Uncertainly rustic

Yellow Shell

After seeing this, I quite fancied a rare hawkmoth for the garden. But I didn't manage to catch any hawks at all, for the first time this year.

Numbers were down on last week's dizzy heights, with 282+ moths of c48 species waiting for me when I got up this morning. The Yellow Shell (above) was one of the prettier ones.

As ever, there were some I couldn't ID, and all help will be received gratefully...

While I was sitting by the trap, I heard high-pitched calls and then watched two Green Sandpipers fly over together. Garden tick!

photos taken with Canon Powershot A640

Moth list follows.

• Uncertain/The Rustic, 60
• Common Rustic/Lesser Common Rustic, 31
• Dark Arches, 27
• Smoky Wainscot, 16
• Common Footman, 15
• Ruby Tiger, 13
• Double Square-spot, 12
• Mother of Pearl, 11
• Brown-line Bright-eye, 10
• minor sp., 10
• Dusky Sallow, 7
• Dingy Footman, 5
• Scarce Footman, 4
• Silver Y, 4
• Straw Underwing, 4
• Willow Beauty, 4
• Clay, 3
• Flame Shoulder, 3
• Riband Wave, 3
• The Drinker, 3
• The Snout, 3
• Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, 2
• Clouded Silver, 2
• Common Wainscot, 2
• Heart and Dart, 2
• Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2
• White Satin Moth, 2
• Yellow Shell, 2

One each of:

• Beautiful Hook-tip
• Bright-line Brown-eye
• Brimstone Moth
• Buff-tip
• Clouded Border 
• Double Lobed
• Early Thorn
• Large Twin-spot Carpet
• Large Yellow Underwing
• Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 
• Light Arches
• Nut-tree Tussock
• Oak Hook-tip
• Pebble Prominent
• Small Fan-footed Wave
• Small Magpie Moth
• Swallow Prominent
• The Dun-bar
• The Flame
• Yellow-tail