New for Penarth garden on 29th Jul was Centre-barred Sallow. Others of note Ruby Tiger, Copper Underwing.
John Wilson
Mon Jul 31 22:52:49 2006

Gorseinon garden trap this morning with much less than usual: Highlights were 3 Sallow Kittens, Brown-veined Wainscot and our first Four-spotted Footman.
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Sun Jul 30 21:23:37 2006

Four-spotted Footman & Brown-veined Wainscot

A Dingy Mocha at Whiteford, trapped last night by Liz and Mike Howe, could be one of the most significant discoveries of the year if it turns out that there is a population of this BAP Priority species. Four-spotted Footman has also been trapped regularly at this site in recent weeks suggesting there is an established breeding population.
Barry Stewart
Sat Jul 29 18:50:22 2006

Dingy Mocha

Kenfig Pool circuit this morning, 2 Rush Veneer in east pool fields, plenty of Crambus perlella, 3 Shaded Broad-bar. Fewer butterflies this morning in cool conditions, just small numbers of Gatekeeper, Meadow Brown and Speckled Wood.
Mike Cram
Sat Jul 29 10:53:03 2006

Night before last, Bridgend garden, MV, 2 Rush Veneer, female Ghost moth (new for site), Sallow Kitten, 2 Garden Tiger, Claoked Minor, Vine's Rustic and 2 Copper Underwing were the highlights. Mike and Emma Cram
Sat Jul 29 10:51:20 2006

Ghost moth

Over 60 species in our trap left overnight 26/27 July. Our first ever Chocolate Tip - first for Vale of Glamorgan?
Rob Nottage <rob at nottages dot freeserve dot co dot uk>
Bonvilston, Wales Thu Jul 27 21:51:40 2006

Chocolate-tip

A Dark Sword-grass in my trap last night, and a Hummingbird Hawk in Bute Park on tuesday morning.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm at cf dot ac dot uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Thu Jul 27 10:52:33 2006

26 July, 1x Silver Y in the garden at Penygraig (SS997918)
Wayne Morris <waynemorris at tiscali dot co dot uk>
Penygraig, Wed Jul 26 23:35:32 2006

Hummingbird Hawk-moth in back garden today. Convolvulus Hawk-moth last night at Glais reported by Ruth Davies.
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Wed Jul 26 18:36:09 2006

A Hummingbird Hawk-moth feeding on Lavender outside our front door last night (Gorseinon).
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Wed Jul 26 14:57:50 2006

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth was on buddleia in the walled gardens at Dunraven this evening.
Paul Roberts
Tue Jul 25 22:09:40 2006

MV Trapping in Bridgend garden (42sp), Wax moth was new for site. Other highlights 2 Rush Veneer , 2 Red Twin-spot Carpet, 1 Single-dotted Wave, 1 Small Fan-footed Wave, 1 Slender Pug, 1 Early Thorn, 1 Lychnis, 1 Flounced Rustic.
Emma and Mike Cram
Tue Jul 25 22:06:02 2006

Not a bad collection from my meagre actinic garden trap overnight on 24th-25th. New for the garden were Striped Hawkmoth, Oak Hook-tip, Canary-shouldered Thorn, Rosy Footman, Common Rustic, and Ruby Tiger.
John Wilson
Tue Jul 25 14:30:44 2006

Out of County: Trapping in VC's 98 and 103: The highlights were Barred Carpet, Great Brocade, Double Dart, Square-spotted Clay, Dotted Carpet, Lempke's Gold Spot, Pretty Pinion, Red Carpet and Fen Square-spot. We believe we had a few new species for the Isle of Coll (vc103) but this confirmation. Apart from the midges it was excellent, well worth a visit.
DRWG
Tue Jul 25 12:57:57 2006

Lempke's Gold Spot

An invitation to trap in a garden at Penmaen on Gower last night produced 150 species with the following highlights: Caloptilia rufipennella 1, Epinotia solandriana 1, Rush Veneer 50, Apomyelois bistriatella 1, Barred Hook-tip 1, Pine Carpet 1, Small White Wave 1, Scorched Carpet 1, September Thorn 1, Annulet 1, Black Arches 1, Four-spotted Footman 1, Devonshire Wainscot 2, Marbled Green 3, Svensson's Copper Underwing 2, Confused 1, Small Mottled Willow 3 and Scarce Bordered Straw 2. Special thanks to Rosemary and Palle for their hospitality.
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Tue Jul 25 12:57:45 2006

