An early Feathered Ranunculus today.

Tuesday 27th August 2024.

A very early Feathered Ranunculus moth this morning was unexpected.

Back up early this morning to check on the Moth Box and this time, there was something new for the year. It was bright and cool at 6am this morning and I could see there were a few moths around the Moth Box first thing. Still no visible migration going on overhead while I checked the Moth Box, but I am sure it is on its way.

Up to two Garden Tiger moths were present.

Pick of the moths goes to my first Feathered Ranunculus of the year, which was a whole month earlier than last year! Still, it had me scratching my head for a moment and then it clicked on what it was. Not much else to get too excited about, but a reasonable selection again. Common Plume’s dominated again in numbers with at least 11 counted, though there probably were a lot more around the plants.

Just the one Yellow-barred Brindle moth today.

The moths present this morning included the following:

MACRO MOTHS:

• Feathered Ranunculus (New for year)
• Vine’s Rustic 2
• Garden Tiger 2
• Yellow-barred Brindle
• Cabbage Moth
• Small Dusty Wave 2
• Brimstone Moth 4
• L-album Wainscot
• Double-striped Pug 4
• Willow Beauty 4
• Garden Carpet
• Shuttle-shaped Dart
• Square-spot Rustic
• Lime-speck Pug 3

MICRO MOTHS:

• Garden Pebble
• Box-tree Moth 4
• Ruddy Streak 3
• Chevron Grass-moth
• Beautiful Plume
• Rusty-dot Pearl
• Common Plume 11
• Mother of Pearl