Non-moth news from Kenfig: British Wildlife came just in time with its Longhorn article for the Dusky Longhorn Beetle Arhopalus rusticus which Rob Davies found crawling up a Reserve Centre wall this morning. This is a new record for Kenfig. The Onthophagus nuchicornis was collected on 19 July again by Rob who found it crawling out of a cowpat in the north dunes. This was a second record for Kenfig.
Dave Carrington via DJS
Fri Aug 31 20:29:09 2007

Dusky Longhorn Beetle & Onthophagus nuchicornis

Hi all, I've recently become interested in moths and have just joined the club. I've had an home made actinic trap running in my garden this past week or so with the following results. Plenty for me to chew on with the macro's, so I'm just concentrating on those for now. Last nights tally - Common Carpet, Common Marbled Carpet, Purple Bar(2), Brimstone(4), Willow Beauty(2), Large Yellow Underwing(6), Lesser Yellow Underwing(3), Marbled Beauty, Knot Grass(a first), Common Rustic(2), Gold Spot(a first). Other species trapped on previous nights - Flame Carpet, Garden Carpet, Common Carpet, Yellow Shell, Small Phoenix, Toadflax Pug(i think), Scarce Footman, Common Footman, Shuttle Shaped Dart, Flame Shoulder, True Lover's Knot, Square-spot Rustic, Beautiful Yellow Underwing, Dark Arches, Flounced Rustic, Rosy Rustic, Spectacle.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Fri Aug 31 19:44:30 2007

Out of County: Brittany France 23rd/30th Aug. Just a few moths I managed to see at our campsite lights at Chateau Lanniron at Quimper (highlights). Small Emerald, Portland Ribbon Wave, Peacock Moth, Black Arches, Hoary Footman, Four-spotted Footman, Jersey Tiger, Radford's Flame Shoulder, Rosy Underwing & Scarce Silve-lines. Also Clouded Yellow (2). The reaction to looking for moths was - Brits: (that anyone was interested in such horrible things), Dutch: (a dull, stupid Englander) & French (are they edible?).
DRWG
Fri Aug 31 12:25:48 2007

The Kitten larvae I'm rearing are feeding well - see my posting on 4th August. I'm still not sure whether they're Sallow or Poplar Kitten though!
George Tordoff

Fri Aug 31 8:28:55 2007

Sallow or Poplar kitten

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,today-Phyllonorycter coryli(342),Phyllonorycter rajella(345)2 and 2 Lime speck pug larvae on ragwort flower.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 29 21:08:18 2007

Lime Speck Pug, Phyllonorycter rajella, and Phyllonorycter coryli


This morning,on the footpath going west from Kenfig castle were Anthophilia fabricana (385)3,Pyrausta despicata (1365)12 and Pyrausta cingulata (1367)5.Also 2 Clouded yellow.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 29 17:05:15 2007

Pyrausta cingulata

20 or so species in my garden MV last night, including my first Rusty-dot Pearl (Udea ferrugalis) of 2007. The only other species of interest was an Old Lady.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Wed Aug 29 8:54:34 2007

MV Bridgend garden. A modest haul of 57 moths/17 species. Marbled Green and Cabbage were the highlight, being new for the year plus Light Emerald, 7 Vine's Rustic and a Spectacle. Yesterday we had a Painted Lady feeding most of the day on Verbena.
Mike & Emma Cram
Tue Aug 28 22:59:18 2007

One Hummingbird Hawk Moth in my Clydach garden yesterday evening and today. First sighting for this year.Seems to favour the honeysuckle.
Dewi Ensyl <dewi.lewis1@btinternet.com>
Swansea, Tue Aug 28 20:01:45 2007

Rest Bay actinic: late records - Pyrausta purpuralis, Turnip Moth, Yellow Shell and v-pug on 25th August.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 28 12:04:19 2007

Pyrausta purpuralis & V-Pug

Rest Bay actinic: Highlights this morning include Yellow-barred Brindle, Knot Grass, Orange Swift, Silver Y and Flounced Rustic (3).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 28 11:51:29 2007

Yellow-barred Brindle

An Antler moth was nectaring on ragwort in the garden yesterday lunchtime - another new species for the garden.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Aug 28 11:23:08 2007

40W actinic overnight in the garden had Square-spot Rustic (8); Willow Beauty (3); Light Brown Apple Moth (4); Pandemis heparana (1); Agriphilla straminella (1); Agriphilla litistria (1); Lesser Yellow Underwing (1) and Large Yellow Underwing (2).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sun Aug 26 19:13:32 2007

