Hi all,
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:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuYLQUoRu3WgVrF_3SYIv2_oSBSrmdyYpxcm5PNvH28RtbsvKkz77klpRv8hXJkYEn8ZOLx4ATXGmbSe4pDyp2Ezi8rz3vJL2a36CpiyLGI5unNadak9SIMVlE1STCnE9uRMqu0gDoDsc/s400/LesserBroad_BordedYellowunderwing_ArleseyNR_0709.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga2lqyrUzNWCCyQzG4Wp5a3Khx6ryZxKvY19jO7DdMcaXuMKmhsor08HWptpmbR9hKl4DWq_oHVOfIC9FYFVy4nh8QXkWAaEYBns7uJ7mZvqRx7mGSQyTTqIsa4canqt0yltY6RRc5LXqt/s400/LesserBroad_BordedYellowunderwing1_ArleseyNR_0709.jpg)
Early Thorn:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMVVQa_O5saysNvkKSQOPMGeQJ4Jt4Jxl3JgGMfH1NmrPaue_RHz_fK5X4-D8PTpWhcYxVlWX3w_gIyJA275BJdmDRBVubP5-Y_gHPuvCalluFmYwXiHKUqRdlj0YIzsXcHLa8mXhLSUMS/s400/EarlyThorn_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
Boardered Beauty:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiWlO_LmnFhyQjWsOHSiud2IdnaTLOHuAwgjdTI8vay_uXO7KqlVUBKUl3J91HYbMLndkpJ9pWyGk6ZOJoAU8-6yTwYERsGOMpijquRqrfAk6aw6EwKwj3jxRK9KHl6iREznHI4otH1rqA/s400/borderdbeauty1__ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
Clouded Boarder:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKG0Y9xbFDCL23JFPE83d5SyQazdgti1ZTTxS-Xm-O6-Heq4N2yi6MOmnxtvAk4EEN59Omlql1txBn4GxjPK1D2Xqs-XG_AjQAimDe43Yafue9VPMzDbgcCSFpbMWIEl4j0lv0m0gvmKdC/s400/CloudedBorder_ArleseyNR_0709.jpg)
Chocolate tip:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUg3Lmv42KEtSvTVIJHUsEaTaJ8OfyQMFMlolU2UE4WDMx-iHO-eu8GPWdoWK8PPbTtUqjYBMA_XAyagOy7KvYxpaSz6tgUD9RLoLwMUoDdd-0lWdAj-BvZBNQuBOxOJyELzGWnDjg11Rr/s400/Chocolate-Tip.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJyyGn_TEX_O8g3pYWtQ_XFTjrTd5fZUjMWrbw5rCJsQDEOr8nx2bZN9mLcGa8wceu6-JADKp356MhiB-k8_NuvR5EmleOryDV8Z1BV3NX4Gsabw7KhmQnQX2XT-QDYNQKcJ3nV5yWaUX2/s400/Chocolate-Tip1.jpg)
Scalloped Oak:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgql__tJ9q4UGEcjV0H7el0NYCWbY7Z2mdvwzomZMTOM_JvS2s9X0xee-1Kflb1LKuj82TyKCl_ZcEt_8DLZbl6yN6u8ZPZthtydNvua_4dJV0BbyLFOn9w8t2KcTn3psbmD9cbt3iu_FoA/s400/ScallopedOak_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
Common Wainscot:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1oKytfMcgSbKK3PUPhyphenhyphenf4LoQdIKnT6OGEskeBLp2Q3qSgwafwVMd4yzMKe9A5W7IiTbDLko_mad0AwYPqK26kDKoqFqWkutnH3sm1RoPyPEyMH8lo59qniUgRhUwnYgE37r6mXXKaLuXy/s400/CommonWainscot_ArleseyNR_0709.jpg)
Shaded Broad-bar:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0bOu07Mxj4rj0kmH3pyubH2Qv3amZfse81CbHOeZu5YbtCf7g9Qrj2SqTRsP-vSG-sWSmWuKBg3W8-dv2wEFrxF_MtfZ5oLUuXz2OPk_8XsomSlNsqPSMCVKF8A6sA8vfIqb0UR9wN6OK/s400/moth6.jpg)
