Monday 1 July 2019

Maesbury - Hawkmoths!

Caught up with Anthony Griffiths over at Maesbury this morning. He is riding high with his UK year list having just reached the magical 300 barrier by the end of June!! The sky's the limit for the final total and I look forward to sharing several new year birds with him on the Scilly Pelagics!

He also keeps me posted with 'new' Hawkmoths in his trap and today was yet another new one for me and only the second eve for him? A Small Elephant Hawkmoth! Shame about the wear but they all count ...



No shortage of the larger Elephant Hawkmoth and here's the most pristine of the bunch!


And a nice smart Poplar Hawkmoth to complete the trio...



Well camouflaged on the release birch tree, the Buff Tip has a good chance of avoiding predation!


Plus this Peppered Moth chancing his luck on the greener parts...


Silver Y of which there were two colour forms.




There were many more small grey and brown jobs. I'm concentrating on the attractive and unusual but can see how addictive these guys can become! But... I'm not getting a moth trap - ever?