A nice selection of autumn species last night - Spruce Carpet, Feathered Thorn, Mottled Umber, Satellite, Yellow-line Quaker and Silver Y.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Wed Oct 31 14:05:15 2007

Feathered Thorn & Satellite

A mild night resulted in a respectable catch of nine species, in my 22 actinic garden trap: Epiphyas postvittana, Red-green Carpet, Spruce Carpet (8), November Moth agg (2), Feathered Thorn, Grey Shoulder-knot, Red-line Quaker, Yellow-line Quaker (2) and Silver Y (2).
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Wed Oct 31 9:57:18 2007

Grey Shoulder-knot & Feathered Thorn

Rest Bay actinic trap: Green-brindled Crescent, Silver Y (2), Epiphyas postvitanna (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Wed Oct 31 9:53:30 2007

A confirmed date for your diary along with a provisional. National Moth Night, 2008 has been confirmed as Saturday 7th June. For the first time a habitat is being targeted, Orchards along with three species, Narrow-bordered Bee Hawk, Bordered Gothic & Anania funebris. The provisional dates of 8th or 15th December are being investigated for the GMRG winter indoor meeting. More details to follow.
Mike Powell
Mon Oct 29 23:16:43 2007

Five species of moth in the actinic garden trap, yesterday morning (Sat 27th). Epiphyas postvittana, Cnephasia stephensiana, Common Marbled Carpet, Spruce Carpet (9), and November Moth Agg. Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sun Oct 28 8:22:52 2007

Three moths in the trap last night - Common Marbled Carpet, Spruce Carpet and Yellow-line Quaker.
Tony Williams <Senghenydd>
Sat Oct 27 19:46:51 2007

Yellow-line Quaker

After more than ten years service to the County's moths Jake has asked me to take over as East Glamorgan Moth Recorder. So a big thanks to him for his sterling efforts over the years to get the database to it's current standard. If you used to submit records directly to Jake, then please now forward them to me at the SEWBReC office or to my work email address.
Dave Slade
Cardiff, Fri Oct 26 12:43:33 2007

My first Grey Shoulder-knot of the year last night was one of five moths in the trap. The others being Silver Y, Angle shades, Lesser Yellow Underwing and Black Rustic.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Oct 26 10:24:13 2007

Grey Shoulder-knot

Garden actinic: Late report for Oct 18 - a catch of only 3 moths included the first confirmed East Glamorgan record since 1934 of the Streak. A Black Rustic and my first Chestnut were the others. Nothing inside the trap last night, but I caught another Streak and 2 Spruce Carpets that had settled on the outside.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Thu Oct 25 18:19:07 2007

Streak & Chestnut

Red-green Carpet, Silver Y and E. postvitana were the only moths in the garden trap last night.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Oct 25 9:23:56 2007

Mewslade valley,Gower,yesterday,leaf mines- Stigmella marginicolella (63)on Wych elm,Psychiodes filicovora (200)on Hart`s tongue and Lyonetia clerkella (263) on Azaleella.Also at 3 cliffs bay Silver Y,Epinotia tenerana and Meadow brown butterfly
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Oct 24 11:12:21 2007

Of interest, a Death's-head Hawk-moth found by a member of the public last night in Llanelli, Carms. Handed in to the local pest control (!!!!) who photographed it and released it today (just before letting me know...)
Jon Baker <mothboy8@aol.com>
Carmarthen, Wales Tue Oct 23 14:06:38 2007

Five moths in the traps last night: 3 Silver Y, 1 Black Rustic, and 1 Blair's Shoulder-knot.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Oct 23 10:26:06 2007

Bargoed: Seven species to MV last night in a session lasting from 7 until 11.30pm. 2 Blair's Shoulder-knot, Autumn Green Carpet, 2 Common Marbled Carpet, Blastobasis adustella, Epiphyas postvittana and my first Acleris sparsana.
Bill Jones
Sun Oct 21 19:25:58 2007

Autumn Green Carpet, Blair's Shoulder-knot & Acleris sparsana

An equally quiet night for us too in Bridgend, just one Large Yellow Underwing and 1 Beaded Chestnut outside the MV trap, nothing in it!
Mike & Emma Cram
Sun Oct 21 12:10:35 2007

Just three species to the actinic garden trap, last night. A Dark Marbled Carpet, 36 Spruce Carpet, and a Black Rustic.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Mon Oct 15 22:46:11 2007

