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Ten species in the trap, this morning: Epiphyas postvittana (2), Eudonia angustea (1), Red-green Carpet (3), Common Marbled Carpet (2), Spruce Carpet (9), Black Rustic (2), Blair's Shoulder-knot (1), Green-brindled Crescent (1), Lunar Underwing (1) and Angle Shades (1). It has been the rule, this year, that the Garden Moth Survey catches (Fridays) have been consisently the lowest of the week, which has also highlighted that we seem to get the worst weather of the week on Fridays and the weekend more often than would be expected from mere coincidence alone. Anyone else noticed this?
Mark EvansCwmbach, Mon Oct 6 20:05:15 2008
Six species in the trap this morning - Common Marbled Carpet(2), Flounced Chestnut, Black Rustic(3), Pink-barred Sallow, Red-line Quaker(2) and Yellow-line Quaker.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Mon Oct 6 11:47:16 2008
Yellow-line Quaker
Not quite so cold in Cardiff, a minimum of 5.4 C last night, but I also managed only two species: Silver Y and Angle Shades.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Sat Oct 4 14:11:49 2008
Just two moths in the trap, this morning, which isn't surprising, as the temperature dropped to 1.20 C, overnight. The moths were Green-brindled Crescent (only an occasional visitor to my garden, these days) and Red-line Quaker.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Sat Oct 4 11:12:09 2008
Late report for night of 28th in our garden. 4 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 1 Lunar Underwing, 1 Angle Shades and 1 Sallow the highlight of a small catch
Emma & Mike CramBridgend (MV), Fri Oct 3 23:04:16 2008
Highlights for the past week - the 24th produced Turnip, Anomalous, Gold Spot and my first Autumn Green Carpet. A Pale Mottled Willow and my first Flounced Chestnut of the year were the pick of a small catch on the 26th.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Mon Sep 29 13:42:24 2008
Autumn Green Carpet and Flounced Chestnut
Nantyffyllon this evening - Epiphyas postvittanna 30+ Diamond backed moth 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sat Sep 27 20:07:18 2008
Nantyffyllon,today.A male Vapourer flying in the sunshine.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Fri Sep 26 19:52:17 2008
I saw a Painted Lady & a Red Admiral today in Porthcawl, 10+ Silver Y's nectaring in the garden last week.
Kelly ThomasThu Sep 25 16:35:47 2008
I saw my first Painted Lady of the year, today, in Cwmbach, where I also saw a couple of Silver Y.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Wed Sep 24 20:45:21 2008
I have failed to find any Horse-chestnut leaf-miner mines at recently checked sites in Gower, so still in the early stages of colonisation I guess; still only one West Glamorgan record so far. Firethorn Leaf-miner seems quite well established though, but still finding plenty of non-affected plants.
Barry StewartGower, Tue Sep 23 18:55:48 2008
A trip to Cardiff Heliport foreshore at the weekend confirmed that Coleophora silenella is managing to hang on to it's status as a welsh species, but I only found a single larval case. Also, just up the coast on the Rhumney Estuary were leaf mines of Bucculatrix maritima (first for East Glamorgan), and an as yet undetermined Scrobipalpa - most likely salinella.
Dave SladeCadiff, Mon Sep 22 13:53:54 2008
Rest Bay actinic: weekend catch produced Large Ranunculus, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Siver Y.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Mon Sep 22 9:01:03 2008
Cameraria ohridella mines observered on several trees in Cwmaman ST 002 993, on 21/09/2008.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Mon Sep 22 6:45:16 2008
On the 13th, I found a Poplar Hawk-moth larva, feeding on willow, in Glynhafod. Yesterday (21st) I relocated it and was amazed to see several pupal cases attached to its' body. I assume that these are of parasitic larvae that have emerged wrom within the moth larva. The Hawk-moth larva was still alive and feeding, though probably won't survive. The photos show the same larva, eight days apart.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Mon Sep 22 6:32:49 2008
Poplar Hawk-moth
Overnight trapping in the garden produced a good catch of 30 moths of 20 species including a Brown-spot Pinion. Others of note - Anomalous, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Frosted Orange, Pink-barred Sallow and my first Sallow. The number of garden macro species for the year so far now stands at 170.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sun Sep 21 12:56:54 2008
Brown-spot Pinion and Pink-barred Sallow
Good numbers of moths on ivy blossom at Lavernock last night (in the hedges alongside the lane, near the Nature Reserve). 17 species including 80 Silver Y, 40 Angle Shades, 2 Pearly Underwing, 1 Dark Sword-grass, 1 Brindled Green, 2 Acleris rhombana, 1 Udea ferrugalis. 15 species in my garden MV this morning including Least Yellow Underwing, V-pug and Phyllonorycter messaniella.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Sat Sep 20 8:40:45 2008
Earlier in the week we trapped several species including Frosted Orange, Sallow,Pink-barred Sallow, Dusky Thorn and Black Rustic. Last night we trapped 17 species including Dusky Thorn, Silver Y, Angle Shades, Copper Underwing, Light Emerald, Pink-barred Sallow, Frosted Orange, Vine's Rustic, Uncertain and our first Small Wainscot for the garden (310th species and 233rd macro).
Emma & Mike CramBridgend MV, Fri Sep 19 19:15:40 2008
Recent records from Jenny Colley included a record of the Orange Sallow trapped on 16th Sept. This is a lime-feeding species, which has only been recorded on 12 previous occasions, the last record being made by S.C. Warmingham at Pencoed in 2003.
BSResolven, Fri Sep 19 10:54:39 2008
Trapping last night at Llanbethery & Gileston produced 19 spp., the highlights were Brindled Green, Dusky Thorn, Centre-barred Sallow & Pretty Chalk Carpet (Llanbethery) and Rosy Rustic, Silver Y & Pearly U/w at Gileston.
DRWG & MCPFri Sep 19 9:28:04 2008
Kenfig NNR trap this morning,22sp inc - Frosted orange, Large ranunculus and Agonopterix heracliana.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Sep 17 19:28:21 2008
Frosted Orange, Large ranunculus and Agonopterix heracliana
Nantyffyllon actinic last night - 17sp inc - The Sallow,Pink barred sallow,Dark marbled carpet,Anomalous,Copper underwing,Acleris laterana and Eudonia angustea.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Sep 17 19:25:36 2008
Sallow, Pink barred sallow, Eudonia angustea and Acleris laterana
Only 9 species in the trap this morning, the highlight being my first Frosted Orange.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Wed Sep 17 14:26:47 2008
Frosted Orange
Rest Bay actinic: 13 species including Large Ranunculus (2), Autumnal Rustic, and Silver Y (4).
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Wed Sep 17 9:48:14 2008
Cameraria ohridella mines on Horse Chestnuts in the churchyard of St John's church, Aberdare- SO 000 027, again this year. Not that many yet.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Tue Sep 16 20:30:16 2008
A search of the Ivy blossom in Mewslade Valley this evening produced a new site record for L-album Wainscot amongst a total of 18 spp. Totals included 1 Udea ferrugalis, 8 Autumnal Rustic, 2 Neglected Rustic, 120 Square-spot Rustic, 256 Angle Shades and 10 Silver Y.
Barry StewartGower, Mon Sep 15 23:24:02 2008
Mines of Cameraria ohridella, seen today on horse chestnuts in a churchyard in Hirwaun (SN 9583 0565).
Mark EvansCwmbach, Mon Sep 15 20:37:14 2008
My efforts at home [Pwll, Carms] proved to be a damp squib - or rather a very wet one! The MV trap had c 1" of rain in it, sodden moths all around [though one fresh large ranunculus] and a connecter came loose on the actinic. Silver y`s were the only migrant.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Mon Sep 15 17:50:48 2008
22 macro species in and around the trap last night. The highlight being my first August Thorn. Others of note - Canary-shouldered Thorn(2), Grey Chi(2) and Small Square-spot.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Mon Sep 15 17:02:29 2008
August Thorn and Small Square-spot
Unfornately we weren't able to get any traps to the coast, but did run the garden trap. 2 specimens of the scarce migrant Tebenna micalis were the highlight, these being new for the county. 8 Silver Y were the only other migrants. 28 spp total.
Barry & Sandra StewartGorseinon, Mon Sep 15 11:33:23 2008
Tebenna micalis
`Over the border` [Pwll, Llanelli,Carms]- there have been small numbers of silver y`s about for the last few days. I`d read Barry`s comments below about two hours ago and settled down to watching TV. Later on, looking out of the window at abou 7.45pm, I noticed that there were several silver y`s nectaring at an exotic Mexican plant in a pot by that window and, on walking down the garden, counted no less than 41 on various flowers [esp the N American Eupatorium purpureum `Jo-Pye Weed`]. By now it was too dark to set up my `mobile` actinics away from home, but I`ve set one up in my garden as well as an MV....so must wait now until the morning! Certainly, these silver y`s were not around in such numbers until today.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Sun Sep 14 20:00:03 2008
70+ Silver Y and a few Rush Veneer seen whilst walking across the down, so I guess there's a good chance of a more interesting migrant or two being around. Hopefully run a trap or two tonight...
Barry & Sandra StewartRhossili, Sun Sep 14 17:39:32 2008
Running the trap overnight produced my first Canary-shouldered Thorns(2) of the year. Amongst the 9 other species were Black Rustic, Rosy Rustic and 4 Autumnal Rustics.
Tony Williams <Senghenydd>Sat Sep 13 13:38:16 2008
Canary-shouldered Thorn and Black Rustic
Nantyffyllon today,Diamond backed moth and Elephant hawkmoth larva.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Sep 10 14:04:23 2008
Overnight trapping at Roath produced my first Large Ranunculus of the autumn, plus Small Dusty Wave (1) & Silver Y (2). At Cosmeston CP a Humming-bird Hawk-moth and a single Silver Y at Lavernock.
