Foxy Lady!

Last night I ran a single MV at the northern end of the Calvert Jubilee lake, Bucks to try and improve on the dismal performance by two MV's there during the first week of the month.  Nearly 50 species appeared (as opposed to just 18 last time) so a definite improvement but the only moths around in any numbers were Light Brocade (22) and Treble Lines (45).  Star of the night was a female Fox Moth.  A Lime Hawk and two Elephant Hawks were also nice to see but everything else was much as expected, although a male Common Heath was perhaps a little unusual because (unlike Latticed Heath which does fly at night) this is almost exclusively a day-flyer.  Perhaps the trap was placed adjacent to where it was roosting. 

Fox Moth, Calvert Jubilee 21st May

Common Heath, Calvert Jubilee 21st May

Dave Wilton
Westcott, Bucks