Maesteg,Llynfi valley,Last night on Ivy blossom-Spruce carpet 1,Angle shades 15,Black rustic 3,Brick 6,Red line quaker 1,Yellow line quaker 1,Chestnut 3,Silver Y 2,Green brindled crescent 1,Blastobasis decolorella 4 and Udea ferrugalis 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Mon Oct 15 14:06:36 2007

Brick, Yellow line quaker, Green brindled crescent & Chestnut

Rest Bay actinic: feathered ranunuculus (2), blair's shoulder-knot (2), red-line quaker, lunar underwing, common marbled carpet (2), epiphyas postvittana (2), large yellow underwing, & lesser yellow underwing.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Oct 15 10:19:06 2007

Belated posting after Friday night's trapping in my garden - 11 species on an incredibly mild night (min 15 C!) including Heart and Dart and Eupoecilia angustana, both well out of season and presumably second brood examples. Also of note were two Caloptilia azaleella and three Blair's Shoulder-knot, the latter new for 2007.
George Tordoff
Llandaff North, Cardiff Sun Oct 14 19:59:42 2007

Another fair selection of autumn species, with Green Brindled Crescent, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Black Rustic, and Pink Barred Sallow. The most notable find was a Large Wainscot. The species feeds on Phragmites in ditches and marshes, so quite how it found its way to my suburban garden is open to question. Waring and Townsend note that the species it can come to light ' sometimes far from breeding sites'. The nearest reedbed of any size would be Crymlyn or te Burry Inlet, both about 7 miles away.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sun Oct 14 12:08:29 2007

Large Wainscot

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,actinic tonight-Black rustic 3,Willow beauty 1,Green carpet 1,Pink barred sallow 1,Common marbled carpet 1,Red line quaker 1 and Agonopterix heracliana 1.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Oct 13 23:33:01 2007

10 moths of 5 species last night - Common Marbled Carpet (3), Spruce Carpet (2), Setaceous Hebrew Character, Black Rustic (2) and Angle Shades (2).
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Sat Oct 13 17:24:44 2007

Spruce Carpet

Overnight 40w actinic trap had Black Rustic (3); Silver Y (1); Common Marbled Carpet (2); Spruce Carpet (5); Light Brown Apple Moth (2).
Wayne Morris
Penygraig, Sat Oct 13 14:14:23 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Silver Y (2), Turnip Moth, Beaded Chestnut, Lunar Underwing (2), Feathered Ranunculus (2), Emmelina monodactyla, Willow Beauty, Garden Capet, Epiphyas postvittana and Common Marbled Capet.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Sat Oct 13 12:38:13 2007

Evening of the 12th, I ran the Skinner at Cefnpennar from 19:00 until 23:00, in incredibly mild, if drizzly weather and recorded nine species: Epiphyas postvittana, Epinotia nisella, 2 Red-green Carpet, 4 Common Marbled Carpet, 45 Spruce Carpet, 2 Black Rustic, Merveille du Jour, Flounced Chestnut and Copper Underwing. The Highlights from the eight species in my garden actinic trap, this morning, were 3 Black Rustic, The Chestnut and a Silver Y.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sat Oct 13 11:22:29 2007

Not a bad night last night, with Brimstone, Angle Shades, Black Rustic, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Red-line Quaker, Red-green Carpet, Pink-barred Sallow and Willow Beauty.
Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Sat Oct 13 11:14:12 2007

Nantyffyllon,Llynfi valley,Ivy blossom last night-Spruce carpet 2,Black rustic 2,Chestnut 1,Red line quaker 1,Angle shades 5 and Brick 1.Also Scalloped hazel (larva)and the leaf mine of Phyllonrycter nicellii (359)on hazel.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Sat Oct 13 10:44:57 2007

Another small catch for us too last night - wish we could get a Ranunculus or Merveille du Jour! We caught just 8 moths of 5 species: Common Marbled Carpet, Large Yellow Underwing, Blair's Shoulder-knot, Black Rustic and Snout. A Speckled wood butterfly was in the garden later this evening.
Mike & Emma Cram
Fri Oct 12 23:06:42 2007

