Last night the temperature dropped to 2.8°C and our exposed garden trap had only four moths (Hebrew Character & Common Quaker). The sheltered wood trap however produced 31 moths of 14 species. New for us this year were Purple Thorn, Great Prominent, Lunar Marbled Brown and Water Carpet.
Evan & Carolyn.
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Purple Thorn showing dark central spot upper-side hind wing |
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Purple Thorn typical posture |
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Lunar Marbled Brown |
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Water Carpet (FW 17 mm) |
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