After waking up at 5.15 every morning since Saturday, I thought it wouldn't hurt to set the moth trap and get up early once more. The weather forecast was dry and cloudy - good for moths. And when I looked out of the window at 6am, there was a Barn Owl sitting on the beanpoles in the garden! So it was worth it.
The moths themselves weren't terribly spectacular this morning, but I suppose 190 moths of 20 species is not too shabby for September.
List follows...
- Setaceous Hebrew Character, 82
- Square-spot Rustic, 46
- Large Yellow Underwing, 21
- Brimstone Moth, 10
- Vine's Rustic, 7
- Common Wainscot, 4
- Light Emerald, 3
- Straw Dot, 2
- Centre-barred Sallow, 2
- Lesser Yellow Underwing, 2
- Smoky Wainscot, 2
And one each of:
- Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
- Dingy Footman
- Flame Shoulder
- Flounced Rustic
- Green Carpet
- Mother of Pearl
- Shuttle-shaped Dart
- Square-spotted Clay
- Turnip Moth
I'm impressed by seven Vine's Rustics. It's not a species I've seen up on Merseyside.
ReplyDeleteYou're not missing much! They are marginally nicer-looking than Uncertains.
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