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April 23, 2012 • Leave a Comment

It was a warm night with the temperature not falling below +4. The macro moths in or on the trap were 1 Large Grey Pinion (Lithophane georgii) and 1 Hoary Pinion (Lithophane fagina). There were also 4 Diamondback Moths (Plutella xylostella). No new moths for the year today.

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April 22, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Another fairly mild night produced two Speckled Green Fruitworm moths (Orthosia hibisci), one False Pinion (Litholomia napaea), one Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass (Xylena curvimacula) and one Hoary Pinion (Lithophane fagina).

Hoary Pinion (Lithophane fagina)

Speckled Green Fruitworm moth (Orthosia hibisci)

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April 21, 2012 • Leave a Comment

Just one False Pinion (Litholomia napaea) in the trap last night. I've identified the two micro moths seen yeasterday as Diamondback Moths (Plutella xylostella). I also had one of these moths in the trap on the 15th April.

Diamondback Moth (Plutella xylostella)

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April 20, 2012 • Leave a Comment

It stayed above freezing last night and the trap tuned up two False Pinions (Litholomia napaea), one Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass (Xylena curvimacula) and a micro that I haven't identified yet. While walking to our local shops I found a dead Hoary Pinion (Lithophane fagina) on the sidewalk.

False Pinion (Litholomia napaea)

Dot-and-Dash Swordgrass (Xylena curvimacula)

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April 17, 2012 • Leave a Comment

After some wintry nights, the earlier part of last night was 6c so I gave the light trap another try. There were 2 moths in the trap this morning. Another or the same Western Swordgrass (Xylena thoracica) and a Large Grey Pinion (Lithophane georgii). I've only had Lithophane georgii in the garden once before in 2009.

Large Grey Pinion (Lithophane georgii)

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