Not a huge catch last night in Llanishen, but it did get quite cold. Silver Y (1), Large Ranunculus (1), Common Marbled Carpet (4), Blair's Shoulder-knot (4), Black rustic (1), Epiphyas postvittana (1), Spruce Carpet (1), Garden Carpet (1), Large Yellow Underwing (1)
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Fri Oct 12 12:39:59 2007

Rest Bay actinic: Feathered Ranunculus, Lunar Underwing (2), Common Marbled Carpet, Twenty-plume Moth, Willow Beauty, Epiphyas postvittana, Lesser Yellow Underwing (2) and Green-brindled Crescent (2).
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Fri Oct 12 10:36:09 2007

A fresh looking Scalloped Oak was a surprise find in the Otley Arms earlier this evening.
Wayne Morris
Treforest, United Kingdom Thu Oct 11 21:30:49 2007

Bargoed: Ran the MV trap from 7.30 until 11pm last night producing 11 species:- 2 Dusky Thorn, 5 Common Marbled Carpet, Dark Marbled Carpet, 2 Red-green Carpet, Spruce Carpet, 2 Blair's Shoulder-knot, 3 Black Rustic, Setaceous Hebrew Character and Lesser Yellow Underwing. Micro's 6 Epiphyas postvittana and a prime specimen of Agonopterix heracliana. Larva beaten from Dwarf Elm in garden earlier in week identified as Scalloped Hazel.
Bill Jones
Thu Oct 11 16:57:20 2007

Today - Found a Vapourer resting on a dry stone wall at Mynydd Eglwysilan.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Thu Oct 11 16:45:47 2007

A second Red Underwing of the year, and a Silver Y were the highlights in the garden trap last night.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Thu Oct 11 15:51:59 2007

Rest Bay actinic: only 7 species, Common Marbled Carpet (3), Garden Carpet, Willow Beauty, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Square-spot Rustic (3), Lunar Underwing and Beaded Chestnut.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Thu Oct 11 10:01:16 2007

Vale of Glam: Various sites looking for moths on ivy blossom: Rhomboid Tortrix (2), Sq-spot Rustic (1), Tawny Pinion (1), Green-brindled Crescent (1), Satellite (1), Dark Chestnut (1), Lunar U/w (1), Angle Shades (3) & Silver Y (2). Overall a very poor night, especially at Summerhouse Pt. which is usually a very good location for moths on ivy. Roath: overnight 5 spp. inc. a Broad-bordered Yellow U/w - which (according to database) is the latest ever in vc41.
DRWG & MCP
Thu Oct 11 9:14:26 2007

Forgot to mention that the event, at Cwmaman will be on Saturday 13th.
Mark Evans
Thu Oct 11 9:14:10 2007

4th European Moth Nights. These will run from 11th to 15th October. Please trap on any of the nights or all of them. Please submit your records to either Barry Stewart (West Glam) or Dave Gilmore (East Glam) who will collate & pass onto Ron Elliott who is collecting data for Wales.
Mike Powell
Thu Oct 11 9:06:48 2007

A minimum of only 3.60 degrees resulted in just seven species, but these included an Autumn Green Carpet and my first Red-line Quaker of the season. As my participation in the European moth nights (11-15 October), Iwill be running a moth evening, in conjunction with Science Shops Wales, near St Josephs church, Cwmaman (SN 002 993). If You'd like to come but you're not sure how to get there, email me and I'll confuse you even more. Trap on at 19:00.
Mark Evans <grizmoth@btinternet.com>
Cwmbach, Thu Oct 11 9:05:24 2007

A surprise, this evening, was a fresh Marbled White-spot, to the house lights. It is possible that it was attracted to the garden, last night, by my trap.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Tue Oct 9 22:28:10 2007

Marbled White-spot

Just five species in the garden trap, this morning was quite poor, considering the very mild, mainly dry night. The catch consisted of: one female Diamond-back moth; two male Epiphyas Postvittana; fourteen Spruce Carpet; one Flounced Chestnut and one Lunar Underwing.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Tue Oct 9 10:08:05 2007

Diamond-back

19 moths of 11 species last night in the garden, the highlight being my first Merveille du Jour for the garden. The other species being Carcina quercana, Epiphyas postvittana, Common Marbled Carpet, Light Emerald, Shuttle-shaped Dart, Large Yellow Underwing, Lesser Yellow Underwing, Square Spot Rustic, Blair's Shoulder-knot & Angle Shades.
Dave Slade
Llanishen, Cardiff, Tue Oct 9 8:56:07 2007

