There were also quite a few butterflies on the wing mainly Red Admirals (which may have been migrants), Eastern Dappled White and Clouded Yellows and there were a few Rush Veneers in the grass on the Steppe and a few Hummingbird Hawkmoths around.
Updated Lep project HERE, now registering 425 species for the project site, an additional 12 species this trip subject to verification. A few highlights and interests below.
Previous update from our September trip this year with some even smarter moths HERE and from June this year HERE . Been a good year.
Tiliacea sulphurago- moth of the trip and lifer. 2-3 of these.
Aprophyla canescens- one of the most prominent species (above and below)
Episema glaucina- nice
Probably Dicranura ulmi 231025 update- a better fit is Ash Shoulder-knot, Scotochrosta pulla. Thanks to Steve from the Bulgaria i-nat project.
Agrochola nitida (above and below) one to keep an eye out for amongst the Lunar Underwings?
Agrochola laevis- another one to keep an eye out for
Brindled Green 231025 update- looks like this is probably an eastern species of Dryobotodes- D.carbonis
Feathered Brindle - pretty numerous. More species familiar from back home below.
Pearly Underwing
Lunar Yellow Underwing
The Cosmpolitan
Brown-spot Pinion
Beaded Chestnut
Black-spot Chestnut
Vagrant Emperor
Praying Mantis
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