Apologies again for the lack of posts this year, work has kept me extremely busy! I ran the moth trap last Sunday (7th July) and got quite a good haul, with 24 species, 10 of which were new ones: Ghost moth, Peppered moth, Confused, Alder moth, Angle Shades, Small Angle Shades, Marbled Beauty, Blood Vein, Dark Brocade and Middle Bar Minor.

Ghost Moth Hepialus humuli humuli

Peppered Moth Biston betularia

Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa

Spectacle Abrostola tripartita

Spectacle Abrostola tripartita
Showing the head, illustrating how it got it’s name!