Best moth trap so far this year with a good selection of species, including two semi-rares for South Derbyshire. The change in the weather definately made the difference as the evening was dry and warm.
In no particluar order –
1 Pale Prominent; 1 Green Carpet; 3 Garden Carpet; 1 Brimstone Moth; 1 Flame Shoulder; 1 Chocolate-tip*; 2 Foxglove Pug; 1 Mottled Pug; 3 Shuttle-shaped Dart; 3 Scalloped Hazel; 1 Yellow-barred Brindle*; 1 Small Phoenix (insulata); 2 Rustic Shoulder-knot; 2 Bee Moth (Aphomia sociella); 2 White-shouldered House Moth (Endrosis sarcitrella); 7 Bryotropha affinis; 1 Twenty Plumed Moth; 5 Light-brown Apple Moth (Epiphyas postvittana); 3 Chockchaffer
Following images all trapped in my garden and photographed on 16th May 2014
Above two images – Chocolate-tip – A rare but increasing species in South Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Yellow-barred Brindle – A Scarce and local species in Derbyshire – Tony Davison©
Above two images – Pale Prominent – Singles trapped each year.
Flame Shoulder – A nice fresh specimen – Tony Davison©
Brimstone Moth – Tony Davison©
Foxglove Pug – Tony Davison©
Above two images – Rustic Shoulder-knot – Tony Davison©
Found in amongst my moth pots in my garden shed. I think this is an Elephant Hawkmoth Pupae?