and the star of the show, a stunning poplar hawkmoth:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX79ms_cVENrkEoiaPniWScBn98SULsVMvwOM-Wy6dyIsVnE2W7bFtEO7IOtEzddCF2pML9HGRP8z6AzY63MCq_Yjlo_Wgu6Qmjr-W0eU7GvVOAiCpK4mVzxwr5JzPuMlEwnKouLp5nOXs/s400/PoplarHawkMoth_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_498vCk51JYbxNAolkcAXGrykA9VVQGZHDNhOgD64KIsnYZ22d1d0aOYHLDCMQ1ftg7UzpTQHVt_lLOza9Y8Z7EniQZgAZEJ2E9A0jpBcevTGD1i5wAIsmF_G48_DyB-1kQ2U3fED2QOd/s400/PoplarHawkMoth1_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl0A4am6U_VDMuV1yl8gYtekK4Yr2jBg4Zi0ejQTJud3rnFrVUDTUVKsynE9Y0XCUBXElu1viA7i12PK3Nvoq0sMALbdrSTvWfhAURnctZierAmRUQDprtH8EfSGIaZeOYx-HQ_kL2xkKx/s400/PoplarHawkMoth2_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
The ones I couldn't ID (names will be inserted as I find out!):
1: Dark Arches:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CazMzG-7g9TSm2Oi2crWGYGFS-ceLfM5fWinilHJ5VxJzyt75WSHfGF18SxTZznpW0AAFtRmg3MsCjTGTZNt_2rfdqJNMnt3ybGxvsx4vmsPqAbGSWEkpWSRzwBwbnjIP3mx2Y0zoJgC/s400/moth1.jpg)
2: Single-dotted Wave
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPhJl2WpXFMvl5UX0QcvivhdXyupRvyMWpzXZGwTTj4WkCXrB_yC96FeE_JxeEecyHZnhcKn3nLCSRq_WIpSnshGHmbOCjcA9FaqoY5TAQKLLZJ60gplPmU2ikg6nIFfcXSp3v4pN6Ie2u/s400/moth.jpg)
3: Straw Underwing.
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8n6zEdN0v8LpC4hX4HuDQPlDB1GSyygse7ZCAV17ZzMY4JDgQXaOdot0nKPQfXw-uHMONIFml-VT-MP0kBbMJRhO0RQ_Hle-EpEMNIeU62Az3DKC11x8LD-5ahucArW0W_hOechtZtM0n/s400/moth5.jpg)
4: Pale Prominant:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxrLevwIlqLT7vNuZcOmtUdjMKPe9zLEcrElq7Np-kPlMFGGI7ZFN2s3wsqEmAyOe1_fquGalVBsOPhdB7U8bOYfeQaw4BNbNutbhvNdpm72uKfTv8TPf7R5IrrO0RWsdrRLVh0YMTTWg/s400/Moth1.jpg)
On the walk back there were butterflies all over the place, the freshly emerged painted ladies were lovely:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZDKazPIX9AiAyQxArh8W9w5KSkdxmZ5FA13mfSF2Yy05d30FIupZ_RuH7hzPc-Tmfxw4IY8_IKb9btIXerPKzKiiJyEX3kGvINqQ7P2RCFh6GrrgUAbVMLjbh6v8SRqxj5UP0-WlLXhv/s400/PaintedLady2_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
Comma:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOEwcpnQ_f86shGyO5_k0wsziHylu18ceurHor1LV_ESL8qVvQuDQQTdDrrn0rYyOnkCWr0SoXYxvQE8phqq3qzOavqIuzDLpvnDlaJeIQl30S7nIsoUbnQIupzViMgaY6q0khe_tZ_yg4/s400/Comma_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
Hoverfly shadow on a large white:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWfl-OuiJPDcwCHpUwaKgger7uwo208R0FRjL85RV-FVLqP29VEzDmHEPDQswUh-fOGw1wmTQTALQIfXDa6Vg0dwqpkKMTxBwE5sb_snyNLg3ztZjTPwm0LM_eVOjbgxGK4n2JFdKZxKy1/s400/LArgeWhite_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
A tatty 5 spot burnet:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIO5z7NK84l0glM9oQzYyMzqQzMUsS3lzmBJdoXCc7eA7Saw3_o9eCXibUYIXOLuXJ0BWb-qeDj4DQ7C2j0iTlWN4neZpaL76-XT-Kc2DEf6NnwRu0SCAr34y7Z1gbsMXO-0taSdH_ih5n/s400/5SpotBurnetMoth_ArleseyNatureReserve_latejuly09.jpg)
