Thursday, 24 April 2025

Nice new arrivals


The first big, bold moth of the year arrived last night, this Pebble Prominent with its cream-and-coffee colours, two large 'pebbles" and, in the picture below, its resemblance to a crouching cat when at rest.


Nearby was a Brimstone Moth which always brightens up the trap; the first to come and see me this year although there will be dozens more if not scores in due course.


The thirf newcomers were these two, slightly different Shuttle-shaped Darts with their needle's eye or spinning machine shuttle on their neatly-folded wings.
 




Apart from these, the guest list in the eggboxes was sparse as the temperature fell considerably with nightfall; just a few Hebrew Characters and a couple of Common Quakers. Sounds like some sort of ill-attended religious convention.

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