As the warm nights continue, more moths are coming to light:
First, Common Carpet -
Epirrhoe alternata alternata. Food plants are the bedstraw family: probably Cleavers in my case.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZ447WZizBg/SCqmbqX6jKI/AAAAAAAAAP8/2DtHGBSZMZ0/s400/common-carpet-web.jpg)
Then Pebble Prominent -
Notodonta ziczac. Foodplant Willow. The side-view colouration is a wonderful camouflage if seen against wood and leaves, looking rather like a cut-off branch.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZ447WZizBg/SCqmqKX6jMI/AAAAAAAAAQM/1qswC44UTbA/s400/pebble-prominent-web.jpg)
Also to light, the Dark Barred Twin Spot Carpet -
Xanthorhoe ferrugata.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_tZ447WZizBg/SCqmh6X6jLI/AAAAAAAAAQE/cJ6SlKT3jzI/s400/dark-barred-twin-spot-carpet-web.jpg)
And this pale specimen that wouldn't open its wings when landed. This specimen has mystified the good and the great: work ongoing.
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_tZ447WZizBg/SCqmwqX6jNI/AAAAAAAAAQU/BvyvZ1WEuXo/s400/white-moth-web.jpg)
Last, but certainly not least, the Small Magpie -
Eurrhypara hortulata. This is one of the so-called Micromoths, but is larger than many 'macromoths'. The separation into micro and macro is an accident of history, with all species in a certain book defining the 'macromoth' list and all others being micromoths, but some larger species were simply omitted from the first book.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_tZ447WZizBg/SCqpZKX6jOI/AAAAAAAAAQc/RFfYoKCkXQ8/s400/small-magpie-web.jpg)
All species on this page are new to me.
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