I had a Little Nut-tree...

A warm night produced 25 macro species, the high spot of which were two egg laying female Fox Moths and several firsts for this year, some of which are shown below.

Carolyn & Evan

Fox Moth (f)

Brown Rustic

Dark Spectacle

Nut-tree Tussock

Tawny-barred Angle

Sarnau.

A few from our garden last night, Sarnau

Small Phoenix

Brimstone Moth

Flame Shoulder

Pale Tussock

Poplar Hawkmoth

Rivulet

Scalloped Hazel

Nebo/ Cross Inn

Here's a Pale Tussock....

I think it might be a male (smaller, and plainer apparently) but since I don't have anything to compare it with I can't be sure!

A few more from or Talybont garden

Now, don't get over excited!  Things are looking up here in the garden with one or two new species for the year, no new ones for the garden yet though.  Not quite as good as exploring different habitats as we should be doing this time of year but none the less some welcome old friends are returning.
Also three May Bugs that our resident male Sparrow was most grateful for to feed his growing family. He seeks them out, prefers them to moths thank goodness.
Ina and Tony

Alucita hexadactyla

Brimstone Moth

Flame Shoulder

Heart and Dart - headband

Heart and Dart

Matilella fusca

Muslin Moth - cos I love those feet!

Treble Lines

White Ermine - intact and NOT inside a Robin!

White Ermine

I am encouraging a very talented natural history photographer from Llandre, John Ibbotson, to get into moth trapping and have lent him a trap.
Last night he had no success but today he sent me this wonderful photo.
Wonderful that is if you are a Robin, not so wonderful if you are a moth.

Sarnau 2nd May

A few from Sarnau last night (2nd May), please correct me if I have miss-identified anything.

 Red/Dark-barred Twin-Spot carpet

 Early-toothed Striped

 Garden Carpet

 Scalloped Hazel

 White-pinion Spotted

Brimstone Moth

2019 Review

The review of 2019 vc46 moths is available to view from the link on the documents page above.
Ina and Tony