A new moth was found in the trap this morning. A lesser swallow prominent. This has appeared as a second generation insect, with the first generation in flight as from mid April. Other regulars were discovered including 5 scalloped oaks, 25 common footmen, 1 elephant hawk moth, 1 poplar hawk moth, 4 riband wave, 1 buff arches, 1 buff tip and 1 buff ermine. 2 in the fridge still awaiting identification.
Update: These 2 have now been sorted: a dark umber and a pyralid moth catoptria pinella. I have sent this record to the county recorder as it appears to be some way from its usual habitat of wooded heaths and bogs
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| catoptria pinella |
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| endotricha flammealis |
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| lesser swallow prominent |
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| dark umber (worn specimen) |
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