You can see from the list below that this is not a particularly abundant moth here, but it is regular. 2011 was an excellent spring for them, far outstripping the other years I've trapped here at Howick.
Qty Date
1 22 Mar 2010
1 02 Apr 2010
3 09 Apr 2010
1 27 Apr 2010
2 28 Apr 2010
1 21 May 2010
1 23 Feb 2011
1 24 Feb 2011
1 20 Mar 2011
1 21 Mar 2011
7 22 Mar 2011
2 23 Mar 2011
1 25 Mar 2011
2 01 Apr 2011
1 02 Apr 2011
1 07 Apr 2011
4 08 Apr 2011
1 13 Apr 2011
1 15 Apr 2011
1 24 Apr 2011
1 06 May 2011
1 16 Mar 2012
1 20 Mar 2012
1 27 Mar 2012
1 01 Apr 2012
1 13 Mar 2014
2 17 Mar 2014
1 18 Mar 2014
1 09 Apr 2014
1 16 Apr 2014
1 28 Apr 2014
The trap is on again tonight so lets hope for a repeat...
Another good highlight today were the 3 Swallows that flew right over our house this evening and carried on north up the coast. My first for the year and bang on time, to the day.
106. Swallow.
Beautiful moth Stewart. I only trapped my first last year (on 29th March) and none seen this year so far....
ReplyDeleteStewart,
ReplyDeleteI got my first one ever on the 16th and was amazed at how colourful it was. The moths are dropping off again and only had 2 this morning.
John