A new month but on the moth front it is decidedly business as usual. Of note was the record total of 7 Dotted Border for the garden trap.
Back Garden trap results 1st March 2012
Tortricodes alternella
Emmelina monodactyla 3
Dotted Border 7
Hebrew Character 9
Early Moth 2
Satellite
Chestnut 2
Pale Brindled Beauty
Plus on the night time dog walk:
Female Early Moth
Angle Shades caterpillar
Three as yet unidentified caterpillars (ca. 17mm long), browsing on Blackthorn buds (comments welcomed) Edit: Thanks to Douglas over on Back Garden Moths - these look like Lesser Y U cats.
Dave
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