Late report for Oct 6 - Silver Y, Pink-barred Sallow, Setaceous Hebrew Character, Square-spot Rustic (2), Lesser Yellow Underwing, Common Marbled Carpet (2) and Spruce Carpet (2).
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Mon Oct 8 19:14:08 2007

Silver Y

Rest Bay actinic produced 12 species - blair's shoulder-knot, square-spot rustic, feathered ranunculus, red-line quaker, beaded chestnut, silver y, autumnal rustic, lunar underwing, garden carpet, Epiphyas postvittana, Tachystola acroxantha and large yellow underwing. At Kenfig Pool, 20+ Sympetrum striolatum and a single (very late?) male Emperor dragonfly, and 2 red admirals.
Steve Moon
Porthcawl, Mon Oct 8 17:52:01 2007

Bargoed: Blair's Shoulder-knot was new for the garden last night, amongst a catch of ten species, that included: Black Rustic, Red-green Carpet, 2 Acleris variegana, 4 Epiphyas postvittana, 3 Blastobasis adustella and Depressaria pastinacella. Biggest surprise of the night though was a 'thunderclap' firework going off just after midnight, I still have'nt recovered!!!
Bill Jones
Sun Oct 7 22:23:01 2007

Blair's Shoulder-knot, Acleris variegana, Red-green Carpet, Agonopterix heracliana & Depressaria pastinacella

A mild night brought eight species to the garden and trap, last night. An Angle Shades was found nectaring on my flowering ivy, while the catch in the trap consisted of one Ypsolopha sequella, a female Epiphyas postvittana, two Common Marbled Carpet, fourteen Spruce Carpet, a Dusky Thorn, two Lunar Underwings, and a Copper Underwing.
Mark Evans
Cwmbach, Sun Oct 7 17:12:39 2007

Angle-shades and Ypsolopha sequella

Last night had 6 Lunar Underwing and 2 Black Rustic, under the last egg box was Merveille du Jour and Green Brindled Crescent, a first for the garden.
Dave Beveridge <david@davidbeveridge.orangehome.co.uk>
Treowen, Sat Oct 6 11:50:13 2007

This morning I found one mine of Horse Chestnut Leaf Miner (Cameraria ohridella) found on Horse Chestnut, St John the Baptist church, in the centre of Aberdare. I suspected its presence but couldn't find the proof until now.
Mark Evans
Fri Oct 5 19:31:46 2007

Last night 7.30pm - 12.00am. Just one moth in the trap but it made up for the lack of numbers - a superb Merveille du Jour.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Fri Oct 5 12:08:30 2007

Merveille du Jour

Last night's catch consisted of 2 Silver Y, Common Marbled Carpet, Canary-shouldered Thorn, 5 Lunar Underwing, 3 Large Y.U., a Black Rustic, 2 Square Spot Rustic and a Barred Sallow.
Dave Beveridge <beverd@caerphilly.gov.uk>
Treowen, Fri Oct 5 11:40:57 2007

Last night, Bridgend (MV). The highlights were Rose Tortrix, Sallow, Blair's Shoulder-knot and Black Rustic.
Emma & Mike Cram
Wed Oct 3 23:28:18 2007

Llangynwyd,Llynfi valley,last night on Ivy blossom- Pale pinion 1 and Chestnut 3.
paul parsons <paulparsons99@btinternet.com>
Wed Oct 3 16:56:03 2007

Pale pinion

Last night - Flounced Chestnut, Black Rustic, Autumnal Rustic, Garden Carpet, Dusky Thorn and 2 Lesser Yellow Underwing.
Tony Williams
Senghenydd, Wed Oct 3 16:32:27 2007

Flounced Chestnut

Dusky Thorn, Angle Shades, Black Rustic, Blair's Shoulder knot, 5 Lunar Underwing and Pink-barred Sallow last night
Dave Beveridge <david@davidbeveridge.orangehome.co.uk>
Treowen, Tue Oct 2 17:48:02 2007

Dusky Thorn, Blair's Shoulder Knot, Black Rustic, Large Ranunculus and Angle Shades on Saturday night. Dusky Thorn turned out to be new for the garden - I think I must have overlooked it in the past. Andrew Lucas
Clydach, Swansea Mon Oct 1 14:21:42 2007