Nantyffyllon last night.

                     Peppered moth (insularia form).
                     41 sp in total but only 3 micros. Swallow prominent, Campion,
                     Shears, Beautiful golden Y, Silver Y, True lovers knot, Latticed heath
                     and my first Green carpet and Double striped pugs of the season.

Nantyffyllon today.

                                   Any ideas please?

                                   Glyphipterix forsterella

                                  Coleophora deauratella.
                                  Also Grapholita compositella.

Gorseinon

Satin Wave was a welcome addition to the garden list - a new macro is quite a rarity after so many years trapping at a site. In total 48 species logged though little else of special note, Meal Moth, Oak Hook-tip, Narrow-winged Pug and Lobster Moth the best of the rest.

Nantyffyllon today.

                                   Psychoides verhuella.

                                  P. verhuella emerging

                                  Cauchas rufimitrella.
                                  A nice selection of micros seen in the sunshine this
                                  afternoon - Ancylis badiana, Micropterix aruncella,
                                  Nemophora degeerella (new for KM square),
                                  Aspilapterix tringipennella, Aethes cnicana and lots
                                  of Anthophilia fabricana. Also plenty of Burnet
                                  companion on the wing.

Calm after the storm

Last night was very humid and plenty of moths were flying when the wind dropped. I saw 53 species, including Phyllonorycter froelichiella (I think), new for me and, possibly, Scoparia basistrigalis though of course it may just be ambigualis. There was also a beautifully fresh Mompha locupletella which, as always, was too stunning to not photograph!
There were also 8 Blomer's Rivulets and two Waved Carpets.

Phyllonorycter  froelichiella

Mompha locupletella

Scoparia basistrigalis/ambigualis

Carcina quercana

I found around 20 of these larvae when I pruned our Viburnum tinus bush in mid May.

I put them in a pot and assumed they'd turn out to be Acleris schalleriana, as I've tapped the moth from the bush in the past, but the first adult emerged today and is Carcina quercana.

Carcina quercana

Many larvae are still feeding at present. This asynchronous development is probably typical in this species as the adults having a long flight season, from June to October.

Allt y Rhiw Woods, Blackmill

As part of the Biodiversity Blitz organised by SEWBReC yesterday traps were run in this upland oakwood, with abundant bilberry on the floor.
A couple of bilberry specialists appeared, with the highlight undoubtedly this female Beautiful Snout in Dave's trap. Also, among others, good numbers of Little Thorn, singles of Map-winged Swift and Green Silver-lines, a couple of Lobster and clouds of Common Marbled Carpet in every conceivable colour form.

Beautiful Snout, female

Map-winged Swift, form gallicus

Little Thorn

Lobster

Green Silver-lines

Ancient upland oak in Allt y Rhiw Woods