Black Is Black - Los Bravos

While what overnight Insects there are seem to be going into the trap, after removal of the white sheet, the weather seems to be against any good numbers. Cloudless, starlit and chill again last night, there were no additions to the Property Moth List, however there were a couple of things rather pleasing to the eye along with a couple of points of interest.

CLOUDED BORDER
is a 'regular' in the trap, while as time goes on

PEACOCK MOTH
is also becoming frequent.

STRAW DOT
An abraded specimen of this Moth completely fooled me last week,
so identification of this 'text book' individual was much easier 

BLACK ARCHES

the nominate (white) form which was caught here some days ago.

BLACK ARCHES

Today we caught the 'melanistic' (dark/black) form which in
Great Britain is restricted to the New Forest, which here at Parley 

we are on the western edge of.

Two colour variations of

ROSY RUSTIC

STRAW UNDERWING

If my memory serves me this is a MICRO (the smaller Moths)

but equally as big as many of the Macros.

A WASP in the trap.

Part of this mornings catch with The Drinker being the largest.

The 'egg trys' provide a perfect roost for the Insects,

while the Mercury Vapour Lamp sends out the right 'waves'

to attract them. Can you see my Mate left of picture?

Just one of a number of opportunist BLACKBIRDs, Robins and Pied Wagtails that attend the trap each morning. Every effort is made to release them to the undergrowth and out of reach of the predators.

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