20th May 2009

Things starting to build up now as the wind drops and night time temperatures continue to climb. Fifteen species included six new for the year and an unknown Gelechid.

Silver Y:

Pale Prominent:

The Flame:

Poplar Grey:

Mottled Pug:

Aphomia sociella (Bee Moth):

A more attractive form of Marbled Minor also appeared:

18th May 2009

Four more new species brings the total for the garden so far this year up to 100. A belated first Brindled Pug flew before I could take a decent picture but a beautiful Common Marbled Carpet posed very nicely for me:


Two Large Nutmegs were very different from each other:


Finally the first of the minors turned up. Almost certainly this is a Marbled Minor but will have to be go into the records as 'agg' without dissection.


Best of the rest (15w Actinic)

Red Twin-spot Carpet - 1
Eyed Hawkmoth - 1
Pale Mottled Willow - 1