And so it begins.

It has been very rewarding to see the increase in moths gracing the trap since the vice-Chairman of S.Mo.G. gave me his spare 30w actinic bulb. I had three Red Chestnut in the trap this morning (my only previous garden record was a single specimen on the 31 March 2012) and the first Muslin Moth of the year too.

But then comes the pitfall - or challenging identifications if you prefer, with an increase in Pugs. I can cope with Double-striped Pugs and Brindled Pugs (I think), but when you get half-a-dozen seemingly variable ones, a few doubts begin to surface. So by the powers of the internet, it is over to you to see what you think. All Brindled?

The full species list follows:

Common Quaker 64

Small Quaker 2

Hebrew Character 12

Clouded Drab 7

Early Grey 1

Twin-spotted Quaker 1

Double-striped Pug - 3

Chestnut 1

Pale Mottled Willow 1

E. postvittana 1

Red Chestnut 3

Garden Carpet 1

Muslin Moth 1

plus those pugs.