Today after a short search I found a half grown Humming-bird Hawk-moth caterpillar feeding on Lady's Bedstraw in the sunshine on the Wirral coast, unfortunately it had 4 parasitic-fly eggs 'glued' to its back!

eve 25th July

The warm weather has brought a flush of moths to the Reserve with over 130 species in the trap last night although merger numbers of migrants. The highlight was the Reserves third Small Marbledof the year also a Rusty dot pearl, 3 dark Sword-grass and a Silver Y. Although not migants to the country but migrants to the reserve were the first Reserve Records of Pyrausta nigrata and Dark Tussock.

Night of 25 July, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Silver Y.

Red admiral larva 3/4 grown on nettle.

night of 24th.
11 Dark Sword-grass
1 Silver Y
4 Four-spotted Footman. (Probably start of resident flight period as have big numbers annually)

DarkSword-grass to actynic light Friday night (22nd)

21/7 : Small Marbled last night.

Dark Sword Grass 1,Silver Y 1, Rusty Dot Pearl 1, in Back garden 125w MV overnight.
Rusty Dot Pearls are appearing most nights which is unusual here.

One fully grown caterpillar (green form) of hummingbird hawk moth found feeding on lady's bedstraw by main path at Ufton Fields in Warwickshire on 21/07/2011.

1 x Scarce Bordered Straw (First in Lancs since 2006 invasion)
2 x Rusty Dot Pearl