DRWGWed Sep 10 13:41:59 2008
Records for this week- 5th Sep,Nantyffyllon- 2 Bactra lancealana and Grapholita funebrana.7th Sep Strumble,Pembs - Dichrorampha acuminatana and 8th Sep, Locks common Porthcawl - Silver Y 2,Cydia succedana 100+, Celypha lacunana and Endothenia marginana 2.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Sep 9 22:09:15 2008
Grapholita funebrana, Dichrorampha acuminatana and Endothenia marginana
Rest Bay actinic: 13 species including 5 Common Marbled Carpet, 7 Garden Carpet, Green Carpet, Vine's Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character (2), Pale Mottled Willow and Silver Y.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Tue Sep 9 14:01:58 2008
19 macro species last night including my first Grey Chi. Also Hedge Rustic, Autumnal Rustic(3), Neglected Rustic(2), Yellow-barred Brindle, Spruce Carpet(2), Gold Spot and Silver Y.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Mon Sep 8 13:56:16 2008
Grey Chi, Hedge Rustic and Autumnal Rustic
Hummingbird Hawkmoth feeding on Himalayan Balsam at The Watermill pub car park (Ogmore) this afternoon.
Laura Palmer <valleyslass@hotmail.com>Ogmore, Fri Sep 5 17:56:01 2008
Sycamore Caterpillar in Morgan Jones Park, Caerphilly yesterday 3rd Sept.
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>Caerphilly, Thu Sep 4 13:23:35 2008
The Flatholm warden (Jenny Murray) sent me a photo of a Jersey Tiger caught on the island on Saturday 30th August. A first for Glamorgan.
Vaughan GranthamCardiff, Glamorgan Wed Sep 3 8:19:43 2008
Jersey Tiger - new to Glamorgan and probably Wales.
A Jersey Tiger was found nectaring on Ragwort on Sunday 31st August on Flat Holm by Wendy Murray - a vice-county (& Wales?) first. More details to follow. Thanks to Vaughan Grantham for the email & to the wardens on the island for reporting it.
Mike PowellTue Sep 2 22:32:48 2008
Managed to get the moth trap out fopr a few hours when it wasnt raining on Saturday. usual supsects only though - Yelloe Underwing (15), Lesser yellow Underwing (8) and a lovely Canary Shouldered Thorn.
Roo perkins <perkinsr@cf.ac.uk>Pentrepiod, Gwent Tue Sep 2 14:16:40 2008
Out of country (Brittany). A weeks stay near Quimper produce some interesting moths including a 'tick'. Moth highlights: Oak Processionary (new), Portland Ribbon Wave (commonest geometrid on site), Clay Triple-lines (2nd gen), Hoary Footman (common), Four-spotted Footman, Dotted Border Wave, Pale Shoulder, White-speck, Small Rufous, Vine's Rustic & Black Arches.
DRWGMon Sep 1 15:38:02 2008
Oak Processionary and White-speck
My first Painted Lady of the year at Nash Point Lighthouse garden yesterday.
Mike PowellSun Aug 31 21:18:20 2008
2 traps in the Nitten Field (Mewslade, Gower) last night produced 90+ species. Residents of interest included 3 Agonopterix subpropinquella f. rhodochrella (10 of the typical form), Mecyna asinalis, Mullein Wave, Hoary Footman, 4 Archer's Dart, 3 White-line Dart, Hedge Rustic and my first Frosted Orange of the year. A little migrant activity noted by way of Udea Ferrugalis, 3 Rush Veneers, 3 Convolvulus Hawks and 6 Silver Y.
Barry StewartSun Aug 31 14:09:18 2008
Acleris variegana, Agonopterix subpropinquella f. rhodochrella and Convolvulus Hawk-moths
An August Thorn in the garden by the trap from 30th Aug was a first ever sighting for me. Also yesterday was 362 Phyllonorycter acerifoliella, I think, but feel free to disagree! Pictures to come.
Chris Manley <chrisandevemanley@btinternet.com>Gowerton, Sun Aug 31 10:20:03 2008
August Thorn and Phyllonorycter (acerifoliella or geniculella)
Some 35 species over the last two nights, including bloodvein, lime-speck pug (first for garden), black arches, red underwing, oblique carpet, canary shouldered thorn and dusky thorn.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Sun Aug 31 8:56:28 2008
A good catch (for the time of year) in my garden MV last night - 25 species including Toadflax Pug and Mouse Moth new for my garden list. Also five Eudonia pallida - seems to have been a movement of these recently.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Sun Aug 31 8:48:46 2008
Emerald Damselfly at the pond next to the reserve centre again today.
Emma CramParc Slip, Sat Aug 30 22:40:25 2008
A good night for us too, 203 of 32 species, inundated with Large and Lesser Yellow Underwings, but seven new species for the year:- Rush Veneer, Gold Triangle (only the 2nd for the site), Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, August Thorn, Seteaceous Henrew Character, Copper Underwing and Silver Y. The year total for the garden finally over the 100 mark!
Mike & Emma CramBridgend (MV), Sat Aug 30 22:36:23 2008
Garden trap produced 54 spp. last night including Dusky Thorn, Oak Nycteoline, Poplar Hawk-moth (though still 20 days short of latest ever), Meal Moth, Centre-barred Sallow, Yellow-barred Brindle, Stenolechia gemmella and our first garden record of Harlequin Ladybird.
Barry & Sandra StewartGorseinon, Sat Aug 30 22:31:08 2008
A lovely night for mothing, last night. I ran my garden trap for the GMS and went out to Ton-ty-pel, Cefnpennar, to run my Skinner trap. I trapped until 02:40, recording 73 species, the highlights of which were Ypsolopha sequella (6), Autumnal Rustic (32), Grey Chi (13), Sallow (1), Black Arches (1) and completely new to me, Heath Rustic (5). I also had a Grey Chi to the garden trap.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Sat Aug 30 21:53:25 2008
Had an excellent night mothing at Lavernock Point NR last night (Friday) in near perfect conditions. 58 species in total, the highlight among which was two Agonopterix purpurea - only the third VC41 record, following Dave Slade's one at Kenfig last year after a gap of over a century since the first record. Other hightlights included Straw Underwing, Oak Nycteoline (f. rosea), Rosy Footman, Cypress Pug, Centre-barred Sallow, Ebulea crocealis, Euzophera pinguis, Eudonia pallida, Cochylis hybridella, Ypsolopha scabrella and Eulamprotes atrella.
George Tordoff <georgetordoff@hotmail.com>Sat Aug 30 19:36:51 2008
Agonopterix purpurea and Cochylis hybridella
`Over the border` [Carms]. Some interesting moths recently - heath and neglected rustics out at heathland sites in SE Carms; also Archer`s darts at North Dock, Llanelli and a red underwing in my garden trap at Pwll, just W of Llanelli.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Sat Aug 30 18:43:11 2008
A few new species for the garden last night: Cypress Pug, Barred Hook-tip and Eudonia pallida. The night before also added Batrachedra praeangusta to the garden.
Dave SladeLlanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 30 8:51:59 2008
Barred Hook-tip, Eudonia pallida, and Batrachedra praeangust
1 hummingbird hawkmoth briefly in the garden this evening. also male brimstone butterfly in garden this afternoon.
emma and mike cramFri Aug 29 21:38:18 2008
Late report for Wed, Aug 27. A very good night with 34 macro species recorded in the garden. Highlights were my first Svensson's Copper Underwing and Small Square-spot, a Rosy Rustic and Setaceous Hebrew Character were new for the year. Also Yellow-barred Brindle, Common Marbled Carpet, Flame Carpet, Neglected Rustic, Antler, Gold Spot, Copper Underwing, Least Yellow Underwing, Marbled Beauty, Ruby Tiger and 3 fresh Angle Shades. Large Yellow Underwing just failed to reach a ton with 94.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Fri Aug 29 17:26:42 2008
Svensson's Copper Underwing, Rosy Rustic, Yellow-barred Brindle, Setaceous Hebrew Character, and Angle Shades
Just to highlight the problems with using the palps as an identification feature, here are two of Tony's specimens from the 27th August.The one on the right has a very faint suggestion of the pale front to the palps, but it's not at all obvious. The only reliable feature is the underside of the hindwing, and this should be checked in all cases, and if it can't be seen the please record it as Copper Underwing agg.
Dave Slade
Svensson's Copper Underwing (left) and Copper Underwing (right)
Kenfig Pool; a male Red-veined Darter along east Pool shore. Also Emperor and Southern Hawker, and ovipositing Common Darter and Common Blue Damselfly.
SJMFri Aug 29 15:01:13 2008
Rest Bay actinic: 19 species including Spruce Carpet and Yellow-barred Brindle. Also Dark Sword-grass and Flame Shoulder.
Steve Moon <steve.moon@bridgend.gov.uk>Porthcawl, Fri Aug 29 9:23:11 2008
I have an exhibition of wildlife artwork at the reserve centre,Kenfig,from 2nd - 30th september.Visit my website at - http://aartsid.weebly.com for examples of my work.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Aug 27 21:52:38 2008
Rest Bay actinic: 17 species including my first Setaceous Hebrew Character, Orange Swift and Turnip Moth of the year. Also Pale Mottled Willow, Herald, Flounced Rustic (5) and Vine's Rustic (8).
