Here's an unexpected turn of events. The other day, I couldn't dislodge one of the Poplar Hawks into a safe, gloomy spot beneath a shrub to keep it concealed from the birds.
The moth catch meanwhile was excellent and varied. Trapping last night was a bit of an experiment as we had a tropical monsoon in the early evening and everything was soaking when I finally stirred myself at 11pm.
I will try to decide later unless, again, someone does it for me); a Blood Vein; and two which I will enjoy identifying later via Messrs W,T & L. Unless... A little later: I think the bottom one is a Brown Silver-line, one of those unfortunate moths whose namers were suffering from exhausted imaginations when they Christened it. I'm also going for Plain Golden Y, and Common Rustic for the dark but richly-patterned moth. No - that last one's a Dusky Brocade, I'm now sure. I briefly hoped that it might be a Confused, one of my favourite moth names, along with the Uncertain. However I am now certain..
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