Description: 'Large' moths all round Following on from the previous night, there was quite a few Large Yellow Underwings which were undoubtedly re-captures, 2 lovely Large Ranunculus which were different from my first specimen of the year that I had last week, and then I found a magnificent Large Thorn. Very pleased to see this again and in such good condition, as last years one was mangled and dead. The moth is virtually non-existent in the West of the County and is regular but not common in the East. My previous records of this stunning moth are as follows 11/09/2008 - Hatfield Broad Oak - Essex 22/09/2009 - Hatfield Broad Oak - Essex 30/09/2012 - Stevenage - Hertfordshire I have only listed the extras that I recorded this morning that weren't present the previous night. 1x Large Thorn [NFY] 1x Brindled Green [NFY] 1x Frosted Orange 2x Large Ranunculus. Date: 24 September 2013, 17:34. Source:
[1911] Large Thorn (Ennomos autumnaria). Author:
Ben Sale from UK.
