We have had some lovely early spring sunshine during March and any rain has been more showery than incessant. There has been plenty of opportunities to run the moth-trap overnight.
As is usual with early spring catches, the first moths to appear in any numbers are the Orthosia genus.
Small Quaker (Orthosia cruda)
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Clouded Drab (Orthosia incerta)
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Common Quaker (Orthosia cerasi)
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Twin-spotted Quaker (Orthosia munda)
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Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica)
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Early Grey (Xylocampa areola)
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Yellow Horned (Achlya flavicornis)
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Oak Beauty (Biston strataria)
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Brindled Pug (Eupithecia abbreviata)
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Double-striped Pug (Gymnoscelis rufifasciata)
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Diurnea fagella
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