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Garden mothing 2010 #27, 17 July
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A chilly, clear night and I didn’t really expect much in the trap. The highlight was an unexpected – and new for the garden – Pine Hawkmoth (Hyloicus pinastri).

The not very long list:
Blood-vein 1
Small Blood-vein 1
Small Dusty Wave 1
Riband Wave 2
Red Twin-spot Carpet 1
Common Pug 1
Brimstone Moth 1
Early Thorn 1
Swallow-tailed Moth 2
Light Emerald 1
Pine Hawkmoth 1 NFG
Poplar Hawkmoth 1
White Satin 1
Dingy Footman 2
Common Footman 6
Buff Ermine 6
Ruby Tiger 1
Heart & Dart 1
Cabbage Moth 2
Dot Moth 1
Smoky Wainscot 5
Grey/Dark Dagger 1
Dun-bar 1 NFY
Dark Arches 5
Common/Lesser Common Rustic 5
Uncertain 10
Mottled Rustic 1
Silver Y 2
Spectacle 1
Fan-foot 1

Micros:
Eurrhypara hortulata (Small Magpie) 2
Pleuroptya ruralis (Mother of Pearl) 1
(Plus some others I haven’t a clue about)

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