Schoenobius gigantella, Earith

23rd June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Elephant Hawkmoth, Cambridge

Lovell Road, Cambridge, 20/06/07

(c) David & Jonathan Heath

Southern Wainscot, Earith

20th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

The Delicate, Earith

18th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Heart & Dart variant, Farcet Fen

This variant Heart & Dart was caught last night (17/18 June) and coincides with others caught in the county in recent days. This is the first I have ever caught anywhere.

© Steve Dudley

Eyed Hawkmoths, Farcet Fen

Two Eyed Hawkmoths caught at 15w actinic on the night of 16/17 June. The one on the left settled on the wall were it is in the photo about a foot from the trap, and the right hand one settled in the trap.

© Steve Dudley

European Corn-borer, Earith

Male. 16th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Blotched Emerald, Elton

Blotched Emerald Comibaena bajularia

© Brian Stone

Broad-barred White, Elton

Broad-barred White Hecatera bicolorata



© Brian Stone

Monochroa palustrella, Earith

12th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Red-belted Clearwing, Earith

13th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Nemophora fasciella, Earith

13th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Small Elephant Hawkmoth, Elton

Small Elephant Hawk-moth Deilephila porcellus



© Brian Stone

Nemophora degeerella, Earith

9th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Brown Rustic, Earith

4th June 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Cream-bordered Green Pea, Cambridge

Cream-bordered Green Pea, Lovell Road, Cambridge.

Another garden first and unusual for a 'city' garden.

David Heath

Buttoned Snout, Cambridge, 23 May 2007

This species recorded in each year since 2004.
Previous individuals have been mainly of the form 'unicolor';
this is easily the most strongly marked example to date.

pete
cambridge, vc29
22W actinic
Nikon cp4500

Sitochroa verticalis, Earith

25th May 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Small Clouded Brindle, Earith

17th May 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Dog's Tooth f.dissimilis Knoch, Earith

8th May 2007 (c) David Griffiths

The Campion, Earith

8th May 2007 (c) David Griffiths

Eyed Hawk-moth, Elton

Eyed Hawk-moth Smerinthus ocellata

Yellow-barred Brindle, Cambridge

29 April 2007
A freshly emerged moth, early too - Jonathan Heath

Sallow Kitten, Cambridge

29 April 2007
Another garden first - David Heath

Pale Tussock, Cambridge

23 April 2007

The first female of this species in the garden.
Found lurking on an apple tree late afternoon,
but likely arrived at light the night before

pete
cambridge, vc29
22W actinic
Nikon cp4500