Moths Found on 14 August 2011

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Moth numbers reducing now, despite the continuing warm weather, however the Underwing season has definitely begun: the catch included many Straw Underwings and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings, plus a few Broad-bordered Yellow Underwings.  Those from the catch worth photographing included:

• a Rosy Rustic (previously only photographed in South Wales here),
• a Carcina quercana (previously photographed here),
• a Chequered Fruit-tree Tortrix (previously photographed here, thanks to David Shenton for correcting us on the ID),
• a Double-striped Pug (previously photographed here), thanks to Harri Jalava for help with the ID.

The rest of the catch consisted of a couple of Oak Beauty agg, several Uncertain or Vine's Rustics, Shuttle-shaped Darts, Pinion-streaked Snouts, Stenoptilia/Platyptilia and Scoparia Pyralella, then one each of Setacious Hebrew Character, Endotricha flammealis and Apple Pith Moth.