April 2019 moths Hollesley

I have had a spell of good mothing at my home site from the warm spell that started around mid month. The weather cooled a little for the last few days so numbers turned down. I have not been off site recently owing to a bit of back trouble.

All the regulars have been around with a general trend being the reduction of Orthosia species and an increase in the Prominents and diversity. Three species to note that have done well for me this year have been Sallow Kitten, Frosted Green and Nut-tree Tussock. I have mentioned the Early Tooth Striped in a previous post and I had my only Northern Drab for the year on 8th. The warm dry weather sped up emergence resulting in a good diversity during the warm spell. Species included Leucoptera laburnella, Buff-tip, Cinnabar, Poplar Hawk-moth, Maiden’s Blush, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Grey Dagger, Poplar Grey, Knot-grass and Chamomile Shark.

Few immigrants. One Dark Sword-grass and a few Plutella xylostella, although they could be resident examples.OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

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