Steve Moon <steve.moon@bridgend,.gov.uk>Porthcawl, Wed Aug 27 10:23:29 2008
13 species this morning including Neglected Rustic, Flame Shoulder, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Copper Underwing and Ear Moth agg.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Aug 26 16:15:12 2008
Neglected Rustic
Running the trap from 9pm until 1am last night (when rain stopped play) resulted in just 9 species. The highlight being my first Least Yellow Underwing.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sun Aug 24 12:17:21 2008
Maesteg actinic last night with Martyn Hnatiuk - 15sp inc - True lovers knot,Neglected rustic,Antler,Flounced rustic,Agriphilla geniculea,Teleiopsis diffinis and Dipleurina lacustrata.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sat Aug 23 20:22:28 2008
Neglected Rustic, Agriphila geniculea, Dipleurina lacustrata, and Teleiopsis difinis
An autumnal feel to the 82 moths trapped of 17 species overnight. The highlight being our first Canary-shouldered Thorn, 309th species (232nd macro)for the garden. Other moths new for the year were Square-spot Rustic, Flounced Rustic and Pale Mottled Willow. We were also inundated with Large, Lesser and LBB Yellow Underwings!
Emma & Mike Cram <Bridgend garden, MV>Sat Aug 23 10:31:28 2008
Rest Bay actinic: 19 species with my first Copper Underwing, Common Marbled Carpet and Tawny Speckled Pug of the year. Also Pale Mottled Willow, Yellow Shell, Flame Shoulder, Vine's Rustic and Dark Sword-grass.
Steve Moon <steve.moon@bridgend.gov.uk>Porthcawl, Fri Aug 22 10:20:21 2008
Nantyffyllon today,Epiphyas postvittana and Dichrorampha simpliciana 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Aug 20 11:36:41 2008
Rest Bay actinic trap: 21 species again, with my first Flounced Rustic (4) Small Square-spot and Nutmeg of the year. Also a Dark Sword-grass, Rosy Minor, Dingy Footman, Spectacle, Vine's Rustic and Angle Shades.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Wed Aug 20 9:29:52 2008
Maesteg park today one Poplar hawkmoth larva-on Poplar!
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Aug 18 20:51:22 2008
Poplar hawkmoth larva
Roath/Cardiff highlights for week 11th-17th Aug: Small China-mark (16th & 1st rec.), Amblyptilia acanthadactyla (16th), Pebble Hook-tip (14th), Cypress Pug (11th), Latticed Heath (16th), Pearly Underwing (14th), Marbled Green (16th) & Vine's Rustic (13th & 16th). [The Small China-mark was my 18,870th moth record to date for my garden].
DRWGSun Aug 17 17:35:12 2008
21 species in the trap this morning including Pebble Hook-tip, Herald, Small Rivulet(2), Brimstone, Willow Beauty(2), Shuttle-shaped Dart and Flounced Rustic.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sat Aug 16 15:28:39 2008
Rest Bay actinic trap: 16 species this morning including White-spotted Pug, Cypress Pug, Rosy Minor, Yellow Shell and Vine's Rustic. 15 Willow Beauty and 35 Large Yellow Underwing were the most numerous.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Fri Aug 15 11:34:38 2008
Mike/Emma - nice to know small coppers are about! Ill keep looking, weird I havent seen one, but it hasnt seemed to be a particularly good year for many species. On a seperate note, can anyone advise on safe places to leave a moth trap over night?
Roo Perkins <perkinsr@cf.ac.uk>Caerphilly, Glam Tue Aug 12 12:52:28 2008
Ran the trap overnight on Thursday, and for 4 hours on Friday. Best moths on Thursday night - Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Copper Underwing and Gold Spot. Also my highest count of Large Yellow Underwing(108) for the garden to date. Highlights for me on Friday night were my first Chinese Character, Small Wainscot and Tawny-speckled Pug. Others of note - Drinker(3), Purple Bar, Iron Prominent, Poplar Hawk, Gold Spot and Nut-tree Tussock.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sun Aug 10 20:36:21 2008
Chinese Character and Small Wainscot
Hey Roo, rest assured, Emma photographed one there on Friday! They are there, honest!
Mike & Emma CramSat Aug 9 21:51:23 2008
Kenfig NNR Thursday in a 6 h walk (20 spp. in total):- Clouded Yellow (1), Brimstone (1), Small, Large and GV whites, Holly Blue, Common Blue, Brown Argus (1), Small Blue (50+), Red Admiral, Peacock, Dark Green Fritillary (1), Speckled Wood, Meadow brown, Ringlet, Gatekeeper, Small heath, Wall Brown, Grayling. Also Silver Y and Plain Golden Y. Question - where were all the Small Copper this year, didnt see a single one?
Roo Perkins <perkinsr@cf.ac.uk>Caerphilly, Glam Sat Aug 9 12:35:39 2008
Horsechestnuts at top of Mewslade valley, Gower SS426876 apear to also be struck down with leaf miners. Barry - I'll send you a piccy when I get back from hols, just to confirm that I'm looking at the right thing.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Fri Aug 8 17:00:11 2008
Just to add to Barry's comments about Cameraria ohridella, mines are now very abundant in Bute Park and I've recently seen them at the north end of Roath Lake in Cardiff.
Dave SladeFri Aug 8 15:11:13 2008
Kenfig pool yesterday,Marbled beauty on wall of centre,Shaded broad bar and 30+ Pseudargyrotozoa conwagana tapped from blackthorn.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Fri Aug 8 14:07:04 2008
Pseudargyrotozoa conwagana and Shaded broad bar
Rest Bay actinic: a poor catch, with Dark Swordgrass and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing the only 'highlights'.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Fri Aug 8 11:40:00 2008
Found HCLM mine in Morgan Jones Park on the 11th July. Very odd as there was only one and I have not seen another as yet. This is the first for the park which has 100+ Horse Chestnut trees in it. Oh Dear!!!
David Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>Caerphilly, Fri Aug 8 10:54:21 2008
Out of county: at Pendine on 2 August, some 60 species despite a windy night, included grass eggar, white-speck, Webb's wainscotand Archer's dart. Trapping in the garden over the last week has produced l;arge numbers of individuals, but relatively few species. Rivulet and six-striped rustic were new for the garden. Also new were Numonia advenella, gold triangle, and garden pebble, as it's my first summer of pyralids. Finally, I checked a horsechestnut at Ynysforgan (SS683998) whose leaves appeared to have been mined.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Fri Aug 8 9:23:24 2008
We've not had a chance to moth but the garden has seen 11 species of butterfly this week:- L.White, S.White, Holly Blue, Peacock, Red Admiral, Painted Lady, S.Tortoiseshell, Comma, Meadow Brown, Gatekeeper and Speckled Wood.
Mike & Emma CramBridgend, Thu Aug 7 22:26:44 2008
44 species to the garden actinic last night including Bordered Beauty, July Highflyer, Yellow-barred Brindle, V-Pug(3), Buff-tip, Garden Tiger(2), Copper Underwing and Drinker.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Wed Aug 6 20:08:39 2008
Bordered beauty, July Highflyer, V-Pug and Copper Underwing
Can I suggest that we all make an effort to inspect any Horse-chestnut trees over the next month or so to look for signs of the Horse-chestnut Leaf Miner (Cameraria ohridella). Please post any results here, positive or negative, and I'll map them. To date we have 12 Glamorgan records, mostly Cardiff,but also Swansea, Merthyr and Aberdare. Also check out http://www.leafmines.co.uk/ to see the results of the national monitoring scheme for this species. It also shows you some nice images of what to look for for.
Barry StewartWed Aug 6 8:35:31 2008
`Over the border` [Carms]:Sat night - had 2 4-spotted footmen at Pwll [just W of Llanelli]; southern wainscots, small rufous and both double kidneys and olive in wet pastures/reedbeds/fen nr Llwynhendy [not far from WWT Penclacwydd]; also a pristine crescent dart and a double lobed just a few hundred yards from where Barry Stewart had them over 10 years ago [when he lived in the area]. Last night [Mon] targeted aspen for small chocolate tips nr Five Roads, Llanelli, but no luck - but compensation in the form of 2 scalloped hook tips [birch also nearby] in a sodden trap.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Tue Aug 5 20:28:35 2008
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,actinic last night,53sp inc - Broad bordered yellow underwing,Lesser broad bordered yellow underwing,Lesser yellow underwing,Least yellow underwing,Rosy minor,Bordered beauty,Phycitodes binavella and Mompha propinquella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Aug 5 13:54:46 2008
Bordered beauty, Lesser broad bordered yellow underwing, Lesser yellow underwing, Least yellow underwing, Rosy minor and Mompha propinquella
2 MV traps run at Llanrhidian last night produced over 2000 moths of 95 species, a large proportion of which were Smoky Wainscot. I gave up counting after 500, but estimated a minimum of 1400 of this species were in the traps! Other species in good numbers included ~100 Large Yellow Underwing, ~80 Least Yellow Underwing, ~70 Common Rustic, 60 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, ~50 Dingy Footman and ~50 Flame Shoulder. Noteworthy species were limited but included Agriphila selasella, Small Blood-vein, Brussels Lace, Rosy Footman, Four-spotted Footman, Dog’s-tooth, Southern Wainscot, Double Kidney, Bulrush Wainscot, Webb’s Wainscot, Small Rufous and Oak Bush-cricket.
Barry Stewart & Mike PearcyLlanrhidian, Tue Aug 5 12:05:57 2008
A four hour session from 10pm until 2am last night produced 25 macro species including Pale & Pebble Prominent, Antler(2), Purple Bar, Common Lutestring and my highest count of Large Yellow Underwing(44)this year so far.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sun Aug 3 20:38:16 2008
Antler and Pale Prominent
Wed night, July 30. Highlights among a good haul of 46 macro species were - Scallop Shell, Pebble Hook-tip(2), V-Pug, Iron Prominent, Vapourer, Poplar Hawk, Ruby Tiger, Ear Moth agg, Poplar Grey and Pale Mottled Willow.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Fri Aug 1 20:06:04 2008
Vapourer and Poplar Grey
Large Red-eyed Damselflies were found independently at two new sites in the Vale of Glamorgan on Sunday 27th. Rob & Linda Nottage found three at Dyffryn Bach Lake (ST 062 785). On the same afternoon I found 4 (including a mating pair) at Hensol Lake. If you plan to view these insects remember two things.....look only on & around the lily pads & take a pair of binoculars as they can be a bit distant. These two new sites take the known number up to three following discovery of the species at Cardiff Bay Wetlands in 2006.
