With nothing in the trap 24hrs earlier, there was no chance of re-traps and a bit more cloud cover, so I put the trap out again last night. Present this morning, as well as 2
Light Brown Apple Moths and 4
Blair's Shoulder-knots were a
December Moth and one of the
Epirrata November Moths.
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| December Moth -but it's only October! |
I didn't bother checking the latter with the microscope but having examined a number of these over the years here at Waldridge, the one that is generally unbanded, and poorly marked like this individual invariably prove to be
November Moth Epirrata dilutata.
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| November Moth, probably |
Also in the trap this morning was a
Seven-spot Ladybird, perhaps looking for a hibernation spot.
A few butterflies were on the wing today were 3
Red Admiral, a
Small Tortoiseshell and a
Speckled Wood all being seen. A
Garden Orb Spider Acleris variegana had it's web across the patch of
Penstemon 'Garnet' still in flower and which just failed to hold one of the former butterflies in it's trap.
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| Garden Orb Spider |
About 15
Meadow Pipit flew over, together with a couple of single
Redwings, a male
Sparrowhawk and a flock of 35
Curlew.
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