Some Moths during April

 April turned out to be a very disappointing month for moth-trapping. The overnight weather conditions were invariably cool, damp and blustery and when I did manage to get the trap set up, conditions were marginal and catches low in moth numbers.

Here are some photographs of species that came to the trap. The last three images are of day-flying moths that I came across on my woodland walks.

Great Prominent (Peridea anceps)

Swallow Prominent (Pheosia tremula)

Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)

Purple Thorn (Selenia tetralunaria)

Common Marbled Carpet (Chloroclysta truncata)

Grey Pine Carpet (Thera obeliscata)

Small Bluebell Beauty (Hysterophora maculosana)

Brown Silver-line (Petrophora chlorosata)

Speckled Yellow (Pseudopanthera macularia)