Moths Found on 27 June 2010

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A very hot weekend, approaching 30 C during the day, and a full trap to match.

Those worth photographing were:

• the amazing Lilac Beauty (previously photographed here),
• the first of two newbies in the form of the Heart And Club (thanks to jalethbridge and Davebutterflyman for the ID),
• our second newbie, the Ringed China-mark (female, we're told by Brian Stone),
• The Snout (previously photographed here),
• The Clay (previously photographed here),
• an Oak Beauty agg. (previously photographed here),
• The Fern (previously photographed here),
• a Double Square-spot (previously photographed here),
• a Trachycera advenella (previously photographed here),
• a Codling Moth (previously photographed here),
• an Agapeta hamana (previously photographed here).

Others in the trap were a Privet Hawk Moth, many Heart & Darts and Common Footman, several  Shuttle-shaped Darts, Riband Waves, Dot Moths, Garden Carpets, Clouded Silvers, Uncertain or Vine's Rustics and Buff Ermin, then one each of Celpyha striana, Oligia agg, Nutmeg, The Sycamore, Udea olivalis, Light Brown Apple Moth and a Bee Moth.