Mike PowellFri Aug 1 10:36:08 2008
Those with digital TV may be interested in Born to be Wild on BBC4 at 7:30-8:00pm this evening, - http://tinyurl.com/5qf3sd.
Wayne MorrisThu Jul 31 8:32:51 2008
Another `over the border` record from Carms. 11 marsh oblique barreds caught last night in 15w actinic set by peat bog on gritstone ridge near Carmel [cNE of Cross Hands]. Also big nos. of commoner heath/bog spp.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Tue Jul 29 18:55:56 2008
Sunday night, July 27. Running the garden actinic overnight resulted in 45 macro species. Highlights - Ear moth agg, Dark Sword-grass, Small Rivulet, Dun-bar(2) V-Pug(2), Pebble Prominent, Dingy Footman(5), Garden Tiger, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Dark Spectacle and during a timely trap inspection I had an all too brief view of a stunning Burnished Brass sat on the perspex lid.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jul 29 13:43:43 2008
Ear sp, Dark Sword-grass, Small Rivulet, Dunbar & Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg this afternoon - 6 Spot burnet 50+,Beautiful yellow underwing 4,Cydia succedana 40+,Aristotelia ericenella 6 and Aspilapteryx tringipennella 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jul 28 23:32:13 2008
Beautiful yellow underwing and Aristotelia ericenella
Annulet at Morlais Castle Quarries today whilst searching (in vain) for Chalk Carpet.
Mike PowellMon Jul 28 22:05:19 2008
First Harlequin Ladybird sighting in my garden over the weekend - I'm sure it won't be the last. Also I've been surprised to see how heavily infested the horse chestnuts around Cardiff are with the chestnut leaf miner (C. ohridella) - trees as far out as St Fagans with many mines on each leaf.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Mon Jul 28 20:42:09 2008
Set the laudry basket trap for the first time in my sister's suburban Surbiton Garden (Vc17) the last two nights with good effect (a couple of bricks in the bottoms solves the instability issue!): Highlights included 400+ Horse-chestnut Leaf-miners (all Horse-chestnut trees in the area are brown as they're completely infested with mines), 3 Gelechia senticetella (a micro following in the footsteps of Cypress Carpet), 2 European Corn-borer, Assara terebrella, 20+ Least Carpet, Cypress Carpet, perhaps most bizarre 2 Hoary Footman (a sp. of sw coasts), Toadflax Brocade, 6 Tree-lichen Beauty and 20+ Harlequin Ladybirds (seems they're very well established in Surrey).
Barry & Sandra StewartSurbiton, Mon Jul 28 18:51:53 2008
Tree-lichen Beauty, Toadflax Brocade, Least Carpet, Hoary Footman and Assara terebrella
Highlights from over the border today 28th July 2008, Apple Ermine 1, Acleris holmiana 1, Phlyctaenia coronata 1, Bee Moth 2, Buff Arches 4, Small Phoenix 2, Scallop Shell 1, V-Pug 1, Green Pug 1, Early Thorn 1, Scalloped Oak 6, Swallow-tailed Moth 2, Peppered Moth 1, Poplar Hawkmoth 2, Elephant Hawkmoth 3, Chocolate-tip 1, Black Arches 1, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 1, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing 3, Dotted Clay 2, Grey Arches 1, Pine Beauty 3, Clay 2, Dun-bar 1
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>Treowen, Gwent Mon Jul 28 13:49:53 2008
Scallop Shell and Chocolate-tip
Highlights from just over the border for Sun 27th July, Buff Arches 5, Satin Lutestring 1, Yellow Shell 2, Small Phoenix 3, Early Thorn 2, Scalloped Oak 1, Peppered Moth 1, Elephant Hawkmoth 1, Iron Prominent 1, Coxcombe Prominent 1, Chocolate-tip 1, Buff Footman 1, Ruby Tiger 1, Double Line 1, Clay 2, Snout 1, Fan-foot 1
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>Treowen, Gwent Mon Jul 28 13:44:01 2008
Satin Lutestring
Llangynwyd,Maesteg,actinic last night with Martyn Hnatiuk.32sp inc - Scarce footman,Antler,Peppered moth,Apotomis betuletana and Acleris notana.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jul 28 13:32:28 2008
Short-cloaked moth in my trap this morning was the 220th macro-moth species recorded in my garden since I started trapping in 2005.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Mon Jul 28 10:37:38 2008
98 moths, 38sp. Highlights: Codling moth, Agriphila tristella, Dipleurina lacustrata, Single-dotted Wave, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Pine Carpet, Mottled Beauty, Buff-tip, Iron Prominent, Pale Prominent, Yellow-tail, Dingy Footman, Lesser B-B Yellow Underwing, Cabbage, Poplar Grey, Knot Grass, Common Wainscot, Snout.
Mike & Emma CramBridgend (MV), Mon Jul 28 10:12:38 2008
Good numbers of Chalk Carpet (20+) at Old Castle Down in a very incomplete survey. Good chance to beat the county record count if anyone completes the whole of the area during the week.
Mike PowellSun Jul 27 23:14:24 2008
Parc Cwm Darran, Near Deri: Literally hundreds of Narrow-bordered Five-spot Burnet seen this morning throughout the park in mature grassland, I have never seen as many as this anywhere in South Wales previously. Also eight Brown China-mark Moth and three Straw Dot. Among good amounts of butterflies enjoying this glorious weather were over 40 Marbled White.
Bill JonesSun Jul 27 19:56:12 2008
Want to find a dark spinach? Well, they`re out now in Carms. Find yourself a good patch of chenopods [goosefoot, oraches etc]and set your actinic. 8 to a trap last night at Morfa, S of Llanelli. Good places for chenopods are horsey pastures [nr dungheaps, and horses do n`t eat them], wasteground on richer soils or upper saltmarshes. Also had a confused at a nice small raised bog site SE of Pont Abraham.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Sun Jul 27 18:14:23 2008
Maesteg actinic last night with Martyn Hnatiuk,36sp,inc - Twin spot carpet,Coxcomb prominent,Pale prominent,Small dotted buff,Larch pug,Narrow winged pug,Pinion streaked snout,Agonopterix nervosa and Agriphilla straminella has now been recorded in all 49km squares in the Llynfi valley!
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sun Jul 27 13:43:40 2008
Narrow-winged pug and Agonopterix nervosa
Nantyffyllon actinic,Friday night - 30sp inc - Wormwood pug,Grass emerald,Small rufous,Cochylis dubitana,Eucosma hohenwortiana and Mirificarma mulinella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sun Jul 27 13:38:17 2008
Small rufous and Mirificarma mulinella
40W actinic overnight in garden had new for the year Swallow-tailed Moth, Pebble Hook-tip, Small Pheonix, Diamond-backed Moth, Marbled Beauty, Clouded Border.
Wayne MorrisPenygraig, Sat Jul 26 21:10:01 2008
Barry Stewart has badgered me to submit any records of note from `across the border` in Carmarthenshire, so I better had! As with others, rather a lousy year, but in the middle of the current week numbers have picked up. Had 4-spotted footmen [two lots of male and female] at two sites just west of Llanelli [at Pwll-Burry Port] and a harlequin ladybird [new to Carms] also in the trap on the same date that Barry reported one on Gower -perhaps part of the same dispersal? Also in my trap were no less than 16 orange ladybirds - 20 years ago this was a scarce species of damp woodland in Carms. Tried the Carb. Lst. outcrops on Mynydd Du [approx NW of Ammanford], last night but a bit disappointing, though northern rustics and galium carpets amongst commoner uplanders such as antlers and true lover`s knots.
Ian Morgan <ikmorgan@msurf.net>Sat Jul 26 19:28:46 2008
42 macro species in the trap this morning - best of the bunch being Drinker(2), Pebble Hook-tip, Satin Lutestring, Small Phoenix, Spruce Carpet, Scalloped Oak(2), Lesser Swallow Prominent and Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sat Jul 26 18:01:00 2008
Satin Lutestring, Scalloped Oak, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing
Rest Bay actinic: 2 Crescent Darts were the best of a good haul of 30 species this morning.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Sat Jul 26 17:04:05 2008
An excellent total of 138 species were trapped at Marsh Farm, Wernffrwd last night. Highlights included Lozotaeniodes formosanus, Cherry Bark Moth, Orthopygia glaucinalis, Wax Moth, 2 Brussels Lace, 2 Round-winged Muslin, 3 Dark Sword-grass, 3 Dog's Tooth, 3 Double Line, 7 Double Kidney, Oak Nycteoline and Marsh Oblique-barred. Also a Harlequin Ladybird, the first I've heard of in the west of the county.
Barry Stewart & Neil EdwardsGower, Fri Jul 25 13:53:23 2008
Bryn De Faid, Maesteg (SS8891) last night - 46 species, including - Northern Spinach,Agapeta Hamana, Gold Spot, Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing, Gallium Carpet, Catoptria Pinella, Double Line, Welsh Wave,True Lovers Knot and Zeiraphera Ratzeburgiana.
Martyn HnatiukFri Jul 25 13:45:22 2008
Roath: Double Kidney (1, new ST17 & garden), other species new this were Lesser B-b Yellow U/w & The Phoenix.
