Uskmouth Reedbeds, actinic Skinner trap 8th July

I put the actinic Skinner trap out for National Moth Night - the theme this year is reedbeds and wetlands. For once the weather has been good for National Moth Night - it normally pours with rain and the wind howls!

I caught 15 species, including a blackneck, a buff-tip, 3 obscure wainscots, 5 silky wainscots, a southern wainscot and a smokey wainscot.

  Obscure Wainscot

                                                                          Buff-tip                          

                                                                          Blackneck

                                                                         Silky Wainscot

                                                                    Smokey Wainscot

                                                                    Southern Wainscot