Though not the 'Indian Summer' they said it was going to be, it was quite warm yesterday so I stuck the moth trap out again last night. The temperature dropped to single figures, just, 9.7C so wasn't surprised to see only a few moths in the trap. In fact there were only seven, of six species, but three rather nice ones with
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| Canary-shouldered Thorn - one of the most photogenic of UK moths |
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| Flounced Chestnut only ever caught about half a dozen of these |
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| Green-brindled Crescent - with only a hint of green, but also new for the year. |
together with a single
Sallow and
Garden Carpet and two
Red-Green Carpet, I was well pleased as it was certainly quality as opposed to quantity.
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