Last night I put the moth trap out but under a patio shelter against a wall and in a slightly obscure position that I knew wasn't going to be good to attract moths. However, until I build my rain shelter this is about the best I can do when it's wet.
I caught two moths but unfortunately they were worn and relatively poor quality. So it was a bit too challenging for me to identify them. Looking at the candidates: Clouded Drab, Lead Drab, Common Quaker; I'll admit that I find it difficult to distinguish between them. This is a common problem with 'new' moths (new to my eyes and experience) especially when they look similar. Ironically, this is one of the reasons I was attracted to moths in the first place: the fact that they are not always easy to identify and that they present a bit of a challenge.
I do have a few good field guides and I should spend more time reading them rather than just looking at the pictures. There are many things competing for my time, but this is never an acceptable excuse.
I resorted to my trusty online support group and one of the County Recorders' opinion was that they were both Common Quakers.
Common Quakers
Caught 5 April 2016
I will admit that the specimens above look a bit different to the one caught earlier in the year (see this post on 1 April 2016). So I am not entirely convince that I have the ID correct on these.
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