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Charmouth 30th May. Cream-spot Tiger, Privet Hawk.

Ideal conditions and my best night this year.  54 species including lots of FFYs: N. metazella, C. lacunana, N. trimaculana, Ringed China-mark, Sandy Carpet, May Highflyer, Brussels Lace, Willow Beauty, Lime Hawkmoth, Lychnis and Straw Dot.

A poor night but 44 Vine's Rustic in one trap worth a mention. This species obviously immune to the current reduction in numbers.

A warm, cloudy night. 32 species including 1 Silver Y.  FFY 1 C. culmella, 1 Green Pug, 3 Common Marbled Carpet, 1 Clouded Silver, 1 Bright-line Brown-eye and 1 Snout.

A new moth for myself and the garden, Argyresthia spinosella.

Only 11 species including FFY 1 Timothy Tortrix and 1 Common Wainscot.  Also 1 Silver Y and a late Common Quaker.

17 species including 1 Garden Pebble, 1 Purple Bar.

26 species including 1 Gold Spot, 1 Brussels Lace, 1 Alder Kitten, 1 Mullein.

Pyrausta nigrata seen during daytime

25 Species including 1 Pretty Chalk Carpet, 1 Lunar Thorn, 1 Blood-vein, 1 Common Swift, 1 Clouded-bordered Brindle, 1 Buff-tip, 1 Rustic Shoulder-knot.

NFY were Small Elephant Hawk-moth, Elephant Hawk-moth and Iron Prominent.

Treble Brown Spot , Lime-speck Pug , Privet Hawk-Moth , Poplar Hawk-Moth , Orange Footman , White Ermine , Muslin Moth , Cinnabar , Mullein , Dark Arches , Rustic Shoulder-knot , Marbled Minor agg. , Treble Lines , Vines Rustic , Mottled Rustic.

Run the 20W actinic again had a good night with FFY Poplar-hawk Moth x 2, Iron Prominent, Orange Footman, Dark Arches, the best of 14 moths.

Friday 24th May A Diamond-backed Moth,Heart & Darts,Vine's Rustic,Treble Lines,Common Marbled Carpet,Garden Carpet,Shuttle-shaped Dart x2, Double striped Pug,and the best were Treble Brown Spot, Bright-line Brown eye, Archips podana (Large Fruit-tree Tortrix) and a Peppered Moth

A White Spot (Hadena albimacula) in my trap this morning. A new one for me.

A reasonable catch at last - 21 species including several FFY such as singles of Eyed Hawk, Poplar Hawk, Alder Moth, Clouded-bordered Brindle and Small Clouded Brindle.

Overcast & mild night.  Mocha (1), Pale Tussock (2), Cream Wave (1), Silver-ground Carpet (1), Spectacle (1), Flame Shoulder (3), Brown-silver Line (2), Treble Lines (5), Scalloped Hazel (1), Heart & Dart (1), Alder Kitten (1), White Ermine (1).

Charmouth, 25th May. singles of Broad-barred White, Cream-spot Tiger, Fox Moth, Light Brocade and Orange Footman.

Yellow shell (4), Allobania geofrella (10+), Clay triple lines (2), Silver ground carpet, Cream wave (2), Burnet companion (3), Orange footman, Crambus lathoniellus (10+), Common carpet (2), Sydemis musculana.

Privet hawkmoth, Heart & dart (7), Orange doorman, Treble lines (6), Maidens blush, Yellow barred brindle, Cypress carpet, Broken barred carpet, Common marbled carpet, Pale mottled willow, Shuttle shaped dart, Vines rustic, Brown silver lines, Notocelia cynosbatella (2), Argyresthia brockeela, Tachystola acroxanthia & Red barred torrid.

Light Brocade, Middle-barred Minor, Pretty Chalk Carpet, Scorched Wing, Orange Footman were some of the highlights.

