It is Clive. It's hard to appreciate the intricacy of the pattern, as the moth is so small.

Down to 50 moths of 19 species in St Mellion last night, on a very blustery night. New for the year - Small White Wave (earliest record by 13 days). Migrants - 6 Dark Sword-grass, Small Mottled Willow, Angle Shades & 4 Silver Y (1 in ORI lure trap). Also, Muslin Moth & Great Prominent. #teammoth

Tawny Pinion (left) and Pale Pinion

Also in St Mellion last night were 2 Great Prominent, Pale Pinion and Tawny Pinion (nice to catch both together). #teammoth

125 moths of 26 species in St Mellion, most of which were migrants -
1 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back)
52 Dark Sword-grass (A. ipsilon)
1 Turnip Moth (A. segetum)
1 Pearly Underwing (P. saucia)
19 Angle Shades (P. meticulosa)
1 Small Mottled Willow (S. exigua)
21 Silver Y (A. gamma)
#teammoth

Thanks Martin. It was the small arrival of Painted Lady yesterday that made me put the traps out (despite unfavourable winds). A good sign for tonight as conditions should be much better.

32 species in St Mellion overnight, including a small arrival of common immigrants - 7 P. xylostella (Diamond-back), 2 N. noctuella (Rush Veneer), 1 Dark Sword-grass (A. ipsilon) & 2 Silver Y (A. gamma). Also, 1 Angle Shades (P. meticulosa) #teammoth

Square Spot

Epermenia aequidentellus

Common Wave

Square Spot

New for the year in St Mellion on 8/4: Phyllonorycter sp., Epermenia aequidentellus (2nd garden record), Eudonia angustea, Common Wave (earliest by 22 days), Sandy Carpet (earliest by 15 days), 2 Square Spot (both female), Pale Prominent, Large Yellow Underwing & 2 Least Black Arches. #teammoth

Exactly the same here Tim. 90% of the moths were in the actinic, including most of the migrants. Mind you, it is sheltered from the N wind.

Small Mottled Willow

N. noctuella (Rush Veneer)

N. noctuella (Rush Veneer)

A few migrants among another season's best total of 304 moths of 53 species in St Mellion 8/4:
34 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth)
3 Nomophila noctuella (Rush Veneer)
2 Dark Sword-grass
4 Small Mottled Willow
3 Silver Y
Also, 1 Large Yellow Underwing, which may have been a migrant #teammoth

Good sign! Hopefully we'll see some migrant action tonight, even in a north wind and fog.

Muslin

Waved Umber

Pebble Prominent

Grey Pine Carpet

New for year: Common Pug, Grey-pine Carpet, Brown Silver-lines, Yellow Barred Brindle, Waved Umber, 4 Muslin Moth & 3 Pebble Prominent. Record counts of 36 Brindled Beauty, 13 Frosted Green, 17 Water Carpet & 12 Shoulder Stripe. Also S. steinkellneriana, Y. mucronella & Great Prominent. #teammoth

Looks like we're set for dense fog, so it's pot luck where they turn up tonight!

😆 North winds tonight, so they could bypass my traps!

Thanks Tim. Huge numbers of Small Mottled Willow over Ireland and W. Cornwall last night, so I'm hoping these (and other migrants) will move east tonight

Small Mottled Willow

A few migrants made it to St Mellion, SE Cornwall last night, among the year's highest total of 295 moths of 49 species.
12 Plutella xylostella (Diamond-back Moth), Small Mottled Willow (Spodoptera exigua) and Silver Y (Autographa gamma). #teammoth

Last night was insane!

...of the Tamar? ;-)

Semioscopis steinkellneriana

Peppered

Great Prominent

Swammerdamia pyrella

168 moths of 34 species in St Mellion. New for year Dyseriocrania subpurpurella, Semioscopis steinkellneriana (4th garden record), Swammerdamia pyrella, Elachista canapennella, Brimstone Moth, Streamer, Peppered Moth (earliest ever record by 13 days), Great Prominent & 4 Nut Tree Tussock #teammoth

5 Dark Sword-grass (A. ipsilon) and 3 Silver Y (A. gamma) - 1 to light, 2 to ORI lure, plus 2 Angle Shades (P. meticulosa), among 34 species in St Mellion, SE Cornwall last night (6/4). #teammoth

Dark Sword-grass

Shoulder-stripe

Early Tooth-striped

Flame Shoulder

54 moths of 18 species in St Mellion. Breezy start and end to the night but fairly calm after 11pm. New for the year - Early Tooth-striped, 2 Shoulder Stripe and Flame Shoulder. Migrants - Dark Sword-grass. Also, Frosted Green, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Scorched Carpet and Angle Shades #teammoth

Well, I can promise the dust!

A mild, clear and calm night proved to be the most productive night of the year so far, with 152 moths of 32 species noted. 3 x Dark Sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon) were likely immigrants, plus a single Angle Shades (P. meticulosa). St. Mellion, SE Corwnall on 17/3. #teammoth

😆 Getting to know conditions that won't deliver any moths! I did try yesterday evening however the wind kept numbers low. This evening might be okay, although it will turn chilly later.

😆 Haven't bothered for the past couple of nights

Blimey! It'll be interested to see what happens later in the year.

Dark Sword-grass and Small Mottled Willow

Brindled Beauty

Small Mottled Willow

On a cold night in St Mellion (down to 4.3c), Small Mottled Willow & Dark Sword-grass came to light, among 71 moths of 23 species. Beautiful Plume (A. acanthadactyla) & Brindled Beauty were new for the year #teammoth

Are you seeing exigua? A few here this month.

The rains in Morocco and greening of the desert maybe stopping moths from dispersing. You'd imagine there will be a huge emergence over the next couple of months so perhaps May will be similar to 2006!

That's interesting. You'd imagine they'd be abundant down there in Spring.

I know, quite odd looking. Almost like a Light Feathered Rustic!