Overnight in Bridgend 28Nov14

Our optimism in putting the MV trap out last night yielded a nice but worn Feathered Thorn, accompanied by 3 Light Brown Apple moth.

We also found a small micro indoors which with the help of another moth'er seems to be Garden Cosmet / Mompha subbistrigella, our 200th species for the year and our 369th species for the house / garden.



Mike, Emma & Holly Cram

Anyone know what this is?

My industrious 9 year old daughter Holly has found this while rooting around in the bathroom. Given her previous track record with co-finding Welsh firsts, I thought I'd better check this one out. I'm sure I recognise it from the past somewhere (Blastobasis sp?), but can't work out what it is. Perhaps at best 5mm long - I took the liberty of putting the end of a ruler in the photo.

Cheers
Mike Cram
(Bridgend)

Ouch!

I've just seen the price of the forthcoming MBGBI volumes on the tortricidae:

http://www.atroposbooks.co.uk/acatalog/Forthcoming_publications.html

Hoping they'll do paperback in the future!

George

Grey Shoulder-knot?

Have just rescued this from an old cobweb hanging outside the patio doors. Looks like a Grey Shoulder-knot to me but I have never seen one before so would welcome a confirmation.

Thanks

Howard

Creigiau 22 November

Also had 2 Rusty-dot Pearl in/on the trap on Saturday night, along with 2 Red-green Carpet and a Light Brown apple Moth. First moths for ages!

Whitchurch

Still some migrant activity with 4 Rusty-dot Pearl (U. ferrugalis) on the windows this am.

Moths

Still some moth activity including migrants, had Silver Y, Feathered Thorn, Common Plume (E. monodactyla) & Rusty-dot Pearl (U. ferrugalis) at Whitchurch Hosp. 16th & 18th Nov.

Also a Red Admiral 15th Nov. @ Lakeside.