14 Jun 2025

21 May 25 - A Moth Tick On Brownsea

I've only ever run Moth traps in some of the gardens I've lived in during my Southampton days and even more erratically in my garden since living in Dorset. But I did frequently visit a mate, John Chainey's superb Moth trap in Brockenhurst back in the 1980s as I was getting into Moths. This resulted in having seen a good selection of Hampshire and Dorset urban and New Forest species. But there are still quite a few Macro Moths in Dorset that I won't have seen.
Dingy Mocha
Having check the Field Guide to the Moths of Great Britain and Ireland, I was torn between The Annulet and Dingy Mocha, before coming down in favour of the former, which I haven't seen since the mid 80s. However, feedback from Paul Harris, Nicki Tutton & Phil Saunders all pointed out it was my first Dingy Mocha.