The last two nights...

Tuesday 28th February...

After a very warm day, the min temp this morning was 6 degrees at dawn.
A good catch for this time of year with three year additions. The Early Grey seems early?

Taxa
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 2
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 11
1055 Acleris hyemana 2 NFY
1663 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1 NFY
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) 1
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 26
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 1 NFY the earliest county record by 11 days!
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 4
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 3

51 moths of 9 sp.

March Moth

Early Grey

Wednesday 29th February... 

3 degrees min. Spring Usher was only my third in the garden. Another nice February catch.

Taxa
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 2
1663 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) 1
1932 Spring Usher (Agriopis leucophaearia) 1 NFY
1934 Dotted Border (Agriopis marginaria) 1 NFY
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 14
2243 Early Grey (Xylocampa areola) 3
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 2
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 1

26 Moths of 9 sp.

Spring Usher

Dotted Border

At last...

...another moth. No trap on though, it came to our porch window last night...

Pic from last year, too dark for this one. March Moth. 

1663 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1 NFY

I have the trap on now, as its a balmy 10 degrees outside. I counted a dozen moths in the car headlights in the mile before home tonight so lets hope there's some in the garden...

Total for 2011 - 32 moths of 10 sp. ( Last year I only had 5 moths of 3 sp at this time).