Cwrtymynws wood,Llynfi valley,last night-20 species including- Copper underwing 2,Ling pug,Devon carpet 2,Carcina quercana,Cydia splendana 3,Agonopterix arenella and a very late Brown silver lines.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Aug 25 19:44:11 2007

Bridgend Garden (MV)overnight 81 moths, 24sp. Trachycera advanella, Clouded Border, Turnip and Flounced Rustic all new for the year. Other highlights:Agriphila tristella, Light Emerald, Willow Beauty, Flame Shoulder, bucketfulls of Large Yellow Underwing, Knot Grass, Angle Shades, Vine's Rustic.
Mike & Emma Cram
Sat Aug 25 14:31:50 2007

On closer inspection my Copper Underwing from last night has proved not to be Svensons. Apologies.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 25 13:23:15 2007

Much more diversity in the trap last night, with three good additions to the garden list: Red Underwing, Svenson's Copper Underwing & Pedasia conterminella which has not been recorded in Glamorgan since Peter Howlett stopped running a trap in his graden in 1996. Other species of interest: Bucculatrix ulmella, Canary Shouldered and Dusky Thorn, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and a mere 120 Large Yellow Underwings.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 25 8:33:59 2007

Red Underwing, Pedasia conterminella & Bucculatrix ulmella

Another bumper hawl of Large Yellow Underwings was joined by a couple of migrants (1 Silver Y and 1 Diamond-back). Also present a Nycteoline that is probably just Oak, but with large number of Great Brocades in the Country, of presumed Scandinavian origin I felt it was worth getting it checked for the other species.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Aug 24 9:22:10 2007

A correction to my earlier posting - what I thought was Opostega salaciella was in fact just a worn Lyonetia clerkella (Apple leaf-miner). Oops!
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Thu Aug 23 20:38:06 2007

Rest Bay actinic: my first Archer's Dart and Agriphila geniculea of the year for my garden trap.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Aug 23 16:35:09 2007

Archer's Dart

21st saw dingy footman, spectacles, sallow kitten,garden carpet,,yellow shell and lge yellow underwings (26)
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Aug 23 15:31:32 2007

This lunchtime, I found an adult and pupa of the The Harlequin Ladybird in Bute Park, Cardiff, which proves it is now breeding in the Capital.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Thu Aug 23 14:24:40 2007

Harlequin Ladybird and pupa

Only 20 Large Yellow Underwings in my trap this morning, but a good range of micro moths including Opostega salaciella - which according to the books flies from June to July, so quite a late one.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Thu Aug 23 9:56:56 2007

Another 280 moths last night of 41 species. Over half were again Large Yellow Underwings, but also present was the first Vapourer for the garden.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Aug 23 7:56:31 2007

Roath: 17 spp. highlights - Yellow-barred Brindle & Old Lady (7th this year, 4th in garden) otherwise its the yellow underwing show with Large, Lesser & Lesser B-b in good numbers. 187 records for 46 spp. in Aug. 07 down on last year.
DRWG
Wed Aug 22 12:32:32 2007

I was obviously premature in scaling down my egg boxes. 144 Large Yellow Underwings crammed into the space that was left. A total of 40 species (228 moths) is a marked improvement on the past two months, the most interesting being among the micros with Argyrestia albistria, Ypsolopha dentella, Amblyptilia acanthodactyla all being new for the garden.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Wed Aug 22 7:18:41 2007

Bargoed: Breezy and cool few hours Monday night saw 22 species come to the M/V lamp which included Tawny Speckled Pug, Yellow Shell, Willow Beauty, Common Marbled Carpet 3, Small Fan-footed Wave, Sallow Kitten, Early Thorn and 5 Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing. 8 Blastobasis lignea and 4 Dipleurina lacustrata along with a sadly worn Tortrix Sp were the only micro's to show. Pleased to at last have my first Southern Hawker of the season in garden today a full month behind all my previous annual records (which go back 30 years!!!).
Bill Jones
Tue Aug 21 20:39:32 2007

Common Marbled Carpet, Early Thorn, Sallow Kitten, Small Fan-footed Wave, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing and Tawny Speckled Pug

21 species last night out of 100 moths - over half of these being Large Yellow Underwings. Other moths worth mentioning being my first Flounced Rustic of the year and a Firethorn Leaf miner (Phyllonorycter leucographella).
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Aug 21 11:17:29 2007

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Mike Powell <mike.powell2@coorsbrewers.com>
Tue Aug 21 10:27:24 2007

Rest Bay actinic: new for the year was a Flounced Rustic, amongst 14 species now becoming regular!
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 21 10:06:16 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 13 species, with the highlight a Marbled Green, and my first Small Square-spot for the year.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sun Aug 19 11:57:37 2007

