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| green carpet |
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| light emerald |
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| Old Lady (new) |
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| Old Lady (worn) |
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| silver y |
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| Svensson's copper underwing |
A record of the wildlife in and around Hadham Ford as from January 2008. Please feel free to leave any comments or email me with details of interesting bird, mammal, butterfly, moth and dragonfly sightings. @jonoForgham on twitter
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Tuesday, 30 August 2011
3 new moths 30.08.11
3 new moths this morning: firstly a snout. This is a common species and I suspect many will be trapped over the next fortnight. Unfortunately it legged it before I could get a photo. Secondly, an expected moth in the shape of Svenssons copper underwing. This common moth is distinguished from the equally frequently trapped copper underwing by observing the underside. With Svensson's there is considerably more coppering. Lastly, a visit to the trap last night at 10.30pm gave views of a large moth. This was quickly identified as an Old Lady, which seldom comes to light. As can be seen, in very poor condition. Fortunately, a second was in the trap this morning, in much better condition, also shown. Other moths making an appearnce were the regular brimstones, green and garden carpet along with plenty of yellow underwing species.
great moths, many I've never seen :-)
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