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Moths at Foxglove Covert

The moth trap is put out every Tuesday night, weather permitting.  Wednesday morning sees volunteers arrive to ID the moths.  Records are entered into the Species Programme and also sent to the VC65 moth recorder.

Angle Shades colours are beautiful on first emerging
Antler Moths can be seen feeding on thistle flowers during the day
Autumnal Rustic
Beautiful Golden Y usually sits with its wings closed
Beautiful Golden Y sitting as you would expect it to
Blood Vein
Bordered White is not a frequent visitor to the moth trap
Brimstone Moths can be very numerous
Buff-tip can be well camouflaged as a broken branch
Burnished Brass lives up to its name
You can see the large feathery antennae on this Canary-shouldered Thorn
Clouded Border
The marking on Clouded Border moths vary a great deal
Elephant Hawkmoth
Lesser Swallow Prominent
Pale Prominent
Peppered Moths can be well camouflaged
Sometimes peppered Moths can stand out
Straw Dot
The Sprawler