Charmouth, 23rd May, a Seraphim : 24th May, A Cream-spot Tiger and a Fox Moth.

Had the 20 Actinic out last night, Brown-lines Bright-eye (nfy), Treble Lines x3, Heart & Dart x7, Vine's Rustic x2 Hopefully have a better night on Friday with the 50WMV

35 species, including FFY Notocelia cynosbatella, Thistle Ermine, Chinese Character, Privet Hawk-moth, Scorched & Flame Carpets, Foxglove & Mottled Pugs, Pale & Pebble Prominents and Chocolate-tip.

Better feel to the variety last night. First for year were Orange Footman, Brown Silver Lines, Flame Carpet, Garden Carpet, Small Square Spot, Poplar Hawkmoth, Common Swift and Clouded-bordered Brindle

Worth a mention (NFY) today were Green Carpet, Peach Blossom, Common Swift and Brown Silver-line.

Plentiful numbers of Wood Tiger and Cinnabar Moths seen today at Lankham Bottom B.C. Reserve, near Maiden Newton. Generally spread throughout the site and a great sight to see as well as the butterflies.

23 species including 1 Scalloped Hazel, .1 Alder Moth, 1 Pale Pinion, 1 Beautiful Brocade, 1 Knot Grass, 1 Shears.

Common Marbled Carpet , Green Carpet , Yellow-barred Brindle.  Buff-tip , Iron Prominent , Flame Shoulder , Lychnis , Knot-grass , Pale Mottled Willow.

16 species including FFY 1 Scalloped Hazel and 1 Large Yellow Underwing.

New for year were Scorched Wing, Brown Rustic, Buff Ermine and Clouded-bordered Brindle.

A still, mild and clear night.  Cream wave (1), Buff-tip (2), Treble Lines (3), Brown Silver Line (1), Silver-ground Carpet (1), Pale Prominent (1), Buff Ermine (1).

Another warm, cloudy night. 19 species including FFY 1 P. rugosana.

A quieter night, best moth being Argyresthia brockeella (photo). Best of rest were Mocha, Notocelia cynosbatella, Ephestia unicolorella and Nematopogon swammerdamella.

23 species, including FFY Diamond-back Moth (P. xylostella), Garden Pebble (E. forficalis), Yellow-barred Brindle, Buff-tip, Burnished Brass (early!), Mullein and Treble Lines.

A milder night, mostly clear.  Singles of Buff Tip, Flame Shoulder, Silver-ground Carpet, Muslin Moth and Pale Prominent.

A warm, cloudy night.  17 species including FFY 1 Buff-tip, 1 Ingrailed Clay and 1 Small Square-spot.

Had a better night with temp dropping down to 8c in my garden, Willow Beauty, Treble Lines x2, Heart and Dart x2,Shuttle shaped Dart, Vine's Rustic, Common Pug, Pyrausta aurata

looking better with 13 species including 1 Cinnabar and 2 Broken-barred Carpet.

Only 5 species including 1 Mocha and 1 Isotrias rectifasciana

A cloudy, warm, dark night. 23 species including FFG 1 Cream Wave and FFY 1 C. albicosta, 1 Clouded Border and 1 Currant Pug.

A few more new for year: Alder Moth, Poplar Hawk, Bright-line Brown-eye, Pale Tussock, Silver-ground Carpet, Peppered Moth (dark form), Currant Pug, Pseudoswammerdamia combinella and Syndemis musculana. Also a Red-green Carpet worth a mention.

Numbers still low but quite a few new for year: White Point, Marbled Minor (agg), Yellow-barred Brindle, Common Pug (3), Mottled Pug (2), Scalloped Hazel, Poplar Grey, Maiden's Blush, Willow Beauty, Treble Lines, White Ermine (2), Epinotia immundana, Celypha lacunana, Cochylis atricapitana (photo). Also a Jersey Tiger larva found in the garden today (19/5/19).

