July Moths (2 Viewers)

[KenM]

Just 20 of 6 this am, to highlight 14 Least Carpet and a SilverY wing.
Plus a Jersey Tiger (just) being chased by a Blue Tit passing the window.😮

Cheers

 

[Farnboro John]

Just 20 of 6 this am, to highlight 14 Least Carpet and a SilverY wing.
Plus a Jersey Tiger (just) being chased by a Blue Tit passing the window.😮

Cheers

You caught a SilverY wing?? Wow.

 

[KenM]

You caught a SilverY wing?? Wow.

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Yes, never mind…yours should be along later.😉

 

[Owene]

Nice to find this Jersey Tiger on a family walk down to the seafront. I think it’s the 3rd or 4th I’ve seen here (I don’t trap so presumably there are loads of them flying around).

 

[Steve Lister]

Everyone round here is inundated with Willow Ermines this morning - I had 273 (about a third of them in the trap) but my friend in Quorn counted 794 in and around his trap.
Good night otherwise too - a total of 358 moths of 39 species including 2 Tree-lichen Beauty (still scarce round here) and mu first Gothic for eight years.

 

[Farnboro John]

Six Tree Lichen Beauties in my trap this morning, three Riband Waves (one banded, two outline), four Mother of Pearl and otherwise no more than two (and many singles) among 36/20 spp.

John

 

[KenM]

17 of 7 this am, to include 6 Riband Waves, 2TLB, Copper Underwing (NFY), Nut-Tree Tussock, Dunbar, 3 Least Carpet, Common Rustic (in and around the pot) + a flyby Jersey Tiger.

 

[Steve Lister]

Another good catch but with far fewer Willow Ermines, just 35. Highlights were my first Thorns of the year, a Dusky and a Canary-shouldered, plus my second-ever Oak Hook-tip.
Six Box Tree Moths take my total for the year to 30 so I think we can say it is well established round here now.

 

[KenM]

Low catch last night, not sure why: but first Gypsy Moth of the year, also NFY 2 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (is there a clumsier moth common name?) and Double Lobed. Two Flame Shoulders the only other multiple in 10/8 spp (once I identify the micro in the fridge).

Edit: Micro was Eudonia mercurella, had several this year already.

John

Y’er a bit behind the times sunshine.🤣

 

[Farnboro John]

Y’er a bit behind the times sunshine.🤣

This is Hampshire, my friend. What's all this about the Norman oppressor setting up a hunting preserve in the South of our county?

Edit: I see what you mean now - oops!

John