Another Spring of unusual records?

Posted on 28 March 2012 by keith

I suspect the very warm daytime temperatures are causing later season moths to emerge. All that’s required is a warm night for them to get about. I had an Angle Shades at the kitchen window last evening! I think I will trap for a couple of hours tonight and see what is about! Am averaging two Butterflies a day here on favourable days with Comma on the 26th the most recent addition making four species. The first being Red Admiral on the 8th. Others Peacock and Small Tortoishell.

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2 Responses to Another Spring of unusual records?

  1. Tony Prichard says:
    28 March 2012 at 2:05 pm

    Hi Keith, I suspect what you say is true but Angle Shades can be recorded as an adult in every month of the year so I wouldn’t be in too much of a rush to use it as evidence of early emergence. That said the majority of the records for it are from later in the year. Tony

  2. Raymond Watson says:
    29 March 2012 at 8:46 am

    Yes I have been seeing the butterfies here at Hollesley, Comma, Small Tortoiseshell, Small White, Red Admiral and Brimstone but my moth catches have been poor and relatively boring owing to cold nights and now we have a moon increasing their reluctance. Hopefully we will get a cloudy warm night shortly that should boost the catch considerably.
    Raymond

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