Now well into the 2nd week of November, but the moths are still coming, due to the fact it remains around 15C during the day and only falls a couple of degrees at night. Consequently, unusually for this time of the year, moths are still being recorded every night, albeit in small numbers.
Every day, since 30th October, I have taken at least 1 feathered thorn, a run of 12 consecutive nights. On the 7th, 3 of them were present.
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| Feathered thorn |
Other macros taken over the last week: red green carpet, angle shades, green brindled crescent, setaceous hebrew character, beaded chestnut, yellow line quaker and this morning, sprawler and grey shoulder knot. A good cross section of autumnal moths.
Micro wise, highlight was on the 5th, an
Acleris hastiana, a worn example showing white edges to the wings, but lacking the tell tale tufts of
Ac cristana. Dissection by Graeme confirmed
hastiana. This proved to be my 209th micro of the year, whilst the only other micro has been
Emmelina monodactyla, taken on 4 nights since the 4th.
Records now stand at 209 micros and 214 macros for the year, made up of 5879 records in total.
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| A worn Acleris hastiana |
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| Sprawler |
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| Sprawler |
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| close up of Sprawler |
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| grey shoulder knot and sprawler |
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