tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553355011221187801.post5821275706814299960..comments2023-05-29T09:56:45.316+01:00Comments on Glamorgan Moth Recording Group: A few migrantsVC41Mothshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17263945533123756002noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553355011221187801.post-67057831696157226382012-10-12T12:10:23.601+01:002012-10-12T12:10:23.601+01:00Regarding ragwort, I've had more Cinnabar in t...Regarding ragwort, I've had more Cinnabar in the moth trap this year than in any previous year, but strangely very few larvae. On the other hand, Cochylis atricapitana (another ragwort feeder) has had a really bad year here.<br /><br />I'm sure the weather effects on the foodplants have an influence, but probably less important than the direct impacts of the weather on the moths and their larvae.GMThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08759152282751126808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7553355011221187801.post-4270843283890697412012-10-12T11:43:26.480+01:002012-10-12T11:43:26.480+01:00Likewise here George with the Angle Shades,I have ...Likewise here George with the Angle Shades,I have seen more this year than either of the previous two. Also now seeing lots of Feathered Ranunculus but very few Large Ranunculus. <br /><br />I read something the other day that suggested the weather in the summer of 2011 had suppressed grass growth and favoured rosette forming species (like Ragwort) which have subsequently had very favourable conditions this year with all the rain. I wonder if these kind of effects have changed the moth population too? Adam Mantellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825643943800910778noreply@blogger.com