Since returning from Shetland I haven't been out much - penance for all that time away from the family - but being house-bound has meant plenty of time to road test a new moth trap: a dinky, portable little number from Anglian Lepidoptera Supplies. My small urban garden, surrounded by street lights, badly over-grazed by guinea pigs and under-managed by their owners, never looks too promising for moths, but periodic trapping sessions over the past couple of years suggest otherwise. The latest visitor lured by the light last weekend was one of the most attractive - the Merveille du Jour, an exquisite creature highly sought after by moth-lovers. Stand by for more house-bound highlights in the coming days and months...
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| Merveille du Jour |
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| A beautiful, cryptic moth |
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| The caterpillar feeds on oaks |
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| I took this in full sunlight which brought out the colours nicely |
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| Another smart moth attracted to the new light was this Black Rustic |
How long are you grounded for do you think?
ReplyDeleteUntil December. Not sure which year though.
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