Doubling Up the Greens

My great pleasure at hosting a Scarce Silver Lines the other day has been doubled by the arrival of two more. Their predecessor had a torn wing but these are in tip-top condition and clearly a fresh generations, since this species normally flies in a relatively brief period between June and August. I can't post too many pictures of them - sorry - because their colouring is so scrumptious.

Here's a view of one from underneath, a different but still delightful shade of green. The moth fluttered off when I was carefully ferrying them from the moth trap's jumbled pile of eggboxes to somewhere more suitable for photography. Luckily it was too cautious or sleepy to go far and I followed its uncertain flight to this dead plant stem.  The two pictures below that shows my home-made moth ferry.

The second moth took up residence on the trap's transparent cowl, thus giving a full and interesting view of its plump body - a detail which makes me think that it is a female.

Here's a Mint Moth micro meanwhile, maybe hoping that the eggbox lettering helps to disguise its presence - a great many moths seem to seek the various descriptions, warnings and other printing to roost on. And after that, a series of pictures of the immigrant (and now almost certainly successful colonist) Silver Y, one of the very first moths I remember watching as it flew by day.

Next, my first Brindled Green of the year and then a Rosy Rustic, a species which has been turning up in samll numbers all Summer long, a bright Sallow and another newcomer for the year, the Black Rustic aka the Darth Vader moth.

And finally, a Small Dusty Wave, one of the titchiest of UK macro moths, and another of my frequent but beautiful Light Emeralds.