Well here goes, for better or worse, another year of moths. The old thread is here https://community.rspb.org.uk/wildlife/f/all-creatures/196070/mostly-moths-2018/1221500#1221500
To start us off a couple of silly ones that came to greet the first trap of the year on the night of the 1st to 2nd january. It was around 6-7°C all night & frosts ever since so I gave it a go.
A Double-striped Pug
& same one closed
& White Speck
Nothing earth-shattering, but a start!
Best wishes
Hazel in Southwest France
2013 photos & vids here
eff37 on Flickr
Another newbie last night when I discovered this lovely Buff Ermine newly emerged from overwintered pupa, always a great surprise that something so small can be alive all that time!
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Regards, Hazel
I saw loads of these Speckled Yellow moths last week at Gait Barrows NNR.
Also this.
I recognise it as a Pyrausta sp and remember we had a special sighting last year, from nearby. However, this one is very faded and I wasn't able to get different views, so I'm not sure of the exact species (i'd guess Purpuralis, but...).
Forgot to add this hairy beastie - a Drinker Moth caterpillar. I found two on the boardwalk at Foulshaw Moss and gently persuaded them onto grass stems to move them somewhere they wouldn't get trodden on
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