After 10 days of dismal returns at the moth trap, things picked up Wednesday night and continued to improve last night.
In all: 4 new for year moths, 2 macros: brown spot pinion and brindled green, both common and expected. Micros had 2 new for the year list: Ypsolopha sequella and Hypsopygia glaucinalis, again, both expected.
More unexpected was a small emerald that in Hertfordshire, rarely shows a 2nd generation apart from after hot summers.Carpet sp were reasonably represented with wood carpet, common marbled carpet and scorched carpet. In all, over the last 2 nights, 32 moths of 19 species, so mustn't grumble.
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| brindled green |
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| silver Y |
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| Archips podana (female) |
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| scorched carpet |
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| Ypsolopha sequella |
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| Brown spot pinion |
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| wood carpet (late and unusual for Herts) |
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| small emerald |
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| lunar underwing |
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