Two new moth species for both me and the garden last night.
First was the large micro Palpita vitrealis, which appears to be a migrant from southern Europe. Looks similar to the Box-tree Moth but is more closely related to Mother of Pearl.
The second moth was one that I have longed to see since getting my first copy of Skinner as a 12 year old. Clifden Nonpareil Catocala fraxini. However, as next door's trap had one the night before I suspect that this one had just jumped the fence making it slightly less sweet. An absolute monster though and much bigger than I expected. It also is payback for the Convolvulus Hawkmoth that I sent in the opposite direction a few years previously.
Mothing is a funny old business!
Excellent! Wonder how many extra hits you'll get thanks to the blog title...
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