And these Roesel's Bush-crickets, although my book states they are confined to the south east so I may be wrong..?:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4461BOTjFG8kN09gMtXUDCpwxveq0Rlxvh27mK0F9E6P3ZQMg09PAEZ5sRvyg7J6fO6L7pMsBVM2ig8phmj4XJVV746ktFSBBounMnb9BfXVwvhkVJ9OvA6LoRx9qhiBsbbh48O1onYBh/s400/cricket.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRH0Axy7oU6-NTGgPuAic-HH3_tirM-osO7UyffFhRf-bgcankfGgfVBCqnJt_DKHFEtxobM66G4dU89t3iC2Lplo_PB3CCHmz7I6Wo7U0D2JuvJPGgEjv_g73ys31q5CNl1lL2gsSNoPS/s400/cricket1.jpg)
I also set the trap in my girlfriends garden in henlow and caught many rustic agg. as well as the following:
Scarce Footman:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhXIFed7Vb3ogBGsYQgWA9LIfg5jgi4Gb0citlG-u4NVFInDKFsE_Ig1bCr3QfX3iay7qFguR1BlOCxIF1dcQVgNnVZF2g8dvY24tiImlB56O4TmW7T2BFwNYN6QLKN2Xs1EcKjZ90J1n2/s400/CommonFootman.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB38VSCpnx7HEBOFtrynXaJZw3dsq3EtLZeOn2srFzrirLE_pZwNZvAUFb0ozKsrskXfXC3oOsXpSoRtmrObyKT_G5PRb5UuQxh-IfIrP0GhtaCpGQOmfCv-PBLnUfjCAmER4DLVdZOQkE/s400/CommonFootman1.jpg)
Star of the show here was a lovely Canary-shouldered thorn:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw1uh5Cgdv79b_-9pYzkASgBpVl7KVC-PTa22eMa_Pwh6_QgboCKaujTD3XXDhOjqecm0UvluqSSSrslAKkMNsWTg8-lULP2bPjIRJkTMre-UbO1cIQ457B2hGlVjTchUAMSnfHFgeGQwQ/s400/DuskyThorn1.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYky3VyBdGPQ7-c-yu8nFg4i7JAKlHnH8RquOyXAkkLhsIKUH_zyixVpiRZk47iLdOEGPQ25S6Za4pmDEMG6EodFuaTG6ZihDbYYeSf9iE1zLNEfs6OAr45TyT0xHNto8ycbXPqev6pojR/s400/DuskyThorn4.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNKiHei_VQ-OfeFqLFkCV9JoUCs4vuOWLVUJqUcgI8SmsqwqzoXKPq7U4Df7U61OvVPcNTSt4yjjJoI3cUjKQtg4SUBT35md9xRoWhqAKux9RLvTRAiro_hEZjMDQV2usN_sZ7_fcBdsjA/s400/DuskyThorn2.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7soWKSEEQronsZldx3UDbuo8TdZn0EMxtAJdMYIW_vmI4CiCI0OkiC7iYzVrYyCozvPgHZ5HHVTjkQxi651D7Ts6rL_8Z3PnWpocEVfWOD0iGGK7lkR72UD3J-MGiw5Y3T13Jo33PhDQ0/s400/AugustThorn5.jpg)
Really catching the mothing bug - it's great fun and I'm learning a lot!
Dan
4 comments:
Super series Dan. Well done. Frank
Hi Dan,
Unid moths:-
1=Dark Arches
2=Single-dotted Wave
3=Marbled minor agg.
4=Pale Prominent - always sits like this looking like a dead stick.
Other id's:-
Not common Footman by Scarce Footman
Not Auguat Thorn but Canary-shouldered Thorn.
Cheers
Andy B
Great shots of the poplar hawkmoth and canary shouldered thorn - cool looking moths!
Those car batteries get a bit heavy, no? Wonderful pictures of moths! Thanks for sharing.
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