Yesterday morning provided an almost overwhelming number of moths in the trap. In pouring rain I counted 495 Macros from 63 species with half as many again flying away before I could identify them. New moths for the year included Cypress Carpet and Common Emerald. I also had my first Plain Wave since 2001. This is another moth that I doubted my original record for and wondered how I was able to identify back then as the literature only describes a different texture to the wings. However the moth I caught yesterday was like a smaller Riband Wave but its resting posture was strikingly different with its wings more closely held to its body. If that is a characteristic pose it is a very obvious identification feature.

Although day flying Scarlet Tigers are quite common here it is more unusual to get them in the trap so to have 11 at one time was exciting.