Red twin-spot carpet (Xanthorrhoe spadicearia)Moth species count 19
Total moth count 59
The rain has prevented good moth trapping recently and with the scarecrow festival on at the moment I am also reluctant to leave the moth trap on, so this is the first time I have run it this week.
There was nothing new but there has been an increase in broad-bordered yellow underwings and common rustics.
There was nothing new but there has been an increase in broad-bordered yellow underwings and common rustics.
Udea prunalis
Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)
This is a moth that is very variable in colour, but its pattern is very distinctive. It fles between mid-July and mid-September and occurs anywhere, but particularly in woodlands.
Acleris forsskaleana
Lesser broad-bordered yellow underwing (Noctua janthe)This resident moth flies between July and September and is found everywhere.
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