I’ve only been home for a few days in the past month and am away again now, so have not been keeping up with the moth news. However, I was home at Spexhall on 10th and 11th July. Ran a moth trap both nights. Small willow beauty and rush veneer on 11th, but something I didn’t recognise on the 10th. Then saw the photographs in Matthew’s blog and recognised my moth straight away as a Splendid Brocade. I took photographs of it and kept the specimen (if anybody wants it they’re welcome). So, apologies to Matthew, but was mine the first or is there an earlier one out there?
Tony H
Excellent! Can I have one please?
Tony, looks like yours was the first. Well done! Glad my photo on twitter assisted you with the identification. I struggle to upload images on here. Happy for Raymond to have the moth. Do you mean Small Mottled Willow in your posting?
Yes, small mottled wotnot is what I meant. I have to say I don’t think Splendid Brocade earns it’s name. Pretty, and pinker than in some pictures I have seen today, but not quite as wonderful as it sounds…
But I wouldn’t have identified it at all without seeing Matthew’s post.