I decided to lug the car battery and moth trap into the depths of Arlesey nature reserve late on Friday which was hard work and I wondered if it would pay off. After getting up at 7am on the Sat to go and check it (hoping it had not been damaged by someone!!) I realised all the hard work had payed off!! Again I'm not sure on some of the IDs but here goes:
Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow underwing:
Early Thorn:
Boardered Beauty:
Clouded Boarder:
Chocolate tip:
Scalloped Oak:
Common Wainscot:
Shaded Broad-bar:
and the star of the show, a stunning poplar hawkmoth:
The ones I couldn't ID (names will be inserted as I find out!):1: Dark Arches:
2: Single-dotted Wave
3: Straw Underwing.
4: Pale Prominant:
On the walk back there were butterflies all over the place, the freshly emerged painted ladies were lovely:
Comma:
Hoverfly shadow on a large white:
A tatty 5 spot burnet:
And these Roesel's Bush-crickets, although my book states they are confined to the south east so I may be wrong..?:
I also set the trap in my girlfriends garden in henlow and caught many rustic agg. as well as the following:Scarce Footman:
Star of the show here was a lovely Canary-shouldered thorn:
Really catching the mothing bug - it's great fun and I'm learning a lot!
Dan