Confused & Small Mottled Willow

Just back from a reasonably successful trip to Oban and Coll. A lot cooler up there !! No doubt Jake will post the many new moth species we saw but it was not all moths with two Otters, several Basking Sharks, a dozen Corncrakes, Frog Orchid and many Great Yellow Bumble-bees also noted
Mike Powell and Jake Gilmore
Mon Jul 24 23:00:41 2006

Bit of a belated posting, but had a Small Mottled Willow in the garden trap on Friday night. Flew off before I could photograph it unfortunately.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Mon Jul 24 15:28:41 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl garden trap: highlights were a Scallop Shell and a Gothic, of 35 species caught. SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Mon Jul 24 10:47:09 2006

Correction to my earlier posting. Agonopterix pallorella should read Agonopterix bipunctosa (a new species for the county).
Barry Stewart
Mon Jul 24 9:57:18 2006

Bridgend Garden overnight, interrupted by rain but a good night all the same (47sp): Diamond-backed Moth, Blastobasis lignea and Trachycera marmorea all new for site. Also trapped Lozotaenoides formosanus, Phoenix and Small Phoenix, July Highflyer, Clouded Border, Knot-grass, spectacle, Poplar and Elephant Hawkmoth, White-line Dart, Pebble Hook-tip, lots of Silver Y, Dunbar and Cloaked Minor. Two other micros as yet unidentified, probably new for site too.
Mike and Emma Cram
Sun Jul 23 23:28:08 2006

A night spent on Burry Holms (David Painter, Veronica Shenston, Sandra Stewart and myself) added 70 new species to the island and 10km square lists. Species of interest included Agonopterix pallorella 1, Aethes francillana 1, Lobesia abscisana 16, Eucosma obumbratana 5, Eudonia lineola 6, Anerasta lotella 1, Epischnia bankesiella 11, Round-winged Muslin 3, Garden Tiger 64, Crescent Dart 10, Marbled Coronet 3, Hedge Rustic 1, Marbled Green 5, Crescent Striped 1, Twin-spotted Wainscot 5 and a single Scarce Bordered Straw. Veronica also got excellent views of an Otter by the causeway rocks shortly after dawn, rounding off an excellent trip.
Barry Stewart
Sun Jul 23 19:18:49 2006

Agonopterix bipunctosa & Garden Tigers

Near Pengarreg Farm,Bargoed SO132 005 Peacock in super fresh condition.Lots of Grayling on coal waste-tips pairing up for the next generation, these habitats are a stronghold for this cryptic species.
Bill Jones
Sun Jul 23 14:24:18 2006

Kenfig Pool: still at least one male Red-veined Darter and several Black-tailed Skimmers along east shore of Pool. Rest Bay, Porthcawl: Brown Argus butterfly on species-rich grassland.
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Sat Jul 22 12:25:27 2006

1x Dingy Footman (Eilema griseola), Penygraig SS996920, 21 July, 2006 Wayne Morris
Fri Jul 21 10:42:32 2006 3 traps run overnight in fields between Mewslade and Pilton produced 2436 moths. Highlights included: 1 Monochroa palustrella (possibly new for Wales), 1 Anarsia spartiella, 1 Calamatropha paludella, 3 Catoptria falsella, 1 Dolicharthria punctalis, 1 Epischnia bankesiella, 3 Mullein Wave, 4 Small Blood-vein, 5 Brussels Lace, 15 Crescent Darts, 622 Large Yellow Underwing (or thereabouts!), 31 Broad-bordered Yellow Undering, 63 Least Yellow Underwing, 6 Brown-line Bright-eye, 1 Devonshire Wainscot, 1 Olive, 1 Small Purple-barred and a Beautiful Snout that must have been lost!
Barry Stewart
Wed Jul 19 12:18:33 2006

Monochroa palustrella, Dolicharthria punctalis, Epischnia bankesiella & Devonshire Wainscot

Sat 15th July: White Admiral briefly in garden of 2 Nottage Rd, Newton Mon 17th July: Marbled White, Mumbles Head A good range of species recently in Nottage Rd moth trap, inc a Gem on 18th.
Tristan Bantock <tristan_bantock at yahoo dot com>
Wed Jul 19 11:23:41 2006

The Gem

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: 44 species in garden actinic including Chinese Character, Bordered White, Scarce Footman, 16 Marbled Green, Broad-barred White, White Colon, Tawny Shears, Diamond-back Moth, Rosy Minor, Rush Veneer, Small Angle Shades, Buff-tip, and Crescent Dart - and a wasp, which played havoc with the Dark Arches!
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Wed Jul 19 10:22:27 2006

