A breezy but mild early evening, wind dropping later. 9 degree min.

Like buses, you get something new one day and the next day more follow!A proper catch last night.

Taxa
0461 Ypsolopha ustella 1
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 3
1025 Tortricodes alternella 2
1926 Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) 1 NFY
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 6
2256 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa) 1
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 1 NFY

15 moths of 7 sp

Pale brindled Beauty

Chestnut

Hebrew Character

Let the Survey commence...

Last night was the first 2011 Garden Moth Survey. It takes place each Friday from now until November right across Britain. Last year started with a blank session so I was pleased that, despite the cold, I caught three moths...

An almost empty trap...

Above and below - Below is Agonopterix heracliana, but what about the one above? The spotting is different. Could it be ciliella? I haven't recorded it yet as I'm not sure of the identity...

Above - The two usual suspects at this time, Pale Brindled Beauty and Hebrew Character.

It would be great to get through the whole lot without an empty session. 

Taxa

0688 Agonopterix heracliana 1

1926 Pale Brindled Beauty (Phigalia pilosaria) 1

2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 1

3 moths of 3 sp.

Two early surprises...

A very mild February night for rural Northumberland last night. The trap was on from 6pm - 11pm and the temp was no lower than 8 degrees. As a result a few moths were caught including some early examples...

Taxa
0688 Agonopterix heracliana 1
1663 March Moth (Alsophila aescularia) 1
2139 Red Chestnut (Cerastis rubricosa) 1 NFY only 2 previous county Feb records.
2179 Pine Beauty (Panolis flammea) 1 NFY only 1 county Feb record.
2190 Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica) 1 NFY
2258 Chestnut (Conistra vaccinii) 3

Trap only on from 6 pm - 11pm. Down to 8 degrees.
8 moths of 6 species...

2139 Red Chestnut

2179 Pine Beauty

2190 Hebrew Character