Norman's Chestnuts

A friend sent me the two pictures below. he said "We have caught a few chestnut moths. These two I am not sure if they are just chestnut.They are chestnut size.Could either be dark or red headed."
The first looks like a normal Chestnut to me, but the second is slightly odd, having a straight, not curved front edge to the forewing. I don't think it is a Red-headed or Dark Chestnut, but I'm not sure it is just a Chestnut.

Species List for 28/3/2010 and 29/3/2010

This morning (result for 29th) there were just three Hebrew Characters in my MV trap (the actinic tube in my other trap having died).

Twenty moths of five species for the night of 28th March.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	4
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	12
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1

Species List for 27/3/2010

Almost back to zero.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

Species List for 26/3/2010

I doesn't get any better.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	3
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	4

Species List for 25/3/2010(Joke)

From the sublime (well quite good anyway) to the ridiculous. Just one Hebrew Character last night. It was very windy (25-30 mph) and down to about 7 deg C.

Quaker

This "Quaker" is at the small end of the Common Quaker range but somehow it doesn't seem right for a Small Quaker to me, although the size is right. It is a Small Quaker (Ben, Ken Noble and Angus Tyner all agree).

Species List for 24/3/2010

A increase in the total number of moths from 54 to 86 with the addition of Twin-spotted Quaker, Small Quaker and Satellite. Traps, MV and Actinic.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	4
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	1
2182	Orthosia cruda	Small Quaker	2
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	43
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	5
2189	Orthosia munda	Twin-spotted Quaker	2
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	28
2256	Eupsilia transversa	Satellite	1

Species list for 23/3/2010

For the first time this year I caught enough moths tommake it worth while posting a list. Three of the Oak Beauties were stunners, while the fourth was already worn out. Two traps ran, one MV, one actinic.

Code	Taxon	Vernacular	Individuals
1663	Alsophila aescularia	March Moth	3
1930	Biston strataria	Oak Beauty	4
2187	Orthosia cerasi	Common Quaker	28
2188	Orthosia incerta	Clouded Drab	3
2190	Orthosia gothica	Hebrew Character	14
2243	Xylocampa areola	Early Grey	1
2258	Conistra vaccinii	Chestnut	1

It's 2010!

I ran two traps last night, I think the danger of snow has past! Nothing in my MV trap and just two moth in my Actinic trap, a Common Quaker and a March Moth.