A couple of green moths

A couple of green moths in the trap over the past couple of days.

This is a Green Carpet – a species that normally emerges in May …..

Lovely feathery antennae – the caterpillars feed on bedstraws and there are two generations per year in the south: May – July and August to September

This is the V Pug – another species with two generations a year: April – June and July to August. The caterpillars feed on a variety of plants including hawthorn, dog rose and bramble.

Both species are common

Angle Shades and a Green Carpet

My moth trap was dominated again by Large Yellow Underwings but also contained a couple of other species.

A Green Carpet – a common species which feeds on bedstraws

And the attractive Angle Shades – again common and the caterpillars feed on a wide variety of plants