Bridgend garden overnight: 56 sp incl. some really pretty pyralids including Acleris forsskaleana, Codling moth, Gold Triangle (new) and Carcina quercana. Also among the tappings V-Pug, Early Thorn, poss. Dingy Shears (worn), Poplar Grey, fem BBYU, Marbled Green, True Lover's Knot and Fan-foot.
Emma and Mike Cram
Tue Jul 18 22:45:50 2006

Gorseinon Garden report for today: A Hummingbird Hawk-moth appeared, then disappeared just as quick, while we were eating this evening. More butterflies than usual though nothing unusual. Highlights in the trap this morning included the beautiful little Caloptilia azaleella (2nd county record), Ancylis mitterbacheriana, Dichrorampha alpinana x2 (4th county record), Crescent Dart (4th garden record), Dog's-tooth (29th g.r.), Double Line (29th g.r.), Slender Brindle (3rd g.r.), Small Rufous x4 (20th g.r.), Silky Wainscot (new for garden) and Bordered Sallow (14th g.r.). Apologies for all the 'th records, but once I started I just couldn't stop!
Barry and Sandra Stewart
Tue Jul 18 18:53:09 2006

Rest Bay, Porthcawl: on 16th in actinic trap in garden, 25 species, including Crescent Dart, Marbled Green, Meal Moth, Lychnis, Silver Y (5), and Diamond-back Moth (2)
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Mon Jul 17 13:34:12 2006

Bedford Park (CefnCribwr): 40 species in actinic trap including Rosy Footman, Dingy Footman, Muslin Footman, July Highflyer (15), Yellow-tail (13), Triple-spotted Clay, Double Square-spot, Coxcomb Prominent, Engrailed, and Large Emerald.
SJM <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Mon Jul 17 13:31:39 2006

Bridgend, last night, Plain Golden Y (new for site) plus only our second ever Yellowtail. Also new for the year were Small fan-footed Wave, Cloaked Minor and Gothic. Also adding interest were 2 more Scarce Silver-lines, Single-dotted Wave, a Marbled White-spot and at least 14 Silver Y.
Emma and Mike Cram
Sun Jul 16 22:44:58 2006

higlights frm Sat night with actinic trap in Penarth garden: Lunar-spotted Pinion [new for garden]; Swallow-tailed, Pale Mottled Willow, Double Square Spot, September Thorn, Marbled Green and Marbled Beauty and others. Sept Thorn - odd name as start of flight period precedes August Thorn .... John Wilson
Sun Jul 16 22:16:29 2006

Roath: Last night a Small Ranunculus (2nd site rec.) and the 14th a Nutmeg (6th site rec.). I also had an unwanted visitor in my trap on 14th - a Dunnock. Recent local trapping: Porthkerry - Lunar-spotted Pinion and Double Line in the Alun Valley. Ogmore Down: Chalk Carpet (5), Annulet (5) and Merrifieldia leucodactyla a plume moth, (6).
DRWG
Sat Jul 15 14:29:29 2006

Nutmeg & Lunar-spotted Pinion

Night before last in our Bridgend garden, the highlights of a reasonably good night were Acleris forsskaleana, 10 Swallow-tailed, 4 Buff Tip, 6 Scalloped Oak, 6 Silver Y, Common Wainscot, Flame and Peach Blossom. The previous trapping yielded a nice female Poplar Hawkmoth.
Mike and Emma Cram
Sat Jul 15 13:39:14 2006

Poplar Hawk-moth

A male Lesser Emperor was a big surprise at Portobello, Ogmore Estuary at 8pm this evening. Seen in flight and perched on bracken on the Vale side, opposite the island.
Paul Roberts
Fri Jul 14 23:04:49 2006

A couple of Scarlet Tigers at Stafford Common today were new for the site. These are possibly recent colonists as I've visited this site several times in the past without seeing them. Few other things of note, Five-spot Burnet, Common Heath and Lesser Cream Wave being the pick of the bunch. Barry Stewart
Fri Jul 14 22:17:46 2006

not a bad week, with a fair few Silver Y's and Dark Sword-grass. Narrow-winged Pug was probably the highlight (11th). Last night's catch was a bit down on the previous two nights, probably due to the male House Sparrow caught in the trap!
Dave Slade
Fri Jul 14 9:52:07 2006

A Hummingbird Hawkmoth was near the ford at Castle-upon-Alun today. Also present were 4+ High Brown Fritillaries (on thistles) and a Golden-ringed Dragonfly.
Paul Roberts
Thu Jul 13 21:39:08 2006

