At 3am I heard some very gusty winds outside so I decided to empty the light trap and put it away. Although I was half asleep, I managed to find 4 macro moths 2 of which where new backyard species for the year. The new species were a somewhat worn, Hoary Pinion (Lithophane fagina) and a Western Swordgrass Moth (Xylena thoracica). The other species were:
Plush-naped Pinion (Lithophane pexata)
Speckled Green Fruitworm (Orthosia hibisci)
While at Glenmore today I think I managed a better photograph of the Spring Azure (Celastrina ladon).
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