Silver-washed Fritillery at Tongwynlais + a few spikes of Broad-leaved Helleborine.
Thu Jul 24 20:36:34 2008
Double Kidney
Our best night of the year thus far (about time too!) 103 moths of 36 species, the highlights being Carcina quercana, Blastobasis lignea, Trachycera advanella, Peach Blossom, Double-striped Pug, Dingy Footman, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Purple Clay, Dot moth, Grey Dagger and Uncertain which were all new for the year.
Mike & Emma CramBridgend (MV), Thu Jul 24 19:46:21 2008
Nantyffyllon actinic last night - 40sp.inc - Small dotted buff,coronet,Clouded silver(late fresh one),Common lutestring,Double line,Small phoenix,Carcina quercana,Bee moth,Cryptoblabes bistriga and Endemis profundana and Codling moth both new for SS8592.Also 5 micros i haven't had time to look at yet.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Thu Jul 24 19:44:45 2008
Small dotted buff, Cryptoblabes bistriga, Bee Moth, and Carcina quercana
50 macro species recorded in the garden last night including my first Common Lutestring(2),Single-dotted Wave, Small Fan-footed Wave(4), Grass Emerald, Gothic, Rosy Minor and Dark Spectacle. Others of note - Northern Spinach(3), Swallow-tailed Moth, Scarce Footman(6), Shaded Broad-bar(2), Garden Tiger, Poplar Hawk, Nut-tree Tussock and Fan-foot. Buff Arches(14)was the most numerous. Also a large dark Hawkmoth seen around the trap.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Thu Jul 24 16:06:32 2008
Single Dotted Wave, Grass Emerald, Dark Spectacle and Rosy Minor
30 species in the garden trap this morning, with just one new species for the site - the olive.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Thu Jul 24 14:14:47 2008
In Ewenny area today (exact site with held although me thinks most people know where) High Brown Fritillary - 12+ Dark Green Fritillary - 30+ White-letter Hairstreak - 1 Purple Hairtsreak - 2 Plenty of fresh Small heath and gatekeepers and a total of 15 spp. on the site
Roo Perkins <perkinsr@cf.ac.uk>Caerphilly, Glam Thu Jul 24 11:38:13 2008
Cwm Nash: Clouded Yellow (1) & Six-spot Burnet (10). Llwydcoed (Nant-y-Gwyddel) trapping last night produced 50 (identified) species, of which 3 were new for SN90: Catoptria pinella, Double Dart & Rosy Minor. Other species of note were Double Line (6), Satin Beauty (2) & Scarce Silver-lines (1).
DRWGWed Jul 23 21:31:20 2008
Scarce Silver-lines
garnwen,Maesteg last night,set trap for 1 hour whilst looking for Nightjars - Twin spot carpet 7,True lovers knot 2,Double line,green carpet,Scarce footman and Pempelia palumbella.Apparently there was a huge influx of the Horse chestnut leaf miner into S.england last night.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jul 23 20:34:19 2008
Twin spot carpet, True lovers knot, Pempelia palumbella, Scarce footman
Two Silver-washed Fritillaries at South View, Tongwynlais yesterday afternoon.
Mike PowellCardiff, Wed Jul 23 16:48:57 2008
After a gap of a few years, Paul Parsons & myself found and photographed a Chalk Carpet at South View, Tongwynlais this morning.
Mike PowellCardiff, Wed Jul 23 16:45:22 2008
Chalk carpet
Rest Bay actinic: 28 species, including Marbled Green (2), Swallow-tailed Moth, Heart and Club, Endotricha flammealis, Early Thorn (2), Diamond-backed Moth (2), Common Footman (2), Lackey, Silver Y (4) and Riband wave (3).
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Wed Jul 23 12:55:50 2008
For all you DIY moth'ers I discovered the ultimate lightweight, portable moth trap catching box in M&S on the weekend - the collapsible washing basket, which at only £5 has to be worth a try! It even has a round hole in the top that an MV funnel sits in perfectly. The only downside I can see is that it will need some suport to stop it blowing over as it's so light (perhaps guying the handles might work, or possibly even suspend it?). It should in any case be good for trips abroad.
Barry StewartGorseinon, Wed Jul 23 12:05:13 2008
44 species in the garden this morning. This included double line and broad-bordered yellow underwing (new for garden). A 15W actinic at Mynydd Gelliwastad, near Craig Cefn Parc, produced 17 species including double line, northern spinach and July belle. Ths same trap on 21 July in woodland near Glais caught 8 species, including muslin footman and 3 double lines.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Wed Jul 23 8:46:14 2008
45 moths of 23 sp overnight including Chrysoteuchia culmella, Phlyctaenia coronoata, Buff Arches, Yellow Shell, Buff Ermine, Gothic and Dun-bar, all new for the year.
Mike & Emma CramBridgend, MV, Tue Jul 22 22:36:51 2008
Now moved from Llanelli to Gowerton and finding that an 80watt mv in the garden is very affective, and does not, apparently, disturb the neighbours! New for me this morning was this tiny Azalea Leaf Miner, 285 Caloptilia azaleella.
Chris Manley <chrisandevemanley@btinternet.com>Gowerton, Tue Jul 22 20:45:16 2008
Caloptilia azaleella
40 watt garden actinic overnight - 41 species recorded including Catroptia pinella, Drinker, Shaded Broad-bar, Peppered Moth, Common White Wave, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Garden Tiger, Grey Arches, Light Arches, Marbled Beauty and Straw Dot.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jul 22 17:30:44 2008
Catroptia pinella, Common White Wave and Grey Arches
Maesteg actinic last night with Martyn Hnatiuk,23sp. inc - Dingy footman, Double line,July belle,Grass emerald,Muslin footman,Epinotia tenerana and Blastobasis lignea.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Jul 22 12:13:27 2008
Muslin footman and Blastobasis adustella (=lignea)
Cwm Goblyn, Maesteg (SS8390)- 4hr walk - new for square - Comma, Cydia Succedana, Grey Tortrix, Pyrausta Purpuralis, Small Fan-footed Wave, Common Heath, Latticed Heath, Crambus Lathoniellus, Garden Pebble, Bactra Lancealana, Chrysoteuchia Culmella, Brown China Mark,Clouded Silver and leaf mines - Phyllonorycter Messaniella (oak) & Phyllonorycter Harrisella (oak). This takes the square to 105 species and is the 42nd square out of 49 to reach the 100 mark, also 2 new species of hoverfly for valley in Merodon Equestris & Leucozana Glaucia.
Martyn HnatiukMon Jul 21 15:50:11 2008
Out of county, but may be of interest to Glamorgan moth recorders. The first session at Pendine took place on Saturday night. Well over 100 species were recorded, the highlight being Kent black arches (first county record) and several scarce burnished brass. More expeditions will be organised, but more people are needed to help recording on this large site. If you're interested, send me an email. Andrew Lucas, Jon Baker and Mat Ridley
Andrew Lucas <a.lucas@ccw.gov.uk>Clydach, Swansea Mon Jul 21 10:36:19 2008
Our first mothing night for some time and reasonably productive: Acleris forsskaleana(2),Udea olivalis(1), Orthopygia glaucinalis(1),a surprise-our 308th sp for the garden,Scalloped Oak(3),Swallow-tailed moth(3),Willow Beauty(2),Polar Hawkmoth(1),Elephant Hawkmoth(1),Large Yellow Underwing(7),Bright-line Brown-eye(2),Clay(1),Marbled Beauty(1),Dark Arches(5),Common Rustic agg(2),Mottled Rustic(2). Also saw one of those coloured flappy things that we used to see in our gardens once many years ago - oh yes a Butterfly - 2 Small Tortoiseshell this morning.
Mike & Emma CramBridgend (MV), Sun Jul 20 11:54:19 2008
Orthopygia glaucinalis
A belated thanks to those that came to the moth evening at Dare valley country park, last Saturday. Three skinner traps were run from around nine thirty until midnight. Sixty seven species were recorded, highlights included: Map-winged Swift, Barred Yellow, Poplar Hawk-moth, Elephant Hawk-moth, Scarce Footman, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Double Line and Gold Spot. The full list will be available in excel, from me, shortly. The highlights from my garden trap, this morning, were: Pyrausta aurata, Swallow-tailed Moth, Drinker, True Lover's-knot and Double Dart.
Mark Evans <grizmoths@btinternet.com>Cwmbach, Sat Jul 19 19:06:47 2008
Double Dart and True Lovers Knot
My first Drinker came to the living room window last night, bringing the number of macro species recorded in the garden this year so far to 124.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sat Jul 19 14:51:35 2008
Drinker
Overnight 40W garden actinic had 36 moths of 21 species including Poplar hawk-moth (1); Light Arches (1), Spectacle (1); Drinker (1); Gothic (1); Phlyctaenia coronata (1); Buff Arches (2)
Wayne MorrisPenygraig, Thu Jul 17 20:17:27 2008
33 macro species in the trap this morning including Small Phoenix, Northern Spinach, Early Thorn, Elephant & Poplar Hawkmoths, Dotted Clay, Grey Arches(2), Dot Moth(4) and Snout. Dark Arches(12)was the most numerous.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Thu Jul 17 18:24:05 2008
Dotted Clay, Snout and Early Thorn
Rest Bay actinic: just 14 species this morning, with Dark sword-grass, Early Thorn, Small fan-footed Wave, Silver Y and Mottled Rustic among them.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Thu Jul 17 16:19:32 2008
Nantyffyllon actinic last night,42sp.inc - Peach blossom 1,Northern spinach 1,Straw underwing 4,Grass emerald 2,Galium carpet 1,Ling pug 2,Pyrausta purpurella 2,Evergestis pallidata 1,Ebulea crocealis 3,Loxoterma rivulana 1 and Caloptilia stigmatella 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Thu Jul 17 12:34:46 2008
Grass emerald, Evergestis pallidata, Galium carpet, Straw underwing, Pyrausta purpuralis and Ebulea crocealis
Kenfig yesterday,with Sharon Davies - 6 Spot burnet several fresh emergers,Pyrausta purpuralis 2 and Pyrausta despicata 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jul 16 21:18:23 2008
6 Spot burnet and Pyrausta purpuralis
Nantyffyllon actinic last night,24sp.inc - Double line 5,Cloaked minor 2,Small dotted buff 2,Fan foot 2,Eucosma cana 3 and Agonopterix nervosa 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jul 16 15:25:30 2008
Cloaked minor, Small dotted buff, Eucosma cana and Agonopterix nervosa
104 species, 7 macros of which were Nationally 'Local' species. Also two micros which were 2nd county records, these being Rhyacionia pinicolana and Endothenia ericetana.
