The nights draw in....

Well, not really it's still about 10.00 p.m. before I put the moth lamps on. This will be the last time this year I see this though.

Primula scotica

This year has seen some interesting and different moths here. I've trapped at this site for nine years and I'm still getting new species, the latest is this lovely Mother of Pearl.

Zele albiditarsus most likely, a Braconidae. Very few UK records, those on the NBN are all (2) from Scotland. ID courtesy of JB - you can see the white tarsi clearly. There is very little info about this animal available. It's accompanied by the caddis fly Limnephilus marmoratus of which there are hundreds in my traps on each outing at the moment.