#915 The Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)

After a wet March and being away over Easter, I finally put the moth trap out for the first time this year. Catches included my first Satellite (Eupsilia transversa, #915). This moth over-winters as an adult and can be caught right through the winter when the weather is mild, up until April. Sometimes the spot on the wing is white, rather than orange like in this case. Apart from Common & Small Quakers and several Clouded Drabs, the more interesting catches were a handsome Streamer, a (rather early) Scorched Carpet and this fine Black Sexton Beetle.

#915 Satellite (Eupsilia transversa)

#809 Scorched Carpet (Ligdia adustata)

#839 Streamer (Anticlea derivata)

#733 Black Sexton Beetle (Nicrophorus humator)