Lesser Stag Beetle!

My moth trap contained one of my favourite beetles last night, a Lesser Stag Beetle. It looked very dirty, so had probably been digging around in dead wood before flying to my trap.

A new moth for the patch last night - the full list is as follows:
Scarlet Tiger 4
Middle-barred Minor 1 This is a 'first' for the patch - it usually likes marshland!
Heart and Dart 10
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
Spectacle 1 Only caught this moth once before - several years ago
White Ermine 1
Lesser Yellow Underwing 1
Bee Moth 1
Brown House Moth 1
Mint Moth
Plum Tortrix 1

Bee Moth

White Ermine

Large Yellow Underwing

Middle-barred Minor

Scarlet Tiger

Spectacle

Other odds and ends in the trap included a Honey Bee, a Hawthorn Shieldbug, an Ichneumon Wasp and a Harlequin Ladybird.

Hawthorn Shieldbug