800 Species

Some moth trapping this weekend brought my 800 species for the garden. Some of the highlights are shown below. Of the two new macros, the Dusky Sallow is a species from the Cotswolds liking drier calcareous habitats where its caterpillars live on grasses, whereas the Dun-bar is a woodland species needing deciduous trees. Apparently the caterpillars of the Dun-bar are partly carnivorous, augmenting their plant-based diet with caterpillars of other (and even sometimes their own) species.

#245 Yellow-tail (Euproctis similis)

#783 Miller (Acronicta leporina)

#546 Ruby Tiger (Phragmatobia fuliginosa)

#796 Dusky Sallow (Eremobia ochroleuca)

#533 Lesser Yellow Underwing (Noctua comes)

#605 Mottled Rustic (Caradrina morpheus)

#731 Early Thorn (Selenia dentaria)

#797 Dun-bar (Cosmia trapezina)

#800 Yellow-spot Twist (Pseudargyrotoza conwagana)