Another warm night inevitably resulted in two more moths to identify.
A micro called
Tachystola acroxantha was grabbed from the kitchen window. I have recorded this adventive species in a previous year, and it is an easy species to recognise.
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| Tachystola acroxantha |
The bathroom produced a Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing. This morning I tried, and failed, to devise a way of photographing the upper side of its underwing without killing it. The poor thing still had a rough time of it as sticking it in the fridge for five minutes slowed it down but not enough to let me gently lift its forewing, while shaking the pot to make it fly had limited success. I promise not to do this again.
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| Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing |
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| Underside view |
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| A hint of the upper surface of the underwing pattern |
It flew away strongly, apparently none the worse for the experience.
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