April Moths 2023 (2 Viewers)

[aeshna5]

Having a walk around one of my local sites had an Orange Underwing near a stand of the larval food plant- birch & while eating my lunch had a specimen of Adela cuprella land at my feet.

 

[KenM]

Circa dozen assorted moths under the wall halogen last night to include Lunar Marbled Brown x2, Streamer and (courtesy ID of aeshna5) a Frosted Green (life tick). + Early Grey and Hebrew Character x2.

 

[Steve Lister]

Rare for me to bother trapping as early as this but I gave it a try last night - a Double-striped Pug and an Early Grey.

 

[KenM]

A Double-striped Pug, Nut-tree Tussock plus an Early Thorn last night in the pot + a couple of I know not what’s…which I’ve placed in the ID section.

Cheers

 

[earthdragon64]

Finally some moths in April after a couple of weeks of empty traps. A Hebrew Character, 2 Clouded Drab and a NFY Double-striped Pug.

 

[aeshna5]

Went to our local mothing session at dawn today. A modest catch-less species than last month!

A couple of smart ones though with:

Scorched Carpet 2
Nut Tree Tussock 3
Brindled Beauty
Chestnut
Common Quaker
Hebrew Character 2
Brindled Pug 3
Pale Mottled Willow
Least Black Arches
Pammene argyrana

 

[earthdragon64]

The temperature dropped to just 3.0C overnight so only 2 moths in the trap this morning, both Brindled Beauty.

 

[Paul Chapman]

My second field trip of the year produced 19 species of which 13 were new for the year.

Paul's 2023 British & Irish Moth List

Three from Tuesday night:- 29. Common Plume Clevedon, North Somerset 4th April 30. Shoulder Stripe Clevedon, North Somerset 4th April 31. Brindled Beauty Clevedon, North Somerset 4th April All the best Paul

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All the best

Paul

 

[dantheman]

Silver Y in the living room last night (and previous night, but couldn't catch it when it went behind the radiator) - first living room record!

Also early last week also a Hummingbird Hawkmoth flying around the roof briefly.

 

[earthdragon64]

A Streamer, NFY, and a Brindled Beauty and a rather large wasp were all that was in the trap this morning.

 

[Farnboro John]

A Streamer, NFY, and a Brindled Beauty and a rather large wasp were all that was in the trap this morning.

Not April any more, unless May reaches Scotland later?

John

 

[earthdragon64]

Not April any more, unless May reaches Scotland later?

John

We're a bit behind, but not that much!