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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dom F" data-source="post: 3358997" data-attributes="member: 73343">The moon is getting fuller and much brighter which combined with the lack of cloud cover has had a noticeable effect on the number of moths visiting the trap over the last three nights - that said I cannot complain as the quality ion the lat couple of days has been amazing and overall February is shaping up into by far my best months trapping.Three updates today...Dermalepia micrirrhoae x2 (Erebidae) - the classification of this moth has caused much debate this week as it is currently listed as having no genus by many authorities and Dermalepia or Ophiusa by others...either way it is the personification of the phrase "never judge a book by its cover"; with its wings closed it is a large , brown non-descript species and then it flashes its wings at you....Donuca xanthopyga (Catocalinae) - a very attractive member of the Donuca genus and a new species for meMacroglossum dohertyi (SPhingidae) - this along with the similar looking species Cizara ardeniaem was one of my major "wants" this year. I have seen it once before but only had my phone camera so have some out of focus photos...Mythimna formosana (Hadeninae) - one of the commoner "wainscots" that I catch</blockquote>