Apart from the odd evening when the temperature has risen(my area forecast 4 hours of rain) its still been to cold to put the moth trap out this year which is given me twitches. I am left with the single option in Odiham where it has been very cold but constantly produced single Dotted Borders for a week now but today with another addition,my first Oak Beauty of the year.I feel the season is wound up like a spring and when the weather changes the moths will be everywhere but until that happens the blog will be a little subdued.
70.251 Oak Beauty Biston strataria (Hufnagel, 1767) Odiham 27 February 2015
70.251 Oak Beauty Biston strataria (Hufnagel, 1767) Odiham 27 February 2015
I think you will all agree with me that moths of this calibre will always be worth waiting for and this certainly is no exception.
70.255 Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, [1777]) Odiham 27 February 2015
70.255 Dotted Border Agriopis marginaria (Fabricius, [1777]) Odiham 27 February 2015
I guess the Dotted Border (no prizes for guessing where the name comes from)has beeen a stalwart for me at Odiham so I will be sorry to see its season end.
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