Wednesday, 27 May 2015
Nantyffyllon this morning.
Also Aspilapterix tringipennella and Endothenia marginana.
Parc Slip
I ran a public moth morning here at Parc Slip today and thankfully there were a few showy species to keep everyone happy including Poplar hawkmoth, Cinnabar, Peppered, Buff-tip and some stunning fresh Green carpets. Not great numbers but quite good diversity with 26 or so species (including a couple of worn pugs which i'll upload later...), most of which were new for the year including Cream Wave, Pale Tussock, Sandy Carpet, Marbled Brown, Pale Prominent, Heart & Dart and C-B Brindle.
Tuesday, 26 May 2015
Broughton overnight 25May15 (Actinic 8v)
A nice haul of moths the highlights being Privet Hawkmoth, Cypress Carpet and Purple Bar.
Saturday, 23 May 2015
Llangynwyd last night.
95 moths of 30 species including Grey birch, Spectacle,
White pinion spotted and Syndemis musculana.
The Alder kitten was a valley first for me.
Friday, 22 May 2015
Parc Slip
Set the trap here on wednesday night and it was still rather cold so 20 species wasn't too bad. A few firsts included Coxcomb prominent, silver-ground carpet, common carpet, common swift, treble lines and campion. There was also this pug - Common?
Nicholaston Wednesday 20th
Veronica and I ran 2 mv and 1 actinic traps until about 1am and recorded 49 species with some nice surprises. Best were probably 2 Little Thorn, Barred Hook-tip, Maiden's Blush, 2 Dwarf Pug, Blomer's Rivulet, 3 Clay Triple-lines, with commonest being 40 Pale Tussock and 25 Marbled Brown. Also 2 of what I think is a weakly marked form of White-spotted Pug. An Emperor laid eggs on an egg box (of course, where else?) inside one trap.
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| Nematopogon metaxella |
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| Capua vulgana male |
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| Ancylis mitterbacheriana |
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| Barred Hook-tip |
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| White-spotted Pug |
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| Little Thorn |
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| Maiden's Blush |
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