A moth trap overnight on 22nd April produced 2 more Lime Hawk Moths; Also – Ruby Tiger 3; Pebble Hook-tip 1; Double Striped Pug 3; Bright-line Brown-eye 1; Muslin Moth 1; Early Grey 2; Hebrew Character 2; Mottled Pug 1; Brindled Pug 2; Oak Tree Pug 1; Species list for 2011 – 24 Below – Muslin Moth; Pebble Hook-tip ; 2 Lime Hawk Moth – top Male; bottom Female:
An early Lime Hawkmoth was a pleasant surprise in my moth-trap this morning. Not usually on the wing until May. Also 6 Early Grey; 6 Hebrew Character; 1 Early Thorn; 1 Common Quaker; 1 Small Quaker; 1 Clouded Drab; 1 Double-striped Pug & 1 Emmelina monodactyla. PHOTOS – Top – Lime Hawkmoth / bottom – Early Grey.
The first Moth Trap of the year produced some decent garden moths – 2 Oak Beauty / 1 Twin-spotted Quaker / 1 Pine Beauty / 1 Dotted Border / 6 Common Quaker / 2 March Moth / 2 Hebrew Character / 1 Shoulder Stripe PHOTOS – insert – Oak Beauty – Below 1st & 2nd images – Pine Beauty of the variegated Greenish / Grey form grisea 3rd image – Twin-spotted Quaker.