A MamMoth Trapping Event

I looked this morning at some of the captures in moth traps left out last night in and around Swansea by Dan Forman, Neil Price and Ian Tew. Amongst the numerous items were Elephant hawk moth (Deilephila elepenor), Swallowtail (Ourapteryx sambucaria), Buff ermine (Spilosoma luteum), Gothic (Naenia typica), Buff tip (Phalera bucephala), Peppered moth (Biston betularia), Plain golden 'Y' (Autographa jota), Angle shades (Phlogophora meticulosa), Scalloped oak (Crocallis elinguaria), Dot (Melanchra persicariae) together with  Bright line brown eye (Lacanobia oleracea), Peach blossom (Thyatria batis) and Buff arches (Habrosyne pyritoides). To end the day, I encountered an Emperor moth (Saturnia pavonia) charging along the cycle path near Blackpill.