16 species inclding FFY Lime-speck Pug, Small Phoenix, Broken-barred Carpet, White Ermine, Orange Footman and Alder Moth.

Dire times here but able to supply a new photo for DMG, Coleophora albicosta from the trap today.

A damp night with drizzle in the early part of the evening and rain early morning. NFY Pale Tussock, Treble Lines x2,Heart & Dart and Common Carpet the best.

A cloudy, warmer night brought 17 species including FFY 1 Brown Silver-line, 1 Marbled Minor agg and 1 Pale Mottled Willow.  But still very low numbers.

Another bad night but FFY 1 Privet Hawkmoth, 1 Rustic Shoulder-knot and 1 White-point.

Rusty-dot Pearl , Eyed Hawk-Moth , Small Elephant Hawk-Moth , Pale Prominent , White Ermine , Cinnabar , Vines Rustic , Silver Y.

12/5. UV Broadstone garden. Still poor due to cold conditions? highlights: Pale tussock, Brimstone, Treble lines (NFY), Early grey, Heart 7 Dart (NFY) and Cockchaffers are back (18 in all). 12/5. Ballard down. 2 Mother shipton, Common carpet, Red twin spot carpet. All by day. 15/5. Ovens Heath. Latticed heath 3, Common heath 2, lackey caterpillar & 4 male Emperor moth (attracted to pheromone lure set up by member of public). All seen during 'Back from the brink' survey for Heath Tiger beetle (2 seen).

Cold conditions meant trapping has been off for me having returned for the weekend. I've been out to Hardys Monument and in the nearby fields after dinner, and this has produced Coptotriche marginea, Luffia ferchaultella (larval cases), Monopis laevigella, Aspilapteryx tringipennella, Paraswammerdamia albicapitella (larvae), Glyphipterix simpliciella, Elachista argentella, Neofaculta ericetella, Coleophora laricella (larval feeding signs), Esperia sulphurella, Pseudargyrotoza conwagana, Rhopobota myrtillana, Scoparia pyralella, Lackey (larvae), Common Footman (larvae), and Speckled Yellow. All adults unless stated otherwise.

Another chilly night.  Only 6 species including FFY 1 Setaceous Hebrew Character.

Another chilly night.  Just 8 species including FFY 1 Poplar Hawkmoth.

Just six species, including: Pale Prominent, first for year Pale Tussock, Common Marbled Carpet

Leigh 10 May: six species, including: Flame Carpet, Shuttle-shaped Dart, first for year Mulein, Mocha

Common Pug , Common Wave , Pebble Prominent , Swallow Prominent , Cinnabar , Heart and Dart , Light Brocade , Bright-line Brown-eye.

Pebble Prominent , Muslin Moth , Cinnabar , Heart and Dart , Powdered Quaker , Angle Shades , Vines Rustic , Spectacle.

After a series of cold nights with few moths, a warmer, cloudy night with some rain. 8 species including FFY 1 Pine Hawkmoth.

Just five species & five moths, including Brindled Beauty, with first for year Ancylis badiana and Syndemis musculana

Only 5 species but included 1 Mocha, the earliest sighting of this species at this site. Quite a pleasant surprise.

Garden Carpet , Streamer , Oak-tree Pug , Common Wave , Puss Moth , Least Black Arches.

4 species including 1 Lesser Swallow Prominent, first for this year.

Only 6 species including 1 Flame Shoulder and 1 Shuttle-shaped Dart, both first for this year.

14 species including 1 Pale Prominent and 1 Foxglove Pug, both first for this year.

Still quiet, Red Chestnut, Mullein and Hedya pruniana worth a mention.

Best here was Northern Drab. Also Purple Bar & Elachista canapennella of some note.

Cinnabar moth, Maiden's Blush, Shuttle-shaped dart, Red-green Carpet, Spruce carpet and Early Thorn were nfy.

15 species including FFY 1 Yellow-barred Brindle.