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Many thanks to Dave Wilton for sorting out my recent Common Quaker queries - I am amazed at the huge range of colours and sizes of this species obtainable at this time of year - and for advising me how to post.  Although I’ve been following the blog for some years, I have only been using my Robinson trap on an occasional basis, and this is the first time I’ve posted.  I have a large garden in Wheatley with a paddock containing a number of oak trees close to Shotover, and so not surprisingly I have been trapping  a number of Oak Beauties recently.  On 17 March my haul included amongst others Pine Beauty, Dotted Border, Early Grey, Twin-spotted Quaker and Satellite.  However I need help identifying the following two moths - the first and last photos are of the same moth, whereas I can’t work out whether the centre one is of a Powdered Quaker or Clouded Drab (or something else).  Any suggestions welcomed.