I took a chance last night with just a short trapping session in our garden. According to the Met Office there was a broad front of heavy rain arriving from the east. I calculated that it should hit our neck of the woods between 2.00am and 3.00am, so I set the old alarm clock accordingly. By 3.00am I had 'potted' my catch, returned the equipment back to the shed and slipped back into bed for a few hours of shut eye. Just as my weary head hit the pillow, the heavens opened. Perfect timing.
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| Gold Spot - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Gold Spot - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
Highlights inside the trap included another Lime Hawkmoth, my first ever Gold Spot (above), a splendid Small Elephant Hawkmoth (below), a Peppered Moth, a Scorched Wing, a male Buff Ermine, 10 x Brimstone Moth, a Bright-line Brown-eye, 6 x Heart and Dart, 5 x Flame Shoulder, 4 x Spectacle and an Iron Prominent. As I was processing the haul, a late comer to the party bombarded me from behind, whacking me on the back of the head. The perpetrator was one of my favourite moths of all, a Buff-tip. As it landed on the table in front of me I quickly scooped it up, potted it and packed it away.
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| Small Elephant Hawkmoth - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Small Elephant Hawkmoth - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Scorched Wing - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Buff-tip - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Buff Ermine (male) - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Iron Prominent - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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| Peppered Moth - Dordon, Warwickshire Photo by Adam Archer |
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