Pine Hawk-moth in garden

A chilly night (8 degrees) did not bode well for GMS trapping overnight.

However, it only takes one moth to make it worth it. That moth was a superb Pine Hawk-moth which was new for the garden (and for me).

Pine Hawk-moth

This species was formerly mostly known as a migrant, but is spreading north and west from a foothold in the south-east of England. There were 25 recorded in Warwickshire in 2019.

One other moth was new for the year this morning. I caught two Scalloped Oaks, a rather smart moth.

Scalloped Oak

Of the rest, the most unusual was a Bright-line Brown-eye which was the second this year, the last being in April.

The full list was:

Bird-cherry Ermine 1

Eudonia lacustrata 1

Crambus pascuella 2

Water Ermine 1

Pine Hawk-moth 1 (nfg)

Scalloped Oak 2 (nfy)

Common Footman 8

Uncertain 3

Bright-line Brown-eye 1

Dark Arches 1

Smoky Wainscot 1

Heart and Dart 3