Thursday 11 May 2023

Moths and Butterflies, Bulgaria, Spring 2023

Managed to get the travel LED moth trap out a few nights in Kamen Bryag, Shipka and Kresna. It was very quiet at Kamen Bryag as the days and nights were very cool and windy but we had better conditions at Kresna.

Here's a few photos below and some preliminary identifications. 

Updated Project Plot Moth and Butterfly list here




A homage to Peacock moths- top of wish list
Spurge Hawkmoths
Lime Hawkmoth one of the buff subspecies 
Purple-barred Yellow, Lythria purpuraria
Clouded Yellow on King's Spear
Common Carpet
Hummingbird Hawkmoth
Glanville Fritillary
Euplocamus anthracinalis
Arched Marble
Speckled Yellow
Thisanotia chrysonuchella
Nutmeg
Elm Moth Dicranura ulmi
The closest I can get to this is something like Large Dark Prominent 
Hadena silens (above and below) 

Pale Tussock 


Eilcrinia trinotata
Presumably an Oak Tree Pug
Cream-spot Tiger

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