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Moths seen in the garden to date A-C, D-F, G-M, N-Si, Sh-the end
October and November 2006
October 14th and there has been very little to report until this morning when there was a new species, a green-brindled crescent, Allophyes oxyacanthae. The juniper carpet moth which I first saw in 2003 was on the front door the night before last. This moth has become a regular visitor and must be breeding somewhere close by as it has appeared every year since then. This is noteworthy as it is considered quite a scarce species.
green-brindled crescent
Hopefully we will have a few more warm sunny days like those of the last few. Today seems to be one such.
Today, 17th October, when I believe that the National Trust is organising a huge BLOG to see what everyone has been doing it seems appropriate that I have something to write on my diary. It is another new moth for the garden, not such a rarity as I had at first thought but nevertheless a new species. It is a red-line quaker, Agrochola lota.
The other thing that I was privileged to see this morning was the magnificent dawn. I had to be up early to go to Ispwich to babysit my grandaughter and the sun was just rising as I set out at 7 am. Had I not been up I would not have seen this wonderful sight.
Having not managed to write much during October I have decided to extend this page to include November.
There have been very few moths this month, the only occasion I put the moth trap out there were no moths in it at all. However the last few nights have produced some by the outside light. There have been feathered thorns, scarce umbers and then yesterday a December moth, Poecilocampa populi, a new one to the garden.
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Moths seen in the garden to date A-C, D-F, G-M, N-Si, Sh-the end