Moths on the night of 1st/2nd May (UK)

[Martin Hough]

On the night of 3rd-4th May, when conditions were a little cooler, and while
a bright moon fought the orange sodium glare of West London, I recorded at
Willowbank, North Denham

Hebrew character    Orthosia gothica       3
Brimstone                 Opisthograptis luteolata   1
Pale prominent         Pterosoma palpina     1
Iron prominent          Notodonta dromedarius  1
Muslin moth              Diaphora mendica          1
Early grey                  Xylocampa areola         2
Flame shoulder       Ochropleura plecta        7
Common quaker     Orthosia stabilis             1
May highflier            Hydriomena impluviata   1
Eurrhypara hortulata   Small magpie (micro)   1





Tony Morris wrote in message <7gjs0u$2bcl$1 at quince.news.easynet.net>...
>I caught the following at my MV trap. The Cinnabar was a surprise as I
>thought they were not out until the end of May. Th site is a garden in
>urban Crayford, just inside "Greater London".
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>The Streamer         Anticlea derivata            2
>Broom-tip               Chesias fufata                 1
>Brindled Pug          Eupithecia abbreviata    2
>Brimstone Moth     Opishograptis luteolata  6
>Lime Hawk-moth   Mimas tiliae                     1
>Muslin Moth            Diaphora mendica         4
>The Cinnabar        Tyria jacobaeae              2
>Pine Beauty           Panolis flammea             1
>Hebrew Character Orthosia bothica             1
>Early Grey              Xylocampa areola          3
>Nut Tree Tussock Colocasia coryli              1
>Silver Y                  Autographa gamma        1
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>Tony Morris
>134 Station Road, Crayford, DA1 3QQ
>LNHS Kent Sector Ornithology Recorder
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