Smoky Wainscot, 11
• Common Rustic, 6
• Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 5
• Brown-line Bright-eye, 5
• Scarce Footman, 4
• Common Wainscot, 3
• Light Arches, 3
• The Drinker, 3
• Buff-tip, 2
• Dusky Sallow, 2
• Heart & Dart, 2
• Peppered Moth, 2
• Ruby Tiger, 2
• Scalloped Oak, 2
• Silver Y, 2
• The Flame, 2
• White Satin Moth, 2

One each of:

• Beautiful Hook-tip
• Brimstone
• Burnished Brass
• Clouded Border
• Double Square-spot
• Large Yellow Underwing
• Least Carpet
• Privet Hawkmoth (only ONE!!!!)
• Purple Thorn
• Setaceous Hebrew Character
• Small Fan-footed Wave
• Swallow Prominent
• Swallow-tailed Moth
• The Clay
• The Spectacle
• Willow Beauty
• Yellow-tail

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640