One TALONted moth

Well it's halloween and all that, not that I really truly understand the shenanigans entirely.

The latest species for the year on Saturday night was certainly very fitting for the time of the year, a spooky Sprawler, the only moth in the UK to sport two sharp talons on each front leg.

Interestingly and rather stupidly? The genus name was changed from Brachionycha to Asteroscopus. Brachionycha means Arm Claw and is a fitting genus name!

 

A bit wet and wild now, not many opportunities for trapping sadly. 

Moth garden list for 2023 stands at 638 species

 

28/10/23 - Back Garden - Fordham - East Cambridgeshire - Actinic Trap

Macro Moths

Sprawler 1 [NFY]