Wednesday 21st August 2024.
A Light Emerald moth livened up a quiet morning.
In cool, cloudless conditions overnight, it dampened any chance of a good haul of moths this morning with just 20 moths of 15 species recorded this morning. Very poor for this time of year. Probably, the Light Emerald was the pick of a very small bunch of moths, with the Bloxworth Snout coming a close second. The latter moth never stayed long as it quickly flew off before I could get a photo. It was all quiet overhead too, with no sign of any visible migration going on, with just the noisy Herring Gulls calling in the distance.
Shuttle-shaped Dart moth.
The moths recorded this morning included the following:
MACRO MOTHS:
- Lime-speck Pug
- Bloxworth Snout
- Brimstone Moth 2
- Bright-line Brown-eye 3
- Pale Mottled Willow 2
- Light Emerald
- Shuttle-shaped Dart
- Uncertain
MICRO MOTHS:
- Beautiful Plume
- Brown House Moth
- Box-tree Moth 2
- Dark Moss-moth
- Ruddy Streak
- Common Masoner
- Common Plume
One of three Bright-line Brown-eye moths.
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