Moth morning

I checked the trap earlier than usual this morning 4.20a.m. as I was up to lead a dawn chorus walk. Usual insects were in the trap: 6 common quakers, 1 small quaker, 2 clouded drabs, 1 hebrew character but also a new moth for the year, a shoulder stripe. This makes the species count now 16 for the year, considerably down on last year when we had a warm and dry spring.

shoulder stripe

hebrew character