Pale Mottled Willow NFY

Added Pale Mottled Willow 2 and Choristoneura herbenstreitella last night along with; Small Magpie, Flame Carpet, Flame Shoulder, The Flame, Shears, Rustic/Uncertain 3, Middle-barred Minor, Heart and Dart 37, Ingrailed Clay 9, Bright-line Brown-eye, Burnished Brass.

Pale Mottled willow

Choristoneura herbenstreitella

A large Tortrix 15mm from head to tail!

Choristoneura herbenstreitella

Six Macro Moths New for the Year

A wet and still coolish night but much more productive adding Shoulder-striped Wainscot, Large Yellow Underwing, Common Footman, Willow Beauty, Brown Rustic and Triple-spotted Clay. No rarities but I also caught Wormwood Pug, generally considered conspecific wth Ling Pug but not a common moth for me.In all 23 species of macro and 2 micro with still a couple to id in the fridge.

Wormwood Pug

Triple-spotted Clay

Triple-spotted Clay

Willow Beauty

Willow Beauty

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Shoulder-striped Wainscot

Brown Rustic

Brown Rustic

Large Yellow Underwing

First of many.

Large Yellow Underwing

Common Footman

Common Footman

The Clay

16/06 An quiet night but still added The Clay along with Barred Red, Mottled Beauty 2, Brimstone 1, Common Wave , Buff Ermine, Beautiful Golden Y, Heart and Dart 11 and Clouded-bordered Brindle.

The Clay

Reasonable night despite rain with Apotomis turbidana NFY

What looked a promising night looked like it would be spoilt by heavy rain starting around 9pm but it did dry out and the night produced Barred Red, Small Fan-foot and a very nice example of Apotomis turbidana. 
In all 31 species which is good for recent days.

Apotomis turbidana

Barred Red

Barred Red

Small Fan-foot

Small Fan-foot

Stenoptilla bipunctidactyla

Caught this small plume moth Stenoptilla bipunctidactyla whilst looking at the Bee Orchids on Bonsall Moor on 14th.

Stenoptilla bipunctidactyla

Better weather produces Large Twin-spot Carpet

Large Twin-spot Carpet is no longer a major rarity in Derbyshire with half a dozen records annually but they are predominantly in the South of the County also added Buff Arches, The Rustic, Dark Fruit-tree Tortrix and Heyda nubiferana. along with Mottled Beauty 2, Green Carpet, Riband Wave 4, Flame Carpet, Brimstone, Elephant Hawk-moth, White Ermine, Heart and Dart 10, Ingrailed Clay 2, Beautiful Golden Y and The Snout.

Large Twin-spot Carpet