May Moths (1 Viewer)

[DMW]

Had the following species in the garden MV trap from last night:

Common White Wave
Shears
Oak Hooktip
Vine's Rustic
Peppered Moth
Brimstone
Red Twin-spot Carpet
Oak Hook-tip
Maiden's Blush
Flame-shoulder
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Yellow-barred Brindle
Pine Beauty
Least Black Arches
Brindled Pug
Caloptilia alchimiella

 

[KenM]

Ran my MV for the first time this year on the 20th May and got 3 moths..Brimstone, Orange Footman and Chocolate tip.

Again on the 22nd..with Just one Hearts and Darts in the trap! and circa 10..mostly assorted Pugs, plus 2 Brimstone and a Birds Wing on the white wall behind the trap.

Then ran the UV on the 23rd (all nights had cloud cover) which resulted in Nowt absolute!

I think we could do with some higher temperatures!

 

[Steve Lister]

The nights are hardly ideal but I am catching hardly anything.

Last night's haul.......

EP 2
Aphomia sociella 1
Poplar Grey 1

Steve

 

[DMW]

Still quiet here too; last night in the garden:

Rivulet 1
Spectacle 1
Poplar Hawk Moth 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 4
Flame Shoulder 1
Knot Grass 1
Tawny Shears 2
Muslin 1
Vine's Rustic 3

 

[Adam M]

Spoke to a couple of moth-ers recently who seem to think last years bad weather has meant very few larvae have survived to emerge this year. That and a cold start to the year makes some sense to me. Hope everything recovers well and starts to pick up again.

Recently in north Warks, we had white-pinion spotted, brimstone and 4 pebble prominent.

Adam

 

[jforgham]

Still dreadful here in East Herts. This morning:
cabbage moth (nfy)
flame shoulder (nfy)
heart and dart (nfy)
brimstone
grey pug

One day it'll be like it used to be in late May i.e. 150 moths of 30+ species.
regards,
Jono

 

[jforgham]

pale tussock nfy
garden carpet nfy
Epiblema cynosbatella nfy

All that ventured out last night!!
regards,
Jono