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7707
Date: 12th June 2023
Ian Hodgson
Location: Coryates, West Dorset
Details: Night of 11 June Gem to MV light
7706
Date: 12th June 2023
Julian Clarke
Location: Crawley Down, West Sussex, UK
Details: Thera vetustata (Fir Carpet) 5th British Record (see https://www.atropos.info/flight-arrivals/moth-migration/ for details) last night (of 11/6/23) to MV
Sitting with wings up impossible to distinguish from T obeliscata, only spotted as this species because wings were held flat.
7704
Date: 12th June 2023
Atropos
Location: South Essex (VC18)
Details: Night of 10 June: Druid to light.
7702
Date: 12th June 2023
Bernard Hocking
Location: Rospannel farm, Penzance, UK
Details: Night of 10 June 23, 4 traps.
2 Green Oak-tree Tortrix
2 Silver Y
1 Vestal
1 Rush veneer
3 Diamond back
1 Pearly underwing
Also several Red-veined darters & Red admirals present in past few weeks
7699
Date: 11th June 2023
Atropos
Location: Falmouth, Cornwall, UK
Details: Night of 10 June: Cymolomia hartigiana to light (2nd for Britain).
7698
Date: 11th June 2023
Atropos
Location: At sea off Looe, Cornwall
Details: 11 June: Death's-head Hawk-moth landed on a boat at sea today off Looe, Cornwall
7697
Date: 11th June 2023
Clive Atkins
Location: St. Osyth, UK
Details: Night of 10th
Delicate 1
Night of 9th
Diamond-back Moth 26
Green Oak Tortrix 22
Red-necked Footman 1 likely immigrant
7695
Date: 11th June 2023
Luke Harman
Location: Dawlish, Devon
Details: Night of 9 June: Cloaked Pug to light. Also 2 European Corn-borer.
7692
Date: 11th June 2023
Maurice L Opie
Location: Fareham, UK VC11
Details: Night of 10th June to Actinic light
1 Vestal, 1 Silver Y
7689
Date: 11th June 2023
Paul Harris
Location: Weymouth, UK
Details: Cloaked Pug to MV last night. Generally considered an immigrant in Dorset but it may possibly breed inland as well.
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