This Tree-lichen Beauty was a first for my garden (Great Kimble) on 2 August, a moth I've only seen once or twice before (outside the Upper Thames area).
And last night's list of about 50 species from the trap included Gypsy Moth (male), a species I've never encountered before, alongside repeats of a few other recent garden arrivals such as Jersey Tiger and White-point.
A nice pair of moths! I'm sure you'll be seeing more of both, Martin, but particularly Tree-lichen Beauty which has gone from one (2013) to 70+ (2019) over here at Westcott.
ReplyDeleteThe Gypsy Moth seems to be having a good year and to be spreading. I'm not at all sure that the females are unable to fly: I lost one I was trying to assemble with and left it in the porch and it disappeared.
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