Our first warm night produced a total of 138 moths of 34 macro and four micro species. To our great surprise we found the male day-flying Emperor Moth in our garden trap with no female in sight. We had several firsts for the year, some of which are in the gallery below, including a rather early Coronet (dark form) and a new micro for us.
Carolyn & Evan
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Emperor Moth |
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Lesser Swallow Prominent |
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Lunar Thorn |
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Pale-shouldered Brocade |
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Grey Birch |
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Coronet |
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Esperia sulphurella |
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