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| turnip moth |
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| female orange swift |
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| lychnis |
A good night at the moth trap, with 2 new species discovered in amongst a good count of regulars.A superbly marked green carpet managed to escape as I was trying to get the 1st photo of it. A common moth, I suspect it will return to the trap. The second was a common moth, long overdue, in the form of a turnip moth, shown below. Another good moth was lychnis, now beginning its second brood and one that will be fairly regular for the next few weeks, also shown below. Lesser, lesser broad bordered and large yellow underwing were all taken and the number of the large micro moth, mother of pearl, continue to increase. At least 15 this morning.
The previous morning a moth I had not seen before had me diving for the field guide. However, it turned out to be a female of the orange swift species, shown here in hand. Much larger and duller than the orange male, nevertheless a good moth to observe.
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