Its an orange swift, although not as bright as some. I got four last light. I also got 70 large yellow underwings, half a nest of wasps, 3 old ladies and unfortunately, 12 Oak processionary moths. They must have just hatched, the pheromone trap put up for them three weeks ago was empty last week. These are going into the freezer to await the man from the Forestry commission. Looks like they missed a nest of pupae.
13 moths gone off with the lady from the Forestry Commission, she was close by so was quick in picking them up. We don't know until next week how many in the pheromone trap, its high up in the canopy and not due for checking until next Tuesday. She said this week and next is when they expect the numbers to peak.
With the 12 Oak processionary moths coming to the light trap @fidgetbones I wonder if the Forestry Commission might be willing to give you a couple of extra traps for use at garden level?
Wish I had run the trap last night, but just too busy this morning, hopefully will manage another couple of sessions before the year is out.
I saw this plume moth while I was on holiday in Devon. I think it's a Cliff Plume Moth just going by the location. There are only two species that rest with this wing-forward shape but they're hard to tell apart and my photos were a bit too grainy to see the fine details.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Large yellow underwings went bonkers last night, still bouncing around at 4.30 this morning. They were by far the largest group, over 50 followed by setaceous hebrew character at 10 ,then vines rustic and square spot rustic, then a number of pretties, green carpet, brimstones,garden carpet, common wainscot, common plume, and I think a six striped rustic . Only three box tree moths, two currently learning to swim and a dark form in the freezer so I can get a good photo of it. Not a single OPM so fingers crossed. I've also stamped on 15 red lily beetles this week, not to mention the salted slugs and snails.
Hello all you moth people. Can you tell me who this is? Resting on a wall recently stripped of wallpaper. Sorry he's a bit fuzzy but I was perched on the stairs with a wobbly knee.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
With the pheromone traps in place, hopefully they will work better in the coming year.
Wish I had run the trap last night, but just too busy this morning, hopefully will manage another couple of sessions before the year is out.
Garden Carpet
Riband Wave
And another Gold Spot