April Moths (2 Viewers)

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2025

• #21

The Northerly aspect of my back garden persuaded me to trap last night despite a forecast strong breeze (minimum!) from the South. Consequently I nailed my first Grey Dagger of the year.

Other than that two Common Quakers were backed up by singles of Nut-tree Tussock, Frosted Green, Lunar Marbled Brown and Hebrew Character. There were two micros but I threw one away without thinking and then blew the other one off the trap as I saw it only when carrying it back indoors and wasn't going to take the risk it might be a clothes moth. Oops in both cases!

John

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2025

• #22

Now a bit of a catch-up for April to this point.

John

Twin-spotted Quaker
Brindled Beauty
Pine Beauty
Sharp-angled Peacock
Frosted Green

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2025

• #23

Part Two

John

Nut-tree Tussock
Oak-tree Pug
Flame Shoulder
Lunar Marbled Brown X 2 - these are having a good season, or would be if I didn't keep interrupting it!

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Apr 16, 2025

• #24

And Part Three!

John

Frosted Green
Pale Tussock
Grey Dagger
Frosted Green
Lunar Marbled Brown

 

Farnboro John

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• Apr 17, 2025

• #25

Nothing new for the year this morning and the only multiple was 2 Clouded Drabs, but singles of Brindled Pug, Brindled Beauty, Hebrew Character, Frosted Green and both Small and Common Quaker kept the interest going.

John

 

KenM

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• Apr 19, 2025

• #26

Frosted Green, Hebrew Character, Double-striped Pug, Brindle Pug and drum roll for a moth I don’t get that often….Muslin Moth.

 

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earthdragon64

Lurker

• Apr 20, 2025

• #27

Two Common Quakers were all that was in the trap this morning, it wasn't even that cold, 4.9C.

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Apr 21, 2025

• #28

Frosted Green, 5 Brindled Pugs and drum roll for (a month early?)…..Mocha!

 

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Farnboro John

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• Apr 21, 2025

• #29

With a warm night forecast (albeit a risk of rain: there was some but not a lot) I stuck the trap out overnight and was rewarded with four NFY: Heart and Dart, 2 Shuttle-shaped Darts, Grey Pine Carpet and a delightful Early Thorn.

More routine fare amounted to 3 Brindled and an Oak-tree Pug, 2 Common Quakers, a Hebrew Character and a Lunar Marbled Brown.

John

 

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aeshna5

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• Apr 21, 2025

• #30

I set off just before 5am this morning for an hour's walk to a local nature reserve where a trap had been out overnight. Given it wasn't forecast (maybe some drizzle they said) the rain was fairly heavy (but much needed) as I started up.

The trap was under cover & the rain stopped as I reached the site.

Nut-tree Tussock 2
Double-striped Pug 5
Brindled Pug
Pale Mottled Willow 5
Coleophora sp
Silver-Y
Oak Nycteoline
Common Quaker 3
Shuttle-shaped Dart
Powdered Quaker
Caloptilia sp
Toadflax Brocade
Diamond-back
Hebrew Character 2

+ 3 Caddisflies

 

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chipperatl

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• Apr 21, 2025

• #31

Unseasonably cool this side of the pond also. Still managed 4 lifers in April.
Major Sallow

Speckled Sereda Moth

Grote's Sallow

This Bicolored Woodgrain Moth is definitely "Moth of the year" so far though.

I had one of these Carrier Moths in late March that look like possible 1st Michigan record. This one showed up on 4/18.

This Variable Carpet Moth is the most colorful one I have had.

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Apr 23, 2025

• #32

Despite the rain forecast I ran the trap under the parasol.
However I didn’t rise till 6.30 (still raining) and apart from an Early Grey, just a few pugs, in and around the trap and one I nearly missed.
Having had once before in the past, a nice to see NFY…Least Black Arches.

 

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Farnboro John

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• Apr 23, 2025

• #33

KenM said:

Despite the rain forecast I ran the trap under the parasol.
However I didn’t rise till 6.30 (still raining) and apart from an Early Grey, just a few pugs, in and around the trap and one I nearly missed.
Having had once before in the past, a nice to see NFY…Least Black Arches.

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I think you need to check post #20.....

John

 

KenM

Well-known member

• Apr 23, 2025

• #34

Farnboro John said:

I think you need to check post #20.....

John

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………a senior moment!😮

 

Farnboro John

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• Apr 24, 2025

• #35

I had one of those annoying ones this morning: dark, seemingly unpatterned until flash photography (technique, not quality) revealed underlying details. Obsidentify originally had it as a Chestnut (but hedged with 17% Large Yellow Underwing, which it wasn't big enough for) but on cropping in decided it was most likely a Turnip. Looking at the best pictures I too recognised a particularly dark Turnip. At least it was NFY!

The other NFY this morning was Pale Mottled Willow, no ID problems there.

I was also pleased to get the second LBAM of the year as that allowed me to finally grab a photo - the first one was too quick for me - restoring for the present my 100% photographed status for this year.

Otherwise it was singles of Oak-tree and Brindled Pugs, Shuttle-shaped Dart, a very worn Hebrew Character and a Clouded Drab.

John

 

earthdragon64

Lurker

• Apr 25, 2025

• #36

Cold overnight, 2.4C, so not much in the trap, just 3 Hebrew Characters and my first ever Twin-spotted Quaker. They aren't common up here, the first record in the VC was 2021.

 

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aeshna5

Well-known member

• Apr 27, 2025

• #37

A small moth flying along a hedge track this morning. Pleasingly it settled in a conspicuous position rather than hiding under a leaf. My first Common Carpet this year.

 

JWN Andrewes

Poor Judge of Pasta.

• Apr 27, 2025

• #38

Nice to wake up to a bit of variety this morning, even if there was nothing remarkable, it's still things I haven't seen for a while.

 

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Farnboro John

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• Apr 27, 2025

• #39

First Great Prominent of the year in the trap this morning. Also first May Bug....

Early Grey best of the rest (not a lot!)

John

 

Farnboro John

Well-known member

• Monday at 9:02 AM

• #40

What a difference a day makes, although yesterday's Great Prominent perhaps indicated a change was gonna come.

This morning's trap contained a full tick Coxcomb Prominent, my 400th macro-moth: NFY Iron Prominent, Seraphim and first of the big boys for this year, a Lime Hawk-moth.

Other than that 3 Brindled, a Double-striped and an Oak-tree Pug; a Flame Shoulder and 2 each of Pale Mottled Willow, Nut-tree Tussock and Shuttle-shaped Dart.

John