Marbled Green

23 species last night in my garden MV - a decent haul for this year. New ones for 2007 were Orange Swift (2), Caloptilia syringella and Trachycera advenella.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Aug 18 10:53:57 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley today - one Apodia bifractella (730)disturbed from Fleabane.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Fri Aug 17 20:21:51 2007

I saw one Hummingbird Hawk-moth, midday, in Oxford St, Swansea.
Mark Evans
Fri Aug 17 19:52:10 2007

Rest Bay actinic: despiye the wind, 14 species lured to the trap including Vine's Rustic (5), Purple Bar, Ypsolopha scabrella, my first Agriphila tristella of the year, Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing (2) and Least Yellow Underwing.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Aug 17 15:52:59 2007

square spot rustic (thanks Jake).
Nigel Addecott
Wed Aug 15 14:36:43 2007

Square-spot Rustic

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-this afternoon-my first male Vapourer of the year and one Batrachedra praeangusta(878)
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Tue Aug 14 19:47:14 2007

Batrachedra praeangusta

12th Aug-Brimstone(2), Lg yellow underwing(4), Black arches, small fan-footed wave, common carpet, swallow tailed, riband wave & lesser swallow prominent. 13th Aug-Peach blossom, light emerald, small argent & sable, willow beauty and silver y.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Tue Aug 14 16:54:37 2007

Light Emerald

NATIONAL MOTH NIGHT - a reminder to get your results into either Barry but especially Jake as he is on holiday soon. It would be nice to get the results of all your work into the next GMRG newsletter due out at the end of the month.
Mike Powell
Tue Aug 14 11:56:26 2007

Flat Holm: 87 moth species (52 on NMN) recorded over the weekend period with 17 new species for the island. Highlight was Devonshire Wainscot (see posting below), others were; Agonopterix alstromeriana, Lobesia littoralis (a tortrix moth found on thrift), Galium Carpet, Yellow-barred Brindle, Lesser Swallow Prominent, Crescent Dart, Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing, Nutmeg, Campion, Pod Lover (this form is common on Flat Holm), Southern Wainscot (2nd Cardiff UA rec.), Marbled Green, Vine's Rustic & Oak Nycteoline. Migrants were Rusty-dot Pearl, Rush Veneer & Silver Y.
GMRG (AB, PB, MCP & DRWG)
Mon Aug 13 17:49:52 2007

Mike and Jake were on Flat Holm at the weekend, and on the Friday night had Devonshire Wainscot, which would have been new to the island if Gordon Avery had not caught it earlier that week! Recently recorded from Brean Down which may be the source of these records.
Dave Slade
Mon Aug 13 15:19:48 2007

Devonshire Wainscot

After a superb NMN at Old Castle Down, I was back to my actinic in the morning to find 21 species including Common Footman, Scarce Footman, Vine's Rustic (6), Turnip Moth, and Purple Bar.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Aug 13 12:17:18 2007

Agonopterix nanatella was last recorded in 2000 at Bull Cliff.
Dave Slade
Mon Aug 13 15:22:48 2007

Our NMN session at Port Eynon Point was fairly quite with the the most interest species recorded being Ypsolopha nemorella(9th county record), Agonopterix kaekeritziana, Agonopterix nanatella (7th county record and first since 1980), Mecyna asinalis, Agdistis meridionalis, Northern-type Eggar, Galium Carpet and Annulet. A few Glow-worms and Grey Bush-crickets were the non-lepidopteran highlights.
Bob Rigdon, Barry & Sandra Stewart
Sun Aug 12 21:40:50 2007

NMN overnight garden actinic had 21 macro species including new for the year Willow Beauty; Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing; Least Yellow Underwing; True Lover's Knot; Nut-tree Tussock; Clay; Small Pheonix; Rosy Minor and Square-spot Rustic.
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sun Aug 12 17:22:03 2007

Small Pearl-bordered Fritillary seen yesterday afternoon in clearing alongside Taff Trail, Nantgarw
Alan Rosney
Sun Aug 12 12:23:06 2007

Five people attended the meeting to Old Castle Down last night, and we did get the target species Chalk Carpet. Other highlights included Black Arches, Scorched Carpet, Cypress Pug, Brussels Lace. Micros of note included Teleoids sequax, Monochroa cytisella, and Apodia bifractella. Star of the night though was Nemapogon clematella, only the second confirmed VC41 record, an the first snice 1936.
Dave slade
Glamorgan, Sun Aug 12 11:05:08 2007

