Its late....

Blair's Shoulder Knot

7 degrees.

Taxa
1631 December Moth (Poecilocampa populi) 1
2240 Blair's Shoulder-knot (Lithophane leautieri) 1

2 moths of 2 sp.

The Blair's is the latest county record by more than a month!

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Merveille du Jour

Blair's Shoulder Knot

Acleris sparsana

8 degrees at dawn though mild earlier.

Three new species for the year - Merveille du Jour, Blair's Shoulder knot and Acleris sparsana. Can anyone spare a Svennson's? Though everyone is pleased when they find MDJ on an egg box...

Taxa
0697 Agonopterix arenella 1
1038x Acleris laterana/comariana 2
1041 Acleris sparsana 1 NFY
1048 Garden Rose Tortrix (Acleris variegana) 1
1760 Red-green Carpet (Chloroclysta siterata) 1
1764 Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata) 1
1767 Pine Carpet (Thera firmata) 3
1768 Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata) 2
1913 Canary-shouldered Thorn (Ennomos alniaria) 2
2126 Setaceous Hebrew Character (Xestia c-nigrum) 2
2134 Square-spot Rustic (Xestia xanthographa) 2
2240 Blair's Shoulder-knot (Lithophane leautieri) 1 NFY
2245 Green-brindled Crescent (Allophyes oxyacanthae) 1
2247 Merveille du Jour (Dichonia aprilina) 1 NFY
2265 Flounced Chestnut (Agrochola helvola) 4
2266 Brown-spot Pinion (Agrochola litura) 7
2270 Lunar Underwing (Omphaloscelis lunosa) 4
2299 Mouse Moth (Amphipyra tragopoginis) 1
2361 Rosy Rustic (Hydraecia micacea) 9
2364 Frosted Orange (Gortyna flavago) 1
2441 Silver Y (Autographa gamma) 7

54 moths of 21 sp.