A fine turnout of 12 plus leader Dr Dave Wainwright of Butterfly Conservation (based at Low Barns, Witton-le-Wear) were rewarded with a balmy evening full of interest. The full list of moths observed is as follows:

Chestnut

Silver Y

Green-brindled crescent

Brown-spot pinion

Snout

Yellow-line quaker

Merveille du jour

Green carpet

Red-green carpet

Common marbled carpet

Dusky thorn

Rhomboid tortrix (a micro moth).

Merveille du Jour
Common Marbled Carpet