Micro moths.

                 Scrobipalpa instabilella. Gen det by Stephen Palmer. From
                 Dunraven on 21st august. 2nd county record I think.

                 Prays ruficeps. 2 in the garden trap at Nantyffyllon last night.
                 This is moth species No 700 for my home KM square - SS8592.

Phaulernis fulvigutella.

                  Great find by Martyn Hnatiuk. He had 5 there on 4th sep and I saw
                  3 there yesterday. Top end of Craig yr aber, Llangynwyd.

L-album Wainscot in Bridgend

We're glad we took the effort to drag out and set the trap last night after a long day. This L-album Wainscot was the highlight of an otherwise uninspiring catch of 40 moths of 10 species.

Llandaff - Garden - 31st August

A very warm and humid evening here in Llandaff, although yet another clear sky.

The trap was filled with Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Broad Bordered Yellow Underwing and Square-spot Rustic. A few other regulars Light Emerald, Angle Shades, Copper Underwing, Yellow-barred Brindle and also a rather monochromatic looking Small Ranunculus? I think. At first I thought it was a Broad-barred White, as of no yellow/orange colouring. Flight time is a bit late also. Any thoughts welcome.
The best of the evening were three nice Tortrix moths. Some help needed but I think I may have them correct.

Cochylis molliculana?

Cochylis atricapitana?

Clavigesta purdeyi?

Small Ranunculus?

Nantyffyllon.

                Phyllonorycter strigulatella in the garden trap on sat morning.

Stigmella myrtillella

Last year, Sam and Nick posted on the Gwent blog about finding this leafminer on Bilberry in VC35, and since then I've been keeping an eye out for it in Glamorgan. Chris Jones and I had a quick search at Seven Sisters on Friday and found two vacated mines.

 

This seems to be the first VC41 record, though it is doubtless under-recorded as it needs to be specifically looked for and this usually means a hands-and-knees search. The mines we found are probably first generation mines, so there should be a new crop of mines from the second generation over the next few weeks. These should be visible until the Bilberry leaves drop in October/November.

The Vile (above Fall Bay)

49 species were recorded last night at the Vile, Rhossili, highlights being Agonopterix purpurea, A. subpropinquella, A. rotundella, Pyrausta ostrinalis, Grass Eggar (3), Mullein Wave (13), Annulet, Shark (late), Hedge Rustic & Common Wainscot.

Elephant Eggar Moth

the diminutive A. rotundella

not checked this, but presumably just an odd Flounced Rustic

plenty Mullein Waves

the petite A. purprea