Chalk Carpet, Nemapogon clematella, BlackArches & Apodia bifractella

Dusky Thorn and Copper Underwing were new for the year in my garden trap last night. Otherwise un-inspiring warm up to National Moth Night.
David Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Sat Aug 11 16:45:10 2007

Only 16 species last night, but Double Kidney was new for the garden. Also, first True Lover's Knot of the year.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Aug 11 8:00:30 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 17 species, mostly the common regulars, but also a single Straw Underwing, Silver Y and Diamond-backed Moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Aug 10 15:21:28 2007

A reminder that the National Moth Night meeting will take place this Saturday evening at Old Castle Down near St Brides in the Vale of Glamorgan, SS 898 763 led by Steve Moon & Dave Slade. Meet at 20.30 at the pull in off the B4265. For those unable to attend please try to record all species in your garden or at another site you know & send the results to either Dave Gilmore or Barry Stewart. Glamorgan is always up there with the 'big' counties for sites recorded/species seen, lets do the same in 2007.
Mike Powell
Thu Aug 9 9:43:12 2007

An improvement on my previous trap,last night I managed Lesser swallow prominent, brimstone (4),Large and lesser yellow underwings,BLB eye,ribband wave, yellow shell,flame shoulder,garden carpet,swallow tailed (2) and willow beauty.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Aug 9 8:16:20 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-yesterday afternoon-Argyresthia goedartella (411),Epiphyas postvittana (998)7,Aethes cnicana (945)Aristotelia ericenella (752)4 and Dichrorampha montanana (1283)5.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 8 19:10:29 2007

Argyresthia goedartella

only 8 species to garden trap which included pebble hooktip,brimstone, and BLB eye.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Wed Aug 8 18:48:01 2007

Rest Bay actinic: new for year were Yellow-tail, Rush Veneer and Rosy Minor. Also Turnip Moth, Flame Shoulder, and Clay (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Tue Aug 7 12:06:32 2007

Late news: Whitchurch 11.vi.2007, the Sycamore to MV light. 1st VC41 record, New Cardiff UA & ST18 (James Hill). Confirmed by photograph 7.viii.2007. You can see the value of taking photographs!
DRWG
Tue Aug 7 11:16:53 2007

Sycamore


Bargoed: Home moth trap on August 4/5th produced 42 species with Lesser Swallow and Coxcomb Prominent, Single-dotted Wave, Small Rufous, Grey Dagger, Small Phoenix (4), Sallow Kitten, Galium Carpet, Antler and Pebble Hook-tip among the more interesting macro's. The micro's included Pandemis heperana, Blastobasis lignea (4), Phlyctaenia coronata, Pyruasta purpuralis and two White-shouldered House Moth. The Bats seemed to be out in force taking several unlucky macro's just above head height.
Bill Jones
Mon Aug 6 22:47:45 2007

Antler, Coxcomb Prominent, Pebble Hook-tip, Small Phoenix, Lesser Swallow Prominent & Pandemis heperana

With work on the Moths of Glamorgan entering it's final stages (at least from our point of view), one species that is likely to be removed from the county list and placed in the appendix is Peacock Moth (Macaria notata). If anyone has an photographs or specimens of this species from Glamorgan, then can they please contact either myself, Barry or Jake. Future records of this species must be accompanied by either a photograph or voucher specimen. It is possible that it does occur in the county, but the evidence to date seems to indicate that only Sharp-angled Peacock (Macaria alternata) resides in the county. Please prove us wrong!
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Mon Aug 6 15:27:39 2007

It was the night of the Pyralids (movie rights negotiable), in my garden trap, with nine of the thirty three species from that group. The highlights were: White-shouldered House Moth, Catoptria pinella, Euzophera pinguis (new for my garden and me), Scarce Footman, Dingy Footman and Freyers Pug.
Mark Evans
Mon Aug 6 12:27:16 2007

Euzophera pinguis

Forest Farm, Whitchurch (GMRG meeting)4/08: 21 spp. highlights were Rosy Rootman & Donacaula forficella (4th Cardiff rec.). Roath 5/08: 12 spp inc. my 6th Small Ranunculus of the year. Lavernock Pt. 5/08: Rivulet & Acleris forsskaleana both new for ST16.
DRWG
Sun Aug 5 21:59:21 2007

SS8489-Llynfi valley actinic-22 species including-Little emerald,Buff footman,Evergestis pallidata and Shreckensteinia festaliella.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sun Aug 5 20:25:53 2007