A Chamomile Shark larva on Scentless Mayweed today at Stafford Common (Gorseinon) was a much more exciting find than seeing an adult in the trap. Blackneck and plenty of Silver Y's around too. Yesterday lots of Silver Y's, good numbers of Crambus uliginosellus and a Silver Hook at Mynydd Cadle (Swansea)
Barry Stewart
Wed Jul 12 18:40:41 2006

Chamomile Shark & Blackneck

Apologies from Out-of-County, but Butterfly Conservation and my wife had a Tree-lichen Beauty in the trap set at the House of Commons last night.
SJM
Tue Jul 11 17:40:20 2006

More Small Ranunculus eggs as well as first and second instar larvae in Roath (Shakespear Street - behind the Tut 'n' Shive) this afternoon.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jul 11 13:09:58 2006

June reports from Sian Musgrave at Sandy Lane, Gower included: Palpita vitrealis 1 (25th), Blomer's Rivulet total of 19 on 11 dates, a melanic Peppered Moth (14th), Satin Beauty (24th and 25th), Striped Hawk-moth (24th), Four-dotted Footman (23rd), Sand Dart (5 dates), Green Arches total of 375 on 16 dates (this species seems commoner here than anywhere else in the county), Small Clouded Brindle (4th and 23rd), Small Mottled Willow (1 on 14th and 4 on 16th) and Bordered Straw (13th).
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Mon Jul 10 18:33:58 2006

Palpita vitrealis, Four-dotted Footman, Striped Hawk-moth & Peppered Moth

Rest Bay Garden trap (Heath actinic): produced 30 species including a male Gem, Dark Sword-grass, Pale Mottled Willow, Shark, V-Pug etc.
Steve Moon
Mon Jul 10 14:17:03 2006

Belated report from Saturday evening - Small Ranunculus eggs on Prickly Lettuce on St Peter's Street, Roath, Cardiff.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Mon Jul 10 13:59:26 2006

Just had a White-Letter Hairstreak at Pugh's Garden Centre, Morganstown, Cardiff. Sadly didn't have my camera, since I've been this close to a perched one before!
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Jul 7 17:28:04 2006 2006

National Chalk Carpet Survey: Butterfly Conservation (BC) are trying to organise a national survey on Chalk Carpet (Scotopteryx bipunctaria) and visitors to this site are invited to take part. In Glamorgan the species has been recorded in 7 x 10km squares but in only 3 in recent years (the coastal area to the west of Barry, Old Castle Down/Ogmore Down and Tongwynlais).If you see a Chalk Carpet in Glamorgan or anywhere in the UK during the next 6 to 8 week flight period please advise me asap and I will forward details onto BC.
Mike Powell <mike dot powell2 at coorsbrewers dot com>
Fri Jul 7 16:47:58 2006

Our best night yet in Bridgend garden trap. 67 species. The highlights, Pemmene regiana, Marasmarcha lunaedactyla, Buff Arches, Lime-speck Pug, Miller, 12+Swallow-tailed, Mottled Rustic, Dot Moth, Marbled White-spot, Marbled Green, Peppered moth, probably the Eastern Bordered Straw again (worn), Vapourer, Garden Tiger, Beautiful Hook-tip and Paraswammerdamia lutaria.
Mike and Emma Cram
Thu Jul 6 22:15:09 2006

Highlights in the garden trap (Gorseinon) this morning included Clay Triple-lines, Lime Hawk-moth, Dog's-tooth, 4 Double Line, 3 Oak Nycteoline, Beautiful Hook-tip and Pinion-streaked Snout. Yesterday Sandra saw a Hummingbird Hawk-moth a couple of doors down the road on Red Valerian.
Barry Stewart
Thu Jul 6 22:03:30 2006

Clay Triple-lines & Beautiful Hook-tip

Night of 04/07/06.Dyffryn Fawr MTUA, c110 spp, highlights; Sophronia semicostella, Pandemis cinnamomeana, Epagoge grotiana, Spotted Shoot Moth, Satin Beauty, Garden Tiger, Double Line, Beautiful Hook-tip.
M Evans and M Hogan
Thu Jul 6 21:13:24 2006

Public apology. The Cream-spot Tiger wasn't - It was a Scarlet Tiger. I jumped to the wrong conclusion as all the spots on the wings were creamy, and didn't check the detail carefully enough. Dude moth-er signing off :-(
John Wilson
Thu Jul 6 9:42:46 2006

Scarlet Tiger

Another bumper catch last night in my 22W Actinic, highlights were Orthopygia glaucinalis (new ST17), Coleophora deauratella, Blue-bordered Carpet and Coronet.
George Tordoff <tordoffgm at cf dot ac dot uk>
Pontcanna, Cardiff Wed Jul 5 11:43:38 2006

