Shadow Line

The Treble Lines is one of the commonest moths in the trap at the moment and has been for a couple of weeks. But the top one above is the first I have seen with the shading on the central line, a type which is mentioned in the Moth Bible.

The description there says: "Some example have dark shading outside the central line, less often extending to the outer edge." It certainly caught my eye even in a species which comes in all sorts of colour tones, as you can see in this sample from Saturday's trap, below.

Otherwise things were a little quieter on a cooler and windier night but it was nice to welcome the year's first Buff Ermine with its yellowy colouring and handlebar moustache. Then we have a Clouded Brindle (Update: whoops, here I go again.  It's a Light Brocade, which I got wrong only a week or so ago. Ah well...  Many thanks to Edward in Comments) and, well-camouflaged on the neighbouring house wall, a Common Marbled Carpet and (I am pretty sure) a Brindled Pug.

And finally a beetle to bring up the rear. Another one for iRecord.