Yes, mothing is getting better but not my ability to use this site!

Don’t know what happened but I was struggling with inserting an image. If I still can’t do it you won’t get one. Enough of my problems, back to the moths. Yes in common with Brian and I suspect everyone else it is a relief to see the diversity and numbers up. Hawk-moths about and White Ermine. Really just a good selection of moth species that can be expected to be around at this time of year. Some hangers on; Early Grey, Hebrew Character, Clouded Drab and Powdered Quaker otherwise progress and the weather looks warmer for the next few days. I am currently getting total species numbers in the thirties for two traps. Last night I took two MVs up to Snape so my front garden trap got replaced by my twin actinic and the remaining MV at the rear. The actinic turned up my best catch of the year so far, a Pine Cone Tortrix, Gravitarmata margarotana. Really excited when I spotted it! Could be a pest here in pine forests if it establishes and this one was a female.

Gravitarmata margarotana 10-5-2015 THoESuccess!

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