The Cream-spot Tiger [see Jakes post] was in the trap on the morning of 2nd Jul. It was not fully in the trap and I got off a couple of shots before it flew off (re-determined, see above - DJS). Other highlights of that session were Scarce Silver Lines x2, Willow Beauty x1, Grey/Dark Dagger x1, Marbled Minor sp [probably tawny] x3, Pale Mottled Willow out of 19 spp. [actinic black light tube].
John Wilson
Tue Jul 4 17:28:43 2006

Cardiff Foreshore: Scarlet Tiger (1), Blue-bordered Carpet (1) both new ST27. Clouded Yellow (2), Dark-green Fritillary (1), Silver Y (2) and Large Skipper (4). The record of Scarlet Tiger follows the one caught in Roath on 3rd July which was new for the Cardiff UA. It is quite possible that there has been a major dispersal from Magor marsh in Gwent vc35, hence the records here. Of note there was one caught in Pilning, Bristol (J. Martin) same night as the first Cardiff record, which was new for the area.
DRWG
Tue Jul 4 16:30:55 2006

Last night SO0501 MTUA, 2x 125 Skinner, part night interrupted by showers. c65 spp, highlights; Epinotia tedella, Apotomis sauciana and Garden Tiger. Mark Evans and Mike Hogan
Tue Jul 4 15:58:11 2006 86 species in the garden trap last night, including Scarce Silver-lines, Dark Sword-grass, Bordered White and Aphelia viburnana which appears to be new to Cardiff.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Jul 4 9:28:44 2006

At Roath last night, a Scarlet Tiger. 1st record for Cardiff. A Cream-spot Tiger in Penarth, first there since 1917 (JDW pers comm.) (Cream-spot re-determined, see above - DJS)
DRWG
Mon Jul 3 20:40:22 2006

Scarlet Tiger

2 July, 1x Angle Shades Phlogophora meticulosa, in the house at Penygraig (SS997918)
Wayne Morris <waynemorris at tiscali dot co dot uk>
Tonypandy, Wales Mon Jul 3 8:35:35 2006

Pencaedrain Lane, Bargoed. Late evening walk(Friday)produced a count of 120+ Small Magpie on wing above stinging nettles.
Bill Jones
Sun Jul 2 15:49:51 2006

Trapping at Pontygwaith, RCT, last night resulted in c60 species with Double Line (x8), Beautiful Snout (x2), Pale-shouldered Brocade and Round-winged Muslin the best.
Stefan Golaszewski and Mike Powell
Glam Sun Jul 2 14:02:57 2006

Our Bridgend garden trap was full overnight, a yield of 61 species (161 moths) including 5 sp of Hawkmoths and some very attractive individuals: Carcina quercana, Lozotaenoides formosanus, 1 Small Yellow Wave, 8 Swallow-tailed, 1 Lime 1 Eyed 1 Poplar and 3 Elephant Hawkmoth, plus a Hummingbird Hawkmoth in the garden early doors, 1 Iron Prominent, 1 Red-necked Footman, 1 True Lover's Knot, 1 Green Arches and1 Dot Moth.
Emma and Mike Cram <mikecram67 at yahoo dot co dot uk>
Sun Jul 2 13:08:24 2006

Various Hawk-moths & Small Yellow Wave

Gorseinon garden moth highlights over the last week and a half have included Psychoides filicivora (larvae abundant on Scaly Male Fern) Hollyhock Seed Moth (2 separate dates, new for 10km square) Phalonidia manniana (1st record for garden) Bactra robustana (1st record for garden) Little Emerald (1st record for garden) Spinach (2nd record for garden) Sloe Pug (5th record for garden) Red-necked Footman (3rd record for garden) Beautiful Brocade (1st record for garden) Double Line (recorded on 5 dates) Double Lobed (4th record for garden) Bordered Sallow (13th record for garden) Scarce Bordered Straw (5th record for garden)
Barry Stewart <moonmoths at ntlworld dot com>
Sun Jul 2 8:31:27 2006

ME and MTH, 2X 125 Skinner,all night, RCT side of MT border near Heolgerrig. c90 spp, highlights; Scarlet Tiger, Northern Eggar, Latticed Heath, Marsh Oblique Barred and 250(150+100) Red-necked Footman (very conservative count).MM
Mike Hogan
Sun Jul 2 6:47:09 2006

Kenfig Pool: at least 7 Red-veined Darters along EP shore, with numbers of Black-tailed Skimmers and Emperors, and Common Darter also about.
Steve Moon <moonsj at bridgend dot gov dot uk>
Sat Jul 1 14:00:05 2006