[0385] Nettle-tap (Anthophila fabriciana)

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A full 8 days later and the trap was out. This time last year it was warm and mild and the trap was out most nights.A great selection of moths last night with a few still to confirm id's (those pesky micros)But lots of New for year's including Poplar Hawk-moth, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Pale Tussock, Scalloped Hazel.And an amazing 19 specimens of Green Carpet!Catch Report - 16/05/12 - 125w MV Robinson Trap - Back Garden/FarmlandMacro Moths1x Pale Tussock [NFY]1x Shuttle-shaped Dart [NFY]1x Rustic Shoulder-knot [NFY]1x Scalloped Hazel [NFY]1x Poplar Hawk-moth [NFY]1x Double-striped Pug [NFY]19x Green Carpet1x Common Swift 2x Spectacle1x Latticed Heath2x Oak-tree Pug1x Clouded Drab2x Muslin Moth2x Brindled Pug 1x Iron Prominent1x Red Twin-spot Carpet4x Flame Shoulder5x Hebrew CharacterMicro Moths1x Nettle-tap Anthophila fabriciana [NFY]1x Agonopterix arenella [NFY]1x Rush Veneer Nomophila noctuella [NFY]1x Cochylis atricapitana [NFY]1x White Shouldered House Moth Endrosis sarcitrella2 for id pending......