Was a pleasure 👍

I’ve had them feeding on Angelica too, Hemlock seems fairly regular at isolated locations now too… but always within fen surrounding and not yet beyond in the wider landscape

Big thanks to @britishbugs.bsky.social for such a fantastic website, an amazing resource in a field that seems to be sadly lacking decent identification guides in the uk… great job 👏

All records will go to Wilts moth recorder when collated but for now the Ramburialis were on 21/6 and 26/6, the Splendid Brocade was 22/6.

Apart from the caddisflies and lacewings, which are still to identify this moth trap ‘intruder’ was most welcome, the spectacular cranefly Ctenophora ornata, what a beast!

Franchises Lodge RSPB reserve, Wiltshire- SU228172

I was very pleased to see 4 new Orthoptera species too, enjoyed getting to grips with the hoppers again.. always fun to stalk!

Some migrants too for @migrantmothuk.bsky.social 2 Diasemiopsis ramburialis (Migrant Sable), 1 Splendid Brocade, and small numbers of Silver y’s, RDPs, diamondbacks

Some summer green and I finally got my Goat!

Thanks Andy 👍

Hijack away, I’m sure it’ll be more than just us that want to know the answers.

Fantastic, thanks for your help there. I’ve mainly been small scale collecting and identifying the catch fairly soon after, but a week in New Forest in late June may be a different experience, so need decent storage for specimens. 👍

Thanks Andy. Likely to be Staphs, weevils and true bugs mostly, with a few other beetles and craneflies, caddis etc too.