Wasps 1, Moths 0

 Well I'm afraid the wasps from the nest are now a serious threat to future trapping outside my widow, as they are now somehow getting into the flat, attracted by the UV light. As a result this morning I waited too long before checking the trap in an attempt to allow any wasps to escape, but many moths also escaped by then. I might be able to trap in the front garden but this presents a logistical problem. Anyhow the list is as follows:

Jersey Tiger 5

Shuttle-shaped Dart 2

Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1

Large Yellow Underwing 3

Willow Beauty 1

Marbled Green 2

Marbled Beauty 1

Common Carpet 2

Straw Dot 1

Grey/Dark Dagger 1

Flame Shoulder 1 

Ash Bud Moth (?) 1

Tachystola acroxantha 1

Ermine sp. 1

Apple Leaf Miner 1

Also a few Harlequin Ladybirds and Birch Shieldbugs in the trap.

Moths!

A slightly better collection of moths this morning:
Marbled Beauty 2
Flame Shoulder 1
Small Blood-vein 1 (a 'first'!)
Heart and Dart 1
Shuttle-shaped Dart 1
Silver Y 1
Double-striped Pug 1

plus the Australian micro-moth Tachystola acroxantha.

Double-striped Pug

Flame Shoulder

Heart and Dart

Tachystola acroxantha

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Small Blood-vein

Also a Common Froghopper!

Common Froghopper

Silver Y

Moths!

The continuing saga of my useless moth trap has now resulted in me ordering a new one so hopefully I might catch some decent moths when it arrives. Anyway, today there was a Shuttle-shaped Dart, a Flame Shoulder and a Common Carpet plus a very faded moth which I assume was a Bright-line Brown-eye but mercifully it escaped before I could ID it. A Harlequin Ladybird joined the party too.

Shuttle-shaped Dart

Flame Shoulder

Common Carpet

Harlequin Ladybird

Moffs

Moths in the flat last night included a Brimstone, a Marbled Beauty, a Double-striped Pug and a Flame Shoulder.

Brimstone

Flame Shoulder

Marbled Beauty

Double-striped Pug

There were 2 Speckled Wood butterflies at the station this morning.