Barry Stewart and Paul RobertsBridgend, Tue Jul 15 20:46:44 2008
Rhyacionia pinicolana and Endothenia ericetana
Nantyffyllon actinic last night - 47 sp. inc - Grey arches 4,Light arches 1,Silver Y 3,Beautiful Golden Y 1,Grass emerald 1,Common lutestring 3,Swallowtail moth 1 and Elephant hawkmoth 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Jul 15 12:04:22 2008
Common Lutestring, Grass Emerald, Light Arches, Beautiful Golden Y
The 2008 season has finally got going in my garden in the last two days. Over 50 species recorded, highlights being green arches, dingy footman (both new for the garden, the latter almost certainly overlooked), double line, scarce silver lines, gothic, single dotted wave, and the first silver y. Also, my first foray into pyralids has produced Phlyctaenia coronata, Crambus pascuella, small magpie and mother-of-pearl.
Andrew LucasClydach, Swansea Tue Jul 15 10:54:38 2008
Garden actinic last night - 32 macro species including Buff Arches(8), Cinnabar, Dingy Footman, Scarce Footman(2), Poplar Hawk, Buff-tip(2), Dotted Clay, Grey Arches, Bright-line Brown-eye, Clay(2), Marbled Beauty(2) and Spectacle
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Mon Jul 14 16:36:46 2008
Maesteg actinic with Martyn Hnatiuk last night - 20 species including Double line 1,Small fan footed wave 2,Goldenrod pug 3,Smoky wainscot 1,Pinion streaked snout 1,Blastobasis lignea 1 and Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jul 14 13:59:12 2008
Small fan-footed Wave, Goldenrod Pug and Zeiraphera ratzeburgiana
Rest Bay actinic trap: Bee moth (5), Crambus perlella, Early Thorn, Spectacle, Scalloped Oak, Heart and Club, Common Carpet and Bright-line Brown-eye among the catch on 13th
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Mon Jul 14 9:24:44 2008
Garnwen,Maesteg,today - Riband wave,Spruce carpet,July highflyer,Tawny barred angle (larva),Epinotia tedella and Cedestis subfasciella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sat Jul 12 20:25:17 2008
Cedestis subfasciella and Epinotia tedella
40W garden actinic overnight had on a cool night Smoky Wainscot (1); Cabbage Moth (1); Bright-line Brown-eye (1); Emmelina mondactyla (1); Dark Arches (2); Marbled Minor agg. (1); Celypha striana (1) and a Knot grass caterpillar on Oregano.
Wayne MorrisPenygraig, Sat Jul 12 13:03:45 2008
Knot-grass
Night of Tuesday 08/07/08, Garden 125 Skinner.19 spp including Gothic.
Mike HoganThu Jul 10 10:02:40 2008
Gothic
A Gothic turned up in the house, this morning.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Wed Jul 9 20:29:42 2008
A three and a half hour session from 10pm until 1.30am last night resulted in 22 species, most regulars but included two firsts for me - Map-winged Swift and Smoky Wainscot. A Common Rustic agg was new for the year.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Wed Jul 9 19:09:43 2008
Map-winged Swift and Smoky Wainscot
While you are, of course, welcome to your own traps, I meant you are welcome to run your own traps at the meeting.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Tue Jul 8 21:13:10 2008
A reminder to all that I'll be running a GMRG field meeting at Dare Valley country park, this coming Saturday. Meet in the main visitor centre car park at 21:00. Only access the park by the entrance off the A4233 Aberdare to Maerdy road (along Highland place). The park is signposted from the A4233. The weather isn't looking ideal, but I'm working on getting permission to use a huge open porch as a standby site, so that a trap could be run in the event of inclement weather. You are welcome to your own traps at the meeting.
Mark Evans <grizmoths@btinternet.com>Cwmbach, Tue Jul 8 21:08:57 2008
40 watt actinic last night - 20 species including Phlyctaenia coronata, Silver Y, Spectacle, Dot Moth, Shears(2), Buff Ermine, Large Yellow Underwing, Heart and Club, Common Wave and a nicely marked specimen of Riband Wave.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jul 8 17:20:23 2008
Riband Wave, Shears & Common Rustic agg
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,today -Silver Y 1,5spot burnet 1,Epinotia tenerana 2,Gypsonoma dealbana 1 and Blastobasis decolorella 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jul 7 20:45:02 2008
Epinotia tenerana, Gypsonoma dealbana and Blastobasis lacticolella (=decolorella)
Golden Plusia the highlight in an otherwise poor catch. No Silver Y!
Barry StewartGorseinon, Mon Jul 7 10:14:10 2008
Golden Plusia
Roath: 7 spp. during last night's deluge, however I had 20 Silver Y's, an Elephant Hawk and my first Swallow-tailed moth of the year. Overall the numbers are still lower compared to 2006. Last year's poor weather seems to have affected this year's catches.
DRWGSun Jul 6 13:58:39 2008
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,dusk on Thursday - 10 male Ghost moth "dancing" over a small patch of Juncus and one pair copulating.Also Grass emerald 1,Smoky wainscot 1 and 2 Clay.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sat Jul 5 12:15:15 2008
Catches in my garden MV still pretty small for the time of year, but I keep getting a few new ones. Last night I had Lackey, Poplar Grey and August Thorn new for 2008 - the latter a very early record.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Sat Jul 5 9:00:31 2008
Rest Bay actinic: this morning's catch included Scalloped Oak, Heart and Club, Riband wave, Mottled Rustic, Shoulder-striped Wainscot and Cabbage Moth, and on 2nd July the best of the catch were Crescent dart, Phoenix, Pale Mottled Willow and Poplar Hawk.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Fri Jul 4 15:43:44 2008
I've had a request for Small Elephant Hawk-moth eggs from Mark O'Neill. Mark is doing research into food choice preferences. If you happen to get any eggs, can you please get in touch.
Dave SladeFri Jul 4 14:42:24 2008
37 macro species in and around the trap this morning including Buff Arches(3), Blood-vein, Yellow Shell(2), Brimstone, Clouded Border, Elephant Hawkmoth, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Buff-tip, Garden Tiger, Purple Clay(3), Grey Arches(2), Double Line, Dark/Grey Dagger and Small Dotted Buff.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Thu Jul 3 17:18:13 2008
Blood-vein, Grey/Dark Dagger, Garden Tiger & Small Dotted Buff
Lavernock LNR: 12 spp. of Leps, highlights - Ringlet (8), Single-dotted Wave (1), P. lancealis* (1 & new ST16), B. hellerella* (1 & new ST16), Prays fraxinella* (1 & new ST16) & Brown Scallop (1, 2nd site rec. first in 2002). Broad-bodied Chaser (1 male) + Common Spotted Orchid & Fragrant Orchid. * = DJS ID.
DRWGThu Jul 3 17:01:31 2008
Cosmeston yesterday - Yellow Shell at rest behind dragonfly pond
John WilsonThu Jul 3 10:49:12 2008
Cardiff Heliport Coastal Path: (1.vii.08): Six-spot Burnet Moth (60+ many pairs in cop.), Grayling (3), Small Heath (4) & Yellow Shell (1), also over 50 spikes of pyramidal orchid.
DRWGWed Jul 2 16:59:00 2008
Among a few photos of micros sent to me from Jenny Colley at Resolven was an image of the pRDB3 species Argolamprotes micella, this being only the 4th county record. Also the 5th county record for Teleiodes luculella, a species likely to be much more frequent than records indicate. Both photographed by Jenny on 1st July.
Barry StewartResolven, Wed Jul 2 9:47:17 2008
Teleiodes luculella & Argolamprotes micella
Running the trap from 10.00pm until 1.30am last night produced 49 macro moths of 17 species including Buff Arches(8), Blood Vein, Riband Wave, Green Arches, Double Line(7), Triple-spotted Clay(3) and Lychnis.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jul 1 14:05:13 2008
Green Arches & Lychnis
Maesteg actinic last night with Martyn Hnatiuk - 25 sp,inc - Northern spinach 3,July belle 4,Lychnis 1,Double line 1,Buff ermine 2 and Teleiopsis diffinis 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Jul 1 10:25:30 2008
47 species in the garden last night, the highlight being Dioryctria abietella (New for SS59), Dog's-tooth and my first Garden Tiger of the year.
Barry StewartTue Jul 1 9:13:28 2008
Dioryctria abietella & Spilonota ocellana
Maesteg actinic,last night,35 species including - Gold spot 1,Valerian pug 1,Smoky wainscot 2,Double line 1,July belle 1,Brown china mark 6,Phycitodes binavella 1,Eucosma cana 1 and Bryotropha politella 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sun Jun 29 22:55:11 2008
Gold-spot ,Eucosma cana & Phycitodes binaevella
Chanced across a Six-belted Clearwing this morning while having a quick stroll at Cosmeston. What a pleasant surprise - I've never seen one before.
