Mothing

Those of you who follow my exploits on Twitter might have noticed a big upturn in tweets regarding Moths in the last few months! This is not a new passion but an old one that has re-surfaced again and was aided by being furloughed and locked-down for 3 months, which gave me the time and opportunity I've been missing for a few years (basically before the kids came along) to re-engage all things Lepidoptery - and I'm loving it!

The early morning starts have been a bit tougher since I've returned to work but the blood-shot eyes and lack of sleep is all worth it when you're rewarded with a new moth for the garden list - This currently stands on 128 for the year. In Moth terms it's not a particularly big total but it does go to show what's possible with a simple Skinner Moth Trap in a urban London garden with a little bit of sacrifice and effort.

Here are a few the highlights of the Marcos so far, nothing out of the ordinary but a good cross-section of Moths - If you're lucky I might even do another post with some of the Micros!

Bird's Wing

Lime Hawk-Moth

Pale Prominent

Small Magpie

Cypress Carpet

Maiden's Blush

Gypsy

Oak Processionary

Grey/Dark Dagger agg

Oak Hook-tip

Angle Shades

Small Blood-vein

Yellow Shell

Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing

Tree-lichen Beauty

Scalloped Oak

Ruby Tiger

Toadflax Brocade

Mother of Pearl