2012 highlights

Not a brilliant year but a few highlights nonetheless; some just because they're handsome beasts - Speckled Yellow, Mother Shipton, Ruddy Carpet; some new to the garden - Waved Black, Four-dotted Footman; plus a few of the (many) great moths from my trip to SW France - Passenger, Frosted Yellow, Purple Cloud, Orache Moth, Dewick's Plusia.

Moths of the Lot: part IV

A few more images from this summer's trip to SW France...

Beautiful Hook-tip (Laspeyria flexula)


Lythria cruentaria


Dewick's Plusia (Macdunnoughia confusa)


Latin (Callopistria juventina)


Epicallima formosella

The Sphinx puts in an appearance

Things ticking over in the garden as the year end approaches, but still had time to add one to the garden list, one that has been long overdue - Sprawler (Asteroscopus sphinx) - which takes the garden list to 674 species.

Sprawler (Asteroscopus sphinx)


Dave

Friday night is migrant night

Been running the garden MV trap any suitable night of late, with a steady flow of autumnal species, however the last two Friday's have been the highlights with migrants in the shape of Vestal on 5th October



and Delicate on the 12th.





Dave

Moths of the Lot: part III

Just a few more from this summer's trip to SW France to brighten the already dank days of autumn.

Six-belted Clearwing



Broad-bordered Bee Hawkmoth



Frosted Yellow



Cloaked Carpet



Spurge Hawkmoth



Large Dark Prominent



Tawny Prominent



Pine-tree Lappet



Dave

A few from the Autumnal cast

The nights are certainly drawing in now leading to much cooler temperatures.  The trap is slowing down but at least new for year species are still being added to the garden list as the cast of autumnal moths takes over...

The images are not of a usual standard and a little bland as we are building an extension and I have temporarily lost my photo 'lab'.

Mallow

Red Underwing

Feathered Gothic


Lunar Underwing

Feathered Ranunculus


Dave

Ginger Funk

Is this the funkiest caterpillar, quite possibly.

My kids found it at school yesterday and Christened it "Ginger Funk",  a very apt name indeed.







Dave