Friday, 18 July 2014

Beech-green Carpet new for Breconshire

I left my two 6W Heath traps overnight at Craig Cerrig NNR on 16th July, and was joined by Mark Evans (and about a million midges) for trap emptying the next morning.

A large catch of around 350 moths of 53 species was recorded, but there was only one moth of real note - this Beech-green Carpet which Norman Lowe has confirmed is the first record for VC42.


There are only two modern Glamorgan records - from Horton in 1995 (Brock) and Coed-y-wenallt in 1997 (Gilmore & Powell). GMRG held a trapping session at the latter site in July 2010 to try and refind it, but without success. Maybe we should try again?

George
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3 comments:

  1. VC41Moths18 July 2014 at 10:27

    It's certainly worth another look. I'm busy this weekend, but perhaps next week?

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  2. Mark Evans18 July 2014 at 10:57

    Lovely photo, George. Thanks for indulging this grateful spectator and providing a welcome new addition to the life list I would have, if I could be bothered to maintain one ;¬) ... oh, but those midges!

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  3. Snowdonia Society Cymdeithas Eryri3 March 2016 at 17:36

    lovely picture George - would it be ok for me to use it in the next issue of the Snowdonia Society Magazine? we caught a couple at Ty Hyll last year but haven't got any decent photos

    Thanks
    John Harold

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