The warmer weather is producing much more interesting catches though, as others are reporting, the quantities of individual species of common moths such as Dark Arches, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart and Dart and Common Rustic are much lower than usual here. Recent firsts for 2008 include Small Emerald, Sharp-angled Carpet, Muslin Footman, Slender Brindle, V-Pug and Pyrausta purpuralis.  Seven Purple Thorns in one night was unusual.