Sunday 10 June 2018

Delicate and Broken-barred Carpet

 
Delicate
 
Delicate is an immigrant species that doesn't turn up in the trap too often. The only other immigrant species in the trap was a single Rusty Dot Pearl, although I found a Diamond-back in the garden later on. The low numbers of immigrants in the trap is surprising as I've seen several Silver Y, Red Admiral, Diamond-back and Painted Lady around Exmouth over the weekend.
Birdwise - just 3 Sandwich Tern off the seafront and 4 Whimbrel off Mudbank, with a first-summer Mediterranean Gull off there yesterday.
 
 
Painted Lady - the Maer
 
 
Broken-barred Carpet - the smartest of two in the trap last night. I very rarely see this species but they're not that rare!
 

Garden Carpet - a grey and very indistinct individual, possibly f.thules?



Rivulet


Polar Grey

 
Eyed Hawkmoth - it's turning out to be a good year for these.

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