Tuesday 21 August 2018

Moths! Oh, and a Jay!

The moth trap produced the following species this morning:
Lychnis 1
Large Yellow Underwing 1
Silver Y 1
Brimstone 1
Meal Moth 1 (a 'first'!)
Small Dusty Wave 1
Willow Beauty 1
Bright-line Brown-eye 1
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 2
Rustic - very worn but probably this species
Tachystola acroxantha (our Australian friend I first saw last week).
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Lychnis

Large Yellow Underwing

Meal Moth

Brimstone

Rustic (?)

Small Dusty Wave

Tachystola acroxantha

Willow Beauty

Also in the trap was a Birch Shieldbug and a Harlequin Ladybird.
Birch Shieldbug

A Jay showed well at the station this morning.
Jay


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