Good run continues, now with new moth trap


My regular Moth trap has a MV bulb which lights up the whole street! Last night, I was unable to run this one due to a few locals having post VE day parties in the area.
So I switched to my battery LED Moth trap, which was designed to take out into the countryside. Due to COVID19, it has never made it beyond the house.

One of the battery packs had a faulty wire, so it was just a single set of UV LEDs running. It works, but is not as effective as the MV I don't think. I got a handful of Maybugs, plus three moths: Little Thorn the best, also Treble Lines and Green Carpet.

Very lucky, as Little Thorn wasn't on my radar, and I assumed with the resting position it was a Dingy Shell and left it free to fly off! Half out of boredom, I later brought it in to double-check and then realised things weren't right for Dingy Shell. Also, the illustration in the Waring guide wasn't helpful. It looked like a Thorn but was much too small. As soon as I saw "Little Thorn", I knew I had it figured out. Quite a beautiful Moth when seen illuminated thru a loupe. The picture below does it no justice but does show the key feature of the double-pointed hindwing. 






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