George TordoffThu Jun 26 12:18:42 2008
Six-belted Clearwing
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,Actinic last night - 55 species including - Double line 3,Broad barred white 1,Dingy footman 2,Pinion streaked snout 1,Turnip moth 1,Crambus perlella 2,Eudonia mercurella 1,Cochylis dubitana 1 and Teleiodes vulgella 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jun 25 20:57:44 2008
Double line, Broad barred white, Crambus perlella & Teleiodes vulgella
RE: '...larvae swept from a heather/bilberry moor on the Gwrhyd (SN727086) on 14th May...' Here's what the caterpillars shown previously turned into recently. The Engrailed would normaly have gone down as a Small Engrailed based both on the time of year and its appearance. I guess I'll be putting them down as Engrailed sp. from now on!
Barry StewartWed Jun 25 17:30:05 2008
Northern Spinach, Aphelia viburnana & Engrailed (sp!)
Roath: 18 spp. overnight with signs of some immigration, 8 Silver Y in the trap this am.
DRWGWed Jun 25 9:07:51 2008
Seashore NE of Blackpill,Swansea,today - Argyresthia bonnetella and conjugella tapped from trees and 7 Marasmarcha lunaedactyla tapped from restharrow.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Jun 24 21:10:03 2008
Argyresthia conjugella & Marasmarcha lunaedactyla
3 Thiodia citrana disturbed from grassland in Port Talbot Docks constitute the 8th record for Vc41. Also Mother Shipton, Large and Small Skippers and Brown-banded Carder Bee (Bombus humilis) noted.
Barry StewartTue Jun 24 17:42:51 2008
Thiodia citrana
Twenty five species in the trap this morning. Pick of the bunch being - Bee Moth(2), Buff Arches, Figure of Eighty, Northern Spinach, Clouded Border, Elephant Hawkmoth(2), Cinnabar(3) and Heart and Club.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jun 24 17:06:08 2008
Figure of Eighty, Northern Spinach and Heart and Club
Last night was the best so far this year with 64 moths of 37 species including Beautiful China-mark, Peach Blossom, Buff Arches, Peppered Moth, Light Emerald, Poplar Hawkmoth, Elephant Hawkmoth, Lobster Moth, Purple Clay, Shears(2), Double Line(4), Angle Shades, Dark Arches(3), Straw Dot and Snout.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sun Jun 22 17:09:11 2008
Perach Blossom, Buff Arches, and Lobster moth
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,dusking friday evening - Dot moth,Pale mottled willow,Perinephela lancealis,Coleophora mayrella and Blastodacna hellerella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sun Jun 22 16:25:13 2008
Dot Moth, Pale mottled willow, and Perinephela lancealis
Roath: 14 species recorded last night including my first records of the year for Small Ranunculus (10th garden rec.) and Blastobasis lacticolella = decolorella.
DRWGSun Jun 22 15:56:35 2008
Parc Penallta: During a stroll 'dragonflying' around the Parc yesterday I also disturbed Cinnabar, Yellow Shell (6), Latticed Heath (3no) and several Burnet Companion. My first two teneral Common Darter of this year, Keeled Skimmer, Four-spotted Chaser, Black-tailed Skimmer and at least eight Emperor Dragonfly among the Odonata.
Bill JonesSat Jun 21 9:47:45 2008
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg today - Prays fraxinella 2,Teleiopsis diffinis 2 and Clepsis spectrana 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Fri Jun 20 20:30:07 2008
Prays fraxinella & Clepsis spectrana
Kenfig pool and dunes yesterday - Yellow shell 1,Grass rivulet 1,Beautiful china mark 2,Opsibotys fuscalis 1 and Dark green fritillary 8.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Fri Jun 20 20:27:08 2008
Opsibotys fuscalis, Beautiful china-mark & Dark green fritilliary
Last nights catch of 22 species included Satin Wave(2), Light Emerald, Large Yellow Underwing, Elephant Hawkmoth, Nutmeg, Double Line, Clay, Small Angle Shades(3), Spectacle and a fresh Green Carpet.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Fri Jun 20 19:30:34 2008
Clay and Gren Carpet
A surprisingly good haul this morning in my MV after a cool and breezy night. Three species new for my garden (I only started trapping here last year): Ghost Swift (female), Grey Arches and Sycamore. The latter is only the second VC41 record, as far as I'm aware, following one up the road in Whitchurch last year. Also a few species new for 2008: Scalloped Oak, Riband Wave, Turnip, Double Square-Spot and Teleiodes vulgella.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Fri Jun 20 10:03:16 2008
Sycamore, Grey Arches & Scalloped Oak
Maesteg today - 31 Mullein larva demolishing a Greater mullein plant!
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Jun 17 22:24:15 2008
Mullein
A Double Line at the kitchen window last night, and a Cinnibar in Senghenydd this afternoon.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jun 17 16:13:22 2008
Double Line
Rest Bay actinic trap: a poor catch, the best being my first Heart and Club for the year.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Tue Jun 17 9:23:39 2008
Eighteen moths of thirteen species in the trap this morning, which was quite reasonable given that last night's temps were on the chilly side. The highlight being my first ever Poplar Hawkmoth. Mottled Beauty, Yellow Shell, Broom Moth and Bright-line Brown-eye were the best of the rest.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Mon Jun 16 16:34:43 2008
Poplar Hawkmoth & Broom
Garnwen pinewood,Maesteg today - Marbled white spot 4,Larch pug 1,Epinotia tedella 1,Coleophora laricella 5 and Argyresthia conjugella 2.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jun 16 14:31:20 2008
Epinotia tedella and Argyresthia conjugella
I'm now back from a very successful week away in Norfolk, so hopefully the backlog of photos will be uploaded today.
Dave SladeCardiff, Mon Jun 16 9:23:07 2008
Swallowtail at Hickling Broad, Norfolk
Late News: Lavernock Point 12.vi.08: Sloe Pug (3, all beaten from blackthorn).
DRWGSat Jun 14 18:35:45 2008
Clydach Vale late morning - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (5), Dark Green Fritillary (1), Common Blue (2), Small Heath (2), Small Skipper (1); Common Blue Damselfly (>20); Large Red Dragonfly (5), Broad-bodied Chaser (2), Four-spotted Chaser (1). Penrhiwfer late morning - Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary (1), Meadow Brown (1), Burnet Companion (1), Golden-ringed Dragonfly (1).
Wayne MorrisRhondda, Sat Jun 14 12:58:55 2008
Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary & Dark Green Fritillary
Nantyffyllon today one Comma larva on Hop plant also eggs on same plant - Comma?
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Fri Jun 13 22:23:07 2008
Comma larva and possible Comma eggs
Buff Ermine, Flame Shoulder and True Lover's Knot were the only moths in the trap this morning.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Fri Jun 13 18:46:10 2008
Buff Ermine
Groesfaen, Near Bargoed: Yesterday on short local stroll Mother Shipton, Burnet Companion (3no) and countless numbers of Agriphila species disturbed from grasses. Butterflies included Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary, Large Skipper, Common Blue and Red Admiral. My first Golden-ringed Dragonfly of the year also seen, but it's two weeks later than last year.
Bill JonesFri Jun 13 9:42:12 2008
Glyncorrwg fish ponds this morning - Blood vein 1,Glyphipterix forsterella 3 and Pseudargyrotoza conwagana 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jun 11 16:23:47 2008
Glyphipterix forsterella
Mynydd caerau,Maesteg,Actinic last night with Martyn Hnatiuk - 28species including - Marbled white spot 8,Brown rustic 6,Gold swift 1,True lovers knot 2,Clouded border 1,Small dotted buff 1,Mompha raschkiella 1,Epinotia tedella 1 and Monopis weaverella 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jun 11 16:19:02 2008
Brown rustic, Gold Swift, & Mompha rashkiella
Garnwen,Maesteg,this afternoon - Cinnabar 1,Common wave 1,Coleophora deauratella 1 and 5 Coleophora laricella tapped from Larch.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jun 11 16:13:10 2008
Coleophora deauratella & Coleophora laricella
A larva collected from Heather on the Gwrhyd (SN727086) on 14th May emerged today as an adult Bilberry Tortrix (Aphelia viburnana).
Barry StewartWed Jun 11 11:13:02 2008
Last night was easily the best this year with 29 macro species to my garden actinic. My first ever Hawkmoth species turned up in the form of a superb Elephant Hawkmoth. Also of note - Mottled Beauty, Buff Ermine, Flame, Clouded Silver, Yellow-barred Brindle, Peppered Moth(3), Chocolate-tip, Small Angle Shades, Gold Spot, Small Fan-foot and Beautiful Snout(2). A Beautiful Snout was on the wing in Senghenydd this afternoon.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Tue Jun 10 16:40:46 2008
Elephant Hawkmoth, Small Angle Shades, Gold Spot, & Peppered Moth
A NMN session near Penllergaer, on a wonderful piece of marshy grassland, woodland and bog, produced some 30 species. However, the only moths of any note were double line and scorched wing
Andrew LucasClydach, Tue Jun 10 13:33:20 2008
Maesteg actinic,last night,35 species including - Devon carpet 2,Eyed hawkmoth 1,White ermine 1,Small seraphim 4,The flame 1,Small square spot 2,Striped wainscot 1,Grey pug 1,Bramble shoot moth 1,Ancylis geminana 2, Ectoedemia albifasciella 1,Cochylimorpha straminea 1,Epoecilia angustana 1 and Coleophora alticolella 4.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Tue Jun 10 12:19:08 2008
Epiblema uddmanniana & Ancylis geminana
Thirty species in my garden MV last night - the best this year by far. Nothing to really quicken the pulse, but new species for 2008 included Light Emerald, Snout, Dark Arches, Middle-barred Minor, Bryotropha terrella and Heyda nubiferana.