Little emerald, Evergestis pallidata and Shreckensteinia festaliella

Overnight, Bridgend garden,MV, 81 moths, 25 species. Among the highlights were Carcina quercana, Bud moth, Codling moth, Crambus perlella, Udea prunalis, Red Twin-spot Carpet, Poplar Hawkmoth, Lesser B-B Yellow Underwing, Smoky Wainscot (new for garden - 306th sp(231st macro)), Grey Dagger, Knot Grass, Scalloped Oak and Vine's Rustic.
Emma & Mike Cram
Sun Aug 5 10:50:31 2007

At Tairgwaith, in marshy grassland near to open moorland, 40 species, including Oak Hook-tip, Sallow Kitten, Burnish Brass Chevron, Ling Pug, Lesser Treble Bar, Slender Brindle and Dingy Footman
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sun Aug 5 9:52:44 2007

46 moths to mv trap in the garden highlights being:- nut-tree tussock,garden carpet,small argent & sable(f),swallowtail(2),yellow shell,riband wave and Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Sat Aug 4 18:52:21 2007

Riband Wave, Garden Carpet, Swallow-tail, Yellow Shell

A good catch, of thirty six species, resulted from the very mild, damp night. Highlights include: Gold Triangle (2), Cydia spendana (5), Numonia advenella (2), Pyrausta aurata, Chinese Character, Elephant Hawk-moth, Scarce Footman (2), Dingy Footman, Ruby Tiger, Sallow Kitten (2), The Coronet and Silver Y.
Mark Evans
Sat Aug 4 14:59:24 2007

Rest Bay actinic: 59 moths of 19 species, including the year's first Lesser Broad-bordered Yellow Underwing in the garden, Silver Y (2), also single Dot Moth, Lychnis and Cabbage Moth.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sat Aug 4 12:42:21 2007

3-4th August: best haul of the year on a very muggy night, 37 species including a female Poplar/Sallow Kitten which has already laid 50 eggs in a specimen tube. The moth was in a sorry state, with virtually no scales on its wings, but I'm guessing Sallow Kitten based on size. The larvae should tell me for certain, if and when they hatch - fingers crossed as they should be spectacular.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sat Aug 4 12:11:12 2007

About 70 individuals last night, but only 10 species. However, Bordered Beauty was new for the garden.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Aug 4 7:24:29 2007

Bridgend night of 1st August, new for year Acleris forsskaleana, Dark-barred Twin-spot Carpet, Dingy Footman. also two probably new for our garden Agriphila selasella and Pammene aurita (Ta PP!!). Pyrausta aurata has been conspicuous in the garden the last few days.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Aug 3 20:23:17 2007

Agriphila selasella, & Pammene aurita

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,this afternoon-Endothenia oblogana(1098)2,Ancylis badiana(1126)15,Grapholita compositella(1241)8 +Common gorse tortrix(1255)50+.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Fri Aug 3 20:19:36 2007

A disappointing catch at Rest bay also, just 9 species including single Foxglove Pug, the Clay and Silver Y.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Aug 3 13:00:30 2007

A disappointing catch of only eight species, in my 22 watt actinic garden trap. Due, no doubt, to the overnight minimum of 7.5 degrees. The catch consisted of Blastobasis ustella, Ruby Tiger, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Flame Shoulder, Large Tellow Underwing, Triple-spotted Clay, The Clay and Smoky Wainscot. I hope to see some of you at Forest Farm, Saturday evening.
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Fri Aug 3 7:52:56 2007

gold triangle,brimstone moth (2),large yellow underwing (4),ruby tiger and flame shoulder were the highlights from last night mv trap.
Nigel Addecott
Taffs Well, Thu Aug 2 18:58:04 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-actinic last night-21 species including-Devon carpet 9,Small rufous 2,Straw underwing 2,Eucosma campoliliana (1197)and Acleris rhombana (1042).
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Thu Aug 2 11:00:44 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley-this afternoon-Aristotelia ericenella (752)6 beaten from heather,Dichrorampha simplicana (1281)beaten from Mugwort+Leaf mines on Apple- Ectoedemia pulverosella (40)5,Stigmella malella (97)3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Aug 1 19:27:57 2007

Rest Bay actinic: highlights this morning were 2 Crescent Dart, and a Dingy Footman (33 moths, of 20 species)
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Wed Aug 1 18:10:53 2007

Only one species of interest in my trap this morning - Azalea Leaf-miner (Caloptilia azaleella). I remember Dave Slade had one new to Glamorgan (and Wales?) a couple of years ago, but not sure whether there have been any further records (I've caught it again this year, and found lots of mines at Parc Cefn Onn in the winter. DJS).
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Wed Aug 1 10:20:18 2007

Azalea Leaf-miner