I recently bought a heath moth trap and have traped 3 nights in a row in my village back garden. I have been very happy with the results as it has been wet and windy on most nights. Here are the moths I am relatively happy with the ID on:
Common Rustic (a few of the morphs):
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Marbled Beauty:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6FE_5xou9j1WBzZE6U0DCLe0BWGJIHm8KspLaNuxY1xqjUYhKrWm80g5Kj9D11S5xMenHC1aMXCpELOEw7Mii6xqLsvxs2ni2MMF3sLZPHUZ_wkhLwuaBBWdFn8obTsLAvLyOwipZFlMn/s200/MarbledBeauty_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Marbled Beauty and Common Rustic:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMODgtlKNS-PtkAdJpeTY5yhG-XBIlaIQhGH5Yu06M_q43ck_SbCBBClNlvIBx0gJGJ5OQkfO-F3a5fMGj7icsd1gtMAMORX-4WM89Ao860fihXjWtAvPoT2UfGpWrPU6AEW9CJPv6MvhW/s400/MarbledBeauty_CommonRustic_LateJuly09.jpg)
Silver Y moth:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3f3_rfmQGvyRENu5vqXwSlXJODoqFmGG0UZ-w12o5SFpS-Z2mXHRNU2pkoXjm2gd79doM_QytaR19IKjEXOUh79GsjiqpUDkMpA2faTOIR-5P48cTP6AshgBfBJ0wsyS2JdifrFDwRKJ/s200/SilverYmoth_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Straw Dot:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid9LfYlAkZVAXtHg2I0_YH3QCuBg4uELY-kMNdXPWXCjHK0dA7UCvV0X0LQWacwL2BA5-_aIFOOcYadGulBrkFdl91NcJr8hJ0C_QkwLHLSZgN2eGY2X1u_3ob7NNBdagu2P0P2BxAIVFl/s200/StrawDot_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Lesser Yellow Underwing:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Xy4kPC7-PYnYphX2Sh80Bt364V8azv2_qV7ogNqKGQtFjywSiTSAYnZtmLoii01NEQV_2FeJPux_uCR9NPphZgk78UUxykLd6nh_UpafeUI6T3i9gJWQADZplglbAZnH1b8YaAyMFgo-/s200/LesserYellowUnderwing_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Dusky Sallow:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7WSrCAqTYL2E2dx-_O8ZUmklNCSt1iYt13b1POIqV3xMiYMkJgCnrth4j8Dp-1N5Gh_X27Pg6FV0-OVbj6p1NLk2XHEaSvtSQ63QOW4NXeHvpslHmllnr8waTg0rmbksktyYONrA2FrLi/s200/DuskeySallow3_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6PxIAYJtebbVtfqzWwNYvBDKyei1woYUpO0NwiMpdTkvz_4t2UxfWy6v8k6zMkzR9UY8sz8BnGXONA9ua1AYfRGOfN_x-YO2lK28wX7mMae-NlIDocrEPktw3INP7j3_Ch0lughI0A_tZ/s200/DuskeySallow1_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9E4qQXsEbA7K69FO4tFHijWy59bKqQhy0vfi_osY7uLKh-Nzx8_5amGM8ipkN-f8z_0fhV-Kk5al5EkDS6M0cKHFyjnclhBWJ0vnecrL3Mrz8gNiiX63y28Aqa6N1hHaCddxVVE69eiL/s200/DuskeySallow2_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0dveHoUJX70SwPsf7f0e2jLk372wODQIB7TQv9mTz_05062r3-1b9fHtYj-YijzQZcac4hLfhyphenhyphenOmt1k7A8IhTSYsoJmdM1kzD7o7YA-qyNOlmKyYFP-fT3hctbHu0IDSAl1G_O0foGqzn/s200/DuskeySallow_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Early Thorn (2nd generation):
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHoJ62gHiHRIyruoIAIyti8XdbqmXxnaeXMnLx6m2bOQe9fGiPF_JOBFlf-9Jkxn1aX95HMMgayCNDnhWhR3n8yJKNSrHekhS0dREMdBQirCC40KwQVSRA8gXbXaNQx5yi9nm9cBFOtj34/s200/EarlyThorn1_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLY9riIDaqJr5OPp42ysL9ZcwVKytx7iApN8Qc-goF9lNKVx5GJnR84ycopDsUaf9TZGnpp-LSNWhunLJf9Ob2SRbgrBjlLeHZHaOFXkgCSLdo0F2P0Vkjh_f3QJ50FD3wBT-BR5P4KA2Q/s200/EarlyThorn_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Cabbage Moth:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-cNO40EUVRlp0l2k18evJg2oqLjZdyTljH0W9d3najQ0TawhjhY7wha4ng4CZgQpDXHZiHDD3Z8Zhd8qlX_q87wQvBA6DZ8LJw3Ox38CfWzfDXPxP0jE8fFrzGzgj3zEEaJtkWLV0bR8Z/s200/CabbageMoth_Garden_LateJuly09.jpg)
Now for a few that I can't find an ID for so any help would be appreciated, you can click on the immages to view them large...
1. about 20mm long...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58g9W1IkYrdD4DVpdPXp5PpApM_eYAspcMOerZGr8niXTe_UvtB4swRvxLnihxQ4L2cu_qe_6uUOKd6586OoVpBdMXIOGdcMMlXEI2Ck8xvWmQE7w20xiNNVam6lhwWpS_6eyXXxostfs/s200/mothss.jpg)
2. About 40mm long very nice one...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvq1eoMMgTjT0xsDdssD0tJARg9BqVEbxsrHy_SkDXLlCH_N2hswiocNVegLuZX6LH1icZFx64NdrXvhPboq8zrdxW2j7z21OqspUdPaKJKma1i-MgvY4e3P18UBCITk-TuJUgU76FtnA/s200/moth2.jpg)
3. 30mm long...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOZbSj2TCZWlw5iQLQm3396McwmQi-B25_9cbSxdRmNvbKm-HP5d6aL7vmQH5dJPz7kGMNTw3lhMTLPPxEjTqY_IqMKeFDPplG5ZoIzV6x06tDZBLeco4RO-SprQL4RHjHb9BiLTJC5lkf/s200/moth.jpg)
11 species so far not including the micros and a few of the ones that lie really flat, I will start to learn about them soon :-).
Off to the local nature reserve tonight hoping for something a little different.
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