George TordoffLlandaff North, Cardiff Tue Jun 10 10:26:47 2008
Kenfig NNR this morning, Beautiful China-mark and Grass Rivulet noted. Other leps 5 Speckled Wood, 4 Common Blue, 3 Small Heath, 1 Small White + 1 skipper sp.
Mike & Emma CramMon Jun 9 23:08:03 2008
NMN @ Rest Bay garden: Purple bar, Willow Beauty, Heart and Dart, Pale Mottled Willow, Vine's Rustic, Garden Carpet and Large Yellow Underwing.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Mon Jun 9 18:18:59 2008
NMN result from the St. Donat's meeting: 25 species of which 8 were new for SS96. Highlights were Clay Triple-lines & Haworth's Pug. Overall a rather cool & disappointing night with not much flying. Note - The Marbled White Spot (Roath) was the 445th moth species for my garden.
DRWGMon Jun 9 16:05:40 2008
Roath, Cardiff: 9 species overnight with Marbled White Spot (new for site) & Shears (9th rec) the highlights.
DRWGMon Jun 9 13:04:19 2008
Overnight 40W actinic in garden for NMN had a disappointing haul of just Marbled Minor sp. (1), Treble Lines (1), Light Brown Apple Moth (1), Angle Shades (1), Treble-bar (1) and True Lover's Knot (1) plus one yet to be identified micro.
Wayne MorrisPenygraig, Sun Jun 8 19:28:39 2008
NMN in Senghenydd garden, Skinner 40watt actinic. 23 macros of 17 species including Swallow Prominent, True Lover's Knot, Shoulder-striped Wainscot(2), Knot Grass, Broom Moth, Middle-barred Minor and Straw Dot.
Tony WilliamsSun Jun 8 17:28:56 2008
NMN in our Bridgend garden (MV), 38 of 14 species:Codling moth(1),C.M.Carpet(3),Riband Wave(1),Small Phoenix(1),Brimstone(3),Light Emerald(2), Willow Beauty(1),Freyer's Pug(1),Flame Shoulder(2),Heart&Dart(13),Vine's Rustic(4),Large Yellow Underwing(1),Treble Lines(4),Snout(1).
Emma & Mike CramBridgend, Sun Jun 8 14:54:08 2008
National Moth Night at Bargoed: Reasonable night spent with home garden MV from 10pm until 1am, then trap left on until 5.30am, 25 species included the following:- Grey Pug, Double-striped Pug, White-spotted Pug (5no), Brimstone (10), Shears, Purple Clay, Shoulder-striped Wainscot, White Ermine, Peppered Moth (2no), Pale Tussock (2no), Elephant Hawkmoth, Fanfoot, Small Fanfoot, Epiphyas postvittana, Dipleurina lacustrata. Also some day-flyers yesterday at Parc Penallta; Yellow Shell (15no), Latticed Heath (3no), Burnet Companion (3no), Silver-ground Carpet. The grassland was alive with Crambus and Agriphila species including countless Crambus perlella. Non moths included Several Emperor Dragonfly on wing.
Bill JonesSun Jun 8 12:35:41 2008
Wayne, John, Greg & myself had 3 Anania funebris at Y Graig, Llantrisant this morning to get National Moth Day/Night off to a good start.
Mike PowellSat Jun 7 15:34:18 2008
Anania funebris taken on 14th June (GHJ)
It was good to see a single Red-eyed Damselfly at Cardiff Wetlands Reserve today after no records in 2007 anywhere in vc41. It was on the lilypads (where else!) on the large pool on the left hand side as you face the hotel.
Mike PowellCardiff, Fri Jun 6 23:50:17 2008
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,today - Burnet companion 25,Latticed heath 2,Cydia nigricana 4,Crambus pascuella 2 and Glyphipterix forsterella 2.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Fri Jun 6 15:04:02 2008
Burnet companion & Crambus pascuella
Richard Smith & John Sherwood have reported a single Anania funebris at Llantrisant Common on 4th June, our target for National Moth Day/Night.
Mike PowellFri Jun 6 9:04:03 2008
Details of the three National Moth Day/Night events this Saturday are as follows: East Glamorgan (daytime) - Llantrisant Common. Meet on the common at 11.00am just beyond the cattle grid at ST046839. East Glamorgan (evening) - Atlantic College, St Donat's. Meet in the carpark at 9.00pm right of the castle at SS934681. West Glamorgan (evening) - Pennard, Gower. Meet at 9.00pm in the National Trust carpark at SS554873. Any questions either email me or phone on 07808 096972.
Mike Powell <mike.powell2@coorsbrewers.com>Fri Jun 6 8:52:15 2008
Bargoed: Trapped from 10pm until 12.30am when rain stopped play, but it was very productive nevertheless with Common Pug (4no), Foxglove Pug, Currant Pug, Grey Pug, Fanfoot, Small Fanfoot, Marbled Minor, Marbled White Spot, Flame Carpet (2no), Angle Shades, Lesser Swallow Prominent and Miller among the 23 species recorded. Lets all hope that the weather is kind for National Moth Night for all the UK's kind moth-ers.
Bill JonesThu Jun 5 21:46:09 2008
Currant Pug, Foxglove Pug, Common Pug & Grey Pug
I was hopeing for an overnight session last night but heavy rain stopped play at 1.30am. Still had a reasonable haul with 24 moths of 17 species including Coronet, Nut-tree Tussock, Spectacle, White Ermine(2), Marbled White Spot, Middle-barred Minor and a very small Garden Carpet.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Thu Jun 5 17:13:19 2008
Coronet
Parc slip reserve,Tondu,yesterday - Elephant hawkmoth 1,Celypha lacunana 2,Loxoterma rivulana 2,Dichrorampha alpinana 1 and Stenoptilia pterodactyla 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Wed Jun 4 11:47:48 2008
Elephant hawkmoth, Dichrorampha alpinana, Loxoterma rivulana & Stenoptilia pterodactyla
Rest Bay actinic: Shears, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Green Carpet, Treble Lines, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Common Marbled carpet, Heart and Dart, Large Yellow Underwing and Shuttle-shaped Dart in the trap this morning.
Steve MoonPorthcawl, Wed Jun 4 10:37:08 2008
2 Silver Hook flushed on boggy ground on Cefn Bryn near Reynoldston, but no sign of the hoped-for Oblong-leaved Sundew or White Beak-sedge.
Barry StewartTue Jun 3 22:26:02 2008
Maesteg today - 5 spot burnet (larva)1,Ancylis badiana 1 and Aspilapterix tringipennella 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jun 2 20:03:51 2008
Ancylis badiana, & Aspilapterix tringipennella
Maesteg actinic,last night - 23 species including,Devon carpet 2,Small seraphim 6,Campion 1,Clouded bordered brindle 2,Figure of eighty 1,Garden carpet 1,Elachista subalbidella 1 and Cosmiotes stabiella 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Mon Jun 2 20:01:05 2008
A mothtastic 23 species in, on and around the 22w actinic garden trap, this morning. The highlights were Aspilapteryx tringipennella (2), Olethreutes lacunana (1), Scorched Wing (1), My first Brimstone of the season and a Marbled Brown, which is a scarce species in my garden.
Mark EvansCwmbach, Mon Jun 2 8:58:06 2008
Running the trap from 10.00pm until 1.30am last night resulted in 19 moths of 16 species including - Pebble Hook-tip, Yellow-barred Brindle, Pale Prominent, Pale Tussock(male & female), Ruby Tiger(2), Cabbage Moth, Middle-barred Minor. Marbled White Spot and Beautiful Snout.
Tony WilliamsSenghenydd, Sun Jun 1 20:17:19 2008
Pebble Hook-tip, Marbled White Spot & Ruby Tiger
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,this morning - Burnet companion 4,Aspilapteryx tringipennella 1 and Micropterix aruncella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sun Jun 1 14:17:49 2008
Micropterix aruncella
Nantyffyllon,Maesteg,Actinic trap last night.33 species including - Brown silver lines 11, Spectecle 1, Devon carpet 3, Marbled white spot 4,Purple bar 2,Foxglove pug 1,Small angle shades 2,Marbled brown 1,Small seraphim 4,Brown rustic 1,Clouded silver 1,Cabbage moth 1,Coleophera albicosta 5,Coleophera caespititella 15,Teleiopsis diffinis 1 and Epiblemma rosaecolana 4.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>Sun Jun 1 14:14:34 2008
Small seraphim, Clouded Silver, Teleiopsis diffinis, & Epiblemma rosaecolana
Bargoed: Quite a good few hours from 10pm Friday night into the early hours of Saturday with home MV, twenty five species recorded including the following:- Coronet, Figure of Eighty, Rustic Shoulder-knot, Broad-barred White, Clouded Border, Pale Tussock (4no), Small Phoenix (2no), Purple Bar, Common Marbled Carpet, Spectacle (2no), Peach Blossom, Poplar Grey and a superb specimen of Poplar Hawkmoth. Me and the moths were constantly interrupted by a police helicopter using a searchlight while looking for villians, no consideration at all, confused my moths...!!!
Bill JonesSun Jun 1 12:33:38 2008
Coronet, Broad-barred White, Figure of Eighty, Clouded Silver & Poplar Hawkmoth
A new trap and warm overcast weather helped me to my best night moth trapping in the garden, at least in terms of species, with 29. Disappointly, there was nothing new though. The best of the bunch was a single sharp-angled peacock.
Andrew LucasClydach, Sun Jun 1 10:55:11 2008
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