Been to Zhukovsky on 12-13th of May, the warmest nights in sight. +20° С during the day.
Walked in the city park on friday, saw an Orange-Tip (Anthocharis cardamines):
Cetonia aurata chafer:
Eupeodes sp. hoverfly:
Dandelions proved to be very popular with bugs! Rhyparochromus pini were numerous:
Dolycoris baccarum:
Russian Broom (Chamaecytizus ruthenicus) prepares to bloom:
Night catch was ridiculous: very windy and rainy, only got one Mompha sturnipennella which refused to pose and probably the tiniest Lime Hawkmoth (Mimas tiliae) I’ve ever seen, with a wingspan of ~5 cm:
And was bombarded by tons of Cockchafers (Melolontha hippocastani):
Vlad Proklov's wildlife blog 