Drip, drip, drip

No not the sound of rain, for once, but the excruciatingly slow trickle of moths to the garden trap. Micros to the trap are almost non-existent, thankfully dusking and early stage searches continue to prove fruitful.

Only three species to the trap last night:

Shuttle-shaped Dart, Brimstone and Chinese Character (nfy).



Dusking was much  better yesterday evening, with micros much better represented (more of which over on the kent micro moths blog: http://kentmicromoths.blogspot.co.uk/

The only macros on the dusking foray were Green Carpet and Spectacle.



Dave

Steady does it...

Nothing to set the world alight last night, but a few more new for year, highlight was the micro Phtheochroa rugosana.



Catch report

Epiphyas postvittana
Endrosis sarcitrella
Phtheochroa rugosana

Shuttle-shaped Dart



Waved Umber



Brimstone
Nut-tree Tussock


Early Grey

Bits and pieces

Too windy last night for anything decent to the trap:

5 Epiphyas postvittana
Early Grey
Angle Shades




Dusking (in the lee of any shelter) was slightly more productive:

7 Cosmiotes freyerella
Depressaria heraclei
Brimstone Moth
2 Green Carpet



Fingers crossed that the forecast for the weekend holds true and that the wind dies down a bit...

Dave

Catch report: back garden MV trap, 8th May 2012

Still no more than ticking over but at least a list, of sorts, from last night:

Agonopterix arenella 
Epiphyas postvittana - 8 (are they bouncing back this year?)
Emmelina monodactyla
Angle Shades
Brimstone

and two new for year...

 Rustic Shoulder-knot
 

Common Swift
 

Dost thou love hawking?

Only one moth to the garden trap last night, actually clinging to the sheet, but one that marked the start of the Hawks for me, surely decent May weather must be round the corner?

A pleasant surprise

Still not much doing in the traps but did get this one which was new for me: Elachista albifrontella




Also netted this while out and about this afternoon - Latticed Heath.


Dave

Garden catch-up

Finally the deluge eased (for a while) to allow a couple of nights trapping in the garden.  Managed to add a few new for years before April was out:


Herald - always a pleasure


Scorched Carpet


Brimstone


V-Pug


Fern