On our way home from a swim in Aberydtwyth last night there were loads of moths in the headlights so I decided to put the moth trap out. Unfortunately the wind filled in quite a bit overnight getting to around 30 knots, so despite the fact that the temperature stayed up close to 20°C there weren’t a huge number of moths in the trap this morning.
There was a new one for us though, a Small Rufous.
Small Rufous
And the every photogenic Drinker.
Drinker
Drinker
Small RufousHere’s the full list from last nights moth trapping:
- 1x Willow Beauty
- 1x July Highflyer
- 2x Rosy Minor
- 3x Large Yellow Underwing
- 3x Common Rustic / Lesser Common Rustic agg.
- 1x Dingy Footman
- 4x Flame Shoulder
- 8x White-line Dart
- 2x Dark Arches
- 1x Antler Moth
- 1x Shuttle-shaped Dart
- 1x Drinker
- 1x Small Rufous*
- 1x Flounced Rustic