Excellent, thanks both! Andy

Any chance of an ID for this? This was one of six that I saw, but they were very flighty and I only managed one photo. Thanks!

Hello again! I was having problems posting photos on the other forum, but then remembered how helpful the people are on here! Why do I feel as though I've been caught cheating?!

Thanks, Chris!

I will, thanks!

I have a carpet-type moth that I'm stuck on. I think I've narrowed it down to three (the Seraphim, Striped Twin-spot Carpet, Early Tooth-striped), but the closest match I could find on UK Moths (the Seraphim) wasn't recored in VC61 in 2009 (the latest Yorkshire Butterfly and Moth Report), and neithe...

I think this might be a common pug: can anyone confirm or correct please? Thanks!

Thanks again, Dave. I've just checked and my battery is only 7 Ah, but it's what came with the trap, so should be OK. I'll see how I get on and probably upgrade at some point. Andy

Thanks for the advice Dave, very useful (and comprehensive!). I'm not sure what ampage my set-up is, but the battery is 12 V and the bulb 8 W. More often than not, the bulb's not on when I go out to empty the trap in the morning. Andy

Thanks!

I think I've got one small quaker and three common quaker: could someone please check? Thanks! Andy

Excellent, many thanks Felix, it's much appreciated! I think I'll see how I get on with the 8 W trap for the time being before deciding whether or not to upgrade. I'm new to mothing, so smaller numbers might not be a bad thing to start with! Andy

Thanks. Hopefully the catches will improve as the air temperature increases. I bought the trap from here:

http://www.alanaecology.com/cgi-bin/sh0 ... 30#a014030

Does anyone use an 8 W actinic Heath moth trap? If so, what sort of numbers do you catch with it? I've finally caught a few moths, but I'm a bit concerned that the light's not bright enough. And I'm guessing it won't be a simple case of buying a brighter bulb.......... (it'll probably need a new ele...

I've found a wild flower seed mix on the website recommended by Dave for attracting bats/moths to gardens:

http://www.nickys-nursery.co.uk/seeds/p ... htm#21042A

Great, thanks for all the suggestions everyone! I'm looking forward to the warmer weather even more now!

Can anyone recommend a few species of plants to attract moths to my garden please? I think I read that lavendar, Buddleja and tobacco plants are particularly good, and they liked the borage in my window box last year (but I think that was because of all the honeydew!). Thanks, Andy.

Great, thanks Dave! Andy

I have another moth that I need help with please! Andy

Dave, would you say that the moths in my other post ("More moths!") are also common/lesser rustic? Cheers, Andy