Spring catch-up part I

What with the Easter hols and family duties the blog has suffered but thankfully the mothing has been pretty good, particularly with regards early stage finds too.  However, just wanted to get blog updated with trap visitors...

Scorched Carpet


Acleris literana


Brindled Beauty


Waved Umber

A nice mixed bag

The dominance at the trap of the Orthosia's is slowly waning and giving way to a more varied catch, the recent highlights including: Least Black Arches, Agonopterix purpurea, V-Pug and Scorched Carpet.

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