Dotted Border

The warmer evening on Wednesday, I recorded a minimum temperature of 8 Centigrade, resulted in a few moths flying. I recorded my first Dotted Border and March Moths of the year with 5 Pale Brindled Beauty and 2 Chestnut.
A brief visit to the moor this evening add Curlew to my Darley Dale year list.

Dotted Border

Two new moths for the year - Dotted Border & March

The slightly warmer temperature has encouraged a few moths to fly. In addition to Pale Brindled Beauty I caught Dotted Border and March Moth last night, taking the year total to 7 species.

Dotted Border

Two new moths for the year

Given how mild it was, temperature around 10 Centigrade all night I was hoping for more but can't complain;
Pale-brindled Beauty 2
Dotted Border 2 males, one was of the dark form fuscata
Ypsolopha ustella 1

Dotted Border

Dotted Border form fuscata

Only a single moth last night but the first Dotted Border of the dark form fuscata this year.

Dotted Border f. fuscata

Still the odd moth flying

Despite the low temperatures, maximum temperature was 4 Centigrade for the last couple of nights and it snowed quite heavily on Saturday morning, I am still catching the odd moth.
18/02 Dotted Border it pretty good condition
19/02 Pale Brindled Beauty - the 39th for the year so far.

Dotted Border

Dotted Border - new for the year

06/02 Pale Brindled Beauty, Chestnut
07/02 Dotted Border, 2 Pale Brindled Beauty, Early Moth.

Dotted Border