More Moths for April

Decided not to trap tonight and we have a brief return to winter coming up so thought to post for the handful of recent good moth nights. At home but went down to The Patch on 21st as well. Diversity is well up now. Species numbers falling short of 40 though. All the common Prominents flying now and a lot of Heralds recently. First Poplar Hawk-moth at The Patch along with Maidens Blush, Latticed Heath, Mullein and Dotted Chestnut. A good catch at The Patch that was dominated numerically by Hebrew Character, Elachista apicipunctella and Epinotia immundana.   A first Carpatolechia proximella for the year there too. Lots of first for the years at home included Setaceous Hebrew Character, White Point, White Ermine and Tawny Shears. Blood Vein out and lots of Red Twin-spot Carpets. Amongst the micros there have been some very clean Pseudoswammerdamia combinella, a Cochylis atricapitana and a Cydia ulicetana and a couple of Depressaria chaerophylli but to cap the micro catch was my second ever Agonopterix curvipunctosa. Unlike my first last year this was in perfect condition and female so hopefully they will multiply.

AP

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