The feedback from the County Moth Recorder yesterday was encouraging. His regular traps are only seeing moths coming to light in small numbers so we are not alone in seeing less of them this year. In saying that, yesterday's warm weather encouraged us to trap for a second consecutive night and we had a real mixed bag this morning, including the Gold Spot (above) and this beautiful Herald (below). In five years of collating moth records we have never seen one of these yet they are not an uncommon species.
Look at those lovely colours and markings. Such a wealth of material for sketchbooks, prints and design work.
Poplar Hawk Moth
Muslin MothOnce we've recorded the species and numbers the trap is put in a quiet place until dusk when we uncover it and let the moths fly out again to fight another day.We have to make sure life goes on.
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