I was a bit surprised to find this in the trap this morning, since the flight period is quoted as Jul-Sept. The Moth Atlas histogram shows one tiny bar at the end of Oct/beginning of Nov, but it looks like a 1970-1979 record, and indeed it suggests the flight period has moved earlier. Could it be a second generation, or is it just very late?
Phil T
Hi Phil,
ReplyDeleteOctober records are nothing unusual for this species and my personal latest is the 29th (in 2015), so it isn't too much of a stretch to find one still around in early November. This recent patch of warmer weather seems to have produced quite a few moths which in a normal year would be over by now.