Four species of adult moth yesterday evening and overnight, two to the trap and two found by torchlight just after dark.
The two found dusking – Dark Chestnut (Conistra ligula) and Early Moth (Theria primaria) – were betrayed by the reflection of my torchlight in their eyes, hence the title of the post. Well worth giving this a try.
The garden trap yielded Chestnut (Conistra vacinnii) and a year first Hebrew Character (Orthosia gothica).
Dark Chestnut
Early Moth
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