a dark brown/grey moth with a white spot on forewing .

Box Tree Moth.Photo: Donald Simcock

two black moths with cream diagonal stripes on forewings resting in a moth trap

Jersey tiger.Photo: Donald Simcock

Donald found this Box Tree moth ,a dark form and two Jersey Tigers in his Bournemouth moth trap on 31/07/26.

Jersey Tigers are no longer a scarce immigrant as they once were and this year there have been many more sightings  sometimes in large numbers.

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